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A Daddy For Hannah
She regains her balance after pulling herself onto the roof. Although, she has scraped herself many-a-time on the rough shingle tiles getting to her favorite place, she is now an expert at achieving this feat and now does it scrap-free. This sanctuary of solitude provides a place where she can let out all her frustrations, dream that she is a princess held hostage in a tower about to be rescued by her knight in shining armor, or just be left alone to gaze at the vast universe above. The summer months make it comfortable to sit out under the stars and imagine how different things could be. As she settles in, she waits for the next shooting star to appear so she can make her wish. Most times she is left disappointed, but tonight, she sees it, the unmistakable streak of light shooting across the sky. “There it is! There it is!” She exclaims out loud, almost losing her balance jumping up and down in excitement. “I knew I would see you again!” Careful not to take her eyes off of the shooting star, she says, “Daddy, I miss you. Oh, Daddy I miss you so much! Come back to me, please?"
By Robyn Moss 6 years ago in Families
The Mystery of the little black book
The Mystery of the little black book It was raining, again. Another long dark cold night. I didn’t want to go out in this kind of weather, but it seemed I had no choice. The message was clear, be on the north corner of 5th and Main at 18:00 if you ever want to see your dog again.
By Connie Sahlin6 years ago in Families
*Notebook
The day he died, my grandfather gave me a small black notebook. The cover was worn and corners were tattered, but he'd been carrying it for as long as I could remember, so I was a surprised when he pressed it into my hands. Perhaps if I'd known he was about to die it would have meant more to me, but at the time it just seemed strange.
By Karissa Davison6 years ago in Families
Kilend's Heart
Kilend’s Heart Caring for One Another Kilend was a little boy who lives with his mother Lauren and little brother DJ who has Autism. He was playing outside one day with DJ when they decided to go into the wood behind their house. They were looking at the trees and bugs on the ground. They went a little furter into the woods then they should, but they were having fun. The came upon a creek and started to toss rocks across the creek. His little brother DJ was so excited because he was with his big brother. They played in the woods by the creek and tried to climb the trees around them. Kilend heard a noise, so he told DJ to be quiet so they could hear the noise more clearly. The became very quiet then the sound came again. It was their mother Lauren calling them. Kilend thought, she must be worried, so he told DJ we have to go home now, Mom is calling us. They started to walk toward home when Kilend saw something on the ground. DJ said Kilend what is it you found. Kilend picked up the object. It was a rusty metal box. Kilend opened it and there was a lot of money in the box. The boys were amazed and ran home to their mother.
By Michele Austin6 years ago in Families
Stolen Birthright
Stolen Birthright By Kristoffer J Martin Bronze and red haze loomed over the dilapidated gabled ends of a late Victorian mansion. Curly-cued shingles lined the roof edge as a bristling mustache casting eerie shadows across a sprawling overgrown courtyard. Dark dusty windows bleakly mirrored the light of Ali’s 1980 BMW Sprinter van. “We’ll fit right in” she thought as the rust bucket squeaked to a stop. With a heave she threw open her door which crunched as it swung open on its sprung rusty hinges.
By Kristoffer Jay Martin6 years ago in Families
Scratchers
With the single swipe of a patinaed 1987 penny, came my downfall. I scratched with all the enthusiasm that a middle-aged office worker could afford, the rusty coin scraping the matte aluminum foil away from the neon pink and green card that boasted “WIN UP TO $1,000,000!”
By Rachel Stafford6 years ago in Families
Fond Memories
“C’mon, Nancy, you can do it,” Nancy says to herself as she jabs at the keys on the keyboard. Obviously, the computer is not doing what Nancy wants it to do. She starts mumbling under her breath, feeling even more frustrated that she has not been able to accomplish what she needs to get done.
By Robyn Moss 6 years ago in Families
A Wright Thanksgiving
Now that the funeral was over, Hope Street’s Annual Fall Festival had ended, and Thanksgiving was around the corner, The Wright Family needed a dose of happiness. Reverend Matthew Wright, Senior was eighteen months into his second marriage to the lovely Alyse Wright and continued to acclimate her to the Wright Family customs. Alyse witnessed some of the Wrights' customs as Matthew’s fiancé; however, things have changed, and expectations expanded now that she was his wife. Alyse was no longer a visiting guest bringing a bottle of wine or a desired dessert to the table, but now the host of the family’s events.
By Ashley D. Gilyard6 years ago in Families
A Letter to Nia
The silence was deafening as the boxes were loaded into the moving truck. Twenty-five years of marriage were over. My mom, Laura, stood motionless in the front room staring out the window as the movers carried boxes and furniture out of the house she shared with my dad for most of her life. They were married right after high school, both at 18 years old. She was the only child. Her mom passed away her senior year of high school and left everything to her. She never knew her dad. He left when she was three years old. Once she graduated high school, her and dad got married and lived in a house that together. My dad was always a loner and never talked about his family. I always had questions, but never pushed it.
By Crystal Miner6 years ago in Families
The roger's family
The Roger’s family had a business that went from small to franchise. It doesn’t matter for them how long it took but how hard they were working for. Maybe they got help by some of their friends from college, at the end they got there. Anyway looking at the time and the way they got there, you think maybe there’s a mystery around because it’s hard to believe that a business goes from being just a business into a Franchise. Some of their family members didn’t think so, they were arguing about making it happen and it was like a dream that ends in a dream to them.
By Ermi messi6 years ago in Families
