There weren't supposed to be dragons flying in the sky. First and foremost, dragons didn't exist.

They
were mythical creatures from fantasy books like unicorns. This was something that Pete knew in his
heart to be true so he was having a difficult time acknowledging that there were actually fire-
breathing dragons flying in the sky above him.

Twenty-five years Dana had been waiting. She tried to be patient during that time but she hadn't
always managed to be as patient as she'd like. But today the opportunity had finally come. The thing
she always imagined would make her the happiest person in the world was about to happen. She
didn't know why at this specific time she all of a sudden felt sick inside.

I inadvertently went to See's Candy last week (I was in the mall looking for phone repair), and as it
turns out, See's Candy now charges a dollar -- a full dollar -- for even the simplest of their wee
confection offerings. I bought two chocolate lollipops and two chocolate-caramel-almond things. The
total cost was four-something. I mean, the candies were tasty and all, but let's be real: A Snickers bar
is fifty cents. After this dollar-per-candy revelation, I may not find myself wandering dreamily back
into a See's Candy any time soon.

It really didn't matter what they did to him. He's already made up his mind. Whatever came his way,
he was prepared for the consequences. He knew in his heart that the sacrifice he made was done
with love and not hate no matter how others decided to spin it.

The rain was coming. Everyone thought this would be a good thing. It hadn't rained in months and
the earth was dry as a bone. It wasn't a surprise that everyone thought a good rain was what was
needed, but they never expected how much rain would actually arrive.

He took a sip of the drink. He wasn't sure whether he liked it or not, but at this moment it didn't
matter. She had made it especially for him so he would have forced it down even if he had absolutely
hated it. That's simply the way things worked. She made him a new-fangled drink each day and he
took a sip of it and smiled, saying it was excellent.

The amber droplet hung from the branch, reaching fullness and ready to drop. It waited. While many
of the other droplets were satisfied to form as big as they could and release, this droplet had other
plans. It wanted to be part of history. It wanted to be remembered long after all the other droplets
had dissolved into history. So it waited for the perfect specimen to fly by to trap and capture that it
hoped would eventually be discovered hundreds of years in the future.

It was that terrifying feeling you have as you tightly hold the covers over you with the knowledge that
there is something hiding under your bed. You want to look, but you don't at the same time. You're
frozen with fear and unable to act. That's where she found herself and she didn't know what to do
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