“It’s going to take a while but I am going to get there.” Melanie was forceful. Melanie was adamant but was she convincing? “What are you waiting on?” Cynthia was oh too familiar with saying that phrase to her friend. Melanie dropped her head looking for the imaginary fist that had just punched her in the gut. She pulledContinue reading “Who? Me? – Part 1”
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Learning Anew: An Excerpt VI
“Okay, so I know that this may sound crazy.” His eyes dropped to his shoes and a light escaped from them. “Maybe just a little.” A loose chuckle rolled out of his belly. Johan tried to sound casual though he’d rehearsed this speech several times over in his head. Aniya peered at him, teeth gritted under her pressed lips. Johan’s lashes fluttered. Aniya didn’t make it easy forContinue reading “Learning Anew: An Excerpt VI”
Messages From Beyond The Moon I: I’m All In It…
Hey you. Yes, you. I’ve been thinking about you. Oh, you didn’t realize that I think about you? Well, it’s like all the time. I think about how you try to be the picture of perfection working to hold everything together. Trying to prove your strength. I think about your late night cries cause you think no one gets you…reallyContinue reading “Messages From Beyond The Moon I: I’m All In It…”
Life Passages XXIV – Reality Check
“I’m not sure about this Devon. About being here.” Madeleine spoke in hush tones leaned in close to Devon’s ear. They warmed a couch at the edge of the room of Emmanuel’s parents basement. Emmanuel got the Agape youth group together for the monthly game night. Devon managed to convince Madeleine to join him and Samantha there, but he wasn’t as successful Continue reading “Life Passages XXIV – Reality Check”
Life Passages XXIII – Truth Outspoken
“Devon this important!” Devon circled Samantha, each arm loaded up with boxes containing paraphernalia to re-stock the shelves at his Grandpa Solomon’s eclectic book and comic store. “Devon. Did you hear me? ” Devon allowed one box to slip to the floor then laid the others down. He began unloading them but he still had not given Samantha anyContinue reading “Life Passages XXIII – Truth Outspoken”
Life Passages XXII – It Runs Deep
“What about this one?” Samantha pointed to a bright fuchsia dress with thick straps that wrapped over the front, with an uneven hem. 1-2-3-4—15 seconds later, Samantha still heard no response. She turned her head in the opposite direction to face Madeleine and noted her gapped mouth, matching her wide-set stare. “What. What is it? You don’t like it?” rolledContinue reading “Life Passages XXII – It Runs Deep”
Life Passages XXI – The Inevitable
“Um, thanks Mads…ah,thanks for agreeing to move the conversation outside the coffe shop. You know with Sam dropping in like that and all.” Devon displayed a wide, but nervous grin as he looked across at Madeleine sitting next to him on the bench at their familiar spot in the park. “This way, no more distractions, right?” His smile managed the impossibleContinue reading “Life Passages XXI – The Inevitable”
Life Passages XX – Meeting Of The Minds
The coffee shop door squeaked opened. Sunshine filled the room and ushered Madeleine in. She was adorned in a knee-length blue and white horizontally stripped sun dress. Her hands visibly trembled but she managed a half-smile. Devon jumped to his feet with an enormous grin. Madeleine spoke first with a bashful smile. “Hello”. Devon extended his arms straight into the air. “Hi Mads. You’re here…finally.” He steppedContinue reading “Life Passages XX – Meeting Of The Minds”
Life Passages XIX – Settlement
Devon spotted Madeleine right away. He broke into a sprightly jog across the school front yard. He was oblivious to the people lounging on the grass. He skipped over them with ease and made a bee line to Madeleine. She didn’t see, nor hear him approaching. Madeleine wore huge pink and white headphones that sat on top of her head with a cord that ran into the side pocket of herContinue reading “Life Passages XIX – Settlement”
Life Passages XVII-Knowing Her Own Heart
“No, no, no. God, No!” Madeleine sits at the edge of her bed hiding from her parents, the world, and most certainly, Devon. “God, I don’t need this right now.” She whispers, trying to keep her argument with God private. “Do I…Did I feel…What the heck was that?” Madeleine covers her mouth with both hands, startledContinue reading “Life Passages XVII-Knowing Her Own Heart”
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