Unscripted

Out here in the woods, I feel like an actor about to shoot an important movie scene but I don’t remember any of the lines of the script.  In high-school drama class, I used to ad-lib a lot when I forgot my lines. But this isn’t a drama class.  This is real life. What do …

Strumming Away

PHOTO PROMPT © Bill Reynolds "Why are we out here in the boon docks?" Kassandra asked Nick. "I figured that out here you can play the guitar and not scare people away." "Very funny. I'm a little rusty, that's all. I haven't played it since high-school." "Why are you playing it now?" "I've been reading about …

Paul Tells Nita About Mrs. Lopez

It was early Saturday evening. The sun was streaming into the living-room. They had just returned from having dinner at their favorite Thai restaurant. She was standing by the window while Paul stood in front of the leather sofa, watching her. The sunlight was in his face and she could tell from his expression that …

Joel and Kira Discuss Family & Soccer

"I feel so badly for Matt," Kira said. "Me too," Joel said. "He's pretty cut up about Mel." "I feel guilty for encouraging her to fight for Tanner." "You shouldn't feel guilty about that, Honey. You want Mel to be happy." "I'm convinced that if she and Matt had stayed together, neither of them would …

Melania Goes to Tanner

Melania stood there in her room, still reeling from her run in with Gina yesterday. She had come very, very close to punching her in the face. Marry Tanner? She must be out of her mind. Why on earth would Tanner marry her? The idea seemed so ridiculous and yet, it nagged at her. After …

Gina Goes to the Gym

Gina was there at the gym where Tanner usually worked out. She wasn't there to see him because she was interested in him. After her phone call with Natalie two days ago she decided that she would go to the gym on the pretext of seeing if it was a facility she would want to …

A Painful Reminder

She stared at the mannequin.  It reminded her of the woman she’d seen him with.  A year after their breakup and shortly after her high-school graduation, she went to see him to tell him that she had made a terrible mistake breaking up with him and that she wanted him back. Then, she saw him …

Bianca’s Story

I was the ugly, fat girl and he was the hot guy at school.  Who would have thought that we’d end up going to the prom together?  High-school was a nightmare for me.  I was constantly bullied by the girls.  One day we were rehearsing for a school play and I was in my costume …

Breaking Up With Judi

He had to break up with Judi. It was going to be very tough because she was such a sweet person. They had a good relationship. He cared deeply for her but he wasn't in love with her. It was Livia whom he loved. It had always been her, ever since high-school. He had called …

Rocky

She had called him on her way over and he hadn't sounded at all pleased. He had been abrupt and tried to dissuade her from going to his workplace but she insisted. And here she was now, waiting for him. Her heart began to pound when she saw him coming towards her. She stood up …