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Don’t Come to School Tomorrow

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 27] The first day back to school after a vacation is the worst. You’re all tired from having to wake up early again, and the day seems like it goes on forever. Those are one of the times where I hope to wake up and find out schoolContinue reading “Don’t Come to School Tomorrow”

How Many Words is a Picture Worth?

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 26] My relatives were packing up to leave the next morning. It was pretty much the end of the break, after all. That Monday two days from then, everyone would be back at work and school. I had to wake up early again to see them off. AtContinue reading “How Many Words is a Picture Worth?”

Lying in Wait

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 25] When you look out at the forest for a long time, looking for nothing, it is actually really boring. I had imagined seeing a zoo of animals, taking turns passing through the area. Those imaginary animals were probably finding food or water, or others of their species,Continue reading “Lying in Wait”

The Hunting Trip

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 24] Thanksgiving went how Thanksgiving usually went. My dad and my uncle— they are brothers— watch football in the living room. Todd and Seth, my cousins, tried to play a board game with me and my sister. Monopoly goes really slowly when two people playing want to watchContinue reading “The Hunting Trip”

How to Stand Up for Yourself

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 23] I made it through the rest of the school day feeling good about making Kyle tell the truth. My Rune Quest items were still gone though. There was that Max kid, too, who had tossed all of them. Even if I knew his name, I probably wouldn’tContinue reading “How to Stand Up for Yourself”