It happened the summer I turned nine. We’d wake up early — unlike during the term — and head out to play. There were no parks, no gardens. Just the alleyways.…
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We sit next to each other as we always have for the last ten years. Staring at the television, watching but not really seeing. No words are needed. I tried my…
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It was the first time, and it wouldn’t be the last. She watched the blood ooze down her arm — starting as a straight line from her wrist and snaking its…
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She sits on the wall next to the raging ocean. For a moment she stares at the ocean, the waves slapping against the same wall. Within minutes, she turns away and…
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They laughed when she spoke about her dreams to become a doctor. “You’re a girl,” they said. “You have to get married, have kids and look after your family. It’s your…
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Everyone seemed to have a story about their first kiss around the campfire that night. Yet, Susie was not sure if she wanted to share her story with the other girls.…