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Submitted to Contest #100
Bonnie had to stop at the grocery store, after picking up Brian, on her way home from work. She needed diapers; again. Shopping with the baby was so much more complicated, but she was learning how to cope. Brian babbled in his car seat. Glancing in the rear view mirror she saw her precious son. She felt so fortunate to have him. He was the one good thing that came out of her disastrous marriage. Divorce had dragged her down, dampened her spirit, and destroyed her self confidence. But escaping the four years of abuse she had suffered, had mad...
Submitted to Contest #97
Ruby ran her fingers over the nameplate on the door. She slid her key into the lock and swung the door open. The smell from the new carpet almost overwhelmed her. The shiny mahogany desk was just what she ordered. The finish shone in the light from the windows. The windows, oh the windows. As she stepped closer to them the city of San Francisco lay at her feet. From this the twelfth floor she could see the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate. And down below people walk on the sidewalks in the financial district, HER financial district. SHE HAD...
Submitted to Contest #94
Lydia looked into her full length mirror for the third time this morning. She was into absolute perfection. She retied her scarf once more time, adjusted her jacket again, and finally smiled into the mirror. She gathered her lunch and her satchel and left her apartment . As she drove to work Lydia remembered her conversation with Larry the night before. He had deeply hurt her feelings. "Why in the world do you have to dress up for first graders? They don't care what you wear. They would love you if you came to work in your pajamas. It's not ...
Submitted to Contest #93
Carol rolled over in bed to see her bedside clock. Fifteen more minutes until she had to get ready for school. She needed to get up, to get in the bathroom first. Her four younger siblings took forever in the bathroom. Today was a special day and she couldn't wait to get it started. Today she turned thirteen. A teenager at last! Life was going to be different now that she was practically an adult. She couldn't wait to meet with her parents to discuss what her new privileges would be, and the fact that she wanted a room of her own in the new...
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