“Come on‚” I whispered. We ran across the square until we were hidden from view. Why the heck was Atticus was hangin’ ‘round the jailhouse this time at night? Only thing ‘round here at this time were the niggers. But‚ I was proven wrong when shadowy silhouettes got out of cars in pairs and walked purposely towards Atticus. From our vantage point‚ the men blocked Atticus from view and they spoke so softly that I could barely hear them. Something… something about this situation was just… fishy. Yeah
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You are running in the forest. After running past a couple more trees‚ you turn around. There is nobody. But you know‚ there is. The man‚ that you could not quite make out his face‚ must be following you into the forest just like he did on your route back home. He was chasing you home and you dodged through the nearest yard. This is how you find yourself in the forest. You thought you lost him. It is all unknown‚ just like the forest is. You stop to catch your breath‚ as you think you have some time
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I feel the blood drain out of my face‚ Blake fucking rivers. The most arrogant‚ annoying guy on the planet. He doesn’t give a shit about school! I raise my head and look at his direction to find be is already looking at me‚ he is not happy either. ahh shit. ❤ "I can’t believe I’m stuck with Jared for this project‚ he hates me" Casey groans‚ linking her arm with mine as we make our way to lunch. The past few classes went by in a blur. Jared and Casey dated last year but she ended up breaking up
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There is a shadow that follows me‚ and even as I write this‚ it hangs itself over my head. But‚ I know it by name. It is anxiety. To best summarize how I feel‚ and to summarize this process‚ it’s hell. I’ve just given the final draft to my editor‚ but I’m no longer thrilled. The anxiety struck the moment I pressed send. The excitement is now replaced with uneasiness and fear. I want to reel these words back in‚ forget them‚ and live life as if they’ve never been written. From the moment it happened
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The drunkards go home‚ throwing beer bottles behind their left shoulders: alcohol stains spell out initials of people they used to love and the name of that casino down the road. This is how mornings begin in the city: knee‚ shoulder‚ and right knuckle skinned in half-hearted fights; fingertips hypothermic blue‚ just for show. The alleyways are filled with tired eyes and clusters of folded yellow flowers in unfeeling hands. Glass shatters like ocean waves‚ like my mind when time stopped ticking forward
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The last day I saw my son his friends were at the hospital. The nurse told me Johnny did not want to see me but I demanded but I forced myself in the room. I do not know why he did not want to see me because I did not do something wrong his dad also did nothing did nothing wrong. Why does he hate me and his dad he never sleeps here too I wonder why. Also why was he gone for a week I am so confused. I knew that me and his dad should be stricter and hit him one more time if he was never home by 9:00
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The night was pitch black. No stars to fill the sky. The only patch of light was the moon‚ but even it was shaded by the fast moving clouds. Adrenaline was rushing. Blood was pumping. Legs were moving. The quick movements were drowned out by the large amounts of traffic below. Joel loved danger. Acting as if he was invulnerable to fear. He loved it‚ because he was mainly the one causing it. Robberies‚ illegal deals‚ assassinations‚ he had done it all. It didn’t bother him. He had no reason to
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This book is my attempt to quiet the voices in my head‚ and put them into a chronological story. This book may confuse some‚ but keep in mind that this is a very confusing world‚ and to put it into words is stressful. In order to completely understand what this was like for me‚ you would’ve had to have been there‚ experiencing these events alongside me‚ and since I was alone‚ I’ve done my best to describe what it felt like to live through those years. I used to believe that once I’d written everything
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Sam nodded at Eric and together they walked toward the pool‚ Sam grasping the charcoal stick in one hand like a vice. They started painting their faces. It seemed wrong‚ somehow‚ to create a war mask out of colours that symbolised goodness‚ safety and love. As they plastered on the mask‚ Jack hurried them. “Come on you two. We don’t have all day!” As they finished their masks and looked at their reflection the water of the pool‚ a new emotion rushing through them. It was as if they had been taken
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“Yeah she is. I have no idea how Dom is going to take it though. You remember Beau talking about the thing I used to have with him… I honestly don’t know if all my feelings for him are gone yet.” “Don’t sweat it‚ Otto. Things will work out for you in the end. They always do.” Morelli easily read the expression on my face because he was laughing in seconds. “Okay maybe not‚ considering our line of work. Oh come on‚ sport liven up! You’ve found your mate! I haven’t even found mine yet and I’m far
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