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Submitted to Contest #290
-Adoration is a powerful emotion. It can lead you to actions you never imagined. It can be directed toward any person, place, or thing: Andrea and Kenneth were cool, but after a couple of years, Kenneth became too controlling. He didn’t want her going anywhere without him. His alcoholism was a problem for Andrea, so she didn’t care to be seen in public with him. And he was abusive. One year, we were all going to attend our 10-year high school reunion together, but Kenneth didn’t want to go. He didn’t want Andrea to go either, but...
Submitted to Contest #289
Elisha sat on the porch eating vanilla ice cream with her little sisters. She liked to take her time and savor the taste of the smooth, silky cream sliding down her throat. But her favorite part was when the ice cream settled in the bottom of the cone. When she bit into it, that vanilla goodness shot all through her mouth, and the cone remained crunchy to the end. That was one of the many treats they had in the summertime. It was a nice, warm, sunny day, and they were sure to enjoy it. The girls lived in a nice house with their grandpa...
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