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    Unbroken: A Short Story

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    The first time I had my heartbroken‚ I was nine years old. Tears welled up in my eyes as the world I knew crumbled beneath my feet. I remember my cheeks wet with tears and uncontrollable sobs racking my little body. My mother held me close to her as I cried. I heaved my sorrows into her chest as she kept me safe in her arms. I remember the words barely escaping her lips; they were barely audible but every syllable felt like it cut my skin. “We are getting a divorce.” tumbles off her tongue

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    The Crash: A Short Story

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    The Crash “I can’t wait to get home” I thought. I was driving home from Kimball camping we were in the middle of nowhere in Ludington. I had been camping with them for three days and I was excited to get home well I was until I heard the news. When someone gets hurt‚ you want to be there for them. “Hey levi your dad got in a bike crash so he can’t pick you up Mr.Metcalf will pick you up.” Mrs.Kimball told me. “Okay thanks.” I replied ”He always gets in crashes” I whispered to Paul. But then I heard

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    Toughie: A Short Story

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    Toughie I used to have a husband‚ but now‚ I have a pain in my right thigh. As I rub in a deep-heating cream‚ I remember when I had a husband and our children were small. My husband brought home a tiny white kitten that was injured at a house party. His paw was crushed by a person sitting on a chair. I took the kitten reluctantly and nursed him back to good health. The kitten grew into a cat named Toughie‚ who loved us‚ his family‚ and was protective of us. We did not need a dog as we had a watch

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    Upon arriving it became obvious the night ahead of us would be long. I had not dilated at all‚ but my body was in labor. After some time‚ the doctor hooked me up to I.V. medication to speed up the process. I requested my epidural and the anesthesiologist came. After inserting the epidural‚ they informed my mother they would be back when they did the c-section on me. My mother did not tell me this until after the delivery. She knew I had prayed‚ and believed by faith I would deliver Micah naturally

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    Timmy: A Short Story

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    Timmy‚ was a very kind‚ and hardworking student‚ and he was humble. Tommy‚ was a spoiled and lazy student‚ and he was very conceited. A big test was coming up. Even though Timmy knew the topic the test was on‚ he still studied hard long hours. Tommy‚ on the other hand‚ didn’t pay attention in class‚ and copied other peoples’ homework‚ so he didn’t know the topic very well. Timmy studied every night before the test. Timmy would go home every day‚ finish all his homework‚ then would help make dinner

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    The Elk Short Story

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    One day ‚ there was a huge elk wandering in the forest . He was looking for grass to graze on . The elk was tired of eating the same dry grass . So he decided to keep wondering until he found something fresh to eat .Eventually‚ he found a fruit tree . These fruits weren’t like any old fruit these fruit were very sweet‚ large and fresh . He decided that instead of eating the same old grass that every other animal ate‚ to eat these sweet fruits . Unfortunately ‚ for the elk a hunter and his family

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    Pukalani: A Short Story

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    It was a rainy day in Pukalani. I got home from a exhausting day at practice and my dad just finished showering. As I walked into his room I asked if I could talk to him about when he realized he wanted to go to college. My dad usually never talked about school especially High School. I guess he never thought i’d ask him about college because it wasn’t to long ago. “Sure why not”. We began talking about why he wanted to

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    Blizzards: A Short Story

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    Blizzards roar like vicious troops hungry for battle. The gale-force wind screeches like a crow. Before long‚ the angry‚ unrelenting waves crash into the frozen coast as loud as a mountain tumbling to the ground. Lightning flashes across the sky causing a sound similar to an old‚ sturdy chestnut tree being ripped. An avalanche of hailstones clatters down from the sky like marbles spilt from a box. Deafening whips of ice skid across the frozen floor and eliminate any small careless creatures. Tornados

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    Stimulus: A Short Story

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    Stimulus: Discoveries and discovering can offer new understandings and renewed perceptions of ourselves and others. Redemption "And if you fail to uphold your end of the deal‚ the consequences for you will be apocalyptic‚" Niklaus slammed the phone down onto the table after he had finished threatening whoever was on the other side of the line. "You’re not a people person are you‚ Niklaus?" Elijah‚ Niklaus’ brother sarcastically asked as he made his way through the door of the home they shared

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    Utopian Short Story

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    Kin stretched out the gaming poster and slotted one end into the stand‚ he took a look at the pile of posters he had and heaved a sigh. The work was much drearier than he thought and after spending three days in Hewat and hundreds of repetitions of the same activity Kin didn’t think it could get any worse but Kin knew he would rather be efficiently slotting posters all day than having to be the waste collector that removed radioactive liquid from heating cells. He sighed in relief as the meal bell

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