Stories tagged “two”
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Bells; A Prolouge II
The trumpets sang and the horses lined up at the gate. “Daddy!! I see Bells!! I see Bells!” Sophia shouted above the roar of the crowd. Her father nodded at her, smiling as she turned back to the track. At the signal, the gates flew open and the so...
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One-Oh-Two-Four
It’s amazing what you can do with that number. You wouldn’t believe how much you can say with so little space. It takes some adjusting, writing within the rather tight parameters of no-less-than-sixty-no-more-than-ten-twenty-four. But let m...
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Downloading
It floated in the sickly pale yellow fluid, pulsating slightly from the electrons rushing through it every half-second. Two wires, one red, one blue, were attached to either side, connecting it to a series of databases. The color of the fluids reflecte...
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Psyche
The fire spreads before them, a carpet of flames and heat; her eyes are wide and frightened, his, lazily half-closed in twisted humor. “You maniac!” He smiles.
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Unsure
Everywhere she walks, she wrings her hands. The expresion she wears, is one of complicated confusion. Near people a smile is plastered, of fake joy and content, for no one can know. They won’t help things, because they don’t understand. Th...
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Two's Company, Four's A Crowd; Especially In The Same Body
“Oliver,” Laylani sighed. “I’m four different people. Obviously people can’t handle that.” Oliver looked over at her and started to say something. “I know, I know. There are other people with split personalitie...
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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...
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Inside the Iceberg
Outside, Webster and Oswald couldn’t see the size of the base, but the PDA attested to the size. Webster felt like he was inside an iceberg. It was cold and wet everywhere; giant once below. “So are we going to check the problems with the p...
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The Two Wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. “One is Evil – It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, se...
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There Are Two Kinds of Pain
His smile faded once he noticed a tear run down her face. Her lips began to twitch slightly as if she were talking without sound. When he saw more tears slide down her cheek, he forced himself to sit up. He slowly and painfully moved his body into the ...
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Walking Scruffy (Part Two)
Sadly for him, I am still alive, feeling each drop of condensation on my face. My head gently moves upward in order to avoid the wet impact, but my eyes almost inevitably begin to wander. “Amy” is walking hand-in-hand with her new boyfriend. I try ...
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Now with all our good-byes
Continuing on I was averting my gaze everywhere and was using my awesome stealth moves to avoid you but then class. I blinked when my seat was moved next to yours. You began talking in a way that always made me wonder what you were thinking about. I b...
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Join Me In This Camera
I live in a constant camera. Always a part of it, but never there. Always you, never me. That’s the way I want it to be. Let me remember you, before you remember me. Because I’ve never put much worth in myself, and once I did that, I found ...
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The Ascent of Stan, Pt. 2
Years later. What happened to him? or He’s become exactly what he’s run from. All whispered, you know. What had happened to him? Firing people left and right, just because of his irritableness. Had his age gotten to him? Or was it that he h...
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Neutral Milk Hotel
A dog howled at the sun. Reinfelli whispered in Remy’s ear, “We’ve got to hurry along. We’re going to miss the show.”Remy nodded. He hadn’t been able to think for himself in a long time. It was always Reinfelli. Remy...
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The Favor
I Can do For you What you Won’t do For me Today That way You can’t Recant Your Ways And then Remain Unfazed.
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X Marks the Spot 2-2
A large bald man entered the room, his breath was deep and steady, “I have ten minutes till another guard comes around, let’s pop some.” As he closed the door behind him she rose, gently wrapped her gloved hands around his head stroking his cheek...