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Small towns always have secrets, secrets that could cause war and trouble for everyone. Steve stopped visiting Maggie since she always wanted to die, he did not want to be involved with such. Maggie lives alone with her secret and has shut everyone out of her life. She still awaits death's visit but it doesn't seem to be nearby.

More secrets from a town called Razia in June.

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It was all over, the culprit had been caught and punished or so did the people of the town of Razia think but they were wrong. They were always wrong. Criminals still roam among them today. 

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James was remorseful, he was paying for the sins he did not commit and to find out Donna was carrying his child was too much news for him. He realized that was the news Donna wanted to tell him but never had the chance. He faced his last days knowing he'd still be with Donna and Maggie was not going to stop them.

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It was all over the news, Maggie read it too. James was sentenced to death for the murder of Donna. Maggie was pleased but felt nothing for revenging. She preferred to be in James place. Then she realized James would still be with Donna in the afterlife and she broke down in tears.

Poem for the Day - Curse

Symbol of belief
Present from one
To other generations
Until lifted
Makes home with them

Playing house
Till belief fades
And plans to relocate
To other believers
Like a migrant

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Steve sincerely wanted to help but Maggie withdrew constantly. She was fading away and he knew the passing of her daughter was the reason. He offered to take her for therapy, a holiday, a picnic, a trip, but she declined them all. Maggie wanted to die.

Poem for the Day - Different

Not everyone
Only a few
Appear different

Not anyone
Only the chosen
Act different

Not many
Only little
Make the world different

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Maggie sat as usual in the darkness of her room wishing for death to take her so she could make peace with Donna and her unborn child but this was the beginning of her nightmares. The sight of Donna sprawled lifeless on the basement floor became a wallpaper in her mm d and she always woke up in beads of sweat even on cold nights.

Poem for the Day - Ring

Symbol of her love
She presented
Torn down by discarding
Tore at her heart
Another she got
Devalued once again
A tattoo she printed
To remain on him
Till he died

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James pondered about the whole situation. He had so many questions to ask. He was charged with the murder of Donna, but he knew Maggie had set him up. What baffled him the most was why she would murder her own daughter. Was it to keep her from being with him? He remembered how obsessed Maggie was when they dated, but he was unaware Donna was Maggie's daughter he would not have gone there.

Poem for the Day - Lost

When we thought it was gone
Mourned and moved on
It appears in our lives
Like it had never been away
And we have learnt
Never to mourn too soon
For what belongs to us
Stays with  us

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Maggie shut her elder daughter out of her life. She was unwilling to disclose anything about James, the man she told the world murdered her daughter who had been later found in an abandoned warehouse. Maggie's surviving daughter knew there was more to the story than her mother told her but there were no clues.

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Steve did come. He wanted Maggie back into his life; he was sympathetic about her loss and she his. He came over everyday and they talked for hours; he his regrets and mistakes, she her hunted life. Steve was willing to help her heal but she wanted to remain hunted.

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Maggie made Donna her favorite meal; boiled potatoes and meatballs. She was happy she had expelled the enemy from their lives. She perceived the stench from the top of the staircase. Maggie was scared of what she thought she knew. She descended the staircase and confirmed the smell of death as she stared at Donna's lifeless body on the floor.

Poem for the Day - Success

A feeling of relief
One cannot explain
A feeling of wealth
One can only descibe
A feeling of royalty
Best describes
The feeling of success

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The police arrived Maggie's home and took James away. He was arrested for the disappearance of Donna. James protested but he had no proof. Maggie was glad he could not hurt she or her daughter again. Then she decided to go check on Donna whom she had locked up for five days.

Poem for the Day - Uncertain

About tomorrow
And even this day
About life
And self
About the future
And all of life
Is uncertain

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Vivian's funeral was as grand as she was. It was not her time to die was all everyone could say. Steve was relieved she was gone but he would never have wished anyone to die the way she did. Maggie read about the funeral in the papers. She knew what would come next, for she had seen him severally drive past her house and she was waiting for him.

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Maggie led him into the house, initially she said nothing. She could see why Donna had fallen for him. He was more sophisticated and a gentleman than when they were together years ago. She smiled a dangerous smile and he cringed, knowing she would pay back for his irresponsible acts. James began to apologize for the past before inquiring about Donna. Maggie ignored all his questions, picked up the phone and called the police.

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James was a play boy who wanted no commitment, he had met Maggie after her separation from her husband. She was vulnerable, desperate and clingy. He told her the things she wanted to hear but when she began to plan their future together, he couldn't stand her and all her baggage and so he fled. Now here he was facing the past,; life had set him up.

Poem for the Day - Rain

It came
Like a thief
Unexpected and forceful
But welcomed like a friend

It poured
Like grains in a barn
Willingly without fear
But appreciated by all

It spread
Like bad news
All over the globe
Cleansing the world

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James tracked Donna's house after two weeks of no communication. He was worried, but not as worried when the front door opened and he stared in horror at the woman he had jilted years ago.

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Maggie sat still in the darkness of her room. She replayed the night her precious daughter had told her she was with child for a man she barely knew and they were getting married. Her jewel was being taken away from her by a man who had promised to marry her years ago. Maggie wanted to ruin James, he had disappeared and never kept his promise to her, now he was promising her daughter the same thing. But this time it was different, Donna was going to have his child and she was not going to let that happen

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James was concerned about Donna. She seemed to have disappeared; she had promised to tell him some news that might bind them together and he was excited. But she had somehow disappeared and he had to find her. 

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What had gone wrong? The Physicists had gone over and over the experiment, but it chose to fail murdering three top physicists. The day of the accident was like every other day; the sun did not shine less, the neighborhood still filled with domestic noises and birds still sang. The day showed no sign of sorrow.

Poem for the Day - Patience

If only she did wait
The world would be hers

If only she did wait
He would have wifed her

If only she did wait
Her life would be a fairy tale

If only she had patience
The world would be her foot stool

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The news was so gruesome, everyone thought it was a joke. Maggie heard it at work and was a little joyful, but the little details of the accident made her cringe. Steve was in shock, he could not bring himself to identify and confirm Vivian was dead. It was her day. She had worked tooth and nail for this great presentation and then the phone call. Steve wished he had not been late to the presentation; Vivian would have still been alive.

Poem for the Day - Locked

A secret hidden
So deep inside
In the depth of the heart
Like a large nation
Buried from all
And when revealed
A feeling of relief
Overtakes the entire being
And one can breathe again
Like the day of one's birth

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Looking back now locked in the dark room of the basement; she wished she had eloped with James. Donna had seen fire spark out of her mother's eyes. It had happened so fast. She needed to escape from this dark prison right in her mother's house. She had nothing to eat or drink in two days; Maggie was worse than a warden. She had not even checked up on her prisoner since the day she had locked her up.

Poem for the Day - Progress

Everyday seems the same
Until change came knocking
Now they are eager
Eager to wake

Everyday is progress
A reason to rise
And change lives
Is what progress does

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Donna met James at a play; he was much older than she was but she felt comfortable with him. They began dating secretly until they grew serious and wanted to marry her. She wanted him to meet her elder sister but he was not keen on knowing her family. He always suggested they elope. But Donna loved her family so much she never consented.

Poem for the Day - Mind

Was a mind game
They came and went
Up and down
Near and far
Driving all crazy
Fondling with the mind
Until they awoke

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Steve had begun to realize he had made a mistake by marrying Vivian. She had used him to climb the corporate ladder and now she had no use for him. She was rarely home, they barely made conversation and she seemed to be bored with him and the kids. Steve thought of reaching out to Maggie but was ashamed. He scribbled notes without delivering them, dialed her number without putting the call through and even drove past her house without stopping. He was sick of life. Things turned around so fast it came as a shock to all.

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Maggie blamed Vivian for all that had happened. If Vivian had not come into their lives, Donna would still he here she always thought. But Maggie knew she had taken matters into her hands and it was her own secret to keep. Her elder daughter visited her everyday to find out what happened that day; the day her younger sister left the world.

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Maggie was not expecting any gruesome news; Donna was seated across her feeling shy and afraid. Maggie thought her daughter needed some amount of money; probably bigger than her allowance. Maggie wished it was the large amount of money her daughter had asked and not the news that tore them both apart till this day.

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Donna was failing in school, her mind was surrounded with figures of the secret she kept. Barely an adult, she had the weight of ten trucks on her heart. She wanted to be invisible. She blamed herself for what had happened but it was too late.

Poem for the Day - Saved

Unknowingly going
Without thought
And a force pushing
Landing in a dark hole
Thinking all is gone

But still alive
Merely hurt
For One watches
Lifting out of dark
Only to be saved

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Maggie's past always returned at night when she was alone in her room. She heard sounds from years before, Steve climbing up the stairs to their bedroom, newspaper pages flipping back and forth from his rash movements and finally the regular thud she felt when he came to bed. But Steve was long gone.

Vivian had what she wanted finally-her boss was hers. She cared not whom she had hurt. Her next target was her career. She worked night and day abandoning the man she had forcefully taken from another's bed.

Poem for the Day - Laughter

His laughter
Fills my heart
With joy
So innocent
Oblivious of any evil

My son laughs
Heartily without care
And chuckles with glee
Laughter so pure
Happy to be alive

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Donna had pleased her mother in the past; unlike her step sister who was smart, intelligent and successful, yet brought shame to the home with her flirtatious acts around the small town. Donna knew her mother was fond of her but could not stand to see the disappointing look that would cloud her face if she was told her secret.

Poem for the Day - Life

So little
So pure
Into the world
To play a part

So uncertain
So unsure
Into the dark world
To achieve a lot

So do we
All come at birth
Unconscious to all
Playing a role at last

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The frightening wave was like every regular woman, but she was desperate for everything. She was desperate to be top of her career, desperate to win the heart of her married boss and desperate to be the best physicist in the country. Vivian's lust for power and fame gradually turned her into a monster.

Poem for the Day - Free

Finally free
From torture
Free at last
From torment
Now Free
Like a bird
Without care
So Free

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Maggie was hardworking and cheerful, everyone seemed to agree with her. A charming personality, a spirit lifter and a reasonable woman with a dark past.  Maggie had a normal life with a normal family until the frightening wave came and took it all away.

Poem for the Day - Alas

Alas they came
Expected for years
Now here
Two of them
Bringing joy
To sorrowed ones
And hope to them all

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Donna was frightened; if her mother found out what she had got herself into, she would...she did not want to imagine it. Donna thought of running away, but had no destination and no money; her mother was all she had, her father unknown.

She decided to tell her mother her big secret and face the consequences...

Hello March!!!

Honorable Readers, I wish you a very beautiful and rewarding month of March ahead. mytruewords will be delving into another short story this month where secrets lead to regrets and lust leads to death. Have fun reading and remember your comments are important to make the writings better. Enjoy our random poetry as well...