Multipart Stories

Magnetic Heart

  • Magnetic Heart (Part 5)

    Twelve Years Ago… It was a bright and sunny summer day, but that quickly diminished. She and her family were on vacation in Kansas. They were shopping at the largest mall in the state when it happened. A tornado touched down not even a mile away. Everyone at the mall on that busy day was

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  • Magnetic Heart (Part 6)

    Present… She stares at her friend. She is fearful of what could happen in there. Emma is there for her. “Yes you can,” she says. She grabs her hands, “I’ll be here the entire way. I’ll keep you safe.” Robin looks into the crowd and finds her match. Keeping her eyes on him, she nods,

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The Last Forty Minutes

  • The Last Forty Minutes (Part 1)

    Your day is almost over. You have made it through every other class. All that is left is good old history, or at least what you used to call a good class. You make your way down the hall and walk the round shaped interior of the building. You watch all of your peers chatting

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  • The Last Forty Minutes (Part 2)

    “Welcome to our last history class together this year,” he says. The people around you cheer like they have just won their independence. That was in the 1700s, you think as you roll your eyes. A grin grows on your face. You peer across the room to your best friend, Amy. She’s rolling her eyes

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  • The Last Forty Minutes (Part 3)

    2:00.  Thirty-five more minutes. So close to driving far away from here. You glance at Amy. Her nose is in her book, yet she is also answering Mr. Todo’s questions. She is also answering them correctly. You realize that you should probably learn a thing or two from her. You peak at Mr. Todo. He

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  • The Last Forty Minutes (Part 4)

    2:22. Tyler, one of the boys who sits behind you, has walked up to Mr. Todo. He taps his shoulder after verbal cues did not catch his attention. “What,” Mr. Todo yells while turning to him. His hand barely misses smacking him straight across the face. “I-I-,” Tyler stutters. The class has erupted into laughter.

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