Stories tagged “teen”
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A Moment of Illumination
Jordan felt something tickling her arm. She tried to push it away so she could go back to sleep. Two things happened in that instant- first, there was a squeak of irritation and second, there was a flash of pain as she became fully awake and remembered...
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Not All Entrances Are Exits
Jordan watched, in the warm glow of the lighter, as rat tails disappeared down a hallway blanketed in darkness. She sighed and looked around at the small room she was in. Most of it was taken up by two large crates covered in cobwebs and dust. A pizza ...
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Maria Yzecka in 25 Years
I’m gonna be dating a musician or an artist or something — somebody unconventional, who will really get me. I’ll travel the world, seeing all this cool shit that everyone always talks about when they talk about traveling the world. Yo...
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Fading
I tried to kick backward and get my feet back on the chair but only succeeded in knocking it over. I continued to kick ineffectually but it was getting harder to focus. The room seemed to swim and shift as my vision became cloudy. The scarf around my n...
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Ashes Remain: Prologue Part 1
I looked up, waking from a daze. My cold, pale fingers shook as they held a small black-and-white photo. It was of a small girl, maybe 16-years in age, cuddling a black kitten in her slender arms. He face was scrubby, her clothes looked like they had n...
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Falling for Food
As the stairs wound down and around, the smell of food became more pronounced. Grilled meat, funnel cakes, and pizza all roiled together in the air to give off the same smell as the campus carnival. It smelled like heaven. The light dimmed as Jordan de...
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The Choice of Flight
So my fist met his face, and I almost felt the need to apologize, like someone might if a dog jumped on a neighbor. I’m so sorry, I don’t know what my fist was doing. It never behaves like this. It won’t happen again. But was I sorry?...
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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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The Countdown the the Derby Begins
Sophia Newman. 17. Daughter of the rich horse manager Richard Newman. Single. That is all people saw when they saw the young lady in public. This was her life, a life she hated. Everyone believe that, being the daughter of a man that has taken many hor...
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Multiple Reservations
Tonight was turning out to be a really weird night. Where did that lady go? And who was she? Jordan looked at the lighter she’d been given one more time before shoving it into the front pocket of her jeans. She had a simple plan- go the party, gr...
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I needed him there
I didn’t know where I was, when I blinked my eyes open and looked over I saw my mom and dad talking to someone. She was holding a tissue in her hand and was crying like crazy. I realised it was a doctor and I was in the hospital. My dad looked ov...
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They were all doing something
“You’ll be fine, they’re going to make it all heal and you’ll be good as new.” Will said, trying to sound positive. He leaned in and kissed me. Darrell walked up and put his hand on his shoulder, then took my hand, “...
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Clara
I could tell she wanted it. I could see her eyeing me from across the room during the party, and who could blame her, I was attractive. Attractive in any way possible. Nice length of wavy dark brown hair, sweet-looking brown eyes, a brilliant smile, an...
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Shhh, everything is going to be fine
I woke up and saw Mr. Jones holding something on my stomach. I turned to see Will kneeling by my side and holding my hand. I could tell that he had been crying. All my friends were standing around me too, they had been crying too. I opened my mouth to ...
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Whatever he had held in, snapped
He wrapped his arms around my waist as I wrapped my arms around his shoulders. I felt like I was on top of the world. My heart skipped a beat when he leaned in and kissed me gently on the lips. Will swatted at Darrell with the camera again, “Fin...
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I Love My Friends
We walked into the school and went into the gym, where the dance was held. I looked around and saw my best friend Anne, talking to Jake (her date) Natalie, Tyler and Kayla. Anne saw us and pointed us out to the crowd around her. Natalie and and Tyler s...
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Too many pictures!!
The picture taking went on practically forever, Will was most likely just as annoyed as I was but he didn’t show it. I was so excited to finally be at the dance. He was such a gentlman helping me out of the car :) My dad said something about bein...
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Boy, was I right
I was so excited. My hair was up and curled, with a few starnds hanging from the sides, and I had the perfect dress, long and purple with silver sequins, and the perfect date. It was my boyfriend who I had been dating for seven months. I looked myself ...
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Whos fault it is should be the least of our worries right now
“Well fine, don’t. But when this whole thing gets worse because you two are depressed over something that wasn’t your fault, don’t whine about it to me.” Anne said, in her usual stubborn tone. “I understand that this...
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Kate
Deke showed up in the Omni at ten to three, and if he’d been any slower I’d have freaked out on him. Damn I needed a smoke. Deke swung it on to third-gear road and we made the bends slow while we burned one down. We was only halfway through...
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EXACTLY Characters
Scotty:15 yr old. Brown hair n eyes. Popular boy in school cuz he plays baseball. No 1 really knows him though. He wants 2 play guitar n hes found the perfect girl 2 play for. its not his gf either. The girl is worth it but once he talks 2 her shes def...
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Suckers and Shamblers
“Jesus CHRIST!” Beth and Jay both elbowed Simon sharply before the curse even finished tumbling out out of his mouth. “SHHHHHH!” they hissed. “Sorry,” he whispered. “But what the fuck was that?” The three...
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On the Way to Prom
The doorbell rang. “Cody!” Brittany screamed. She had been crying. “I thought you weren’t coming. Your mom called.” “I had to see you,” Cody said, trying to enunciate around the fangs. “It’s Prom. I...
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Journaling Part Two
I asked my therapist, Jennie, why I have to write in this stupid book and she actually took Frankie’s side. And, yes, before you ask, Jennie the bartender is a therapist. Everyone always laughs when I tell them this. I actually don’t understand why...
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Journaling Part Three
APM&S is very, very dull. Mrs. Pyers says we need to know all of this stuff but no one does. I’m totally going to fail finals. What the hell! We’re ALL going to fail finals. What really got me when I learned about APM&S is that you take it...