I can’t stand the irritatingly familiar sounds of my mom’s gulping and chewing.
Hearing her Diet Coke swooshing around in her mouth makes my blood boil. But it’s not just her. Countless people...
Shush.
No need to hear you chit-chattering as the movie plays. The point of watching a movie is to watch the movie. You may think your whispers are quiet, but trust me, they aren’t. I can hear your...
‘No offense but…’ Stop.
If you have to start a sentence with no offense, then it’s going to be offensive. Obviously, you know your comment is not positive, and you’re choosing to say it anyway.
Haven’t...
We got stopped by two police cars. I asked her about some of addresses in Old Town Superior and she said, “Oh, don't even try to go to Old Town. There's nothing there to see.”
I got the text ten minutes before, and when I looked outside I wasn’t concerned.
When I left ten minutes later, I could see the flames feet from my house.
My dad suggested I text my friend. I thought it was a bit ridiculous, but ten minutes later, I texted her saying that there was a fire near her house. I had absolutely no clue the fire had already gotten there.
I woke up to tears from my mom. We all knew why, but no one could believe it. I really can’t describe how this felt. Or how it still feels. I had one pair of clothes and my phone.
A little while later, we saw our house on TV. Our house, because of the Tesla battery and propane tanks, kept exploding. All the other houses had gray smoke, but ours was pure black.
