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Niklaus "Mama," Klaus whined in the backseat of his family's Honda Civic, "How much longer?" "Not much longer now, Niky," she cooed. Beside him, Liesel was asleep in her car ...

Casper I was half asleep when it happened. I watched through half closed eyes as Sebastian's head lowered: a sign of defeat. I didn't realize that at the time, I ...

Casper Days went by and it was clear my father was getting worse. At night he'd stir in his sleep, sweat beading on his forehead. At times he'd groan but ...

Casper I could tell that Mother had been crying. I took her hand in mine as we entered their bedroom. Father was lying among a pile of pillows and blankets ...

Sevi Callahan My ears were ringing. Dark smoke and flames from the plane licked the air. Someone screamed. I was too out of it to tell if it was me. ...

Casey Whells I had been walking for a little over an hour. My arm was growing sore from holding it out for so long. The sound of loose gravel crunched ...

Cass We stood together on the beach, watching the sun fade into the horizon. Luc and Leo were running along where the waves skimmed the sand. It was perfect, picturesque ...

Over a century has passed since the luxury steamship, RMS Titanic, met its catastrophic end in the North Atlantic, plunging two miles to the ocean floor after sideswiping an iceberg ...

Cass The next morning was Clara's birthday. I had woken up early to try and make her a special breakfast. The result was mediocre, but it was definitely better than ...

Casper Clara's family had graciously given us their summer palace as our honeymoon destination. I could tell by the way Clara was giddily bouncing on the balls of her feet ...

Casey Whells Everything was spiraling out of control. Since when does P.J. get this jealous over nothing? Am I not allowed to have friends that happen to be of the ...

Eleanora Lorenz From outside the big top, the laughter and cheering were still audible. Sweat was beading on my forehead. The humid summer air didn't help cool me down. I ...

Casper The day of the wedding, everything seemed to happen so fast. I couldn't comprehend what was going on until Mother ushered me out to the altar. Most of our ...

Casey Whells "So," I said, shoving the key into the car's ignition. "Where do you want to go?" One side of Atticus' mouth twitched up in a smile as he ...

Cass A few days went by and I spent them mostly watching Clara play with the little boys. Caterers and decorators filtered in and out, preparing the gardens for our ...