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Philip “Big Philly” Smith's avatar

Holy smokes, dude. I did not see the twist coming, and I pride myself on predicting them.

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Stone Bryson's avatar

Thanks, brother - that was one of the goals ;-)

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Philip “Big Philly” Smith's avatar

Keep at it.

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Blessed Warrior Reina's avatar

I was laughing to myself that I'm basically both her parents in one (except we get along with us🤪🤪😝😝) and then.....

Bamn outta nowhere the freakin plane crashed😳😳😞😞

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Stone Bryson's avatar

To be honest.? When it comes to the parental thing... .. you're not the only one ;-)

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Blessed Warrior Reina's avatar

See I kinda already know Im in good company, with this crowd😁😁😝😝

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Kristen Malcolm's avatar

Haha I thought the same thing! 😆

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Charlotte Pendragon's avatar

Ewwwww….. chilling at the end Stone. 🥶

I didn’t see the surprise coming at the end! Sweet! 👍♥️

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Stone Bryson's avatar

Glad it caught you off guard, Charlotte, and that it gave you a little chill :-) Happy you enjoyed it, too!

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Charlotte Pendragon's avatar

Absolutely! A nice twist and surprise I loved it! Stone, great! 👏 🤗♥️

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Joyce's avatar

WOW tense and then that twist at the end… you did it again, Stone, making me hold my breath (I think I’m going for a second coffee). 💙💫

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Stone Bryson's avatar

So very kind, Joyce - grateful this was your reaction :-) Thank you!

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Sane Francisco's avatar

Cool twist at the end... I liked this.

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Stone Bryson's avatar

Thanks again, Sane - appreciate it!

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Andrei Atanasov's avatar

This was a gut-punch!

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Stone Bryson's avatar

I'm gratified it 'hit' you, means I am doing something right.

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Andrei Atanasov's avatar

I totally agree.

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NightWolfNym's avatar

That twist made me gasp…

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Stone Bryson's avatar

Thank you, my friend... that was the goal (no pun intended with the title).

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the long warred's avatar

Whoah. I was by chance out sick that day.

The allure of the City is real.

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Stone Bryson's avatar

Indeed it is...

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Ray Downs's avatar

Reminds me of when I loved to NYC on September 7, 2001. What a week that was.

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Stone Bryson's avatar

Sounds like a good memory... before a very bad one we all shared.

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Jeremy Mercier's avatar

Ahhh the ending tho.

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Stone Bryson's avatar

I was hoping that might affect one or two people... ;-)

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Jennifer Crowley's avatar

Thank you for sharing such lovely writing.

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Stone Bryson's avatar

Thank you so much, Jennifer - I very much appreciate this <3

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Angela Morris's avatar

The IC (eye see) that lives inside Amera's inner secret...

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Stone Bryson's avatar

;-)

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Michael Swartz's avatar

That has a nice hook to it. Hopefully she ran late to work the next day.

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Stone Bryson's avatar

You never can tell... ;-)

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Tesstamona's avatar

Holy fuck. If I have the energy tonight I might write a reaction/response post to this because —- I have so fkng much to say. This was beyond well done..and a message I think everyone can benefit from understanding, if they understand a few other things already. 😭

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Stone Bryson's avatar

I thought you might... catch that ;-)

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CynthiaS's avatar

I was totally hooked! Great unexpected ending and powerful short story 🔥👏🏽

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Joseph L. Wiess's avatar

I got the towers instantly and had to scroll down to find the date.

September 10, 2001. Holy Snikes.

It's too bad her first day had to be the day from hell.

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