True Romance

Christa

30 April 2010

“She got better grades than me. She always knew the answer, but didn’t jerk her hand into the air when the teacher asked for volunteers, waiting instead to be called on. She had long, straight brown hair, and mismatched eyes, one green, one blue. And she was clearly smarter than me. It was love at first report card.”

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Prom Night

30 April 2010

“‘If you don’t go to your senior prom you’ll regret it for the rest of your life!’ So said my mother, with the conviction only a mother can muster.”

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A Nameless Kiss

30 April 2010

“The first fully intentional and anticipated kiss I ever received was at about age eleven.”

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In Amber Light

30 April 2010

“She noted that the grease is getting deep in the pan, and that I was probably going to set the house on fire. We laughed, and I poured the grease into a cat food can. When I put the pan back on the burner for the eggs, it immediately started to smoke and set off the alarm.”

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All Good Things

30 April 2010

“I guess the detail which surprised me the most was the genuine compassion in the judge’s voice.”

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Force of nature

1 March 2010

“‘Do you play games?’ Her emerald eyes peered out of the thicket framing her pale skin. ‘You know. Games.’”

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Redemption

29 April 2008

“We met in a cozy little strip mall coffee shop in Broward; living room style with comfortable couches and low tables. There was a bit of awkwardness at first, but it lasted mere seconds before we fell into a wonderful conversation.”

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Belief

12 July 2007

“When I picked her up from her tiny one room house I brought her a gift: a goofy-looking, fifteen feet long hot pink plush snake. It was an irrational choice, but she previously mentioned liking stuffed animals and snakes both, and since I had seen this monstrosity at the mall, I gave it a shot.”

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Sand

1 May 2002

“The first time I saw her, she almost literally bowled me over. I had seen the sparkle of something in the sand, and knelt down to get it. When I stood up, I slipped a bit in the loose dry sand, and almost fell right into her path.”

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