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Submitted to Contest #17
Drake sighed as he walked down to the mailbox to send off his invitation. Ten years. It’d been ten years since the last time he’d seen his mother. Eleven years ago, Drake’s family had fallen on hard times. His father, Malcom, was an investor who was accused of embezzlement. His secretary was the real culprit, but she’d covered her tracks very well and had disappeared. Drake sneered bitterly. The secretary was his father’s mistress. Oh, the irony.Malcom was convicted and sent federal prison. All of their assets had been frozen or seized. &nbs...
I watch as she struggles to make it down the hall to the bathroom. I watch her stumble to her wheelchair and miserably gaze out the window as cars zoom by our house. My grandmother's getting older. Osteoporosis has changed her life. Four severe bone breaks and eight surgeries later has left her dependent upon us for everything. And when you're an independent person, that breaks you.The holidays are especially hard. She loves to cook. It along with her knowledge of gardening and horticulture are the things she gets the most joy out of. I reme...
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