Ciara

“I’m not good at stories, Pidge. Why do you need one?” “Because I’m having the anxiety of a lifetime for the testing we have tomorrow.” “You’re smart, you’ll do fine. Go to sleep.” “Ah, come on Hunk, bore me with one of your stories!” Hunk signed, plugging in his lava lamp for extra light, “Alright, fine. Uh, the story takes place in New Orleans, 1930.” “No, no, no! Do the flapper days of the 1920’s!” “Okay, okay! New Orleans, in the 1920’s. With a man named Keith, who is in his early twenties,…

Stay Down. That is the advice author and teacher Mitchell Jackson has for college students. Stay down because “you never know where you’re going to end up.” To stay down means to keep open to the possibilities. Jackson’s life is an example of someone who has seen the possibilities and chosen to stay open to them. Jackson grew up in Portland as the oldest child of a drug addicted mother. In 1997 Jackson was arrested on drug charges and spent more than a year in prison. After his release, Jackson…

Once he got home, he went straight to his room. He didn't bother with talking to his family because they didn't have the answers he needed. Gerard cleared a spot off his desk and pulled the dirty Ouija board from his bag, setting it down. He took it out of the box, and the room was suddenly freezing. It was like Gerard had stepped outside into a snow storm without clothes on. He shivered, but he was determined. "I'd like to speak with Frank," Gerard spoke. He sat there in absolute silence,…

Hello Nora Del Pilar Guerrero how have you been these past few years? My Spanish is getting worse and worse since my favorite Spanish teacher, you, is no longer in my life so I had to use Google translator so you can understand my e-mail. This is my first & I hope won't be my last e-mail & communication to you in a very long time so please be patient just like your patient with your family and friends. First of all you have no idea how much I miss you and our son and I know you're angry…

Dipper sat in the corner of his side in their room. 'Now that I have his name, the obvious step would be to kill him, however, I need the names of everyone working in the investigation, first...I'll think of something.' "Hey Dipper," Ryuuku said, floating into the room. "I edited all of the tapes with your pre-recorded ones." Dipper pointed to the stache of apples on Mabel's bed. "Good," Dipper pulled his hat down. "There's absolutely nothing for me to-" "DIPPER, TAKE CARE OF THIS BAT IN THE…

We're waiting every night to finally roam and invite newcomers to play with us. For many years, we've been all alone. We're forced to be still and play the same songs we've known since that day. An imposter took our life away. Now we're stuck here to decay. Please let us get in. Don't lock us away. We're not like what you're thinking. We're poor little souls who have lost all control, and we're forced here to take that role. We've been all alone, stuck in our little zone, since 1987. Join us,…

To my beloved sister Eleanor Olivia Whitesmith, Hello my dear sister Ellie. How are you doing these days? I do hope you are doing fine, at least better than I am. My dear sister I am writing to you because for these past days I have had no head to think about anything other than my current situation. The news I just learned have been eating away everything within me. I feel no desire to nourish myself and my sleep escapes my body when I try to rest. I didn’t know who else to consult other…

My life changed in a blank of an eye when I laid eyes on my girlfriend Fox. Right now I’m on the phone with her best friend Elliot, “So it’s been eleven months that I’ve been dating with Fox. She’s just too marvelous to put into words. I’m absolutely head over heels in love with her. I want to ask her to marry me, how should I pop the question?” Elliot went silent, and then I hear squealing, “Boy it’s taken you long enough? Oh my god this is fantastic news! Like I’m overwhelmed with emotions,…

Chapter fifteen ***Oliver 's P.O.V*** I kept messaging Dave as Carson messaged Cassidy. I turned to him. "Look, they 're probably together doing some stupid shit. Don 't worry." He nodded. "Yeah, you 're right. Let 's just go to maths." I smiled. "Sure. I just need to go to the bathroom." He nodded and we both walked into the bathroom. He looked at me, waiting for me to go to the bathroom. "Oli, what are you doing?" I breathed out nervously. "I need to tell you something. Actually, now that I…

Being in a job which required me to communicate with the other worker in English which is not my first language was a mixture of an interesting, difficult, and challenging experience. Writing emails, shift turnover reports, monthly reports, weekly reports, and answering phone calls were some examples of tasks that we had to do using English in our work. Using Arabic was extremely forbidden, especially in emails. We had to work hard to improve our skills in English because the management would…