Missing Him

There was once an elderly couple. Audrey and Kevin. They had owned a sweet little cafe just by Oceanview Beach in Colourvale for around 10 years. Audrey had always baked for the cafe. Pies, cakes, pastries. But when Kevin grew ill and passed away, Audrey no longer wanted to bake.

She sat in her favourite rocking chair in their home for days. "I baked for him." She would say. "He's gone now. I just can't do it." She'd argue, when people begged her to bake again.

A week after Kevin's passing, Audrey's youngest daughter Emily came to live with her, and help take care of her in her old age."Mum, you should bake while you still can." Emily pleaded. "No. Kevin's not here. I can't." She said.

The community pleaded with Audrey for ages, and it took a lot of convincing. But eventually, she aggreed and baked flat out at the cafe she had bought with Kevin until she grew too elderly.

Hesitant Love

I had been in love with the same man for 3 years straight. The only problem was, he was dating someone else. But one day, he finally noticed me...

"Hi." He said. "Carmel, isn't it?" "Yes." I replied. "Aren't you General Mulligan?" "Yes I am." He replied. The guy was an army general.

We went out for coffee and talked. I told him about my job as a paramedic, and he about his job as a military general.

On our third date, he told me his first name. "My name is Roger." He had sounded embarrased. "Don't be embarrased." I rubbed his back. "Roger is a nice name." I was trying to impress him. And it worked. He asked me out again.

One month later, we had our tenth date. We went out dancing, and then to a nice little cafe in Colourvale.

On our 50th date, something amazing happened. Roger propsed to me. And I said yes.

We were married 1 year later on the date when he first noticed me. The fifth of July.

In Awe

There was once a small girl whose mother worked full time. So she was babysat by a friend named Belinda.

The girl was always longing for Belinda to come round and loved to play endlessely with her when Mum wasn't home.

They would ussualy have dinner then watch a movie and play some games. The little girl was in awe of Belinda. But when Belinda left, the little girl would go to her room and cry her little heart out, longing for her to come back. And when she did the little girl was as happy as ever.

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Dedicated to ny friend Indra, a real friend and role model to me.

Best Friends Torn Apart

There were once 2 dogs. One named Cocoa and the other named Chip. Cocoa and Chip were the best of friends and lived together. But one day something almost tore them apart...

Chip was the oldest of the two at 6 years of age, whereas Cocoa was only 3. Chip and Cocoa were sitting side by side on their day beds when Chip begun to get sick. Their owner rushed out and took him to the vets.

Cocoa didn't understand what was happening and wimpered at the back door for days, pining for his best friend.

Chip came back 5 days later and stayed for three days out the back before his eyelids closed one last time.

Double Blind Date

One of my friends had organised a blind date for my best friend Jane and I. So we decided, since we both had a blind date, to make it a double blind date.

So we met that night at Cupids Arrow Cafe, one of the most romantic cafes in Colourvale. Jane and I met first, out the front and then waited for our dates to arrive. Jane had said that her blind date would be wearing dark blue and his name was Collin. Mine had said he would be wearing light blue and that his name was Derek.

Around 15 minutes after Jane had arrived, our blind dates arrived. Together. They both looked puzzled, as they looked around what looked like for somebody. Most likely Jane and I.

The one in dark blue spotted us and nudged the man in light blue. They walked over. "Hi Jane right?" asked the man in dark blue. "Yes." Jane sounded slightly nervous. But then again, this was her first blind date. "I'm Collin"

"You must be Derek." I said to the man in light blue who was standing beside me. There was silence amongst us for a split second. Then Derek spoke. "Yes." He too seemed slightly nervouss. "I'm Madison." I replied.

"Should we go in?" Asked Derek, beginning to usher Jane inside. "Sure." I said, following Derek and Jane, Collin by my side.

Halfway into the date I realised something was wrong so I went to the restrooms, gesturing for Jane to follow me. She did.

"Have you noticed something wrong going on in our date." I asked her, we sat on the couches provided in the sink section of the ladies room. "Yes." Jane agreed. "I think we like eachother's dates!" We said in unison, staring at each other.

Meanwhile, back at our table, Collin and Derek were saying the same thing. "I think I like your date Col." Derek confessed. "I think I like Jane." Collin agreed.

When we came out of the restrooms, they told us what they had discussed. "Oh good." I said. "We were thinking the same thing!"

So I ended up ending the date with Derek, and Jane with Collin.