Lauren pressed her foot harder on the gas pedal, but to her dismay the wheels whined and spun, and if anything, sank further into the ditch. For all the good it would do, she flipped on the emergency flashers. Life wasn’t fair. She could die out here. Her family may never find her. A nervous chuckle brought back. Sanity check. Stuck didn’t equate to dying, and the best intentions didn’t excuse her bad judgement when she ventured into the storm. What she needed was a plan . . . and cell phone reception. As the vehicle idled, she pushed her weight against the door, forcing it into the rounded snowdrift. The frigid air blasted inside the vehicle, whipping her hair against her face and loosening her scarf, but she still dropped her boots into …show more content…
He attracted women without even trying, so she was one of many, well, except for falling in love with him. She’d often pop over to his place before heading to the Institute. That day she intended to surprise Spencer before he left for court. Even now, the raunchy image of Spencer in bed with Buffy Madison played out in her mind. It was humiliating to lose her fiancée to another woman, but to lose him to a popular talk radio host whose face flattered the side of every bus in the city--well that crushed her soul. He’d claimed the affair meant nothing, but his confession shattered her dreams, leaving her with doubts about herself and relationships. On top of the Preston incident, she lost her display designer job due to budget cuts, so human resources claimed. But Maggie came to her rescue, offering her a decent job purchasing antiques for the store. At twenty-eight, Lauren hesitated to change careers, but she and Maggie made an awesome team. It took time and dedication, and while many established dealers closed their doors, Once Again Antiques climbed into the green. The steady engine hum lulled her nerves and the stinging across her forehead subsided. Her lashes drooped and she heard the cattle
He ultimately stripped her foundation and left her more confused than ever. These twist and unexpected turns are to be expected in a postmodern writing
Every day, Gianna worked hard and was very kind to others. Four months after she was sold, Gianna was asked to work as a servant in the Senator’s home. So, she moved to the Senator’s house and found out she liked it there better than anywhere else she had ever been. Months past and Gianna was falling in love. This was no type of love she could feel. She was falling for a man of the opposite race; the Senator’s
This moment of “finding her voice” not only affected her marriage, but also serves as a stepping stone in her journey towards
Everyday she struggles with people calling her the bad person, people not believing her, and people not forgiving her, like her own father. One day when Valerie’s mom texts her telling her she has to work late and to ride the bus home, she decides to walk a few miles to her dads firm. She was kind of skeptical of asking her dad for a ride but she figured it’d be a better alternative to riding the bus. When she arrives at the firm she sees something that made her mouth drop. She saw he dad gently place a hand on his secretary’s shoulder. He called her ‘Sweetheart’ and ‘Baby’, something he hadn’t done to her mom for years. I predicted that he had been having an affair on Valerie’s mom. A few chapters later I found out that my prediction was right. Valeri also found out the ominous truth of her fathers affair. Valerie’s dad told her mom everything and she wanted him out of the house. He told Valerie how much he loved Briley, his twenty-four year old secretary, and then said, “I was set to move in with her over the summer. We’d hoped to have been married been now. But the shooting…” (Brown 294). What made Valerie upset the most was the fact that he hid his anger towards her mom by covering it up with the shooting. He blamed Valerie for his distantness from the family but really he was out having an affair with his
He idolizes her as if she were the Virgin Mary: "her figure defined by the half- opened door . . . The light from the lamp opposite our door caught the white curve of her neck, lit up her hair that rested there, and falling, lit up the hand upon the railing." Yet even this image is sensual with the halo of light accentuating "the white curve of her neck." The language makes obvious that his attraction is physical rather than spiritual: "Her dress swung as she moved her body and the soft rope of her hair tossed from side to side." His desire for her is strong and undeniable: "her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood"; "my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires." But in order to justify his love, to make it socially acceptable, he deludes himself into thinking that his love is pure. He is being hypocritical, although at this point he does not know it.
There was a fresh chill in the air when she stepped out onto the sidewalk. Snow was sprinkling down coating the pavement in front of the building. She had to tug her hood just a little tighter as she carefully made her way up the little entrance way.
Heart leaped with joy. Her lungs took a long comforting breath. Waves of cold water the storm dredged up from its depths travel up and down over her body.
The girl stood nimbly to the side of the door,her ebony glossy hair scattering in the wind. Coldness radiated in
The story shows how love impacts a person’s behavior and what they begin to accept in these kinds of situations. Terri shares her experience with her mistreat ex-husband. Her ex-husband’s name was Carl he was a badly person with her. But no matter what he was doing Terri still believed Carl loved her because he said he did and other actions besides the mistreated from him to her, and that made her believe he did. She did not even reply to him saying, “I love you, don’t you see? I love you, bitch” (2) as he pulls her across the entire house. “People are totally
Sounds good! (Please send to me for the final recheck before sending to Steve. I think it was good. Only do minor things here and there need a touch-up. However, I think it won't hurt to double check :)
Granted, he had only ever hit on anyone a handful of times in his life. However, seeing the way girls were always falling all over themselves to get his attention, one would think he could have any lover he wanted.
Lauren tugged on the door handle, letting it swing against a snowdrift. Frigid air blasted inside, whipping her hair and loosening her scarf. Her eyes watered and blinked against the wind, but she dropped her boots
feminine feelings showed and thats what got her attached to the men she was having
Mistakes are key details to making a discovery. There are three different short stories that are going to be used as key details. The first short story is “Series of Quotations about Error and Discovery”. The next short story is called “How a Melted Bar of Chocolate Changed Our Kitchens” The third and final short story is “Lost Cities, Lost Treasure”. All three of these short stories are very bold key details on why making mistakes are important to making discoveries.
She gave up her dignity, purity and virtue … her everything, all because of him. They could have had a future together, they would fulfil their dreams and wishes; complete the impossible mission.