Stories tagged “flashback”
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Remembering
I sat gracefuly on the seat next to him. I crossed my legs and flipped my hair over one should to turn and look at him. I almost giggled when I saw he was gawking at me. A small smile rushed briefly across my lips and vanished. I turned away from him, ...
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Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks
I sat at the kitchen table quietly munching my cereal, “Charlotte dear,” My mom said, “I’m going to work okay? Have a good day at school!” She leaned over to kiss my cheek. My mom and I were close but I still stared at her...
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Past Experience
Just because the scars don’t show Doesn’t mean they weren’t caused Doesn’t mean there weren’t victims Of a mental holocaust. And while these wounds have long since healed The reminders, they stay raised Just waiting for th...
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Continued...
The wind blows, knocking my hood back causing me to think, just for a second, of turning around and heading home. It is as if the wind is beckoning me back. I shake my head, ridding my mind of the thought as I pull my hood back up. I take a few more st...
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Shattered
Of course timing had the ability to be oh so coincedental. I heard the sound of the garage door opening but made no plans on making any movements. As the roar of the motorcycle died I remained standing in the same position, knife still in my left hand,...
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Seven
Dana looked into the eastern sky and watched the full moon rise into the brisk November air. She couldn’t see her breath, but a chill ran down her spine. She closed her eyes and remembered a November night seven years before. “I want to see...
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Footprint
….. 2 years old and taking my first steps. Parents calling my name as I tentatively take one step forward and then another. …… 5 years old, first day of school. Mum straightening my skirt and shirt, pulling at my jumper so I look pres...
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Flashback: Stain
The silence was maddening. No, not silence, vacancy. The air ducts whispered and the engines made the entire station hum, but here you couldn’t hear the shots, or the screams, or the panic as hundreds of civilians were rounded up to be… sor...