Short Story

“She seemed confused and so other worldly. I wasn’t sure if she understood my questions, but she did everything I asked. It was all so strange.” He frowned. “I wasn’t comfortable in pushing her though the system or taking her to a homeless shelter, you know, call it gut instinct, but something was not right.” He looked inquiringly at Adrienne, hoping for some explanation.

Yuuko was walking around this place. She had brought Maru and Moro with her. She had realized there was no coincidences or happenstance just the inevitable so she had thought it was inevitable that she had came here. Yuuko had wondered what Watanuki was doing at this moment, since he was becoming important to her. Yuuko was thinking making another shop in this place since she would be here for many years to come. [i]I wonder if Kimihiro is doing okay at this moment, but I don't think Hiwatari is necessarily his lady luck at all. He needs to stay with Doumeki[/i] Yuuko thought.

Priding himself on his uninterested nature, Dwayne takes upon the role of a “loner”. When asked by his uncle about his peer group, Dwayne simply replies that he hates everyone, including his own family. This act of rebellion is a direct response to his family’s dysfunctional tendencies including his stepfather’s crude remarks that are intended to motivate others. As part of his social self, he prefers to remain alone and unbothered.

Tsuna could tell that Kairi was hardly listening to him anymore as she went off to prepare for their next great adventure.

Don't ever be ashamed over something natural.... love is love." His voice was getting caught in his throat again. Damn, why was talking about peoples problems and his own so hard? Why was verbally expressing yourself so hard to Yoongi? "Um... you know. I'm in some deep shit myself too... I punched Wonho and screamed at him to get off of you. I left a mark on his face and nose so it left proof. I'm sure he's gonna say some stuff about me Monday too... plus I kissed you." He chuckled lowly at himself. He kissed Kihyun. The elder didn't know whether he was a good thing or a bad thing that he kissed him. "I kissed you, what does that say about

In “Everyday Use”, the mother understands the importance of heritage; she wants her children to appreciate their heritage as it is passed down. The story is told from the mother’s view as she watches the children (Dee and Maggie) grow up have different feelings on heritage. Dee and Maggie grew up in the same household with the same values and lessons learned from their mother. Dee was able to receive an education unlike her sister. Dee seemed to be the daughter that had it all and had a bright future. Dee would read to her family, and give them knowledge on what she had learned. This is probably the start of her wanting to have more out of life. She probably didn’t want to dismiss her heritage entirely. Dee was able to see that life didn’t always to be the same everyday for all her life. She wanted to get out of the “old-fashioned” mind frame her family had. She would not settle for nothing less and she seem to want the same for her family. Their home had burned down, and the mother goes to say, “Why don’t you dance around the ashes” (121). It was as if Dee had something to do with the house burning down. She looked

"Awe, boys that's so cute, she doesn't swear, she's innocent and pure" He chuckled and started walking towards my way, with his posse following behind him. "You and I both know what you don't have the guts to use pepper spray princess." He had said, calmly like it was just a friendly conversation but I could feel the tension and the unease in the air, like a thick thick fog in the late winter nights.

At every stage of life, our relationships and families present us with both joys and challenges. Learning to manage stress, to understand our own emotions and behaviors, and to communicate effectively can help strengthen our own emotional health, as well as our connection to the important people in our lives. In “Everyday Use” certain characters I would like to explain the relationships between Mama and her two daughters Dee and Maggie; the relationship that they have towards one another maybe the cause and effect of the actions taken place during the story. Mama is a robust woman who does what is needed to maintain the upkeep of the land. "I am a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands....

I waiting for some sort of reaction, and it came by him scooting a body space or two away from me. I had sat too close to him, and he didn’t like that. I couldn’t believe it. It seemed like everything I could do wrong I did. After fidgeting around with the dust and dirt laying around us, I almost couldn’t stand it anymore. I wanted to run off, and I almost did but then he spoke. D’Angelo didn’t say just one thing, but two, then three, and just kept talking. It made me so confused. At first I was confused that he didn’t think I was so “uncool” after throwing bark in his eyes and sitting too close next to him, but that quickly turned into confusion about what he was talking about. It sounded like he was quoting pages out some boring “adult”

Haru curled up, as he attempted to hug his legs. I knew he wanted something else. Looking at the empty wilderness ahead, there's no reason to gesture or speak, silence itself is an answer. Breathing slowly and deeply brought me a moment of clarity. Picking up my hand, letting the cold air and his soft black hair run in between my fingers. Reaching, trying to comfort him. He turned to me, suppressing his unease, he thought for a moment then spoke again. He's always hated showing the gray surface of himself. But anyone who has known him for a considerable amount of time can understand from his facial

“I fell,” Madge answers through gritted teeth, clutching her calf tightly as she blinks out tears from her eyes as quickly as she can. It was just her luck that she’d fall off the wall like a complete idiot right after being told to quit. Maybe the odds really weren’t in her favor.

He was so happy that they had these new rules. But one day something just had Dwayne so angry, he was just so mad at the world. When his friend ask him what was wrong he said that one of the girls in the bathroom said something real hurtful to him. This really got Dwayne angry he didn’t even wanna use the girl’s bathroom anymore. The had said that he shouldn’t be able to use the girl’s bathroom because he wasn’t bored a female. But every since he was little he carried himself as a female so she really hurted his feelings when she told him. That day Dwayne went home and really thought about what she said. He told himself not to even think about it because he knew who he was on the inside. The next day he went in school and didn’t care what nobody thought of him. He continue to use the girl’s restroom and locker

“…I still feel like I should try talking to him again…” Seungcheol said, concern creeping at the corners of his voice. He was the closest to Jihoon, and it was only expected that he’d be the most solicitous. But if Jihoon wanted comfort, (which he didn’t) he would ask. If he wanted to talk about it, (which he didn’t) he would. Jisoo was going to be honest. “I think we all should just leave him alone for a while…it’s obvious that he doesn’t want us discussing it, and he probably despises all of the attention that’s directed at him right now.”

In this isolation, happiness comforted her. She traced in her mind the encounter with Kwan. Not only was he right before her eyes, but she could touch him too. Intense

The smattering of rain on the roof overhead calms me, beating out an irregular rhythm like an anxious child unconsciously tapping his foot. The dim glow of my phone screen washes over me as I wait for the light to return, cut off by the flash flood inducing rain. I look around, and sigh; yet again, the lights on the ceiling are blank, leaving me with nothing to shield myself from the impending darkness.