Stories tagged “weight”
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Over and Over Again
Fat people are hard to kidnap. At least, she hopes so. Every night, she lowers herself into her dad’s old plaid chair and watches TV in the living room while her mom makes dinner. They don’t know she’s been stealing Little Debbie snac...
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The Weight of the World is on My Shoulders
Sometimes I hate what I’ve let myself become. I keep a cool facade at all times. I look fine when I’m really hurting deep inside. But others expect me to remain calm. They want me to help them with their own problems. It’s unacceptabl...
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Ashes Remain: Prologue Part 2
Quivering digits turned the pale photograph over, my crystal orbs studying it’s backside. A short sigh of breath escaped as I turned the picture over once again. I stood, my gray suit jacket rustling against the wooden chair that I had just sat o...
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The Moment We've All Been Waiting For
The minute I leave, the weight of a boulder is taken off my shoulders. I breathe a sigh of relief now that I know I won’t be locked away in the dungeon from eight to three. The sun is shining bright and I can feel the breeze softly moving my hair...
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Pain
The recipe is simple. A sour friendship, a torn heart. Heavy bleeding. The only way to staunch the flow is to compress the heart. The heart solidifies, now a metallic shell that fills with bile and heartache. The heavy weight settles in your chest, dra...