The Lake Willowberry: A Short Story

“After I shut the door and started back to the living room, he yelled something at me, but I couldn't exactly hear him. I'm pretty sure he yelled "Good luck!" at me. I hope not. I hope to hell not. I'd never yell "Good luck!" at anybody. It sounds terrible, when you think about it.”

“Todd, come sit,” Mr. Tuck says as he pats a chair that is next to his desk. “What was the outburst about in class?”

“Coach K, from Kentucky just called. He said that you are going to be a star one day, and offered you a full scholarship to their school!”

One day, during the summer in Texas, my mom got a text from my aunt.

Clear Lake was almost always a tough opponent, especially at tournaments. Sometimes, they destroy us. Sometimes, we destroy them. But this day, I destroyed them.

“And Ethan I saw some good shots from you. I hope you decide to trial.” The teacher noted. Same gave him a smile for the compliment.

“Lester” the old man said. “ How about we take you somewhere safe.” Lester said in a sly tone.

“Look, when you graduate, that’s it. Right? Your dad can’t tell you what to do anymore, and you can go do whatever you want. You can be an actor or go to college.” Todd glances down at his stockinged feet then back up at Neil. A voice whispers to him, be brave Todd, for once in your life, be brave. “I’ll be right there for you, I promise.” His stomach twists in knots once he says that though he doesn’t regret it. Todd looks anywhere but

One of Arizona’s most largest and famous lakes is Lake Pleasant. Lake Pleasant is a water sports recreation center and a man-made storage reservoir. It’s within close driving distance of the Phoenix and Scottsdale area. Visiting and waterskiing at Lake Pleasant can be fun for anyone, even for the whole family. The tranquility of the lake can bring anyone a feeling of relaxation. It’s a great way to have a fun way to to exercise and relieve stress.

DeAndre replied, ” I’m trying coach. It’s just hard. I can’t focus in class and it’s too confusing.”

Let me tell you about the time I got pulled over trying to retrieve a bouncy ball.

One day I was looking over a building for a client at lake Wab. Lake Wab was the largest lake for two hundred miles. It had been named after some native chief whose name was so hard to pronounce everyone ended up calling it Lake Wab for short. That’s where I ran into a friend from high school at the marina. I hadn’t seen Vern since he went to university. I had heard through some friends that he had come into heaps of money on one of his trips to Vegas but we hadn’t crossed paths since.

It's 12:30, wanna go back to my house?" Anthony suggested. They were currently parked in the school parking lot, eating lunch before they went home. Anthony had managed to get two free periods for his last semester, and somehow talked the principal into letting Ian get the same one. Sneaky bastard.

Chester fell back onto the ground and rolled with laughter. He grabbed onto a hair stem to pick himself back up and said, “Yeah, I was so clueless. We did eventually find the town.”

“There is no way i'm going, i have never left this town before, and I dont even know your name.”