Tommy’s first week of kindergarten had been great. He had made a ton of new friends in class and at recess.
In the hall, waiting for the bus, a fourth-grader bumped into Tommy, knocking him down. “Oops… Sorry, kid.” As he walked away laughing Tommy realized that some people didn’t want to be friends.
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Luke rubs his tired eyes as he wanders aimlessly around the living room. On his way past the couch his attention is ensnared by a soft and snuggly trap. Yellow ducks smile at him from a fleecy field of turquoise.
“Duckies!”
“Ni’ night!” he cries running for the stairs with his blanket under his arm.
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“We can’t.”
“We must.”
“If we do, we will have nothing. We will eat today and tomorrow, and then what? What will we do when the meat is gone?”
“But if we don’t, we may not see next week, much less cheese or calves. We must look after today… and hope tomorrow can be changed.”
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She wondered, as the last dishes crashed to the floor, how she would pay for all sixteen settings, the auto mechanic and the roofers. She decided to worry later, figuring there would be plenty of time to work out a solution while recovering from the fractures no doubt sustained while knocking over the display cabinet.
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“Thank heavens! I didn’t know what I was going to do about tomorrow’s party.”
“Couple screws left is all. There… I’ll turn the power back on, and you can test it.”
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“Sandy, Johnny’s cake is amazing! I’ll be asking you for help with Derek’s sixth next month.”
“Thank you, though I didn’t do it alone…”
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“And do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife, to love, honor and cherish, in good time and in bad, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?”
Taking a deep breath he answered simply and confidently with a grand smile on his face.
“I do.”
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Click… click… click…
Vernon was amazed at what you could find on the Internet. Last weekend his granddaughter set him up with “wifi.” Now he was sitting on the patio surfing like the kids.
Click–
“Citiscape.com… Reunion… Phantom Division… 2nd Medical… Holidome South… Saturday”
As the past suddenly met the future Vernon began to cry.
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“I don’t know…”
“Please, mom. Look, it’s just gonna be me and Chris and Dave, and Dave’s sister, Beth, and a couple of her friends. We’re gonna watch movies and play cards. That’s it.”
“Ohhh… fine. You can go to the party.” As the words passed her lips, an ominous feeling settled into her chest.
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“Calm down.”
“I can’t!”
“Look, it’s not a big deal. It’s not like it’s far away or a real hardship. These things happen.”
“I know! You’re not helping!”
“Seriously… calm down. You’re being completely unreasonable.”
“Damn it! I know I’m being unreasonable! If I could help it I could.”
“We can buy another TV remote.”
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“George, your father and I are getting a divorce. It’s not your fault; you didn’t do anything wrong. We’ve just fallen out of love with one another. Do you understand?”
With that each of the million memories that comprised George’s childhood separated from one another leaving him adrift on a barren ice flow of despair.
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