A grey world—cities‚ faces‚ grime—but two colours made their rare appearance: bloody red and asphyxiation blue. Spring‚ 1918: both gruesome shades were present in London’s hovels and had struck down the hardworking with fevers and coughs. The greatest of mysteries: How had Mrs Jim Dawson been felled by the Spanish flu? The squalid shack was filled with the drifting sounds of boisterous children‚ laundering women‚ loitering men‚ many unemployed catcalling the loose women whose ankles flashed beneath
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his head laid low‚ tucked in his strained knees‚ Virgil’s mind drowned in negativity. Memories of him and the woman who was meant to be his wife plunged him into deep remorse. Her chocolate brown eyes‚ although basic‚ seemed like the world to him. They were in his world. Whenever he looked at them‚ he imagined them on his almost-born daughter‚ Lethabo. They had settled on the name two weeks after Rachel told him she was pregnant. “What if we named her after your umakhulu‚ Nkosi?” Rachel asked as she
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In the second grade‚ I had a crippling fear of my teacher‚ who loved to play‚ “Let’s pick on all the students who aren’t raising their hands.” In my imagination‚ school was where carnivorous teachers scanned the classroom‚ looking to slaughter the most helpless creatures. And it seemed like this one had clear intentions of mounting my prized head on the wall. This meant that I suffered from a chronic case of rapid heartbeat‚ timid eye contact‚ and tense palms that left imprints of red crescent moons
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At about 7:00 am‚ I was at home‚ wishing I didn’t have to go class. I was becoming a downer‚ and never like to pour my poison for others to sip on. Up until recently‚ I was usually pretty good about keeping my anger‚ bitterness‚ resentment‚ and problems to myself. Now‚ only a few months into my journey to a better life disconnect notices flooded my countertops‚ spilling over onto the floor. Making matters worse‚ I sent a generous amount of emails to Trenton begging him not to destroy our family
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I didn’t feel like myself anymore. It was as if I transformed into someone I couldn’t recognize and there was no way to escape. As a 7th grader‚ my life revolved around my friends‚ my family‚ school‚ and sports. I was very healthy and other than the occasional stomach bug‚ I had never seen my doctor’s face fearful in regard to my well being. I never knew what it was like to be in a hospital for more than an hour for a few stitches. And I had never seen my Father’s eyes tear up over the anguish my
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I decided it’s time. I stepped foot outside‚ breathed the cool air and started walking . . . It’s been aver a week. I’m weak and frail. I was walking down a street‚ I have never heard of. I saw a place called‚ Cooks Coffeehouse‚ weird‚ I heard this name somewhere before. I look through the window and decide to open the door. I stepped in and spotted a girl my age‚ maybe‚ she walks over to me and asks me if i’m ok. She takes me back to the kitchen‚ and she told me her name was Mattie. She soon learned
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- Chantel’s is off too. - Where’s her dad? I can’t get hold of him. There’s something in the water‚ and it’s not chlorine. Zimmerman says you and Addie ganged up on him. What the hell are you doing? - Making sure I’m loaded and ready. - Just till tomorrow. 24 hours is all I ask. - And you run off to Zimmerman. - He knows she has drama school. - Her teacher’s nosy and loves cops. - Could’ve waited till tomorrow. We’re meant to be partners‚ dammit! What’s happening tomorrow? I don’t think you’ve
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"Shit!" I swore aloud when I found myself on the ground after tripping over a small rock. Hey Aleron‚ long time no see huh? A voice remarked in my head which I recognised as Lykos‚ of all the times in the world it had to be him. Actually‚ I’m not even sure what gender these stupid voices are but I really don’t care. I regained my composition and hid behind a tree when I heard voices getting louder by the second. "Guys‚ I think he’s here." I sweat-dropped as I watched them all get worked up for me
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The Walkers (?) I saw her from the distance; her eyes a sickly green‚ and her hair the palest it had ever been. But nevertheless‚ it was Juliet Walker‚ and I hadn’t seen her for months. “Julie! Jules!” I called to her. I shut my locker‚ lunch in hand‚ as her head slowly turned and we locked eyes. “Kennedy‚ hello!” She drifted across the packed school hallway toward me. “It’s been too long. I am sorry that I haven’t talked to you in a while.” I shrugged it off. The last time I had seen Juliet was
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You’ve been at the Fairy Tail guild for 17 years now. Although you miss your family you have no regrets leaving‚ besides if you hadn’t have left you doubted you would have ever stumbled across the guild in the first place. “[Y/N].” A gruff voice brings you out of your thoughts and your obscure [e/c] eyes flicker up to meet a pair of orange ones as you lean over the balcony of the second storey‚ watching everyone in their antics while deep in thought. “Hmm?” You tilt your head to the side and stare
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