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Sympathy

June 27, 2017 3 Comments

My mother yelled, and I rushed to her under the tree. I followed where she was looking and found a cat with a fish in its mouth. “Get it!”

I climbed the tree and tamed the cat until it dropped the fish.

My mother shrieked, but my older brother caught it.

I cuddled the scared cat in my arms and scrambled down. “It’s safe.”

“Always the stupid kid,” my mother said. “It’s the fish I needed! We wouldn’t have our lunch if it weren’t for Jonathan.”

My mother slapped me, and I looked at Jonathan for help, but he just grinned.

By Matthew Burgos

Down Under

May 27, 2015 4 Comments

Down Under

“Stop calling my name; I’m sleeping.”

“I’m not.”

“Yes, you are.”

She called my name again.

“Shut it, please.”

“I can’t. I have to pull you under with me.”

“Don’t, please. I live the regret already; isn’t that enough!?” I threw my sheets with ferocity. My body was covered with sweat. I looked outside and knew it was still midnight.

“It will never be. After all, you used me for a night before you buried me miles below the surface of the land.”

I roared. “Please!”

“One day, you’ll rest with me; down under with water as beds.”

I just yelled.

By Matthew Burgos

In the Script

December 18, 2014 1 Comment

In the Script by Matthew Burgos

“I love you.” She leaned her cheek on my palm. Tears rose up to her eyes.

“Say it again.” She whispered.

I smiled and rested my forehead against hers. “I love you.”

Her laugh was a beautiful tune; its sound sent jolts to my nerves. “Me too. I love you, I love you too.”

We both laughed, and we shared smiles, not taking any notice to our mingled tears. I kissed her lips, then her nose, and, lastly, her forehead. I embraced her and I heard her sigh. And just when everything felt so real, I heard someone nearby yell “Cut!”

By Matthew Burgos

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