Stories tagged with "adopt"

  • Jake's Choices; coming between Eva and Annette Inspired by text

    The more I thought about it the more I figured, Hey! I have more to offer her than Eva does! I mean, I sort of believed it….

  • Eva Upsets Annette Inspired by text

    I took Annette to the coffee shop on the corner. She ordered a sandwich and sticky bun. I just had a flavored tea.

    “I didn’t…

  • Have A Nice Weekend! Inspired by text

    “Have a problem with what?” I asked, suspicious. I turned around slowly, only to be pelted by something warm – and fragrant.
    ...

  • No Problem?! Inspired by text

    “Eloise, you do know the saying ‘ignorance is bliss’, do you not?” Mother Hannah’s tone was now soft, and she stroked the bab…

  • A Special Case Inspired by text

    As soon as I walked in, the baby’s attention averted itself to me, and its tail started wagging.

    Its beak open and shut, an…

  • A Short but Drawn Out Journey Inspired by text

    I gathered a few sacks of the special feeding mix for carnivorous animals, and threw it over my shoulder.

    Very ironically, ...

  • To The Barn! Inspired by text

    “Well, don’t stand there gawking like an idiot, Eloise; go out to the barn shed and get food,” Mother Hannah told me, and the…

  • Mother Dearest Inspired by text

    “No,” I whispered, dragging a hand across my face. “I’m not your Mama, for Yolanda’s sake – I’m Eloise. Just Eloise. The stup…

  • A New (Unappreciated) Life

    I was sitting in the hatching room, trying to get my mind off the way it smelled of chamomile in here.

    I can’t stand cham…

  • ChrisWDP's Orphanage of Ficlet Series Inspired by text

    21214One Second Thoughts – This could be the start of a new series. You could go down different paths with it, romance…