In Control In my sophomore year of high school‚ I remember a particular speech I had to deliver in my English class. It was just like any other‚ honestly. But this one‚ this specific one‚ gave me the greatest trouble. My irrational fear of public speaking consumed me and turned me against myself. I remember the mindset that I had for most of my sophomore year: me vs. them. That was how high school was. It was every man for himself. But never would I have ever thought that I was my own biggest obstacle
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We packed up our things. “Mom can I sleep here tonight” I asked my mom “Sleep at the hospital?” She questioned. “Ya” I answered “At the hospital?”She asked to make sure.”Ya if you want to.” “Thanks” I said while hugging her. That night after the girls left me and Dad talked for a long time and I cried a lot and then went to bed and cried there too. But in all it was good to see my Dad again‚ even if he was in the hospital‚ and after that day it was really fun the Metcalfs came a lot and we played
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stop the music” and asked Kaylen “ that she was not ready and to come when she is”. Kaylen went off the stage and hugged Letitia and started crying Letitia told her “what happened you knew how to do the dance “‚ but she didn’t say anything. Another girl was right next to Kaylen ‚ she was shaking of being nervous ‚ but she went on stage with a brave face and performed. She saw how confident she was even though she was nervous. The auditions were over ‚ but the judges were still there‚ so Kaylen walked
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very few could manipulate it to their will. The man in this story is me‚ my name is Rayn and I write this story to chronicle my rise to power. My journey started when I was in my mid twenties and our country was at war with a neighboring kingdom. I was a guard for a small village which was ruled by the empire of Luton grod. One day while out on patrol a strange old man was making his way to our village. This is where our story begins. The
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Short Story Scrutiny. Scepticism. Shock. It was all too familiar‚ the look on the faces in the room. An aboriginal female in a doctor’s coat. She glanced around the room as she sat down. The dullness of the grey walls seemed to absorb the lost hopes and dreams of the young men around her. The stale oxygen that lingered in the small room was slowly suffocating under the sterile smell of disinfectant. The only glimmer of light was a small corner of a window where the morning sun shimmered through
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Budi is in a hurry. His breath is heavy. Muttering to himself‚ he runs. The path was dark and the evening wind blowing against him‚ giving him a chill. He can hear the sound of crickets echoing through the jungle‚ the wild birds calling each other with eerie tone and leaves brushed by the wind giving off whispers. None of that bothers him. He is on a mission. The situation has taken a turn for the worst. He is out of options. Although common‚ dark arts are not something to be taken lightly. He desperately
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played against her as she watched the water shift and gurgle upwards. It blabbered like a child‚ bubbles sprouting up‚ and her reflection only grew stronger until the water burst from over itself and a woman walked out. Woman? No‚ she’s just a girl. The girl wasn’t too pretty‚ nor someone that Rosie had ever seen before. She didn’t look tough or hardened by the
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Detective Warren Gallagher arrived at the Santa Monica pier a little after eight that morning. He was feeling rather lively because last night his girlfriend Amanda had agreed to become his fiancé‚ and because the barista at Cultivar Coffee Bar had given him an extra shot of espresso on the house. It’s wasn’t every day that he got to report to his job as a crime scene detective looking forward to the day that lay ahead of him. As he stepped out of his Subaru and began to walk up the boardwalk his
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my gosh. Their was a child about to get run over by a car. She froze...what ..what do l do. The child stood up. Oh good he noticed the car he’ll probably get up now. WRONG. The little girl froze. Nevaeh’s scared but she knows what she has to do. "I’m coming‚ "she screamed at the to of her lungs. She safely got the girl away but‚ the car’s brakes were broken. What do I do now. She thought for two long the car was about to crash. She finally used caramel to slow the car down the crowd cheered with
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Sirius made his way home to the Potter’s feeling strangely conflicted as he landed in front of the house. He stayed on his bike mulling over what he had done. He had had sex with Snivellus’ sister. Moony and Prongs ran out of the house with Wormtail trailing behind them. "Well‚ how was your date?" Wormtail asked always eager to hear about his friends love lives. Sirius couldn’t think of a proper response for his friends ."Uh‚" His mind was still racing with a million thoughts and he wished in
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