The day he left‚ I felt lost‚ broken‚ empty. Everything was going to be different. There would be no one to go fishing with on Sunday afternoons‚ no one to help me with my school work—not anymore‚ because he was leaving. Mother told us he would be okay and reassured us every night when we prayed together that he would come back. She said that when the train went whistling by next spring‚ he would be back in our arms‚ safe from all the chaos‚ away from the guns and bombs. We would be able to go fishing
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I lean forward‚ the tips of my fingers on the track‚ back foot at a ninety degree angle from the ground. My eyes dart towards the tree about a hundred metres away from where I am. Dad blows the whistle; a high-pitched squeal that echoes throughout the isolated park. I push my whole body forward with my back foot‚ and I’m at seventy percent of my full speed for the first sixty metres. The brown grass beneath me is soft and I’ve reached sixty metres now‚ and the once hidden beast inside me has
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Is he okay?” Jonas said. And as soon as he finished his sentence a little girl‚ about five or six‚ came out giggling and holding onto Gabe’s hand‚ guiding him to the table. “Oh! He’s awake! Gabe‚ look.” They came over to the bed and Gabe leaped up on the bed and hugged Jonas. Gabe looked exhausted‚ he had dark rings under his eyes and
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to my next class. I just went on my normal routine the whole day. My thoughts tried to avoid Connor‚ but when I went home I started to sob harder and harder every second. The only person that really loved me‚ the person that I really thought cared about me‚ was going to let my towers fall. I fell for it‚ again. I knew I would‚ but I didn’t say no when he asked me out. I could have. I should have. After a few days later‚ I got numb from the pain‚ so I didn’t feel anything. I started to sneak the alcohol
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blue‚ between his fingers. He rubbed the soft fabric and gave her an inquisitive look. “That’s different‚ I don’t wear this to fight.” Hennit shook his head‚ “no difference‚ fight‚ sail‚ eat‚ love‚ all practical‚ all impractical.” Kiennan thought about what he said. She watched him turn back to look out over the railing. She stepped up to the railing and braced her hands against it. “I don’t understand‚” she admitted. Hennit chuckled‚ “your coat is quite beautiful‚ but it keeps you warmer and marks
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There is silence. Silence everywhere‚ such silence that the soft sounds created by swift movements happening around me are amplified. The water droplets explode into tiny particles as they hit my hot skin and flow down my body and you can even hear the water gushing into the drain. Correction: swirling into the drain. Gushing has negative connotations‚ but swirling has an optimistic twist to it. I look down and open my eyes‚ allowing the water to pour over my head down to my face. All I can see
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Smiling at the very few she knew and avoiding the countless others who she did not know the names of. Clutched tightly in her hands were the red packets she received: her only satisfaction. She squeezed her way through the rowdy pack of men gathered about the back entrance of her home. They towered over her and their incessant and deafening chanting and laughing was terrifying. A sense of relief flooded in‚ once she was in the secure confines of her home. Home sweet home‚ she thought as she slowly ascended
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The Ghouls Pt. 2 The next second she blinked‚ and her face cleared. Mimi nodded to confirm her answer. “Yes‚ but let’s hurry up‚” she urged. Steve and Mimi dashed through the cemetery gates together‚ leaving the rusty hinges creaking and swinging behind them. The ground was lined with brittle gravel that crunched beneath their feet with every step. For a while‚ there was no other sound. “What’s that on the left?” Mimi questioned. “There’s a faint glow coming from behind that tree.” Her face
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hospital sheet laid over my body up to my neck. The pain seems to be absent at the moment. There was an unpleasant present on my right hand which accounted for my comfort. In the middle of all the commotion I was able to stop a male nurse and ask him about the condition of my boyfriend.
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down beside my older brother‚ Nick‚ and watched him as he analyzed every play of a Green Bay Packers game. He would scream at the tv when a bad play happened but would rejoice when a good one followed. I wanted to be just like him and know everything about football. I watched every game that season and annoyingly asked Nick every question that came to mind throughout the year. On February 6th‚ 2011 the Green Bay Packers won their 4th Superbowl title and I knew football like the back of my hand. After
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