Author: Jacob Robinson
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 23 – Rodrigo
August 27th, 2015 Kinsky, California, USA Rodrigo It was only a few weeks since he had transferred, but Rodrigo already understood the social dynamics of his new high school. He had gotten used to moving from school to school, so this was a skill that he had built up as a form of survival. His…
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 22 – Days of Heaven
April 24th, 2017 Kinsky, California, USA Days of Heaven Outside the apartment complex in which the Ayoubs lived was a small walking path covered in grass and trees. It was suburban – nothing like the real hiking paths just outside of town – but it was close. Those past couple of days Sadja and Magyar…
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 21 – The Ones You Love Most
February 29th, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA The Ones You Love Most Lukas waited on the bench outside his house. At that point he had rehearsed many times what he wanted to say, but it never came out sounding right to him. He could feel his body begin to shiver as the hour that Kat was…
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 20 – The Right Thing
April 10th, 2017 Kinsky, California, USA The Right Thing It was a Sunday night, and several of the friends – despite better judgment – decided to spend the evening drinking and traveling around town. Among those in the audience were Kat, Sadja, Rodrigo, Aaron, Lukas, and – who had given up studying that weekend –…
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 19 – Ash
January 31st, 2015 Kinsky, California, USA Ash It was another late day in the art room for her. The girl – who stood looking at her unfinished work – had been stuck on the project all week. And while she sat on a stool pondering where to take it next, she heard a voice behind…
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 18 – Swift Democracy
April 4th, 2017 Kinsky, California, USA Swift Democracy Lukas sat on the floor of his bedroom. All around him were the scattered notes of Cole’s journal, occasionally brushed and lifted by a small rotating fan in the corner. He felt he was getting somewhere, and nowhere at the same time. Most of the entries were…
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 17 – Utopia
June 20th, 2024 Kinsky, California, USA Utopia Maria’s eyes slowly rolled open. She found herself on a bed she did not recognize, lined with soft white bedsheets she knew weren’t hers. As she came to she heard the door to the room creak open, and footsteps approach. Still in a daze she suddenly shot up…
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 16 – Life Passing By
March 27th, 2017 Kinsky, California, USA Life Passing By The kids were gathered around their usual table for lunch. While the hole that Cole left was immense, this time they were about as close as they had been since before the incident. Things almost looked normal. “So, who did you guys vote for?” Sadja asked…
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 15 – Emily and Maurice
September 25th, 2014 Kinsky, California, USA Emily and Maurice “Okay, is the camera on now?” “No, you gotta… you gotta undo the lens cap first.” “Oh… like, this?” The preview video on Rose’s Macbook suddenly roared to life. The friends were huddled together in Kinsky High’s technology room, which was about the same size as…
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 14 – Mother
March 15th, 2017 Kinsky, California, USA Mother The St. Agnes Cemetery was quiet that morning. With spring slowly creeping life back into the trees, flowers that lined the yard began sprouting back into their vibrant focus. And yet few were there to appreciate them. Among the mourners were the Israels, more potently Russell and Billy…