Jake William Edwards
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7 Seconds of Shame
I put on my pajamas and pulled my sleeping bag into the lounge. I recognized his from the all school camping trip we had taken earlier in the year. Pulling mine over next to it, I unfastened the tie and laid it out flat. The rest of the guys were already sitting there when I arrived, but only he greeted me. I had talked to the rest of them a few times, none of them were what I would call friends.
By Jake William Edwards4 years ago in Confessions
It Started With Mango Ice Cream
Our Journey began four years ago. It was a rocky road, one he once called a rollercoaster, which I think aptly describes it. We got on the colorful ride one day just on the cusp of fall, when we both arrived at boarding school. I hadn’t really met him yet. We talked in passing maybe once, but nothing memorable. After arriving in town, we weren’t required to stay together. I had headed down a street lined on both sides with stores advertising “40% Off Shoes,” “Buy One Bra Get One Free,” “Coldstone Ice Cream,” and “Universi-Tees.” I could count four bars from where I was standing which didn’t surprise me in a college town. What had surprised me was how upscale some of the stores looked. I hadn’t brought much money, but still, I had to go somewhere. I couldn’t just stand there, and so I stepped forward directly in the path of a young man who I recognized as we struggled to keep each other upright.
By Jake William Edwards4 years ago in Fiction
