Tina Simons: A Short Story

Natasha has been feeling like Hayley and Jenny don’t want to be friends anymore, so she goes back to Becca. Together, Natasha and Becca try to find out how she got in the river. Later on, everyone was at play practice. Tasha wasn’t feeling good so she sat out. Becca’s best friend Hannah stepped in her place. When Tasha went to go move the overhead light, it came crashing down over Hannah. It killed her. Both the police and the girls had decided that Hayley and Jenny had led Tasha into the river and did something to the light for it to fall. The two girls were sent to prison and counseling for murder and attempted murder. After that, everything was going fine until Becca started to get a little suspicious. She asked the police if she could look over all the evidence again. She then came to the conclusion that Natasha had done all of it. She had thrown herself into the river and framed Hayley and Jenny, and she loosened the light so that it would fall. The police did not believe her. One night, Becca and Tasha went out into the woods. Becca was going to try and get her to confess. Natasha did end up confessing, but then she

One night when Ana had sing the ordinary good night song for the girls and left the room after they had fall asleep, something strange happened. Both Robert and Ana got a feeling that something was wrong with Katie and run up to the bedroom. Emily was sleeping peaceful but Katie doesn't, she was shaking and cried in silence.

When looking back at all of the success of the civil rights movement, it seems that our country has come a long way on many important social issues. Whether it’s ending racial segregation in public facilities or putting an end to disenfranchisement of African Americans, our country has made many strides. That being said, our country still has a long way to go in order to reach true equality for all. Specifically, when it comes to the subject of police brutality. Throughout history, African Americans have been plagued by unfair treatment from members of law enforcement and with each passing year it seems to become an even bigger issue. In fact, it has led to the protest of many powerful members of society, including Tina Charles of the WNBA.

In the story, “Cons,” Lisa, the main character, Kyle’s wife, has the epiphany that her whole marriage has been a sham. Kyle hit and killed a teenage couple walking on the side of the road due to drunk driving. The boy instantly died and the girl, Shae-Lynn was in a coma for a long time and then eventually passed. Before the accident, he was a very successful lawyer and businessmen but after serving jail time, the best job he could get was a security guard. The father of Shae-Lynn, Ben Williard, sent Kyle letters in the mail that tore him apart. For instance, Ben sent him a

Summary: Janie Crawford is a southern African-American woman who grows up under the care of her grandmother. Janie’s mother has her at seventeen and soon after Janie’s birth she becomes a drinker and stays out late until she leaves for good. Janie’s Nanny’s background of slavery makes her push Janie to be someone she could not be during her days. Nanny urges Janie to marry Logan Killicks. Janie is not in love with Logan, but Nanny and others push Janie to marry him. Janie thinks if she marries him, then she will start loving him. However, a marriage not built on the foundation of love will not last. While Janie struggles with her relationship with her husband, “she knew now that marriage did not make love. Janie’s first dream was dead, so she became a woman (24). Janie’s marriage with Logan diminishes her idea of a loving and romantic relationship. Janie spends a little over a year with Logan under miserable conditions, until she marries Joe Starks not long after. Mr. and Mrs. Starks move to a new town where they meet friendly townspeople. Not long after, Joe

When she said that, something inside of me made me just snap. I charged at her fast and hard taking her down to the ground. In that moment of panic, I slammed her head into the floor over and over again until I had felt her head split open and felt her last breath leave her body. What have I done? I stood up, it was me, I killed Olivia and Kaylee and now Paisley. I don’t understand how I could’ve killed them though, it just wasn’t like me at all. I was thinking about going to jail and I just couldn’t, there is no way I would be able to survive that place. Now the cops have arrived and I had no clue where to go. I just knew that I could never let them catch me. I bolted out of the back door and ran as fast as I could. I never turned my back until I knew that I was long gone from that place. Once I had finally stopped to catch my breath, something made absolute and complete sense now.

“I think I might have shot somebody.” They go back to house house to see if they can find Stuart, the gun and maybe even a body. When they show up there is nothing to be found except a few drops of blood down the side of the kitchen island. As terry leaves the house he notices Grace talking to another woman, Jane Scavullo, an old student. She gives him the news that an old friend would like to speak with him.

Dave realizes that the incident in the past is not his fault. Now Dave is no longer lost and is in full control of himself.” He knew who he was and he knows he'd done that. And killing someone” (Lehane 316). Although he is able to see a glimpse of what letting go of the past can do, he has realized too late. Jimmy is fully convinced that it is Dave that have killed his daughter. “‘I didn’t have anything to do with Katie's death.’ They're going to kill me Dave realized” (Lehane 372). Sadly, even though Dave had nothing to do with Katie, he gets killed by his old best friend. Unlike Dave, Caroline was able to realize how to let go the past. Before losing the relationship with her family. Caroline is very delusional in her journey, she thinks that one of the stranger she meets is Ellie. “She lifted her hand and I gasped, it was Ellie” (Ward 197) Nevertheless, when she realizes that the stranger is not Ellie, Caroline realizes she has another sister who is in desperate need from her. “But something had changed in me... I'm coming home, I said” (Ward 247) she is not the only one struggling about the past. As soon as she acknowledges this she goes back to her only family, Maddie. Both characters realizes their mistake of carrying the burden by themselves. Although one is able to realize sooner, the other realize too late and let the burden drag him down to the pit of

"Teddy! Mark! Someone! Please! Are you alive!" Her voice was wracked with desperation. They couldn't be dead. They are probably just unconscious. She repeated that thought over and over, but the more she did, the more she started to worry. I'll just go look for them, she thought. In hindsight, trying to move while

She then came to conclusion and decided to bury Taryn’s body. Callie wrapped Taryn’s body into Callie’s dead grandmother’s blanket and wrapper her like a burrito. Later that night when the sky was as dark as a black cat, she drug Taryn into her car. She drove and drove and drove. BOOM. The next thing you know Callie had fallen asleep while driving and rear ended the car in front of her. Not even thinking of the body in the back, Callie ran out to talk to the person in front of her. They worked everything out but once Callie got back into the car she heard a weird moan. She turned around saw Taryn was alive!!!! Taryn attacked Callie and ended up tying Callie up in the back of the car. Taryn got in the driver's seat and started to drive away. Hours later they arrive back into the open woods where they were before. Taryn grabs a shovel and starts digging so she can bury Callie alive. Meanwhile, Callie is doing everything she possibly can do to escape. Callie breaks through the knots and tackles Taryn. There, in the open, the two girls fighting. Taryn grabs the shovel and Callie brings out her knife. They both run at each other then BAM. Both of them lay there,

The sight of his hands was replaced by the image of Adaliah, lying in a pool of her own blood. Blood that originated from the hole in her head. Her eyes were still open and staring at him.

“I can’t believe this shit.” She thought as she pulled her dress down and allowed Bola some time to get in place before her cue. Just as she was walking out of the pastor’s office, her mother walked up in preparation to walk her daughter down the aisle. Tracie could sense that her mother had something on her mind, but she did not want to get into any arguments just as she was about to get married to Sean.

Have you ever did something then felt horrible later on?like guilty? Guilt is a horrible feeling, Even more so if someone's life was ended by something you did. Edgar Allan Poe and W. W. Jacob's story's both inform us how powerful guilt can be, in both, there's story's someone dies and there is an extreme amount of guilt.

Both girls made no move to get dressed or made any indication of fear instead Trinity looked over at Valerie, who was chuckling at her brother’s fear. “You didn’t tell him? God your cruel,” Trinity explained shaking her head and turning to look at Zander, “it’s just my mom.” Realizing that probably was not a good enough explanation she added, “she doesn’t really care about what we do, as long as we clean up after ourselves.”

Shelia was still determined to make her marriage work; she drove up the mountain in the snow. She also spent a night in a jail cell offered to her by sheriff Troy because, of the snowstorm. While her husband Mike, was busy tiptoeing to her friend Trina’s bedroom at the retreat. Shelia also tried to bring back the passion in her marriage. She tried to get her husband’s attention by getting a new lingerie set but, Mike laughed at her and mocked her about her weight. Mike and Sheila’s friend Angela didn’t always see eye to eye, Angel decided to let her friend know the truth about secret between Trina and Mike.