Ballad

Dearest Zayn; I wanted you to know that everything you 've done for me--I couldn 't be more grateful. I don 't know if I could ever repay you, but writing this letter to you sure makes me feel a lot better because I took so much from you. I feel at home and I feel like I belong. I 'm surrounded by culture and I 'm surrounded by family, which is all I ever wanted. I wanted to thank you for allowing me to have this opportunity, and I still think about you everyday. You 're the reason I 'm here.…

Dinner had been a million years long. After getting home and getting out of the car, I felt so worn out that sickness was inevitable. Keeping my eyelids open was going to be a challenge, especially seeing that Ana was now invited over and she would be a bundle of energy until the latest possible time. Yawning, I opened the door. I almost didn 't want Ana over so I could catch up on resting... for the first time in a week. "Flower, do you think that you are too tired for tonight?" asked my…

Jeremy, I did have a dream last night. I went around to different stores buying 12 plants, but James kept trying to helping me and following me around and I kept wondering where the fuck is Jeremy, like always. I even landed back in his apartment and his boyfriend’s stuff was everywhere, of course he kept trying to kiss me and the whole time I was basically yelling, “WHERE IS JEREMYYYY” ... “You have a boyfriend!!!” … “Where is JEREMY???” Hoping yes, you’d bust in and say, “Come on!” No, I…

In 1951, Ernest Hemingway wrote one of his last famous works, The Old Man and the Sea. As it is noted by the title, the main setting of the novel is the sea. Hemingway uses this setting throughout the novel to exemplify the natural relationship between man and nature. During Santiago’s journey he encounters other creatures, like the marlin, to support the claim of nature and man working against and with each other. This novel, not only is a captivating story of man’s ongoing battle with the…

attracted most attentions from researchers in Interlanguage pragmatics (ILP). Previous studies focus on the perception (Garcia, 2004) and the production (Pinto, 2005) of requests from L2 learners with different language levels. Burgeoning interests in interlanguage pragmatic development in recent years have resulted in the investigation of the relationship between second language proficiency and the sequence organization when making requests (Al-Gahtani & Roever, 2011). However, the participants…

Meanwhile, Cipher and Jaden stood at the edge of the mountain, where they can see the entire Garden from every angle. “The scenery is divine…,” Cipher speaks in astoundment-while Jaden’s eyes are pivoting from one point to the next-“a place which ascends tranquility.” Jaden frowns, his eyes narrowing in on a dark-shaded stretch of land, ravaged by the sickness. “You see with your own two eyes, the real beauty and the serenity the Garden possesses. It is one of the many reasons, why I been so…

''Can i walk you home." he asked "sure" "So where did you move from," "Halfway,Oregon," "Halfway I've never heard of it," "you know small town population 290 well now 287 mom and pop stores one library huge city hall tons of churches," "sounds nice," "It was," "why did you move," "well my dad died of cancer last year and i guess my mom just wanted a fresh start," "I'm sorry" "it's okay but enough about me what's your story," "I'm 17 I was born and raised here in Montpelier,Vermont I am an only…

It was a Sunday when this tragic incident happened. On May 8th I was trying to get this stump out at my mom's house with an axe. I went to stick it in the top of the stump to go eat lunch and it bounced off the stump and landed on my foot. It left a big scar on my left big toe. It didn’t hurt but blood was rushing out like crazy. And all I could think was “why doesn’t it hurt.” At 10:00 in the morning on Mother’s day my mom said “let's plan out our day.” The first thing she said was “let's rake…

I have attained vengeance over my enemy. I stride with accomplishment as I walk into my next adventure. “Fortunato may you lie in peace for the next millennium” I whispered gleefully to myself while leaving the catacombs. Once I stepped out I ventured my eyes on the most charming and ravishing woman I ever laid eyes on. Her beauty struck me where I stood. I went to her got on one knee and kissed her soft little palms. I looked into her two beautiful blue illusions. She smiled a smile that could…

Sorry, I have to ask... - is she seeing someone? - What do you mean? I mean, if your ex-wife is seeing someone, that's who she'd tell everything to. As far as I know, there's no one in her life. No. - That will narrow it down. - Not for long, though. Tshidi will always have a man lurking in the background. So she could've hired someone to do the robbery on her behalf? Easily. But there will be a trail - e-mails, calls... - She might have another phone. - It would be the smart move.…