So‚ turning on the TV‚ he turned down the sound and poured himself a full glass once he opened the bottle. As he sat in the recliner with the glass in his hand‚ he took one sip and then another before drinking the entire glass in two gulps thinking he could get a little bit of sleep if he drank just enough to get a buzz and take the edge off the nightmare. Unfortunately‚ it didn’t take a medical degree or one in psychology to know he was suffering from PTSD or that he was extremely depressed. As
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In the Beginning‚ there was Akal‚ and Akal was all. The Void before the Universe contained neither time nor space. The heavens and their hosts had not been created‚ and nothing existed as yet‚ properly speaking. There was no light‚ but there was no darkness either: The Void was a nothingness that the eye cannot perceive nor the mind understand. The Void was not empty‚ though. It was filled by the Word‚ and the Word was Akal. One might say He had always existed‚ but He would not have thought of it
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Nyame was out of her element. Several times she had been hit on by “alpha” males ready to force themselves upon her. She carefully directed them to other more submissive females in the room. The other females in the where use to this type of behavior in fact they adored it but she did not. This whole scene was new to her and as she scan the place there was really no other newcomer here at least none that stuck out as bad as she did. Nyame was not the naturally submissive type. She usually had
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“Are you awake?” my mother’s frantic voice startles me. “Yes‚ of course‚” I respond while wiping the rheum from the corner of my eyes. “Our witless dog ate rat poisoning. We have to drive her to the hospital‚” she says while ripping the warm duvet off of me. I don’t ask questions and stumble to the car in my nightgown. Bella‚ our family dog‚ walks with her head down towards the car‚ clearly regretting her appetite. My mom lifts her into the car and Bella lays on my lap tentatively. Bella is usually
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My six year old self was wearing a pink velvet hello kitty long sleeve shirt and jeans that had embroidered sparkles and butterfly designs. Obviously I was dressed to impress. After visiting with my parents for a couple weeks I was about to spend my first night with my new family. My mom is a petite Asian women but despite her small frame she is exerts confidence and has a Type A personality while my dad is a big white guy who is kind and is perfect for my mom because he is Type B personality. Upon
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I had just got back from dinner when I got a text message that made my heart race. It said “Come to the health center right now! It’s Channing. Hurry it’s urgent.” The message was from my good friend Nick So. I didn’t know it then‚ but that Monday would be the last time I would see my best friend at NMH. I raced to the health center with a million thoughts running in and out of my mind. “I just hope he’s not hurt.”‚ was at the front of my mind. I was greeted by one of the health staff who already
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Madison woke up this morning and felt a little dizzy. She figured she just needed something to eat and she would be fine. Robert‚ her dad‚ was just coming up the stairs to wake her up. He is a news reporter so he has to leave early. Normally he wakes her up about the time he is leaving. Every day after school‚ Madison goes home and watch my dad on tv. Today’s show was weird. You could tell they were concerned about something. They were talking about the differences in the rotation of the earth. Madison
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More success‚ more triumph. Why not? There isn’t a man‚ nay a soul‚ that could best me. But it is with wine that I celebrate my glory. The more the better‚ as wine is my source of comfort. I indeed celebrate with my trusted friend Montresor‚ who had accompanied me during the carnival season. Dusk lay across the land‚ and while the people cheered and laughed‚ I was mesmerized my what my friend had to tell me. “A pipe” I stumbled a bit by the news‚ unsure if I’d even heard it right. “Impossible! And
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SELPHIE: *phew* This one will take a while to type. Cloud grew up in a town called "Nibelheim". He was a loner; he had no friends. Even if Tifa was in the same hometown as his‚ they like never really hung out with each other as kids. She’d just always hang out with these 3 guys. One day‚ she like went to Mt. Nibel (that big scary mountain behind Nibelheim) because she wanted to find her dead mother’s soul (has to do with some superstitious belief). Her 3 friends went with her‚ but soon got scared
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I did ask for a microphone for today but was told that one wasn’t obtainable. So if you can’t hear me in the back‚ just know that the silence from the people in the front should re-assure you that you’re not missing out on anything. What an exciting and happy day it is today. Earlier this afternoon we were trying to get all the beautiful bridesmaids and handsome groomsmen‚ and the lovely bride and dapper groom‚ ready for this day of festivity. I must admit though that Connor was surprisingly calm
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