... drive out to Osgood to see it. They fell in love with the house from the moment they laid their eyes on it. A large bay window looked out over the front lawn, and next to it were french doors leading out to a wrought iron balcony. A white washed porch encompassed the body of the house ... don't even remember unpacking that picture, I'm so sorry babe." "Just what are you apologizing for?" he laughed. "It's my own fault for charging in here without watching where I was going, so don't you even start to blame yourself. I?ll be fine, you just go and find that broom, okay?" he forced a smile,...

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... put your arms behind your head then." I could hear the gasps of amazement come from my friends who were watching nearby as the officer put me in hand cuffs. I can remember how cold they were and how he didn't put them on very tight. Then after he read me my rights he helped ... like some Renaissance artist had painted all the voluptuous women of his dreams on every inch of the wall. Then the sounds coming from the movie Alex was watching distract me. I don't remember the words, but I remember thinking, "Yes, I'm not the only one tripping, all those guys in that movie are ... to a new la...

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... shade of cream. The bright, fuzzy spots of color at the front of the room I assumed to be flowers, a thought I confirmed a second later when their scent swallowed me whole. I felt nauseous. Suddenly, I was extremely aware of my own thundering breathing. It seemed as if 2 everyone else was aware too, as ... and convinced me to wait for another ride with Melissa and Liz. I agreed, and waved good-bye as Lisa slammed the shiny ruby-red car door shut. I remember watching them drive away. I remember turning and walking towards the door, trying to thing of the exact place where I put down my ...

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... van slowed down and stopped in front of a small, run down, ivy covered house. The only information we were given regarding our work site was that the couple that lived here had no relatives to help them and their money was sparse. The woman had a terminal illness and her husband had taken a leave of absence from his ... scraped and painted it. Each day while we worked, we talked and laughed, took time to eat and pray. Occasionally we would catch a glimpse of the man watching us through one of the windows and he would wave or nod quickly and then move out of sight. On the last day, we arri...

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... . My shoes feel as if they are made of stone. The farther I walk up the darker the sky seems. The trees are filled with hundreds of bright yellow eyes watching my every move. Continuing up the road I trip over a rock and fall to the ground. All of a sudden the trees start to rustle and I can see ... . He then walks upstairs to the room were the body lies. A chill of death runs through me as I enter through the doors. The house is lit by candles placed on wall sconces. The walls are all covered with dark and intricate designs and paintings of old family members. Their eyes feel as if they ...

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... lazingly on the couch. He held a beer in one hand and the T.V. remote in the other. He had until now been trying to ignore them, while watching his favorite football team lose, his face now filled with disgust. Laura took her only chance; she dropped the laundry basket and immediately ran to her room. ... always, She had accomplished one more failure to add into her long list. Laura would give anything to be a kid again. Her parents were actually happy back then, enjoying and experimenting with their first years of marriage. Her father, kind and noble, always straight and sober; every se...

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