Pets n Story

I hadn’t left this room in two months. The walls are this weird, beige color that makes everything feel like

We knew he wouldn’t make it to campus. The walk alone from the parking lot to the stadium would’ve knocked

Back then, we didn’t have much—just punk jackets, cheap beer, and a whole lot of attitude. We used to hang

I saved every penny for our dream home—every extra shift, every sacrifice. I packed lunch instead of ordering out, took

His name patch said Lucky, but I don’t think he felt like that in the moment. We were at the

It wasn’t about the flag. It was about what it meant to me. I’d hung it out front the day

We all called him Reese, even though his full name was Staff Sergeant Jonathan Reese Mitchell. Said “Staff Sergeant” made

Everyone at the home was buzzing about it—“Wisdom Week,” they called it. Each resident got a whiteboard, a marker, and

When Talia overhears her teen son and his friends mocking her for “just cleaning all day,” something inside her breaks.