1. MaryLou wore the tiara with pride.

There was something that

made doing anything she didn't really want to do a bit easier when
she wore it. She really didn't care what those staring through the
window were thinking as she vacuumed her He dropped the ball.
While most people would think that this was a metaphor of some
type, in Joe's case it was absolutely literal. He had hopes of
reaching the Major League and that dream was now it great
jeopardy. All because he had dropped the ball.

1. apartment.

1. She closed her eyes and then opened them again. What she was
seeing just didn't make sense. She shook her head seeing if that
would help. It didn't. Although it seemed beyond reality, there was
no denying she was witnessing a large formation of alien Twenty
seconds were all that was left and Richard could hear each one tick
by. Fifteen seconds now remained and the panic began to fully set
in. Ten seconds and he wasn't sure he had enough time. Five
seconds, four, three, two, one...

1. spaceships filling the sky.

1. The bowl was filled wiShe sat in the darkened room waiting. It
was now a standoff. He had the power to put her in the room, but
not the power to make her repent. It wasn't fair and no matter how
long she had to endure the darkness, she wouldn't change her
attitude. At three years old, Sandy's stubborn personality had
already bloomed into full view.

th fruit. It seemed to be an overabundance of strawberries, but it also

included blueberries, raspberries, grapes, and banana slices. This was the
meal Sarah had every morning to start her day since she could
remember. Why she decided to add chocolate as an option today was
still a bit of a surprise, but she had been in the process of deciding she
wanted to change her routine. This was a baby step to begin that start