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Explain “Hi,” he smiled. It was a forced smile she could tell. Her voice was irritated from crying so much. He handed her a bottle of water, hot but wet. After the fire was burning, he came over and sat down in front of her. “So this was what all the secrecy was about?” WhenContinue reading “Winter Season”

The Letter Oscar hadn’t seen Esther all week. He was afraid he had said or did something wrong. It wasn’t beyond the realm of impossibility. He wasn’t very good at this love stuff. Though, learning with her was fun. They had survived testing and the end of the school year together. He wanted her toContinue reading “Winter Season”

Jealous Dance When she came back, Oscar smiled, “where have you been?” She smiled, “around.” Soldier boy caught her eye. “Who’s that young man?” He was walking over to a young woman. Esther assumed it was the female he was ready to fight over. “Douglas Powell. His parents are a mess. He’s joined the MarinesContinue reading “Winter Season”

Prom Saturday rolled around and Oscar couldn’t wait to see what Esther was going to wear. He had loved the little Christmas dress. She answered the door in a light green dress, matching shoes and a pale pink shawl. “You look amazing.” He smiled. “Thank you sir.” He trailed his fingers around the chain ofContinue reading “Winter Season”

Neotenous continued Oscar was full of anticipation as he left work. He shot Esther a text letting her know he was on his way home. He didn’t pull in his drive. He pulled into hers. Could it someday be theirs? He sat in his SUV for a minute thinking about that. Could her home reallyContinue reading “Winter Season”

Finished Testing finished on a Tuesday, which Esther thought was weird. Nothing about the school systems timing made sense to her. Oscar laid his head on her lap as she played with his hair. “Feel better?” She asked. “Much of that and I will be asleep.” “You’ve had a stressful two weeks.” She corrected herself,Continue reading “Winter Season”

Birthday Oscar really didn’t expect anything from his family on his birthday. He usually just got a card or a phone call. Depending on how his mother was feeling. His brother didn’t even bother to sign it; his mother signed everyone’s name to it. This year because of the ‘blow up’, he received no attentionContinue reading “Winter Season”

L4 and L5 Oscar hadn’t had any more trouble with his back, that Esther knew about. They went on a walk to the lake. Oscar held her hand, playing with her fingers as they walked. As they turned from the main road onto the dirt path leading to the lake, he cleared his throat. “IContinue reading “Winter Season”

Last night The urge to pee forced him to get out of bed. His entire body ached. Where was she? She wasn’t in the bed with him. After he painfully went to the bathroom, he went back to the bedroom, there she sat in the bed. “How are you feeling?” She smiled at him. “WhatContinue reading “Winter Season”