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Apsara Rodrigo

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Goodbye Tyrant

February 11th Janine Dear Diary, Maria Fernandez was a tyrant. The girl could just throw an insult at a carnivore and watch it break down in tears. But this was not why she was here today. “Water?” Sipho Ntuli stood on the half-brown lawn holding an empty glass. Sipho never spoke to me. He was the type of guy that spoke to girls like Maria and won every karate championship. He never knew that I watched his matches or that I got my yellow belt because of him. At least, not when Maria was around. I saw her kiss him after he won his match. ...

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Scandal at Pennsylvania Avenus

Weekly Contest #67

Hilary I've always worn my hair short. It was the same pixie cut with the front bangs and the highlights. But today, I fastened on extensions so that the waves cascaded around my face like it had never done before. I wanted the false eyelashes and the scarlet lipstick to blend into me, making me not just Hilary but a woman who demanded to be loved. "You look beautiful," Bill said to me as he threw his tuxedo on the ground. I smiled. That was what you gave your partner of so many years, wasn't it? A smile, a kiss, every inch of your body. Som...

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The woods of Tobolsk

Weekly Contest #37

                        THE WOODS OF TOBOLSK                           PART ONEShe woke up with an ache. A normal human being experienced headaches, stomachaches and backaches all throughout their lives. But an ache that felt like their eyes had been scooped out? It wasn’t so common. Golden ...

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