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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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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It had all begun with four great oaks. Grown so close together that their branches could almost prick the others’ bark. Close enough for roots to intertwine and suck at the last droplet of water when the drought season came. And yet they had always stood together. As guardians of the forest. Every full moon‚ the sight of the looming oaks served to remind the clans of their past‚ and guide their present. That their battles were not ones of hate‚ but of comradery. But even such powerful icons could
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It was a cold spring day in the big city of Valcester‚ Nevada when my boss called me up to his office. “You’re Fired.” So many thoughts were running through my head. “How could this happen” I pondered ‚ shaking‚ his words left the same feeling of silence after a bullet has just been shot. “What did I do wrong?” I couldn’t wrap his words around my head. “Kevin‚ did you hear me? You’re fired” my boss uttered without a sense of remorse “But boss! What did I do‚ I’ve solved many cases all through
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The week before his big showcase‚ Gavin was at the park working hard to fine tune his game. He’d been dreaming about this moment for years‚ the day when he was leaving to play in the NBA’s annual rookie showcase game in New York. This park had become his home away from home‚ the clean air‚ without all the New York pollution bringing peace to his calculating mind. He loved the smell of the trees which reminded him of the pine smell of the forest near his house in New Jersey where he took long walks
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ARE YOU CRYING‚ asked the Yeller with a look of anger and hate in his eyes. In all of the fear that Blur was feeling‚ she shook her head no as she had no other defense against this man other than the ability to deny what he was saying. It was so hard to not cry… WHY ARE YOU LYING TO ME?! NEVER LIE TO PEOPLE OF A HIGHER RANK! NEVER LIE TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE! I HOPE I AM UNDERSTOOD! BECAUSE YOU LIED‚ YOUR PUNISHMENT WILL BE FAR WORSE THAN WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE! The Yeller looked at the children
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It was no secret that Eric had unresolved feelings for Madison‚ and not just the simple innocent type of feelings either. He had been in love with the girl since they were no more than naive teenagers growing up in Brooklyn; but even so‚ she had always been Theo’s girlfriend and there were some lines that weren’t to be crossed. After all‚ Eric was Theo’s best friend and therefore Madison was and always would be off limits. Nevertheless‚ these nettlesome feelings had followed Eric into adulthood and
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It was a quiet Monday morning‚ I was getting ready for another day at school. I had walked downstairs to hear Mother and Father talking about something that I didn’t understand. They were talking about something with the African American students. I never really understood why we all didn’t go to the same school‚ they’re just like us. I had finally gotten to school‚ i was a little late but Mrs. McCarthy didn’t care. She was a close friend of my Mother and Father’s. I was going to take a seat but
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Bivouac night sky ensnares him under a bleached moon. The pitter patter of his steps quickens as he sprints down the street. Trepidation takes him by the throat‚ filling him with shame and regret and a stagnant knell. I thought I could hear the night making noise‚ the whispering and uttering of incessant static coming from nowhere and everywhere at once. The constant‚ inescapable enigma that drapes him and everything he’s ever lived through: it’s nimbostratus veiling his heart. He can’t see through
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Arthur tapped Fredrick’s left shoulder with Excalibur and then his right. "Arise‚ Sir Fredrick‚ Knight of Camelot and defender of the crown." "Heaven help me‚" he prayed under his breath before rising to his feet. Arthur had a small smirk on his face as if he’d heard the comment and Fredrick wasn’t entirely sure how to take the king pleasure in his discomfort. He was a knight of Camelot now‚ a place he’d never aspired to. His fellows who really knew him would do the same when they found out. "Now
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