Nadine Flikkema

Mr. Breaton

EWC4U

Thursday, June 11, 2015

The Odds are in Your Favour

“How could you cheat?” Ashley cried from behind the door of their shared bathroom.

“I don’t understand. What did I do wrong?” Judah pleaded from the other side.

“You stole my money and took advantage of my resources,” Ashley said.

“Look, I’m sorry.”

“I need to leave for a bit.”

“You’re overreacting, it was monopoly!”

I See It Now

I paced the room, fuming. Dad hit us one too many times. We had enough, leaving for good.

            “I have been pinched, pawed, clawed, man-handled—what happened to you?” My brother put his hand on my shoulder. He was deathly pale, like last I saw, and his face was bruised.

            “Merely a brush with death.”