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Silver Serendipity
The aquarium was nearly vacant at eleven a.m. on a Wednesday. I bought a ticket from the bored-looking woman sitting in the glass box at the entrance, headset plugged into her phone, as she responded to whoever she was talking to in between telling me my total.
By Amanda Howe4 years ago in Fiction
It's the Dawning of the Cage of Aquariums
I can't believe I am in an outdoor flea market, it's so humiliating. My keepers are moving to the Bahamas and leaving me to some whiney kid most likely. It's sunny out and I am a loner. I requested a tank cleaner, but I shut my trap when I overheard my "family" talking after dinner and the choices they were going over were seriously evil. Luckily, the insanely bad violinist "Maestro" Mary who was perhaps twelve overheard her parents and older brother, Jerky Joe arguing over what to do with me. "Dad just flush him, sell the tank and get it over with, what's the big deal?" Maestro Mary ran in and hit him in the back of the head. He swung at her yelling, “Get away from me you little freak!”
By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)4 years ago in Fiction
Rich Neighbour, Poor Neighbour
As it was Thursday, Claude wore a red tie. Picking what suit to wear was the challenge. Should he wear the burgundy suit that he uses for outside wear or his teal suit for when guests come over. In the end he went for his yellow suit. The one that his neighbour’s wife knitted for him, it was warm and comfortable.
By Chloe Gilholy4 years ago in Fiction
The Mysterious Gift
I apply the final touch to the small Christmas tree, then switch on the lights. The tree is only small, but as a newly single mother, it is all I can afford. I observe the two small bags of wrapped presents under the tree there aren't many, but I know that Charlotte and Rose will be grateful for them. There are only three presents each in the bags, that is the price families pay nowadays for being on a low income.
By Carol Ann Townend4 years ago in Fiction
Await
It was John's 10th birthday. For his birthday, he wanted one thing. It wasn't the latest video game, nor clothing, nor a trip to a basketball game. All Jacob wanted for his 10th birthday was to go to the aquarium with his dad. Since he was 8, his dad was absent from his life. His dad was serving in the army, fighting a war that was on going for the past 3 years. But finally, the war had ended, and unbeknownst to John, his dad was finally going to spend a birthday with his son at his favourite place: the aquarium.
By Birithivy Yogaratnam4 years ago in Fiction
The magic of the seahorse
It was Christmas eve. The world of holiday cheer was alive indeed in the air. Everywhere you looked bells were jingling, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer was flying here and there, and elves peeked from behind many a window. Christmas lights dazzled the eyes, fires burned within the hearths, hearts were singing lively carols and happiness, good cheer and eggnog were brewing within the cozy houses.
By Novel Allen4 years ago in Fiction
Mauve's Survival Guide for the Mentally Exhausted
The name's Mauve Laudamilk. Barely twenty, and already feel as if I've hit rock bottom. God. If you would've told five year old me that my mom's new boyfriend would've turned me into who I became today, she would have probably just been so disappointed. That young girl had so much hope for our future. She'd be so upset knowing I blew it all away for a one way ticket down to hell.
By 'Lissa Stufflestreet4 years ago in Fiction
