“Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” –Maya Angelou
PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox It was the day before school closed for Christmas. When Amelie saw the stuffed toys which had gotten wet in the snow hanging on the line, she smiled and thought of the nursery at home. Derrick and she were filled with perpetual excitement because of her pregnancy. In the office, …
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It was during recess when and Father Kiesler was in the office when Sister Paschek walked in. She closed the door behind her and walked over to his desk. "Father, I would like to have a word with you," she told him. He rose to his feet. "Yes, Sister Paschek. Please have a seat." She …
Tarik's meeting with Milton was over. After they said goodbye, Milton returned to his office. Instead of saying goodbye and leaving, Tarik walked over to the desk. Tisha's heart began to pound but she feigned nonchalance. Was he about to make another appointment to see Milton or was he just coming to say goodbye? When …
Image by Freepik It was so frustrating. Whenever he stopped by the office to see her boss, Milton, he only seemed to notice her when he walked into the lobby, said hello, told her that he had an appointment and then went over to the sofa where he spent his time on his cell until …
"Thanks for meeting me," Darain said to Carina. "I'm sorry I couldn't meet you on Friday as we had arranged but something came up at the office that I had to take care of." "No worries. It wasn't a wasted trip on Friday. I got to meet your brother. He's one gorgeous and sexy guy. …
Trishan stood on the steps outside of his flat, debating whether or not he should stop by Sarika's office. She had called him last night to ask him to go and see her because she needed to talk to him. When he asked her what it was about, she was evasive, saying that she wanted …
Darain was leaving the office building where he had just attended a business meeting when he when he spotted Sarika get off the elevator. She stood in the lobby talking to another woman. A tense expression came over his face as he watched her. He hadn't be able to get her out of his mind …
Layne was waiting for Olivia inside the lobby of his office building. He had called her last night after Sable left his flat. "Are you free tomorrow evening?" he asked. "Yes. Why?" "Remember you said to call you if I needed a friend?" "Yes and I meant it." "Can you meet me tomorrow evening at …
Photo by sumit kapoor on Pexels.com It was early Monday morning. Only the two of us were there. Now was my opportunity to ask her to have lunch with me. I stood there watching her, nervous, scared. Since my breakup with Darshika, I haven't looked at another woman or thought about dating again. That was …
Father Kiesler was in his office with Bishop Haas. The bishop had just completed his pastoral visit. He seemed quite pleased. "Father Kiesler, you're doing a fine job with the school and the parish," he told him. "As fine a job as the late Father Schmidt." "Thank you, Your Excellency." "Is there something on your …
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