Stories tagged with "house"
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The Writer Asks Questions

“I’m sorry, darlin’,” Mrs. McCarthy said, clasping her hands together. “He came over yesterday to have tea – with me and Se…
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The Writer Gets Updated

Mrs. McCarthy soon had me in a bear hug, and I could scarcely breathe.
“Aidan! Look at you,” _she exclaimed, holding me ou…
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The Writer Meets An Old Neighbor

_When we stopped at papa’s house, Raine looked like he had been run over by a freight train. I have found his weakness! He ca…
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The Writer Enunciates

_Yet in another taxi, I had the time to ponder the questions I was going to ask him, and sort them out from the ones I was af…
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Broken Home part 2

My heart seems to stop, and the sobbing persists. What should I do? I take a deep breath and listen closer to the sobs.
It s…
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Broken Home part 1

I wonder why nobody is home… Wait a moment… what’s that? There, a noise upstairs, something really loud. “Mom?”
The stairs c…
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The Writer Keeps a Cool Exterior - Hopefully

The airport was like all airports – big, marbled, filled with people and amazingly busy for such an inhumane hour.
_My hea…
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The Writer Is Affected By Comments

What am I going to do? WHAT am I going to do?! I can’t just leave this guy here – it’s crazy! It’s folly!
Scooter’s com…
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The Writer Gets a Clue

_The taxi ride was bumpy, and in a word : gargled. Scooter was being a complete whiner, and he even got the taxi driver threa…
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The Writer Briefly Serves as a Target

I turned on my heel, and made my way back to the couch again.
_Imagine my shock and horror when I actually saw Mr. Tough G…