My alarm interrupts my sleep. I jolt out of bed. My feet pad across my room; I blindly throw on my bathers and grab the usual apple and berry smoothy. I slowly jog out to the car‚ I see mum waiting with the headlights on‚ lighting my way‚ the warmth of the seats are nice in the early morning. We don’t speak on the way to the pool. When I take off my tracksuit I feel uncomfortable‚ I’m too bulky‚ my body is uncomfortable. My body glides through the water creating small ripples along the surface. The
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Aftermath The battered‚ bruised buildings are bandaged in white scaffolding. The quad is a temporary emergency room bustling with activity. It is scattered with equipment like triage after an operation. The gashed‚ cracked and slashed ground is stitched together with staples of asphalt everywhere‚ just holding it together. The missing slate is like gravel rash on the roofs. The days are cold and short. A thin layer of grey light
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I. The Story of Baseball Player A. Magma Mike 1. Magma Mike was a rookie just starting out in the Rocky League Baseball. 2. He played not too much and was mainly a bench warmer. 3. He cooled and hardened‚ improved on his skills and became known as Igneous Iggy. B. Igneous Iggy 1. Igneous Iggy was a shortstop playing for the Seattle Sedimentaries.. 2. He was a 10 year pro and hit 46 Rbi’s‚ and 15 Homeruns
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Isabella let out a sigh upon being called deputy commander she couldn’t help but laugh at the ever so formal title shaking her head slightly at the woman. " Anastas I promise I won’t rip your head off if you call me Isabella~ You can even call me Bella if you want."‚ Most of the newer people did infact call her deputy commander but those that knew her for years like Anastas called her Isabella or Bella for short. " I can’t take the credit on this one~ I just bark orders. If we didn’t work in a unit
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I slowly opened my eyes to the bright sun shining through my eyelids. Rubbing my eyes I now noticing that they burned a bit "ugh‚ what happened?" I looked around and noticed that I woke up at the bottom of a giant crater. I slowly respond still tired after last night "that’s right‚ I must have cried myself to sleep" I said looking at my hand and clenching it into a fist. "Why?.....why did this happen to me? more importantly why did Kanako’s life have to be taken!?" I say as I punch a nearby
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“Impractical?” Hennit took the lapel of her red tunic‚ embroidered in gold and 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
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The teacher looks at her roster with one eye and at me with the other‚ asking‚ a bit curiously‚ “Do you go by Kendrick?” I nod my head‚ in a staid manner: yes‚ I do go by Kendrick. But I understand where she’s going: it’s such an unusual name‚ one that she doesn’t see often‚ and people with unusual names often go by something else. I don’t; for the most part‚ I like my name. Later that day‚ someone says “Hey‚ Kendrick‚” passing me in the hallway. My brain freezes for a second; I have no idea who
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The sharp burst of lighting cut through the darkness of the room and illuminated my ex-wife. If I were in my right mind I would have sent her packing back to her lake house in the Hamptons. But I let her stay for the rest of the night. She needed my help and I couldn’t bring myself to flout her. God forbid something were to happen to the broad‚ well‚ I’d censure myself for the rest of my life. For the mean time‚ Gertrude would be adjunct to my life and I would have to put up with it. A long chat
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At 0713 on the 31st of February‚ thirty-two minutes before he had to leave for work‚ Moss dragged himself out of bed amidst the roar of rain pummeling against his capsule’s window. He showered in the cramped communal bathroom‚ drank his Honcho™ in his cramped doorway next to his cramped kitchen counter‚ and sat down on his cramped desk. As he pulled up a paperback copy of The NEON Patriot‚ he spied a figure blocking the ghost insignia on his window. Twenty minutes left. He wasn’t expecting guests
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CHAPTER TEN The following morning‚ I try on my tennis clothes. I glance in the bedroom mirror. Yuck. The skirt is too short‚ and the top fits snug. I grab my racket and swing. Not bad. At least‚ Michael knew which racket was right for me. I sit on the bed to check my emails when I notice several texts. One if from Zack‚ the art director‚ who tells me that Simon’s driving him crazy. And that my office is ready‚ down the hall from his. I reply. “Chill if possible. See you on Monday.” The second
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