The first time I discovered how nice it was spend time on the stairs of my house in Mexico, was because of a childhood fight with my mother. ... I was in front of the stairs. ... I ran my hand over the step and the touch was so soft that I went to the landing of the stairs and sat there. The stairs were surrounded by walls. ... Since that day I discovered that the landing of the stairs was the best place to escape my reality. ...

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This place was more of a two family house rather than an apartment. ... The house had two stories with the bed rooms upstairs with a bath and the kitchen down stairs. ... This house's most interesting feature however had to be the basement. ... As I was searching for an outfit I heard a loud crash like something smashed into a wall down stairs. ... Needless to say they found me behind the bear, they took me down stairs. ...

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I turned around and followed her congratulating myself on thinking up of such a plan, now she will definitely be thrown out of the house for stealing. Mother headed straight for the stairs to the studio, and waited furiously at the top for her to come. As she came up the stairs she gave me a concerned look as she entered the studio to fetch the jewellery box for my mother. ...

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On Saturday August 3rd 1997 I woke up a ten-year old boy, got out of bed brushed my teeth and ate my breakfast in much haste. I was anticipating the day ahead of me; it was exciting because I was going over to my friends for a sleep over. My mother's best friend with whom she grew up owned the frien...

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"Get up! Were going to be late for church!" Sean's mother yelled. Sean slowly got up out of his bed and made his way towards his dresser. Every other step he took he stepped on some sort of toy or piece of garbage that had been in his room for weeks. He pulled out the yellow painted chipped drawe...

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Id barricade my door shut every night, the only times I would leave my room was to go to my friends house, school, or to get dinner. ... I quietly snuck down the stairs, and out the door with what felt like a thousand kilograms of luggage on me, I stood outside the front door staring at the long illuminated road ahead of me and myself am I doing the right thing? ... He looked at me with his dead eye sand asked me with a very narrow damp and weak hissing voice and demanded give me some change you don't know what its like over here I cant spare you some change he looked at me with disappo...

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Many issues come up in this small house. ... If they heard any sounds down stairs when there shouldn't be they will become terrified and their imaginations will run wild, or at least Anne's would. ...

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A large portion of the book was at her house in Greenwich Village. ... She showed up at her best friend's house. in the limo, but refused to explain why they were riding in it. ... They made there way to the top of the stairs and turned around to look at the media. ... Mia ended up spending the night at Lilly's house because she didn't want to go home to face whatever her parents had to say about her night at the dance. ...

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My mother was down stairs on the patio drinking her morning mug of coffee, yelling at me to hurry up. ... I dismissed this, and continued on to my house. As I walked up the driveway, fumbling through my book bag to find my house keys, I noticed that my mother's car was not parked in the driveway. ...

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