Today Novels & Stories

They had been gone all day and we were starting to lose daylight. It wasn't until the sun was halfway through setting that the three girls came back. Two of them were carrying two large birds with them while the third had her shirt off and used it as a sack to carry something with her. We gasped when we realized what the two girls had brought. Turkeys.

BROOKS So far today has been a pretty easy day. It's 4:30 and I know I get to go home and see the most beautiful girl in the world soon. I am thankful her dad doesn't mind her spending my birthday with me. I thought about cooking on the grill tonight but I'm not sure what time Crystal will be getting home so I figured ordering take-out would be better. Jonah called as soon as he got off the bus to tell me Happy Birthday and my mom has been blowing my phone up with baby pictures and memories all day. I love my momma and thank goodness she hasn't shown any to Crystal yet. I was such a cute kid but all my poses are very weird. When I locked up the shop, I headed

I immediately saved her number. Me: yeah sure. unknown: 9th XXX drive. I looked at the weather app on my phone to check if it was too cold to go, we were smack dab in the middle of October and if it was too cold then sorry. It was 56 degrees outside, I guess it wasn't too cold. Me: kk.

It was on her. A few moments passed before he heard her soft voice, still laced with sleep. "Ace?" He glanced over his shoulder. "Yeah?" Lisa sat up slowly, rubbing her eyes as she glanced at him. "What time is it?" "Almost nine," he replied, keeping his tone casual. "Why?" Her brows furrowed, and she glanced at the clock on the nightstand. "Don’t you have work?" Ace shrugged, turning back to his phone as if it wasn’t a big deal. "I’m not going in today."

"This should bring a lot more, it looks really expensive." "Yeah sis," Jason said eyeing it. "I should find a buyer for that by tomorrow." "Good... Wait, not tomorrow, the next. I have a date tomorrow and I'm gonna need this." "Wow, I never thought I'd see the day Amanda Walters went on a date." "Shut up Jonah."

'No ponytail or messy bun today' I switched the speaker on and chose Bruno Mars - lazy songs and I swung my hips to the beat while singing along. Jaden walked past me and jumped straight onto my bed." Somebody is happy today" "Someone still doesn't know how to knock " I fired back. "What do you have scheduled?" He asked dismissing my comment. "Nothing in particular " Then I recalled " You still have the car keys right? " He wiggled his brows " Do I? " "Mom left a gift for granny and I need to go fetch some stuff at the mall "

“It was just… fun.” “Do you play basketball even now?” Aki-chan asked. “No. I don’t have the time for that now.” I sighed. “I’ve become an adult, haven’t I?” “Who? You?” Hiro-san scoffed. I ignored him. “Ah, Nii-san, what time are you going to work tomorrow?” “07:00 am. Want to go together?” “Yes. Till the Convenience Store. I have a client to meet.” I continued eating. “Adult.” Aki-chan echoed.

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“Or… if you want… stay a bit longer and we’ll go straight to my apartment. Don’t worry, you can shower there and all that.” “No… no, better come pick me up. Tonight will be clear… full moon,” I whisper, barely audible. I notice Sam’s eyes widen in surprise. He looks nervous. “Today… isn’t today March 19?” he stammers. “No, sir… it’s the 20th.” “Impossible!…” he mutters, jumping in his chair. “I remembered something… will you teach me tomorrow? I have a very important commitment today,” I add, adjusting his tie as if suddenly suffocating.