Her hazel eyes were really showing more green than brown this evening. ... He watched her; he couldn't seem to keep his eyes off of her. ... Not taking his emerald eyes away for even a second, he watched her every movement. ... They had eight grandchildren, who were their absolute prides and joys. ... When you enter the light, you know that you have to leave your loved ones with hope in their eyes. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

"Please tell me you weren't thinking,"" she whispered; and with those words she sat down beside him on the bench and stared deep into his green eyes, noticing the cloud that dimmed their brightness, that plagued his life. ... Her eyes were still wide open, as she lay motionless upon the blood stained floor. ... "Let me go. ... I'm never going to let you go - He laughed as he threw Kyle against the wall, mad with pain and anger. ... What I have we have it's forever, and I'm never going to let you go.""...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

We'll just go back to Mom's house. ... He flashed his eyes to her. ... She felt pure fear, as if she were in the twin towers when they were hit, as she stood up, still looking him in the eyes. ... The big-screen television was already on and turned to Nickelodeon, so Sam decided to watch it while she ate her breakfast. ... The words were spoken very low, almost in a whisper. ...

• Word Count: 2008
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

He wanted to go home. ... Now their world was in toxic ruin. They were stuck in space until everything settled and it was safe to go back. ... His eyes were closed but he could feel himself moving along the conveyor belt to the next phase: dyers. ... How strange to think of an omnipotent deity watching over everyone, how archaic. ...

• Word Count: 1426
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• Grade Level: High School

" I watch him intently, analyzing his appearance. ... "Why were you on the North Side, Rebal Beauregard?... You were unconscious and it concerned me," he mutters barely loud enough for me to hear, and then, for the first time, he raises his head and stares me straight in the eyes. ... "I am going," I simply state. ... I assume one of these Cat-Eyes left it when going into the sewer, but I cannot be too sure whether they left it there on purpose or by accident. ...

• Word Count: 2252
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

"Can we go for a walk, please, please, please?... Chad and I were playing one of my most favorite games with Dad, Airplane. ... Grandma's eyes glanced over at the table and she nudged Lisa so they could watch how we were together. ... "If we go now, it won't be too hot." Grandpa said finally. ... " I said bolting out the door before either one of them changed their mind. ...

• Word Count: 1433
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Heading into the town, the sun was setting and I noticed everybody was indoors, with all their windows locked and shut. ... I pulled up to a bar and heard laughing as if there were a party going on inside. ... I answered that I was going from town to town looking for wife. ... She was a perfect wife in my eyes I thought. ... My heart started to beat faster and my feet were getting cold. ...

• Word Count: 2004
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

While becoming sexually intimate with a girl named Darlene, two white men came upon them and forced Cholly to continue having sex with Darlene while they watched. ... However, none were as pronounced as her fixation on her eyes, which she wishes were blue. ... According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, "People with BDD can dislike any part of their body, although they often find fault with their hair, skin, nose, chest, or stomach. ... " Pecola believed having blue eyes would make her beautiful and allow her and the world to see each other differently. ... After ...

• Word Count: 1567
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Despite their fighting, screaming and complaining that can often be overbearing, I was happy they were here to enjoy the experience with me. When all clothing and toiletries were unpacked from our suitcases in our small but comfortable rooms and my parents decided to free me from their tight unyielding grasp, I realized I was alleviated of all my tedious duties. ... I glanced at my friends only to find them staring at me with mischievous smiles upon their faces. I couldn't let one of my buds be the first to speak so without thinking I looked her in her beautiful blue eyes and forced the...

• Word Count: 2493
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School