Stories tagged “suspicious”
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Nothing is Wrong
Looking into Nathaniel’s eyes made me forget everything else. There was no more hurt or pain or hidden bruises. Looking into his eyes made me feel like I was almost worth something, like maybe I wasn’t doomed for eternity. I held my smile f...
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"Well, He's Gone"
It was some big sales event in some convention center, with used cars at low low prices. Mom and Dad were getting a great deal on a van. Boy and Best Friend, however, were terribly bored and dreaming up amusements. Somehow Best Friend had come into pos...
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Dangerous Boundaries: Unwarranted Responses
The unfamiliar key felt strange in Lukas’ hand. “I suppose there’s nothing to be done for it. Which room is this for?” “The one opposite your normal one, M’lord, but let me assure you it’s as good in every way....
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In Between Minds: Trauma and Despondency
The silence of the last few days was oppressive but now that I had someone to talk to, I didn’t know what to say. I had many questions but emotionally, I felt raw and used up. The strange woman didn’t start any conversation, she just lead t...
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The British White Bookstore
Heads up, said Sarah, we had something strange. Marguerite nodded slowly. We worked at a bookstore with big white cows drawn on its sign. Sarah explained: seven black males and one white male were loitering in the store, in biography, then religion, th...
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I need a new pair of scissors.
I need a new pair of scissors— (There’s nothing suspicious at all about that sentence, I swear!) 8< —because I have been snipping off the heads of paper figurines too often, because I was bored. 8< —because I have been stabbing my era...