Stories tagged “assumptions”
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Sun and Shadows
Ms. Merchant found them a few minutes before the end of school, still huddled together in the grass. Alex had gone hoarse from saying whatever comforting thing he could think to say, trying to mimic has father’s soothing tone and demeanor. The su...
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The Truth of Our Assumptions
“Is he misbehaving again? Let me talk to him.” A man in the next booth over spoke loudly into his cell phone. I looked at him surreptitiously. He was ropy and disreputable looking- dirty jean jacket, stubble, and hard eyes. “What̵...