Marc Colbary

Lockeddn Twinn

Emily J

Sean King

LifezVictory

Ryan Long

English

Marc and Joline had been friends for many years. Despite long gaps in communication, their reunions felt familiar and comforting as if no time had passed. They quickly fell back into the easy camaraderie that characterized their friendship.

Marc always felt an odd way when it came to Joline hanging out with others. He never stated his feelings, he didn’t want to ruin something so genuine yet. It was hard for Marc to show his feelings.

Even though Marc knew he shouldn’t, the next time Joline came home from a night out he lashed out. “Where have you been? Don’t you know I love you?” Joline recoiled. “You have a strange way of showing it,” she whispered and backed away. “I found the box under the bed.”

“Honestly, Marc”, she said, “you have a problem. There are 3 boxes of claw machine prizes down there. If you have that many hidden away, how many games are you losing? This is why you’re always broke. But the secrets are what really hurt me.” He frowned, began to speak, then

tears appear in his eyes. "I'm sorry," Mark tells her sincerely. "I know I shouldn't be doing this, but I told you, my favorite childhood plushie was from a claw machine, and it was lost. I have to win another."

Mark pulled up his phone and frantically tried to find his lost plushie on eBay. This was to no avail. Crushed something clicked for Mark. Loosing the plushie was no reason for his behavior. “I am so sorry, I may have lost this plushie forever; but it’s not worth loosing you.”

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