| Essay Non-Fiction posted June 3, 2019 |
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Ten years is forever when you're a Teen
Ten Years/Ten Seconds
by Deniz22
Me and Billy were escorting our US Marine to the train in New Bedford, MA.
His reprieve from boot camp over, the newly minted warrior was duty bound.
Lloyd was our pal but it was different now.
A uniform fought against our usual easy familiarity.
Suddenly, as the train arrived, a passionate desire to hang on to slippery time engulfed us, and we vowed to meet there again, ten years later, at noon.
We didn't.
75 Words Flash Fiction contest entry
Me and Billy were escorting our US Marine to the train in New Bedford, MA.
His reprieve from boot camp over, the newly minted warrior was duty bound.
Lloyd was our pal but it was different now.
A uniform fought against our usual easy familiarity.
Suddenly, as the train arrived, a passionate desire to hang on to slippery time engulfed us, and we vowed to meet there again, ten years later, at noon.
We didn't.
His reprieve from boot camp over, the newly minted warrior was duty bound.
Lloyd was our pal but it was different now.
A uniform fought against our usual easy familiarity.
Suddenly, as the train arrived, a passionate desire to hang on to slippery time engulfed us, and we vowed to meet there again, ten years later, at noon.
We didn't.
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Grammatical error is intentional.
The car is a 1948 Plymouth convertible and was borrowed (legitimately). However, the owner was not happy with Billy as we were about 6 hours late returning it.
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and 2 member cents. The car is a 1948 Plymouth convertible and was borrowed (legitimately). However, the owner was not happy with Billy as we were about 6 hours late returning it.
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