Tag: surprise party

  • The Meeting

    “I hadn’t heard about any meeting.  Who is going to be there and what are we going to talk about?”  Lori pulled me down the hallway as I tried to dig m heels into the carpet.  “You have to come.  You have to be part of the meeting.”  Lori didn’t loosen her grip on my…

  • Kidnapping

    He crept up on me like a ghost.  I never saw him and I didn’t hear him until it was too late.  Now I was stuck and didn’t know if I could get out of this situation easily. And I really wanted out. Mainly because he wasn’t talking. I knew he was shy, but he…

  • The Surprise

    “He might not have understood what he was seeing.  I barely understood it and I am not even ten years old.”  I pleaded with my brother to let our nephew go and let him go immediately.  “How could he not understand?” Jack said, practically yelling.  “Because he is ten, he wasn’t in on the secret. …

  • Don’t Come Crying to Me

    “Don’t come crying to me when you get thrown out of school.  Thrown off the team.”  Ariel followed me to my car and when she tried to grab my arm, I had to try really hard not to scream.   “You have ruined my life.  Do not touch me.  Do not talk to me.  Stay away.” …

  • My Father’s Surprise

    “Take  turns watching,” my mother whispered.  “We can’t afford to miss him.”  My sister’s small body vibrated with anxiety as we peered out the front windows.  We could barely wait until our father got home so we could execute our plan.  If things didn’t go exactly as we had planned, the entire process would be…