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Gilma Burdge and the Disease Gilma stared in disbelief as her mother coughed up blood. She ran to the kitchen and grabbed a cold washcloth. When she got back to her mother’s room, she had collapsed on the floor. Gilma picked her up gently and laid her on the bed, placing the damp washcloth on her forehead. She looked at her mom’s fragile figure and whispered, “Don’t worry momma, I’ll keep you healthy.” She got up off the bed and walked to the phone, quickly dialing the clinic’s number. It rung…

With the letter back in the envelope, she wondered if maybe holding it a day would allow her time to conjure up a good excuse. Her navy-blue, plaid skirt was caked with mud and her knee highs were splotched with blood. Upstairs, Marci heard a series of exasperated sighs and rolled her eyes. Once again, her mother was having a fit. First, she heard the familiar scuff of shoes and recognized the foot patterns of Silvia Aurora Herrero, just before she walked into the kitchen. Marci’s face lit…

The day had come for Taehyung and you to have lunch with your parents and he showed up at your door particularly dressed to impress. Even if he looked like he was about to play a round of golf, you knew your mother especially would eat it up. You were mostly quiet on the way to the restaurant, nervously nit picking at the hem of your light blue sundress and fidgeting with your thumbs while staring out the window of his car and sighing occasionally. He asked what’s wrong multiple times, even if…

One Thursday evening while my husband was away, I had a to have a conversation with my children that I, honestly, was not ready for. It was not the typical talk most parents have with their children but I, unfortunately, am not like most parents. And as like most things when you have children, it always happens at the most inconvenient times. LET’S GO!!!! WE are going to be late. C’mon. C’mon. C’MON!!! Danny, WHERE ARE YOUR SHOES?!?!? Dylan! Please for the love of Jesus get out of the frig.…

Attack of the Zombies As I drive to school, I look out the window and see nothing but little kids running around and people walking; all I feel is depression. Atlanta has a population of 443, 775 and soon it’ll be 443, 774. Everyone who lives here seems to be so happy, but I’m a caged animal who is ready to fly away. I’m about to graduate and I cannot wait to go to Julliard. This town is full of scum-sucking bullies. I guess the girl with a drunken mother and a father who committed suicide…

John and his sister Amanda lived in a town called Greensburg. John had a friendly personality and his sister had a very curious personality. They both lived in a normal brown house near the beach. When they weren’t doing homework, or when they weren’t at school, they played together at the beach. Greensburg was known as a creepy town after being founded in 1856 by an Infamous criminal, known as Tom Perry strange stuff started to happen people would report to see Mermaids,Ghosts and flashing red…

During this section, Anne again describes how she feels like she is being treated like a child. She tries to find new ways to cope with matters, and she decides that it is best she stops writing for a bit. Although Anne finds it rather offensive when the people of the annex talk about what they would like to do when the war is over, she records what each person would like personally after escaping their temporary home. One of Anne’s new ways of acting more like an adult is keeping her opinions…

Mother 's Day is one of those holidays that should be celebrated around the world. Every mother deserves to be cherished at least one day out of the year. They 're our first teachers, our first love and the person who is always in our corner. With only a week before Mother 's Day, you don 't need to panic, but you should be thinking about how you can honor your mother in a way she 'll appreciate. Free Ideas to Melt Her Heart Video Declaration of Love With a backdrop consisting of a sheet and…

It was summer time, the birds flew high in the big blue sky. The wind blew softly through the cedar trees, some of the men were out hunting in the woods. Others fishing in the great canoes. The women wove their baskets and hats and head bands for the great ceremony. The younger children danced and played while the older children gathered around the fire to listen to the teachings of the elders and learn the dance and songs of ceremony. For this was to be a great gathering of two tribes uniting…

The Gods’ Rose The moonlight poured from the sky like milk from the chalice of a God. And although the wind was roaring, silence and peace reigned through the forest. Agapi was laying on a thick tree branch outside her home, humming a sweet tune to herself, gently tearing the pettles off a rose and letting them float away with the breeze, while she stared up at the small white specks that were glued on the heavens. She was an odd girl, or so I had heard. She was tranquil, yet wild. Obedient,…