http://slow.writerscafe.org/Mintcaroctober The original writings of author Marcy Chavez en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776006822 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Nerissa slowly started to move her head and sheopened her eyes. She felt tired and confused, she didn’t remember what hadhappened, but she felt some pain in the left side of her chest. She lookedaround her and saw Jerome and her mother there, but she still didn’t know whythey wer.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1468209/ The next morning, Robert took Claudinne to herfavorite park and as they were both walking and enjoying the beautifullandscape around them, he bought her an ice cream cone. She felt so happy butshe also felt like there was something especial her brother wanted to tell her,she could just perce.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1468208/ When Tess arrived at the hospital they didn’t lether see Nerissa because she was being treated in intensive care. Tess felt veryscared and she just couldn’t stop crying as she seated in the waiting room,praying that her daughter will be ok.Hazel had been taken to that hospital .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1467991/ A few weeks have passed and Nerissa knew that itwas time to tell her mother about her pregnancy, she just felt too guilty abouthiding it from her. And that afternoon, after having dinner, she finally didit.“Mom? I need to tell you something reallyimportant” She said, with a t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1467651/ When Nerissa and Hazel finally went to see adoctor,he confirmed what she was hoping was not truth, she was pregnant and sheknew that she was going to be on her own to raise her baby, she wasn’t planningof telling Robert about it, she didn’t even want to think about him anymore. At.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1467125/  A month hasalmost passed since Robert had left, and Nerissa was barely starting to go backto her normal life. Getting over the pain of losing someone she though it was alwaysgonna be there was really hard and painful. She was sure that she couldn’t trustany other guy ever again; .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1464787/ When Robert finally walked in his old house hecouldn’t help but having mixed feelings. He slowly walked upstairs to his roomand leaned back on his bed. He closed his eyes and tried to get all thenegative thoughts out of his mind. After all he was finally home, where he hadthe best memo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1464466/ In the following days, Robert and his family headed back toEngland. Robert, once again felt angry and heartbroken, but this time for acomplete difference reason. His face reflected the sadness he had been feelingfor the past month, he didn’t even feel like arguing with his father about.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1463472/ Robert spentthe night at the mountain, sleeping in the backseat of his car. He had hisphone on his hands and just couldn't decide if dial her number or not. Hethought he was going to regret it if he didn't, but when he was about to, hishands started to shake and the tears star.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1451614/ The thought of her sad face while he told her about his sudden return to England was just too horrible to even imagine. And as Robert was lying on his bed that night he just didn't feel any need of sleeping. He felt frustrated and angry, but he knew he had to gather the courage to look into those be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1450635/ He couldn’t think about something else but talk to theonly guy who had been friends with him during the past months, Jason. He hadcalled him and asks him to meet at the park to talk. Jason was worried aboutthe way Robert’s voice sounded, he had never heard him this down and upset.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1424866/ The morningsunlight entering through the window surprise them while they’re still in bedsleeping and cuddling. Of course they didn’t remember that it was a school dayand that they were already late for wake up and getting ready. The alarm hadsounded thirty minutes ago but neither.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1424860/ As she was focused on her homework, Nerissaheard a rock hitting her window. She felt scared at first, but then as shelooked down the window she saw him standing there with a big smile on his face.It was unusual for Robert to come see her at this time of the night. She wavedat him and immedia.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1424075/ That ringing sound was so loud that it felt like it wasbeing done on purpose just to give Robert a headache while he was still in bed.He slowly poked out his head from beneath the blankets and opened his eyes.“Can someone quiet that thing now?” He shouted.There was no one ins.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1421132/ After convince Robert about showing up at the schoolfestival, Nerissa kept asking her brother about his master plan to help her andRobert ditch her mother. As they were on their way there Tess noticed their unusualsilence as Jerome was driving and she Nerissa was on the back seat.&ldqu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1417444/ Jeromewent upstairs to Nerissa’s room. He saw her lying on the bed and covering herface with her hands. He then knew that there was definitely something she washiding from their mom. Jerome liked being the brother that his little sistercould count on for everything, and that was only f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1416383/ Laterthat same day, Robert went outside his house to take a little walk, he waswearing his distinctive black clothes and a light hoodie where he liked to puthis hands inside the side pockets. He walked all the way to the nearest parkwhere he then, lay on the grass and closed his eyes. He.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1413546/ It was a rainy morning, which was very usualat Spokane. Caroline was awaken by a loud thunder. She got up from bed andwalked to Claudine’s room to check if she was scared, but to her surprise shewas still sleeping like a baby. So she headed downstairs to the kitchen andpoured some .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1408083/ A few days have passed and Robert continued enjoying hisfree days, he would go to bed late at night and wake up very late in themorning. His mother continued to think it was for the best to hide the incidentfrom her husband, it was clearly not necessary for him to know about Robert’s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1397511/ After returning home Nerissa went straight to her room. Shelooked out her window and observed Robert as he got out of his car and wentinside his house. Once he was not in sight anymore, she smiled and a deep sighcame out of her chest. She couldn’t believe what had just happened betwe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1385831/ The next morning when Nerissa woke up, her bruise hurted alittle less. She got up from bed and looked at the clock, it was 9:00 amalready which meant that her mom was already gone and she was not coming backuntil five. The sensation of being home alone in the morning on a school daywas s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1383164/ Despite having insomnia the nightbefore, Nerissa woke up earlier than usual to get ready for school. She got intothe shower, dried her hair and curled it as she rarely did, then she carefullychoose her outfit. It was her favorite black blouse and grey jeans with blackmedium length boots... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1378899/    Nerissa had spentall the afternoon on her room, there was nothing to do when the rain wasfalling so hard outside. She lay on her bed and just stared at the window, hereyes started to feel heavy with every blink until she closed her eyes. Thesound of the raindrops hitting the roo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1356063/ Eventhe audition had been pretty good; Robert was not going to take any risks, sohe started rehearsing every afternoon after school. As soon as he stood up fromthe table after dinner, he’d run to his room and grab his guitar. The days weregetting hotter every time and he tried practici.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1329828/ A new week was about to start at school. Everyone waseagerly waiting for the summer vacation. Nerissa had been thinking a lot aboutthe jerk Robert had turned out to be. That ‘shy-guy’ look  he had was nothing but a cover up of his realcold personality; whenever he talked to he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1325284/ At night Caroline and James were already in bed whensuddenly he heard her sobbing. “What’s the matter?”. He asked whispering as he got closerto her.But Caroline couldn’t speak; the lump down her throat kepther from speaks. She grabbed another tissue from her nig.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1319161/ Carolinewas finishing cooking dinner. She had made fish and chips with mushy peas, avery English recipe and one of James’s favorites. She looked out the kitchenwindow and saw the wind move the leaves on the trees, the street looked prettyquiet. She thought about the fact that her husba.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1316881/ As he walked towards her, his heart rate went up and hishands felt ice cold. She hasn’t noticed him yet and he hoped she wouldn’t, orelse he’d turn around and walk away. Finally he took a deep breath and stood infront of her as her eyes were still on the pages of her book... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1312899/ Saturdaymorning the doorbell rang at the Graham’s house. Caroline came to answer thedoor.Asshe opened, there was Tess smiling with a little fruit basket on her hands. Atfirst, Caroline thought that maybe she was selling them.”Hello,my name is Tess and I live in the hous.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1310779/ OnFriday, the day seemed to past faster for Robert. After the classes were overhe went to walk through the hallways as he wanted to get to know the schoolbetter so he wouldn’t get easily lost anymore. As he was walking he saw aposter about the band the school was forming, it was the sa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1308108/ Robert was trying to concentrate on his math homework, buthis eyes were starting to feel heavy and he could barely know what he was doinganymore, so he closed his book and decided to go outside to get some fresh air.On his way out he crossed paths with Claudine on the stairs and noticed that.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1305991/ Day one at the new school was finally over.  With hurried steps, Robert went to his locker andtook out his math book leaving his other books inside. Then he walked outsideto wait for his father, but after twenty minutes waiting, he figured his fatherhad forgotten to pick him up which was .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1304477/ As he walked to the college’s entrance, he noticed how peoplewere talking and smiling, it was obvious they have known each other for years.Robert was the only one walking alone; on his mind were his friends back inEngland, the ones he had known since primary school. “Hello I&rs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1301775/ A month has passed and I continued going with the same work routine. Only that my two week vacation was getting closer and I still couldn't decide where I wanted to go or if I wanted to stay in the city.That afternoon I went out for a walk,  only this time I was alone. After jogging for a while.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1301652/ All those strange faces staring at him as he walked theschool corridors for the first time. The sound of the beats of his heart wasalmost louder than all the chattering going on. He hardly dared to look back atanyone, the sweat running through his body felt colder every second. Everyone’.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1300071/ After her encounter with Robert, Nerissa walked back home.On her mind was that odd guy she had just talked to. He wasn’t like any otherguy she had met, or like any guy at her school. He was very different and she hadperceived that on his eyes. That bleak look he had given her with those .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1299590/ After they left, he returned to play his guitar. He wastrying to learn “The Lovesong” by The Cure, one of his favorite songs; he waseven singing it, something he usually does when he was left alone. The phoneringing off interrupted his concentration; he put his guitar to the side o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1299215/ “Welcome to Spokane Heights College. Home of the Hawks”.That’s the big red signboard Robert saw from his window as his mother stoppedthe car.As he was taking off his seat belt, thousands of thoughtsinvaded his mind. His hands felt ice cold and his heart was throbbing fast.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1299136/ “Robert, wake up”. Caroline said with a sweet and kind voiceas she gently shakes his chest with her hands.He opened up his eyes, and gave his mother a brief lookbefore turning the other way to look at his alarm and find it was barely 6:00AM. He couldn't understand what kind of .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1298104/ It was finally my day off work, so I woke up early and had a light fruit  and cereal breakfast and after feeding Jester, we head out to the Park to take a walk. We walked around for a while and every time I passed in front of the fire house I felt so nervous, after all, it had been a few days a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1298022/ As I got up from the bench and pulled Jester's leash to leave, he impulsively pulled his leash the other way, slipping from my hands and running away. I started to run after him calling him: "Jester stop!". but he wasn't listening to me. Suddenly I saw him running over a small bridge and falling int.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1298012/ It was July 2001. We were going through a really hot Summer season.I really loved those days though. I mean what is there not to love? People walking in the Park, family gatherings everywhere, that delicious smell of barbecue going on in almost every house, Baseball games on the television,kids play.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1298004/ "Live TODAY as if it was your last day"."Don't do something TODAY when you can do it TOMORROW". What happened when these opposite thoughts collide in life?. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1297986/ To his surprise on his first night at the new house, Robert discovers that it's not as bad as he thought. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1296344/ Robert finally arrives at his new home, but far from changing his mind about missing his hometown, what he sees, makes him want to run away from there and never go back. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mintcaroctober/1295859/ Robert finds himself struggling to fit in on a new Country. In the process he meets Nerissa, the girl who lives next door. 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