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“ Ok, I’m ready, “ I say to an empty porch. I got dressed in my usual jeans and a flannel. It was my casual and fancy wear. “ Over here, “ he calls. I walk out and look around a bit. All I see are beautiful evergreen trees and a few cherry trees, bushes, and tall green grass. We didn’t bother to cut the grass since we owned such a big plot of land. He appears beside me in my peripheral vision smoking a cigarette. I glare at him again. “ What, it’s not like I’ll die of lung cancer, “ he said pulling the cig out of his mouth. He took a big inhale of it and exhaled it out of his nostrils “There are children here. They don’t need to get a bad idea of doing that, “ Argue. “ Well, it’s not like th

A timeline. I could work with timelines.

Nana is a hardworking girl. Every morning, she gets up early and reads English aloud to improve her pronunciation. In class, she listens attentively to the teacher, her eyes always following the blackboard, jotting down important notes. When it comes to math, she bravely tackles difficult problems, not giving up easily even if she gets stuck.

They came back a few minutes later with gift bags in their hands. “Alright, time for the best part,” Elise stated. “I can’t wait to see her face,” Kaileeh voiced. Her comment had me scared. The first bag I opened was from Mina. I reached inside and took out the massage oil. I looked at it momentarily before looking at her with a raised eyebrow. She gave me a knowing smile. “I hear Jarren likes to give massages. Thought this might help.” Kaileeh tried to hold back her laughter as she took the bottles from me and looked at them. They were both warming sensation oil. My cheeks heated as I took the bottles and put them back into the bag before my Mom could see the

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Leo demanded before any of us could greet them. "Hi, Leo. How are you?" Layla said mocking and Leo glared. "Parking is awful out there" Van explained and the rest of us nodded. "Hey Van, Hi Lays. What can I get you?" I asked "Hi Finn. Can I get a coke?" Van responded "Hi Finnie. I would love a water, please" Layla said with a smile. "No alcohol tonight?" I asked "Nope, I've got work in the morning, remember?" She said.

She was sure they would be thrilled with the offer. All of a sudden, there was a small knock on Riley's window. She looked over and saw another note taped to it. Her first thought went to Ollie, and her heart broke. She just wished he would move on as this obsession and crush on Riley was getting a little old. She walked over and opened the window as she sat on the bench of the bay window. She grabbed the note and opened it up. It read that she would always be his... Who was he? Was this from Ollie? And why would she be his? This note made absolutely no sense, and so she tossed it in the trash and walked over to the bed. It was

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ZURI POV "Please stand as we move to the next round. Vaals, Glortinon, blue. Peulo, Kea, red. Earth, Cok, yellow. Frole, Hassin, orange. Makskin, Bronkark, Shikaz, green. Please take your seats your second course will be gund bread," the male announcer says with his amplified voice and we stand up.