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Write about a character who regrets a decision they made years ago, but which they were fervently committed to at the time.
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{Age of Love: A short story}
(AOL is a original piece by me and you can find it on my profile)
"Do you regret it?" I had never even thought about that, I mean, why would I?
"No. But do you?" I retaliated. I knew what the response should be, but I have trust in him.
There I sat in front of Roman on my house’s deck, the palm leaf fan was moving slowly and the sounds of the ocean filled the silenc...
It was my first time on my own. For years, I dreamt of the day that I would leave the torments of the devilish man that I called “father.” I no longer would withstand the fear of waking up in the middle of the night with the tall dark figure that reeked of stale newports and homemade moonshine standing over me, forcing his way into my bed. No longer would I have to tune out the shrill shrieks and ...
Sixteen years ago, it was all different. Of course it was; that’s a lot of time for things to change. But when I was with Rosa - I can still remember how it felt. How I dreaded coming home from work because she was there. How I worried about the weekends because it meant we would have to spend more time together. How I felt so utterly sad inside when I looked at her because I used to love to see h...
Nisha stood at the edge of the ocean staring as the water slowly drifted inward and outward from the shore. Nisha closed her eyes and let the cool air of the night sea envelope her completely. She inhaled & exhaled softly, taking in the smell of the salty ocean. The waves gently crashed against her legs. She held her white dress up above her ankles so as to not get them wet. Nisha opened her eyes ...
Sebastian picked up the bottle and chugged the remains of the bottle. He loved his beer. Nothing would ever outweigh his love for it. Not even his wife or daughter.
He stood and threw a dollar on the bar and went out the swinging doors. Walking to his car, he grumbled about having to go home to a whiny woman and a daughter who cried too much.
Slamming his car door, he revved out of the lot. Pul...
To try or not? It shoulda been a simple answer and at that time is was. I wanted to be like them.
Burry the needle in my vein so I can get on their level. They were swimming in ecstasy, or so it seemed. A few lousy 20 somethings with way too much free time and access to destruction. Such an untimely decision that shaved years off of my life....
I hate it
I hate it
I got so far
I didn’t mean to
I wanna go back
I don’t want to do it anymore
Stop I wanna go back
No stop please stop I don’t want to.
Its over…
I did it…
Didn’t hurt…
Put it in my app…
A whole week
I was so proud
Doesn’t matter anyway
Nothing does now
Especially me. 🤷‍♀️...
With every breath, the old tailor’s chest hurt. Overhead, he heard the scrape of a foot and for a second the tailor imagined it was his daughter running down the winding earthern stairs. Like his own father had done, the old tailor had tried to teach her reverence for the Crow & the Key, for all the old traditions. But of his Estelle’s many gifts but temperance was not one. The unexpected music of...
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