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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”

Week one The first week of testing was over. Oscar was a dead dog when he crawled into his SUV after work. He picked up his phone to see that he had a text from Esther. Call me on your way home. Hope you had a great day. Love Ess He sat in the parkingContinue reading “Winter Season”

Live in a cave? “When we get married, where do you want to live?” Oscar asked. Esther was curled up in his lap as they sat on her back porch watching a storm roll in. “I’ve not given it any thought.” He held her a little tighter. “I could move in here with you.” “CouldContinue reading “Winter Season”

The fall? If you read my work, you might be scratching your head thinking, ‘I read this’. You did. I got out of order. Sorry about this. The other post has been deleted so that we can keep the story in order. The fall? Two weeks after she had been shot, the wounds were almostContinue reading “Winter Season”

A million things There were a million things going through Oscar’s head. Was this really his family? Did they really do this? Why? Why did they shoot into his house? Did they know they would hit Esther? Or him? What if they would have killed her? Was it to scare him? To let him knowContinue reading “Winter Season”

Bang “Honey, you are doin’ a fine job.” “You’re the teacher.” “Yes I am and you’re doin’ a fine job.” She giggled, “a little modest are we?” she said as she wrapped her arms around his waist squeezing his butt. He grinned, “I am a good teacher. Why be modest about that?” She had herContinue reading “Winter Season”