A pause. A stare. And the water came running out like a dam broke free. The air changed as if holding its breath, desperately waiting for the memories to surface. Just one: she begged. Eyes pleaded like

As the fireworks smoke cleared on January first, a door appeared in the middle of the city square where nothing had stood before. It felt like a movie. There we were standing at the city square, counting

"Stop!, that's mine". "No! It's mine". Amy heard the commotion between her siblings. She dropped the book she was reading and sighed. No moment of quiet in their home. "Just a

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Anne was announced as the new head of department to the dismay of Maya who had been looking forward to that position. Then it dawned on her about Anne's sudden interest.in her ideas. She realized Anne

Abby expressed her displeasure with her friend, Tina after the latter failed to visit her, when she had her baby despite the fact that Abby has always supported her. With time, Tina's nonchalant attitude

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I met Temi at a function. In fact our families met at this same function. It was one of those times I was able to persuade my parents to allow me to go out with them to an event. Temi's parents and mine

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After Anastasia's marriage, her new home became much more farther from her place of work. She wrote a letter to her employer requesting for transportation allowance. Due to her hardwork and dedication

I hired a new person to repair my generator. I was surprised to hear that what I needed to buy was something small and he also charged little as opposed to the former repairman who always found huge faults.

Penelope's husband dropped a parcel on the table after dinner. She opened it, revealing a very beautiful necklace. "What's the occasion baby?", She asked. "Do I need one? Your welfare is

Ava and Damon's love story started with a bench under a tree. It started with casually sitting together on the bench that overlooks the river. Then, they began talking and in no time they became very close

Many years ago, Mrs Z and I worked together in a school. We were about the same age but she was married while I was still single. Mrs Z is very tight-lipped about her life . We teachers would be talking

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Many people might argue that taking revenge is bad. Let go and forgive. But sometimes revenge is a way of making a statement to your offender, especially if the person keeps hurting you without remorse

While looking for some movies to watch to pass time yesterday, I came across this movie titled "The Naked Gun". Seeing one of my favorite action movie characters, Liam Neeson, I immediately added