A Short Story : A Story?

Whereas Connie is considered beautiful, June is seen as “plain and chunky” (496). Regardless of their differences, both girls have one thing in common, they both love to spend time with friends and Connie uses this to her advantage. On several occasions, a friend’s father has left them off at the mall, however once they arrive, Connie travels across the street “ to a drive-in restaurant where older kids hung out” ( 497). It is here that she comes into contact with her future assailant, but at the time she ignored his attention.

Connie, a stereotypical fifteen year old girl, views her life and her family with dissatisfaction. Jealous around her twenty-four year old sister, June, despite June’s outward plainness, and tense around her irksome mother, Connie escapes to the mall with her friends. She and her clique of friends

She hates her life in the mall and often wants to just go home. At home, there are more problems to deal with. Her heartbroken newly single mother (point to Mother’s picture) made a new friend named Lydia (point to Lydia) who’s slowly changing Havens’ s mom. Haven’s mom is newly single because the man of her dreams, Mac McPhail (point to dad) had found the woman of his dreams, Lorna (point to Lorna), also known as the “weather pet” to Haven and her mother. Her dad has been a newscaster for the sports for years. no one suspected a thing until the new weather girl came and there was a lot of chemistry on set. (point to the news set) She also has an older sister who’s named (point to Ashley’s picture) Ashley who is shorter, curvalicious, and gets a lot of boy attention. Haven had gotten sick and tired of all of Ashley’s boyfriends. Haven feels very ugly and gigantic next to her sister (point to the picture of the to girls) Ashley had finally settled down with Lewis Warsher (points to Lewis), her fiance, who is boring compared to her sister’s audacious personality. Lewis and Ashley met in an ice cream shop and it was

Gwen walked outside only to get a face full of the cool, cold breeze gliding across her face. She had on a lightweight, zipped up maroon jacket that still kept her warm despite its thickness. She also was wearing a dark gray - almost black - beanie her dad had got her the Christmas before he joined the army to go fight in Afghanistan. She’d had it since she was 14. Her somewhat medium-length bright, blonde hair went down just a little past the hood of her jacket. Being 17, Gwen hopped into her bright white 2014 Volkswagen Jetta - not the most spacious car in the world, but it got her where she needed to go. She set off to go pick up her best friend, Lauren, to set off on another adventure. The city of Cleveland was pretty busy this morning, yet it was nothing compared to New York City or Tokyo.

Garrett’s 6 year old sister, Megan, fled down the steps, sprinting the whole way down. Sweat had plummeted down from her face, leaving beads of sweat dripping on her forehead. Her eyes were glistening and glazing with tears, to the point where she was about to cry. “Garrett! I-I didn’t know what to do!

Aubrey placed her hand on his door and put her head down like she had something to hide. Then all the other girls appeared from the other side of the car.

“So, mom. What do you think of my new glasses?” She looks at me as she starts the car, then looks up at my glasses. She suppresses a smile and says,

Floey has just turned thirteen and her aunt, who she has not seen for years, sends her the present of a training bra. Floey does not need this but poses for a picture which her friend sends to Aunt Sarah. Now Floey is afraid of meeting her aunt when she comes to her house for her sister’s wedding. After the wedding, Aunt Sarah leaves her two kids for two weeks, while she goes on a trip to Alaska, at Floey’s house and she is forced to look after her cousins.

Mathilda (Tilly), fourteen, and Ruth Anne (Roo), sixteen, are sisters and best friends in Connecticut. Roo is on her way to pick up her younger sister Tilly at the river museum. It's four o'clock on a February Saturday afternoon. The Connecticut River that she has passes by is almost frozen over and Roo wants to get a few pictures of the beautiful scene for her portfolio for a scholarship contest. She desperately wants to attend Yale University, where her father had taught before his massive heart attack last summer. Impatiently her younger sister tilly eagerly keep texting roo. Knowing not to text while driving Roo consciously picks up her phone and texts her sister back . Moments

“ AHHHH!!!” Autumn screamed in shock ! I let go of her sweatshirt. She turned around and looked at me as though I just threatened to steal her iPod! “ It was so hard to not say anything!!” Evan said with a laugh in his voice. My mom called me over to watch my sleeping brother Wade, when I was standing there my aunt Lennette came over to see Wade and

Reese zipped up his suitcase, and put it near the door in his disheveled room. He then began to pack his backpack with his laptop, phone charger, camera, and other essentials. Marie began to walk down the hallway upstairs to Claire’s room. “Claire, are you packed yet?” asked the mom. “Not yet, ugh I can’t find my makeup bag!” whined Claire. Claire was fourteen years old. She had long, blonde hair and was tall and skinny. She was very popular in her grade. “It’s right here hun” Marie said holding up the bright pink makeup bag. “Thanks mom” exclaimed Claire as she packed it in her

Leaving the motel, on Highway 74, around 3:00, Marlene wanted to get home before Jerry and Andrew arrived. She smiled as she recalled the past few hours spent with her lover. Pulling into the garage, Marlene parked her Mercedes, brushed her hair, put on fresh lipstick, and rushed into the house. She was relieved to be home before her husband and father-in-law had arrived, and she went into the kitchen, made a pot of coffee, sat down at the counter, and glanced through the morning paper.

"No!" Screeched Traviata as she sat up straight sweat beading down her face and panting heavily.

"Come on baby! Get up" Zakkery bent down onto his knees so he was eye level with Juliette "Just breath" he encouraged her. You could see that he was aching to touch her, but the circle between them stopped him from doing so.

It all started on a Monday afternoon when Lucy thought to take a walk down the path from her house. It was close to midnight she did not seem to get tired after all the busy days she had. Lucy lives by herself in Portland, Oregon, and Lucy lived with herself and her dog Snuffles, a small Beagle. She rang the tiny bells on his leash. He came running down the stairs. She stroked his back calmly and slid the rope over his head and around his body and Lucy tied her coat in a knot around her waist. It was the beginning of Autumn, and the leaves had just started to fall, the smell of pumpkins and freshly raked leaves. Lucy began walking as her dog followed her through the dark, narrow trail. As they were walking Lucy heard a ruffle coming from the bush, she stopped and peeked over to see what there was. A confused elder man startles Lucy as she turns around he asks what time it was she questions why he is out so late. The man responds with a loud, “What?” Lucy responds as if she was talking to a deaf man, “why are you out this late?” The elder man seems still confused Lucy sighs, and she walks away the man starts following her Lucy and her dog start to walk faster Lucy realizes that the man is following her. Lucy turns around and yells “WHAT DO YOU WANT!” The man says “You.” Lucy dashes through the trail, her dog following along her side. The dog starts barking Lucy turns her, head around to see if the man is still following her, her heart is pounding. She turns back around he