Chapter Seventeen. The next few days were miserable. I just couldn't move past the melancholy that had come down over me. Geoff was being his usual self now, sullen and avoiding my company. I knew why of course but I just couldn't see how we were going to move past it. I found that I just didn't want to know anymore. Previously I would have fretted over it...
Being next to Heather in the first light of sunrise was a dream-come-true. Her body was soft and warm. Her red hair shimmered beautifully. Hundreds of freckles dotted her back and shoulders; some day I would spend the time to kiss each one. Wind whistled from outside the window, but neither of us cared about what was happening anywhere but in her bedroom. S...
Wanda Catron had finally come home after spending the summer on a wonderful trip, only to find herself in tears. Her life had just fallen apart within minutes of walking in the front door. As she cried harder and harder, refusing all offers of help, her mind flashed back to her summer of love. When Astrid and Wanda had pulled into Provo that late May day at...
Amber didn't tell Mandy of her discovery of Murphy's paternity. Mandy, for the moment, was just pleased that they looked like a proper family. It wasn't easy to go back into the swing of things, though. They would have Murphy in bed by eight, then do schoolwork for three hours, then go to bed, on the weeknights. On weekends and minor holidays, Amber and Mand...
This story is my first submission and it starts off very slowly. Please be kind and I hope you enjoy. Thank you. ***** I woke up on the first day of my Freshman year unafraid of what awaited me. I was ready. I wasn't anxious. I had my best friend with me. She came in the form of my older sister, Jess. We were alike in every way. We joked the same, dressed...
Lunch Donna found herself sitting in the food court amid loud chattering families, eating a meager salad, while Ms. Brendan had Chinese noodles with chicken. A real meal. She never expected Ms. Brendan to eat in such an 'average' place. After the expensive dinner, the hotel, the life style of her, this was completely against her nature. "So tell me, how d...
When most people think of racism, they usually think of white folks oppressing Blacks and other ethnic groups, they overlook the vast history of exploitation between Arabs and Africans. Long before the first European colonist ever set foot in the continent of Africa, the Arabs were mistreating my ancestors in the sub Saharan regions. Today, a lot of black Mu...
Part 12 - Helping A Friend After school I walked home with Melissa again. Melissa seemed happier than I had ever seen her, and she admitted that knowing she had me as a friend and that she had been able to talk to someone after so long of feeling alone, she really did feel better. She agreed that if I could help I was free to tell my family anything, and th...
I got a call from Laurie a while ago. She is a dear friend of mine that lives about 6 hours away. "What are you doing later today?" She needed a favor but didn't know how to ask. "Your wish is my command, and it always has been as long as it is in my power." She basically said that she knew I couldn't travel being 8 months pregnant but wondered if I coul...
It was a crisp, sunny fall day as Jenny Baker walked through the gates of Bowmore College for her first day as a college student. She was nervous, excited, and a little intimidated as she joined the throngs of young people crisscrossing the campus. Jenny had always been shy and quiet, like her mother, who had been born in Tokyo. At 19, Keiko - that was Jenn...