... , took Sarah's hands and pulled her up to my chest and embraced her, smelling the flowery aroma of the perfume that emanated from her neck. I took her by her hand, our fingers intertwined, and slowly walked her down the stairs, deterring her departure. We stood at the door, fervently kissing each other as if we would never see each other again. We simultaneously stopped kissing each ... other, and as I gazed deep into her sparkling eyes, running my fingers through her silky brown hair, I could feel that the love we shared between us was very powerful ... trudged my way four blocks over ...

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... ask them, what it is they actually do for a living, so I just assume they work for a large banking firm or something. After seeing all the boxes of canceled checks, it just seems obvious. Besides, every time I would find a twenty dollar bill, while helping them to unpack, they would let me keep ... ! Maybe, he went to go see mom first. Several minutes have passed, now I hear him coming up the stairs. My back is turned, so I can't see him until he comes around the corner. "I have the game all ready to go!". "Come on let's play!". Still no answer. I look up, expecting to ... calm?, I wi...

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... the top of the staircase. "Toby?" she called, reaching the top of the stairs. "Oh Toby, honey, please be you?" When she reached the bottom she let a small sigh escape as her spirit sank. He wasn't there. I couldn't have just imagined the whole thing, Amy thought to herself. Someone came into the house I heard them. "Toby? Are you here?" she cried stepping into the middle of the foyer, her echo bounced off the empty walls of the house ... and resonated inside her head. "The house is ... ...

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... the top of the stairs. "Oh Jake, honey, is that you?" she said running down the stairs. When she reached the bottom she let a small sigh escape as her spirit sank, he wasn't there. I couldn't have just imagined the whole thing, Vivian thought to herself, someone came into the house I heard them. "Jake? Are you here?" she yelled stepping into the middle of the foyer, her echo bouncing off the empty walls of the house ... the stairs; it dripped warmly off of each separate step filling the ruby pool on the one below it. Vivian stood frozen unable to believe the oozing mass that was collectin...

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... , bye,"" and with that Sam hung up the phone and let out the most massive groan she could muster. She flopped her feet off of the couch and shuffled over to the door of the apartment. Voices were heard as Sam reached the doorway in front of the stairs. The words were spoken very low, almost in a whisper. "Ron, I want those insane children out of my house. I can't deal with them anymore!- a woman's voice ... complained. "Insane!? You're calling my children insane!? How about the way you acted last night? Huh ... ...

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... , She was back again. Laura stared at the old abandoned house, it was a mess. It was like she was in the middle of the dustbowl and there had been a disastrous tornado in the house; causing the once beautiful furniture to be wrecked and leaving only their sad appearance to mourn for eternity. The corners of the house were dark and frightening yet the glass dome at the ceiling seemed to release a heavenly light on ... on the stairs, rubbing her frozen feet with her only hand left, trying to bring life back to them. They were a combination of purple veins and blue blotches. Her skin was as...

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... . My nave world consisted of friends, make-up, parties and sleepovers. That night, just like most Saturday nights, my friends and I were having a sleepover at Kelly's house - or at least that's what we told our parents. My mom dropped me off in front of Kelly's crimson house with my friend Liz and we rushed inside to start getting ready. Up the stairs, two at a time, and ... with a quick turn to the right, we opened the door to Kelly's room and scurried in - Melissa and ... Lisa were already there. Through a cloud of make-up and hairspray, and a tornado of clothes, we get ready to go .....

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