Just until a spot opens, I reminded myself, she is only here until a spot opens and then she will move out. I took a deep breath, set down my phone on the charger, and cracked my bedroom door open. I did not see her there, so I opened the door further and looked around,…
The grandchildren had just walked back into the house from the neighbor’s pool. Bundled in fluffy towels, the grandchildren wandered around the house, grabbing clothes, and taking turns dressing in the bathroom. Damp hair and mismatched outfits clothed the grandchildren as they gathered back in the living room. The television was turned on as the…
He was not sure how it happened. The pain began two or three days after the dentist appointment. His teeth had to somehow have been sharpened like knives that were shredding the inside of his cheeks. He had only gotten a tooth filled on the top and one on the bottom on opposite sides of…
I was a lifeguard for a water park during the summer of 2019 and will never take a job as a lifeguard again. I took the job after having been on my school’s swim team for the past two years after being injured in wrestling the year before. I was a strong swimmer and had…
The medication was supposed to make things better not worse. The first prescription was an antidepressant that made the level of anxiety disappear. The anxiety remained but I could not tell at what level my anxiety was. Normally I was able to tell what level I was at any time I checked in with myself….
The party was fast approaching. The food trays had already been preordered and she would pay for them at pickup the day of. She had ordered large trays of sandwiches, wraps, and a veggie tray. She had just picked up the drinks, consisting of sprite, rootbeer, water, and ingredients to make Shirly Temples. The two…
I tend to be known as the tea queen in my family. My specialty is drinks, especially sweet tea. I do not cook very often but I do occasionally. I am not the best cook in the kitchen but there are a few recipes that I know and can cook well. One recipe is my…
All he wanted to do was lie down. He had been working almost nonstop with brief breaks for food and passed out as soon as his head hit the pillow. His wife had been in the same boat ever since the baby was born and the two had decided on a shift schedule to make…
Charlotte loved spiders so long as they did not touch her. The spiders ate other bugs that would otherwise pester her. The webs could be creepy at times, but they would also be beautiful in the right lighting and weather. The intricacy of each web and the designs fascinated her to no end. The only…
Anyone who knew her well knew to not trust her with any form of money in a bookstore. Given the chance, Angela would spend everything she had and would walk out with her arms overflowing with books. This had been the case since she was little. She was always getting in trouble for reading during…