Tag: story
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 1 – New Years
January 1st, 2017 Kinsky, California, USA New Years “Yo, Lukas! You’re gonna miss the New York drop, they’re about to do it!” Aaron was calling out to his friend, still in the bathroom. Lukas quickly flushed the toilet and washed his hands, getting out just in time to witness the event with the others. “Three……
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Boys & Girls: Part II – Chapter 0 – Boy’s Club
September 4th, 2005 Kinsky, California, USA Boy’s Club A young child with messy blonde hair and stormy blue eyes looked out the window of his mother’s car. There was a playground, with kids playing and laughing, running around, sitting together, enjoying themselves. The boy wondered if he could ever do it himself. “It will be…
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Boys & Girls: Part I to Part II Interlude
THE STORY SO FAR… On the coast of Mendocino County there is a small town called Kinsky. A group of eleven high school friends have bonded in their formative years there to create a seemingly perfect union. This bond becomes troubled, however, when the newest member of the group – Maria Cortez – one day…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 44 — …All’s Right with the World.
December 31st, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA …All’s Right with the World. “Hey, Cole. This is Kat. I know you didn’t respond yet to my text about the New Year’s Party at Aaron’s place… so I just wanted to call ya about it. It’s just gonna be us, the usuals… plus we considered inviting Rus too.…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 43 — God’s in his Heaven…
December 30th, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA God’s in his Heaven… Maria didn’t end up pressing the send button. In fact, she didn’t bother sending any messages at all. She couldn’t help but notice that Cole had been the same way – his regular checkup messages had gone quiet now. She knew he was near the…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 42 — Will You Catch Me If I Fall?
December 27th, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA Will You Catch Me If I Fall? Ash walked down the sidewalk by her house, wearing a pair of baggy old sweats and a thrifted Depeche Mode t-shirt. This morning she wasn’t expecting much, but at this point it had become more of a habit – a meditative ritual…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 41 — Christmas
December 25th, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA Christmas It was Christmas morning, and Mahalo sat waiting in his bedroom in agony. He had promised to stay put the night before, until one of his brothers let him know it was clear. But he had woken up at 4 o’clock, and had a scarce time in trying…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 40 — Pier
December 22nd, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA Pier Cole waited on the bench outside his house. He had at that point rehearsed many times what he wanted to say, but none of the attempts came out sounding right. He could feel most of his body shaking as the hour that Maria was supposed to pick him…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 39 — The Ball
December 13th, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA The Ball The Kinsky High Winter Ball was a minor event, for the most part. Wedged between the two biggest events of the year, it did not provide the communal launching off point which Homecoming had, nor the grandiose flair of Prom. Rather it was a smaller, intimate event,…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 38 — Finals
December 9th, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA Finals Rose stared down at the chemistry problem in front of her. It was nearing the 4th hour of studying – having entered the public library that morning at 8am – and yet she felt no closer to understanding the concept that plagued her. Her boyfriend sat in the…