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She was aware that things could go wrong. In
fact, she had trained her entire life in
anticipation that things would go wrong one
day. She had quiet confidence as she started
to see that this was the day that all her
training would be worthwhile and useful. At
this point, she had no idea just how wrong
everything would go that day.
Her mom had warned her. She had been warned
time and again, but she had refused to
believe her. She had done everything right
and she knew she would be rewarded for doing
so with the promotion. So when the promotion
was given to her main rival, it not only
stung, it threw her belief system into
disarray. It was her first big lesson in
life, but not the last.
The red glow of tail lights indicating
another long drive home from work after an
even longer 24-hour shift at the hospital.
The shift hadn’t been horrible but the
constant stream of patients entering the ER
meant there was no downtime. She had some of
the “regulars” in tonight with new ailments
they were sure were going to kill them. It’s
amazing what a couple of Tylenol and a
physical exam from the doctor did to
eliminate their pain, nausea, headache, or
whatever other mild symptoms they had.
Sometimes she wondered if all they really
needed was some interaction with others and
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a bit of the individual attention they
received from the nurses.
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Trees. It was something about the trees. The
way they swayed with the wind in unison. The
way they shaded the area around them. The
sounds of their leaves in the wind and the
creaks from the branches as they sway, The
trees were making a statement that I just
couldn't understand.
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He looked at the sand. Picking up a handful,
he wondered how many grains were in his
hand. Hundreds of thousands? "Not enough,"
the said under his breath. I need more.
Sometimes it's just better not to be seen.
That's how Harry had always lived his life.
He prided himself as being the fly on the
wall and the fae that blended into the
crowd. That's why he was so shocked that she
noticed him.
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Greg understood that this situation would
make Michael terribly uncomfortable. Michael
simply had no idea what was about to come
and even though Greg could prevent it from
happening, he opted to let it happen. It was
quite ironic, really. It was something Greg
had said he would never wish upon anyone a
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million times, yet here he was knowingly
letting it happen to one of his best
friends. He rationalized that it would
ultimately make Michael a better person and
that no matter how uncomfortable, everyone
should experience racism at least once in
their lifetime.
It was their first date and she had been
looking forward to it the entire week. She
had her eyes on him for months, and it had
taken a convoluted scheme with several
friends to make it happen, but he'd finally
taken the hint and asked her out. After all
the time and effort she'd invested into it,
she never thought that it would be anything
but wonderful. It goes without saying that
things didn't work out quite as she
expected.
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I'm meant to be writing at this moment. What
I mean is, I'm meant to be writing something
else at this moment. The document I'm meant
to be writing is, of course, open in another
program on my computer and is patiently
awaiting my attention. Yet here I am
plonking down senseless sentiments in this
paragraph because it's easier to do than to
work on anything particularly meaningful. I
am grateful for the distraction.
It really didn't matter what they did to
him. He's already made up his mind. Whatever
came his way, he was prepared for the
consequences. He knew in his heart that the
sacrifice he made was done with love and not
hate no matter how others decided to spin
it.
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