9 Works by X_Issa
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She was looking up at the sky.
And at that moment, there was a sound.
A rumble.
Persistent, growing.
Helicopters.
They came.
Salvation.
Civilization.
The end of the nightmare. -
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Shauna was silent. She remembered that flower.
- You closed yourself in, didn't let anyone near you, 'Melissa continued. Her voice became quieter, but no less furious. And then she let me stay. And you know, before Jackie died, I felt sorry for you. You were always in her shadow. You were a dummy, but at least alive. But now? You deserve this, Shauna. Rot alone in this wasteland. But no. You're not like that. You'll run to Jeff, won't you? Give him a son or daughter. You're going to have a boring, safe life. And you will remember me when you change diapers and buy furniture at IKEA.
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Collection of Short Stories
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"Jealousy is a funny thing. We spend most of high school consumed by it, hating others for having what we don't have, and dreaming of what it would be like to be in their shoes."
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The new neighborhood greeted Shona coolly, not only because of the autumn wind, but also because of the feeling of complete alienation. Her mother, absorbed in her new job, was hardly at home, leaving Shawna alone with her thoughts and, worse, with the incessant noise from the neighboring house. Booming basses, snatches of music and booming laughter echoed in her new, not yet inhabited room, depriving her of much-needed rest and plunging into chronic fatigue.
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A mini-backstory about Van's life