The younger man‚ by now‚ had learned that the older man had lost his wife 2 years ago. The thick-necked‚ sun-burned redneck had had no children and basically no one would miss him. He (the redneck) would be an easy mark. Time now for the redneck to use direct deposit for his monthly Social Security check‚ monthly pension from the railroad‚ and his monthly military stipend. That way‚ the younger man could score. Feeding the redneck’s different farm animals in the barn was a lot more palatable to
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of the surgical floor‚ Jian felt the tension seep from his body. He was home. He waited as he had at every appointment‚ month after month‚ year after year. Repetition had dulled him to the monstrosity of what he was about to do. He could not live without a Body Surgeon‚ he reasoned.
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on her way home. She turned left on the highway and into a petrol station. After filling her car up‚ she turned back onto the highway. Her thoughts turned to her husband and the fact that he was out of town on business. This made her feel slightly apprehensive. Just then she noticed out of her rear vision mirror a white panel van that had been following her since she’d left the petrol station. Dublin this time of year was dark and misty with non stop rain. As Fiona turned off the highway she
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families though. They got no respect; the young spoilt‚ spiteful children treat me like a piece of shit on their shoe. I can’t do nothing though‚ us whites get hung for disrespecting the family‚ for all I know my parents could’ve been dangled dead years ago. So recently I have been thinking a lot of my escape. I am worried that somewhere along the way‚ I will be caught‚ and sent back to my Master. I do not want this. Going back would mean a severe beating‚ and my back would be even more marked up
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conflict‚ the Loisel couple bought another diamond necklace to replace the old one. It took them many years to pay off the debts. Then‚ one fine day Mme. Loisel bumps into Mme. Forestier‚ and comes to acknowledge that the necklace was fake. So‚ if Mathilde had told the truth right from the beginning‚ she would have never had to buy a diamond necklace and work so hard all these years. Moving on‚ another story that shows conflict is Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game.” A very good example of an
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had no idea; she did not even have an outline. Julie put her head down on the desk. “Just breathe‚” she told herself. The ringing phone jarred her back to reality. It was her mother. She glanced at the clock‚ and decided to let the voicemail get it. After a minute‚ she noticed the blinking light from the answering machine. “What if it’s something important? Or what if something is wrong?” Slowly‚ she got up from her chair‚ walked over to the answering machine‚ and hit the play button. “Hi‚ honey. It’s
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I sit here talking to a 34 year old women who seeks to help other‚ but says that because she has so few supporter that it is hard to raise even $5‚000.00 to help the apartment complex she lives in buy a few electronic devices. She has even tried to raise money for a homeless epileptic father son duo‚ but gained only $6. She says with a sad and hopeless look on her face. "How cruel can my fellow man be not to want to help those in need‚ and no I don’t want to hear this line about people don’t have
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lazy manner; almost as if it never wanted to leave. Casper closed his eyes‚ leaning against the trunk of his old‚ favorite tree‚ breathing‚ in the last of the long day. His venerable skin confirmed that he was a man with ages marked on his face. Years of unhappiness were etched by every deep line on his face. His pensive eyes never focused on anything as he seemed to be permanently lost deep into his thoughts. His lips were slightly turned down and his forehead had deep creases that pulled his eyebrows
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After minutes of slowly passing down the long narrow hall strip the man came to a stop after seeing what had been hanging from a
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Mute “Deeeeeeeep” The heart minder screamed letting me know that cancer was winning “DOCTOR” I screamed at the top of my lungs. I took one last gazes into my sister’s eyes as the nurse pushed me out the room and all I witness was defeat and surrender. “ Myasia I’m sorry‚ I love you” she battled to pronounce. “ Taj don’t talk like that‚ I’m not letting you go… I can’t” I replied bursting into tears and pushing through the nurse into my sister’s arms . “Myasia listen‚ y-you can never t-talk…”
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