When their mother walked into the drawing room as she was practising her writing with Lilian‚ Marla immediately began to feel slightly anxious. She rarely came to see how any of her daughters lessons were going on‚ and when she did it was usually to give some sort of scathing evaluation. At only eight years old‚ Marla had started to try and develop a thick skin when it came to these comments‚ but still her heart began to beat a little quicker just at the sight of her. “Do come in‚Linnet‚” Taryn
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Was her desire to leave the flat miscommunicated? Did Darcy believe that the cause for her frantic pulling on his arm was caused by some other reason? Or was he so wrapped up in his own little world that she was just an annoyance to be dismissed with a wave of his hand? Apparently‚ she was! Why was it that every distraction known to man or beast‚ was set on detouring them? Since her youth‚ Olivia had never understood the purpose of ’small talk’ and could honestly say that she detested it. The asinine
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It wasn’t even this crowded the day my mother sold me for a bronze kettle. "Hurry‚ Schalane! The train is about to start!" cries Erik. Struggling to find his face through the sea of bobbing heads separating us‚ I falter for a moment. A wisp of his charcoal brown hair vanishes in the hurling throng. The thirty people behind me shuffle with impatience‚ dark scowls painted upon their faces. I should step back and let them ahead of me. That’s what a caring person would do. In my experience‚ however
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Screams echoed throughout the courtyard. Shrieks of pain drowned under an ocean of slaughter. It was a massacre‚ he said. A grizzled man stood silent amidst the song of clashing swords. Enamelled in black armour‚ a crimson velvet cape draped across his back swished silently in the wind. Clutching his bloodstained golden gilded broadsword firmly in his hand‚ he was. Friends and foe alike could see the gallant knight standing gloriously over his fallen victims. Without any warning‚ a blood-curling
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The weeds grew tall in the front garden of 6 Beach Hut Cottages. Clemmie picked her way with care along the rutted path as she didn’t want to trip and fall. After all‚ she would be no use with a sprained ankle‚ or worse still‚ a broken nose. When she reached the front step‚ she put her ear to the door. For a while‚ she listened for the clatter of pots and pans‚ a strident voice‚ or even a kettle whistle boil. But apart from the resounding thuds deep in her chest‚ there was no other sound. In fact
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Alice wrote furiously across her sheet‚ steam practically blew off where her pencil made contact with her paper. She had so much to say‚ yet so little time and space. As Alice set down her pencil‚ showing an air of being done‚ she looked around the classroom. Other students looked confused‚ as if the advanced algebraic equations were hard. Why were they so confused? She peered at the posters‚ all of which were covered with tacky math jokes‚ like‚ Pass your test‚ or be a ! She tried looked at her
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Don’t blame anyone. You brought this onto yourself. - What does that mean? - Don’t tell people you know me. I never want to see you again. But I hope one day you can forgive me. I’ve already forgiven you. I don’t want you anymore. Stay out of my life. Let’s go. Let’s go! Come on! Don’t just stand there! Zweli! - Open up! - Wait! Zweli! Zweli Maphumulo! No‚ no‚ no! Goodness! - What’s wrong? - Where’s my baby? Mumsy‚ you don’t greet‚ and then you ask me that? Smangele‚ I need to speak
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Why? Why does this have to happen to me? I‚ Oedipus‚ King of Thebes‚ did nothing to deserve this cruelty. I.. I who saved Thebes from the Sphynx’s evil riddles; I… who led the country… and now this? Such a wicked life I have. Now‚ Jocasta‚ my beloved wife; no‚ my MOTHER‚ gave her last breath when faced to this truth. Her body now lies here in her chambers and all I can do is lament. What an incestuous act we have done. My mother… and I… our children… Oh gods. OH GODS! Please forgive me! I never
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Drama Scene: Character is sitting at a desk‚ leaning back on the chair he is sitting in‚ tapping his finger against his leg in a fast rhythm. There are multiple chalkboards with markings that indicate counting‚ with various amounts of lines on the boards. On the desk is an iPad. ’Three knocks are heard’ ’Character counts to five on his fingers’ "Come in" ’A few seconds pause’ "Oh‚ you must be the new psychologist they’ve been talking about. Of course I can hear them‚ the walls are so thin
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The Castle Madison Blenheim (Tony approaches Dale Kerrigan about his mothers’ passing out in front of Tony’s house). Tony - Yeah mate‚ last Thursday me mum passed away. I drove up to the hospital in ‘old betsie’ for me usual afternoon visit after a cracker of a day at work‚ only to find out the angels had taken her. Those nurse ladies told me it was just her time‚ but I don’t understand aye‚ she was such a trooper through the whole thing from diagnosis‚ right throughout chemo‚ the lot.
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