Short Story from Autocrit contest written by me. Theme: Treasure Jonathan taps his pencil against his math homework as he listens to his mom chat on the phone in the other room. He glances at the clock to see if it’s time for his dad to come home from work. His deep brown eyes widen…
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Kitchen Timer
Chapter 6 Rodney parks at the campsite. Riley bounces in the car chair, ready to get out. He chuckles at her behavior and hops out. He pops open the trunk and unloads while Riley gets out. She stares at the beach that sits just a few steps from their campsite. Bob, Chelsea, Theodore, and Carrie…
Kitchen Timer
Chapter 5 Two days before the beach camping trip, Rodney dials Bob’s number on his cell phone. He waits until he hears his friend’s voice. “Hey, Bob! Listen! I know this is really short notice, but can I bring my girlfriend with me on the trip?” “Well, hello to you too, Rodney. It’s been a…
Kitchen Timer
Chapter 4 Three days later, Rodney returns to the mall, not having any luck in finding Bruce the other days. He hopes he finds Bruce that day. He is getting frustrated. In his hand, he is caring the kitchen timer. He has to give it back. Rodney walks to the store and spots the pretty…
Kitchen Timer
Chapter 3 Rodney laughs and puts the shirt back, grabbing one that is more his style. His friends give him a thumbs up, letting him know that the second pick is better than the first. He grabs a few new jeans, more shirts, swimming trunks, hiking boots, and flip flops. Rodney nearly topples over with…