Stories tagged “meeting”
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Fantasyland V
“Planning a revolution shoudn’t be this hard,” the cloaked man sighed from the head of the table. Henry decided, due to normal seating convention that person was the leader of this rabble and his name was Supreme Leader, or Steve. &#...
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An Appointment
I placed my palm to the worn brass plate, pushing the door open. A wave of warm, smothering, smoky air washed over me. People brushed past me on the narrow pavement, but I ignored their impatient rudeness, concentrating on what was waiting for me withi...
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Upon a Star
Her eyes twinkled, just like they had years before, when we lay beneath the stars, full of summer love and heat. The grass had pricked our skin, but we hadn’t noticed, completely absorbed in each other and the magnificent starscape above. It was ...
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Nice to Finally Meet You
“Hello, my name is Dennis,” he practiced quietly to himself, pacing back and forth in front of the masses huddled around baggage claim. She was late. Late for their first meeting since that first email sent to him from 2,000 miles across th...
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Yellow Daisy
He smiled back up at her, she was taller than he imagined, and then he looked down and realized she was wearing very tall wedged shoes. If he wanted to kiss her, he’d have to stand tip toe, he thought. One hand behind his back pulled out a single...
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Hollywood's Full of Girls Like You
You remember her when you least expect it. She’s a flash of pure white in your mind, like the scarf she wore around her waist, and the scent of the mangoes she was oh-so fond of. You remember how they tasted on her breath when she’d shoved ...
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It Wasn't the Last
Wow, what a bitch He had come to the grocery to pick up a mild selection of items. A simple list, he needed ramen, some soda, a new stash of frozen pizza and bread. All previous objectives fulfilled, he had rushed to the grains to end the shopping adve...
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It has Been Much too Long
“Hello my love, how long has it been?”… “Much too long, as it always is”… “Mmm I agree my love, come right in”… “I mustn’t, for the hour grows late tonight”… “That has ...
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A moment of chance
She stared at him across the room not sure what to do. He had been sitting there five minutes or more. “I’m sorry”, she whispered into her teacup barely moving her lips. Her mind said all the things she couldn’t, at least not ou...
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What a Surprise
We left shortly after my mother had hung up the phone. It was a quiet car ride, and there was a void of anxiousness between my mother and I. I was called back only 5 minutes after signing in. My mother remained in the waiting room, since I was to be x-...
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Secret Meeting
“Um.. excuse me?” The other girl asked, her hand on her hip, glaring at Tyson. “Lola. Uh… I’m sorry about this…” Tyson stumbled. “Is this a break up?” She demanded. While Tyson fumbled for an answer...
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Ginger: The Caged Bird
I pushed. It seems not all of the stones were mortared in with the rest of the wall. With a little effort, they recessed into a doorway and slid open. I soon found myself in a cavernous room dimly lit by lightorb torches mounted ten yards apart on the ...
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Meeting
1. Good afternoon Mr…. 2. George 1. Ah very well, George nice to meet you please take a seat. 2. Thanks. 1. So George… 2. John 1. Your name is John? 2. Yes 1. Your name is John George 2. Yes 1. Well John, may I call you John? 2. Yes 1. Good, good,...
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Not a Pleasure to Meet You
The old detective opened the door to the interrogation room, dingy with faded green paint, and slammed it. The young clean-cut man at the table winced at the bang, but he had been sweating already. “Okay – we’ve got you on arson, and ...
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The Robot and the Mute
“I don’t suppose you’ve ever been to Konnekt before.” I just shook my head. “Shame,” said the man with the mask. “You’d like it there. A place for people of all kinds to hang out. You really connect with ...
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An Important Purchase
The final slave market before snowfall was the only one of the year held after dark; therefore it was the only one Signore Umbrae could attend himself, and this task was his alone. No one saw the man arrive, none of the handlers heard his cart, but the...
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Welcome to M.A.D.D.
“Welcome to Mother’s Against Drunk Driving,” the lady at the podium announced. After an applause she continued. " I see we have some new members. Welcome!" A couple other women nodded and as they looked my way I faked a smil...
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Crossing paths
When I first saw you I looked into your past with the exuberance of a child, tracing the lines of who you are all the way back to their origins. From a cloud of others your rending eyes, your knowing smile have been shaped through the years, each momen...
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A.M.U. (Associated Monsters United)
“Welcome, I’m glad you could all be in attendance. Now about this year’s halloween…it’s not good, yes count?” Count Acula, “I am dissapointed with how my people are being portrayed. I mean sparkly emo teenagers...
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New World Order
“There you are little Mike! We’re having a town meeting,” Marc says from the top of the perfectly placed wood stack. Seats from every house are placed in a row in front of Marc. Nicole and Charlotte are there, but Marie is out getting...