Rowena

How do you see this picture? Pretty or Messy?

He stood by the front door of his house watching in defeat as the leaves he so despised geared him as they stuck to the pavement with the raindrops acting as a natural adhesive. I can imagine in his thoughts he wished it would stop raining so he could sweep them away. I walked through …

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You wouldn’t believe who I spoke with today.

Person #1 – “I am sorry,” he said as the dried leave danced across the square concrete as if on a dance floor. The broom cleared a path with each sweep. “Good morning,” he said. I looked up from my phone at him. “Good morning,” I respond as I continued on. Person#2 – “Hey!” What …

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No more texts… part 14

Larry stopped the recorder and restarted it. “We received many 911 calls last night in regards to this same incident. I was one of the first detectives on the scene. In the courtyard, there were residents congregated outside in small groups talking about what they thought happened. It was like any other scene until I …

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He grabbed me thinking I would accept his professed love.

My daughter and I were walking home from a friend’s house when we came upon a block party. There were a lot of people there on the street somewhere in Yonkers. I held my daughter’s hand and eased through the crowd. “Excuse me! Sorry! Excuse me!” I called out as we walked by. Then we …

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No more texts… part 13.

Although Sabrina was curious to get the information, she was also afraid to hear the answer. The sound of a gunshot and the thought of it swiftly taking the breath of a life away caused her to faint. The reality hit her that Carlos might be dead, and it was all her fault.

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