Stories tagged “coward”
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Pressure
Panic isn’t the right word yet, but it’s close. I know I shouldn’t feel like this. There shouldn’t be this pressure. It’s supposed to be the happiest day of my life, right? I’m not even there anymore. I know she̵...
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To Meet by Woods in Moonlight
Alex hopped the low fence at the school boundary and trudged around the kindergarten trailer toward the play yard and woods beyond. Head down he struggled to make sense of his own ill-formed plan. Words like idiot, stupid, moron, clueless, and asinine ...
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Straight Between the Eyes
“Please don’t make me, I don’t want to, I, I can’t.” I was almost sobbing, looking up at the large pale orb in the sky. But it just stared back, letting me know I had to. This was it, I had to do it now or it would know. T...
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Half A Spine
“You know?” She bleeds— Like her words were stab wounds. James cringes, unseen, beneath his exterior posture now posing as someone with half a spine.
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The Last Vestiges of a Lost Battle
“Tell him to go away. We can work this out. Together.” I tried to stay calm but memories were exploding inside my head: The warmth of Sabrina’s hands, the sweetness of her mouth. Joey, Karen’s brother, working out in her dadR...
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Cold
I’m always so fucking cold. I’m always freezing- chilled to the bone. The kind of cold that feels like it will never go away. That’s the part that gets to me, more than anything else. More than the fatigue, the dizziness, my constant ...
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Richie's Big Promotion
Everyone in the office was staring at him as he nervously made his way through the maze of cubicles to the office at the end. After a booming announcement for him to see his boss, he was nervous. He was never called to see the boss. Some people were sm...
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Resolution
Another round of drinks? Another night, methinks. An appointment I have dreaded, is headed my direction. One night’s indiscretion, a heart full of apprehension. Reckoning awaiting. Fate won’t be denied. Warmth, bright eyes and smiles, greet...