Fox News accused me of destroying the fabric of America by giving away free drugs. I smiled politely and said:
“We will end drug crime in America,” then I followed Alicia to her office
You stumble into your life and the stumbles can seem reckless to a witness. You feel drawn to someone and cannot describe why. What pulls you? A smile, a glance? She bends your way when you speak, and you wonder what you know. Your body says you like this place. It tells you that you might find a home here, move closer. Move closer.
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My friends had always been transparently envious of Molly, even if they weren’t verbalising this. But it was obvious.
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The boots and radios faded until the only sound was Sage’s heart pounding in her ears. Her mind filled with images of guns and blood and her favorite people lying lifeless in the hall.
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It’s like some Greek or Roman tragedy in the sky, the gods battling among themselves and thunder rolling down from the clouds, an occasional lighting bolt striking at our feet.
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There, 10 x 4 position just like I was taught 65 years ago. Wonder if that’s where they got that 10 – 4, just about the only thing that’s OK when you’re old.
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I won’t give up on Angie. Will she ever trust me or talk to me again? I turn around, take out my phone, and call 911. Where’s the humor in this?
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“Start over” after “start over” after “start over,” we trudge back to the beginning of the set. Haley hisses at the sophomores who are scuffing their toes into the dirt. Anything—any small thing—could be the next spark for Dr. Hightower’s wrath.
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