jadoreshadow

Joseph sat at the edge of his bed, the house quiet, his mother out with friends from work for a party. It was four minutes to midnight...people all over the east coast of the United States gathered to celebrate the ushering in of a new year. Sandra had gone across the bay to Bayfront Park, where Miami annually gathered to ring in the new year with the traditional dropping of the orange. Joseph could see the smiling orange lit up brightly on the side of the International Hotel when he had debarke

Oh my gosh, thank you so much! I've actually had this story sitting around for a long time and was never brave enough to publish it. Yes, there is more, but I'm still writing it

Joseph dug his fingers hastily into his pocket, rummaging around to find the crinkled up bills that he knew were buried in there. He had definitely grabbed them off the table by the door before he had left the house, right? He stood up on his tip-toes, trying to stretch out his blue jeans so it would be easier to slip his fingers inside - he had been growing so much lately - and finally found purchase on the bills as far down as it was possible to go into his pocket. Memories of his mother’s

Can one chance meeting change everything? Just a normal day for Miami boy Joseph Tapia...but an unlikely collision on December 17, 2010 would change his life forever.