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Pumpkins Have Feelings Too This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.

     Twilight settled on the mobile home park. August heat lingered stubbornly, but the chilly breeze whipped through, winning the battle. The four of us sat on Annette’s porch. I was leaning on the banister, picking at a chip of paint with my toe and daydreaming about school. I was going to start first grade soon and finally would be considered a “big girl” like my third-grade sister Marisol. The possibilities for first grade seemed endless as I thought of how younger kids would look at me in awe, whispering to their friends, “She’s in first grade!”

My thoughts were interrupted when Omar, Annette’s little brother, began to squirm. “Let’s play Power Rangers again!” Five minutes earlier we had collapsed on the porch, exhausted after an eternity of crime-fighting and high kicks. It hasn’t taken long for our flushed faces to sink into boredom.

Our mobile home park was called The Country Club Mobile Home Estates, but it was anything but a country club. Instead of playing racquetball or croquet, Omar, Annette, Marisol and I usually went exploring in others’ yards, stole oranges from neighbors’ trees, and, because there was nothing else to do with all the rocks, invented games throwing them at each other, or cats. We probably would have been at our idol Luis’s house but he had recently been taken away in handcuffs. We probably would have been riding our bikes, but Marisol’s had been stolen. Thus, boredom.

“Power Rangers is for babies,” Annette sneered, although a few minutes ago she had made a big fuss over who got to be the pink one. “Let’s do something different!”

“Okay,” we all agreed, but no one had any ideas.

“I know!” my sister exclaimed suddenly, her eyes expanding. “Let’s have a costume parade!”

“We don’t have costumes,” Omar and I whined.

“We have some old ones in the closet,” Annette’s eyes now matched Marisol’s.

“It can be a spooky costume parade,” Omar added, getting into the idea. “We can try to scare people!” We all raced in the house.

Annette’s home always smelled of rice and old blankets. Since her mother was a cleaning woman and her father a construction worker, they weren’t home a lot. Whenever I saw them, they had bleary eyes and drooping bodies. Her mother worked hard to keep the house clean so I was surprised to smell mold.

“Look at all this stuff,” Marisol proclaimed, pulling out a ninja mask.

“I get to be the ninja!” Omar whimpered.

“Omar,” Annette tsked, “You were a ninja for Halloween for the past two years. Don’t you want to be something else?”

But Omar was already pulling on the ninja robe. Annette chose to wear her old Pink Ranger costume, leaving Marisol with the best costume of all.

Marisol emerged from the closet triumphantly, clutching an old sheet. “Boo!” she yelled, throwing the sheet over her head. We all screamed and ran from the ghost in a giggling frenzy.

“What do I get, Annette?” I pulled on her shirt impatiently.

“Uh ...” Annette rooted in the closet even deeper.

I began to get teary, “I want a costume!”

“Here,” she handed me an orange bundle. “My cousin wore this for Halloween and left it here.”

I sniffed dramatically and doubtfully unrolled the bundle. It was faded and scratchy, with a green fuzzy felt collar. “A pumpkin?” I shrieked, throwing the bundle to the floor. “A pumpkin is not scary!”

“Sure it is,” my sister picked it up and smiled. “You’re a magic pumpkin that became evil after people tried to put you in a pie!”

“Yeah, and this parade is your revenge!” Annette exclaimed.

“Okay,” I grumbled warily.

Our costumes were thrown on over our clothes and we emerged, ready to spook. Omar wanted to run screaming through the neighborhood at dangerous speeds while Marisol and Annette wanted to stalk at a slug’s pace, wailing in an unearthly fashion. I had discovered a large rip in my costume and started to do some wailing of my own.

“Dani,” my sister soothed, “It can be part of the story. That rip is where people stabbed you with a fork when they were trying to eat you!”

I was reassured of my ferocity, but my confidence began to falter when I realized I was a pumpkin, and pumpkins don’t make much noise. Omar could make terrifying ninja screams, Annette could produce death-inducing karate shrieks, and Marisol could generate spine-tingling moans and groans. But what horrifying sound effect could I make?

Marisol had an answer, “If you’re a magic pumpkin, you could make any kind of noise you want. You could even groan and scream if you want!”

Groan and scream? Well! This made me the most privileged noise-maker of the group, and when we began our parade, I had the bounciest step of all.

We roamed the darkening streets as wild children. We were not concerned with neighbors’ opinions but we reveled in their stares. We proudly displayed our strange attire, not aware of its shabbiness. We did not care about the dangers of young children unsupervised; we danced in the middle of the road with closed eyes and heads flung back. We were free from all rules.

“Aieee!” Omar would spring and leap, hunting man-eating tigers in the humid jungle.

“Hi-ya!” Annette flew through the air at least a hundred feet, successfully knocking a shady criminal unconscious with a precisely aimed, lightning-quick karate chop.

“OOoooOOoo” Marisol hovered in the air; a spectral horror to all who were unlucky enough to lay eyes on her.

And I, overwhelmed by the number of sounds available to me, decided to laugh at all the people who would soon be given a deadly lesson. “Bwahahaha!” The neighborhood shivered in fear.

The parade was an overwhelming success. We inhaled the crisp air and let the cool breeze wash over us, knowing we were masters - all powerful conductors of the Earth that none could stop.

Whack! While twirling and laughing, I tripped over something and fell to the asphalt. My eyes filled with tears until I realized what I had fallen over - a Malibu Barbie pink Land Rover convertible.

I scrambled to my feet and saw I was standing in the middle of a Barbie metropolis. Bride Barbie. Veterinarian Barbie. Teacher Barbie. Rollerskate Barbie. Hiking Barbie. Sleepy-time Barbie. And the accessories! A wedding cake, a dance floor, a bouquet, a little sick dog, an operating table, a stethoscope, a chalkboard that could be written on, a teacher’s desk, tiny plastic books, pink roller skates, a detailed walkman with headphones, a minute visor, a backpack, hiking boots and a compass. But most of all, a huge playhouse complete with a garage.

Before I knew it I was on my knees again examining the playhouse. I picked up Sleepy-time Barbie to see if she fit in one of the little beds when -

“Hey! What are you doing?” A familiar voice rang in my ears. My brain rushed to recognize it when suddenly I remembered that that same voice yelling, “Get down from there!” “No children allowed in the clubhouse!” “No splashing in the pool!” I concluded it was The Manager. The Manager! The title that struck dread into the hearts of all the neighborhood kids. She and her family were the only well-to-do people there. Their house couldn’t be towed away. It sat in a spacious yard often littered with The Manager’s daughter’s toys. She was the only blond-haired girl I’d seen here and her shoes were always on and always so new that they sparkled.

The Manager snatched Barbie from my hand, “Kay eestas hasyendoe?” she tried to speak Spanish. “Do you speak English?”

I glanced upward, wincing, “I was just-”

“I swear! You can’t have something out in this neighborhood without someone putting their grubby hands on it and trying to sneak off with it. Where are your parents? How dare you try to steal my daughter’s toys!”

My pride swelled. “I wasn’t-”

“I am completely outraged! It’s a disgrace! What are your parents teaching you? Go back to your own house. Andahlay! You can’t play with these toys ever again!”

I looked hungrily at the Barbies, which were being quickly gathered up by The Manager. As she was carrying them off, my heart burst. “Couldn’t we play with them just for a little while? Your daughter could play with us,” I asked

She seemed amazed that I could talk. Then she snorted. “Are you crazy? Look at you all! My Alice play with you brown ragamuffins?”

I couldn’t understand what she was talking about. What was wrong with us? I examined my friends closely and saw things I had never noticed before. Omar’s ninja robe hung several inches too high and he had mud all over his chin from crawling on the ground. Annette’s Power Ranger suit was ill-fitting and tattered. Marisol’s grungy sheet was threadbare and looked like it hadn’t been washed this millennium. I could smell mothballs and dirt from where I knelt. Then I scrutinized myself - a soiled old pumpkin with grimy feet. Ragamuffins. Annette’s creaking porch. Brown. Annette’s parents. Ragamuffins. Moldy closet. Brown. Kay eestas hasyendoe? I suddenly understood.

The wind howled around us as we stood there. Lamenting what, we weren’t exactly sure. But as I looked down at the rip in my costume, where the pumpkin had supposedly been stabbed by carnivorous people, I realized I had more in common with the pumpkin than I had thought.

I calmly took off my costume and left it on The Manager’s fence post. I could pretend no longer. I turned to walk home in the gathering dusk just as the streetlights flickered on.

This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.

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great story! i love the originality of it. keep it up! please check out my writing at annoymous, highlands ranch, colorado. some of my writing is guardian angels, pep band, high on love, don ambler's granddaughter, and opening to light. please comment and rate. thank you!
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MLK Had a Dream

MLK had a dream
An American Dream
One that has a theme
Black people were being discriminated against
Also forced to do labor as slaves

If they didn’t do so
There were consequences to pay
Like getting the whip
Being starved
Or flat out murdered

MLK dreamed about full black freedom
And all be treated equal
White and black
He died for this cause

Many years after his death his dream was answered
No more discriminating
No more slave labor
His American Dream came true

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A Mother's Kitchen

Mother’s kitchen is a special place
Where rolls and cakes and corn fritters are baked daily
It is a chocolate shop
With rich, oozing delights dripping from the wooden spoon
Overlooking the snow topped peaks of a winter flurry
And receiving a cool breeze from between the shutters
The crisp tiled floor arranged in blocks of granite
Chills the toes and senses
Cinnamon whirls its way into a creamy batter
And glazes mount and stack over cupcakes
Eagerness fills grandpa’s eyes
As he sits with fork and knife and bib over chest
Mother’s kitchen is a happy place
Filled with the sunshine of a summer afternoon
And where closing time does not occur

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The Magic Vase

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Once upon a time in a far away land
Belle opened a gift she thought would be grand
Disappointment filled her petite little face
When she saw what she got was only a vase
What do I do with the big hunk of glass?
She asked her mother with a slight sense of sass
It is magic her mother replied
And Belle looked at her as if she had lied
The sky blue glass shimmered in the light
She couldn't believe the beautiful sight
The smooth glass mirrored her reflection
Hen she turned in her mother's direction
Magic you say? What does it do?
Belle's mother replied, it will make your wishes come true
Gently stroking the tall vase
Her wish wasn't coming true and she began to pace
It's not working Belle shouted
And she stood there for a moment and pouted
She grabbed the glass and whipped it at her mother's face
And yelled, ' That's for getting me a stupid vase! '

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I had a dream

I had a dream we walked the beaches hand in hand.
your eyes sparkling like hazel diamonds.
We kissed in the rain and played in the sand.
The waves washed away our fears and hesitations.

I had a dream that there was no predjuduce.
people would no longer stare.
black nor white. boy nor girl
We could walk the streets and have no fear.

I had a dream we could live forever.
love was invicable.
we were always together.
and pain was earasable.

I had a dream but in the end the world will always be full of nightmares.

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Queen of the Night!

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It is apparent that every warm morning
makes me shiver, whilst every night lets
me bask in a glorious glow.

I am most free under the moon; the stars
look out for me. I watch as they smile their
bright smiles and I flash one back. They are
my children and I cherish every single one...

My name is Maddie, I am goddess of the night,
mistress of the black skies, and mother to all lunar beings.
I flow through midnight clouds and grant the sinning
children with nightmares. I stalk the patrons of the dark
and give them luck for their mischief.

But be warned, if you should come across me, pledging
loyalty to the light I will kidnap your soul, put it in my cloak
made of the moon's rays and make you into a constellation.
There you will be forever trapped in my domain and will be a
slave to the demons of the night. This will be your punishment
for savoring the sun.

Sleep well my dears and have sweet dreams, just remember
I am right outside your door bathing in the shadows and playing
in the darkest hours. Tata!

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how do i say i'm sorry?

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It's hard to say I miss you, when you've been invisible for so long
The minute hand on our clock moves slower than every move you pursued wrong
What happened to my knight in shining armor who always rescued me?
Yet day by day, I watched them tear you apart way too slowly
I wanted to cry, and tell you they're full of lies
But you didn't pay heed, you pushed aside my needs
It was a battle that I fought alone, I should've listened to you screaming "Just go home,"
When you left, you took everything and decided to leave a drought
It didn't matter to me, I thought I'd always be without
But as time went on, I realized this drought needed to end
And so alone, I decided to fend
Mistake number one, the silent battle has begun

I've dreamed of saving you, of bringing you back from the black and blue
But as you continue to push me farther and farther away, I lose myself in each and every way
At this moment, I would do anything to run into your arms
And tell you, "Go south! You've missed the alarm!"
But you would push me away, and I'd watch you vanish into the day
I'd turn around, and head back home...why do I feel so alone?
For 7 long months, I haven't said a word, but I've unfortunately been so absurd
Deep beneath the layers of lies, and your worst disguise,
I'm going into your chest, ripping out your heart and taking whatever's left
This has never been you, you've never left me overly misconstrued
But the dark cloud falls over your head again, and I'm left alone to fend
The tears that run down my cheek, grabs my heart and makes me even more weak
Are you sure this is who you want to be? A boy with no destiny?
I don't know who you are, and I'll never be able to watch who you become
It's just me and you...two individuals not one.
While you go south, I'll head back north...
I'm telling you now, bring on the rain, stop this drought, and we'll head on forth.
But rejection is written on my forehead for the hundreth time,
And as I shake and quiver, I realize I am way out of line....

Thanks to you, I've noticed everyone's perspective on me has changed
I now know what it feels like to feel to be overly deranged
Everyones looks at me like, "Wow, what's her problem?"
Haven't you heard of all my songs I could produce to an album?
I'll be straightforward, no lies will emerge from my tounge
I don't have a problem, I'm just a girl that has all the wrong words sung
But what everyone doesn't see, is that the smiled painted on my face
Is a mystery while I'm waiting for everything to fall into place.
I'll have you know this depression is not an obsession
Do you know what it feels like to put everything into someone & confide?
It's almost like I left this world, but came back to invisible suicide.
I'm still looking for my knight in shining armor,
I guess all I can do is try to make you realize harder.
But then the thunderstorm returns, and my hands start to burn
I'm failing, and messing up, my heart starts to erupt
It's not me who is going to save you, it's time I realize what is true...
I should stop hating you; it's me who needs to come back from the black and blue
Find someone who you can truly love, someone who wants to be above
Three strikes, I am out; I can stop dreaming of your whereabouts
You used to always sing, "you can put the blame on me,"
But I got it this time bud, there is no more "we,"
I don't know how this is about to sound...but I'll always be around -
There's nothing left to say, but:
I am sorry afterall....

Love always,
Your sweetest downfall

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I’ve never been great at writing silly love songs,
Never believed in it at all,
Prince charming and white horses were the impossible truths in my world,
The sky was my reason not to fly,
I used to believe that if you needed answers all you had to do was look down,
So why am I looking up at fireworks?

My friends walked on rainbows that stretched on into nowhere,
You can hear love songs on every station, but not one of them has a real home,
Home is where the heart is, at least that’s what I’ve been told,
But here is where you are, and that’s where I belong,
So don't call me crass,
A label of unfathomable fate,
But I am not a child, strung up on thoughtless hopes and dreams of a perfect world,
I am just glad to find joy in falling blind into a sea of butterflies

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The Woman

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A country far different to my own,
A world unknown.

An ancient woman sat working there,
From early in the morn,
For an amount of money I would simply cast to the stone.

Her smile so wide,
While I would hide.
The great divide so large,
Now I see what it means.

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By , Bardonia, NY
Why not jump from a plane?
Instead of walking to the nearest pit stop.
Why not wear purple?
When everyone else is wearing black.
Why not drink water?
When everyone else is drinking beer.
Why not read out loud?
When silence is the only thing surrounding you.
Why not be different?
When everyone else can be the same.

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Nov. 11, 2011 at 6:08 pm
I totally feel this poem. Differences are what make us special and everyone should embrace that.
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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

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And Then There Were None revolves around the story of ten strangers that are lured to Indian Island, owned by an anonymous millionaire. Upon arrival the ten very different travelers find themselves stranded, at the mercy of psycho killer that could be any of them. This book was written by Agatha Christie in the late 1930s. Many believe that this author and this particular book is one of the best crime- writing novelists of the twentieth century.
Agatha Christie uses the complex characters and different murders to always keep you guessing who is behind the killings. The most genius part of the books planning is how she chooses to kill each character. She uses each visitor's background and influence in the community to pick how they disappear and there are few clues she gives you as the book progresses. The riddle “Ten Indians” is found in each of the ten bed rooms and different parts of these rhymes describe a way each of them is going to die, it is just the when and who that keep you guessing and constantly reading.
This book does not only keep you clinging to your seat but also shows the background and complexity of each character involved in the plot. This leads to a twisting and surprising ending along with an astonished reader.
As a horror loving, thriller enjoying, exciting enthusiast, frightening loving fan and slow reader, this book kept me up all night just guessing to who and when the next murder was going to unfold. Her writing is easy reading but tangled and complex, effortless but deep and imaginative, and straight forward and simple but continuously keeping you guessing.

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sam5728 said...
Oct. 6, 2009 at 6:22 pm
her stalker?
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Oct. 5, 2009 at 6:55 pm
this was a captivating review, thank you for this gift i strongly encourage everyone to read this book
(ps guess who this is?)
Jack K. said...
Sept. 26, 2009 at 10:00 am
I loved this book so much. It was GREAT!!!
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Oct. 6, 2009 at 6:23 pm
wow i love you
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ISHKARA and shivika a new story of ishqbaaaz episode 39 part 3

hi guys thanks for commenting I’m feeling very low now my dad is humiliating me like anything just for studying other subject apart from maths he curses me tht I will fail in my boards I mean which parent compares their child to failures I’m sorry for the rant

episode 39 part 3
rudy-veer bhaiya pls don’t beat bhaiya pls
ishu- u r no less mr Rudra Singh Oberoi
veer-what do u mean ishu
ishu-I will not say anything sumi will tell u sumi tell him everything
sumi- when I came here in Mumbai I was alone so my dadi asked his dadi to let me live in Oberoi mansion till I found my pg home we were always at loggerheads but became best friends one day when we were running away from Romi we accidentally got drunk and got married we never forced each other but when Jhanvi aunty tried to commit suicide he blamed me humiliated me and when bade Baal waale bhaiya got engaged to tht Svetlana he blamed me humiliated me and tht is when I left tht place as it was about my self respect
veer-Rudra Singh Oberoi u HV blamed my baby sister for something she never did Shivay Rudra get out now just get the hell Outta here sumi and Anika will divorce u u all will be free

they were going towards the door when someone stops them they turn to see mrs Rathore
mrs Rathore- u HV married our daughters and for divorce u HV to stay here with them for six months so u will stay here with them
mrs Rathore – I will not listen to anyone

Ishu tries to go
ani- chutki where r u going
ishu-I am going to take revenge from those kapoors
everyone- but u HV already taken na
ishu- no today for our second family di they were the ones who separated us di and they were the ones who killed my mummy (Mona’s mother) and ur ma Baba (sahils parents)
all r shocked
ani- chutki take me there today I will finish it for once and for all

they goto station and tortured mrs Kapoor almost killed her same with Svetlana
veer- sumi u HV checked the arrangements na
mr mrs Rathore sumi-yea everything is checked
veer-after so many years they will celebrate their birthday
om- what is happening
sumi-bade baal wale bhaiya today is ani di and Ishu dis b’day after 10 yrs
om- u mean to say tht they r….

ani and ishu enter
everyone shouts- happy birthday Anisha
they are suprised and happy
they turn to each other and hug and say
Anisha (to each other) – happy birthday my twinnie sis
obros- fhat the wuck they r twins
all- yes
ishu-I got something for u
ani- sure
ishu- come inside
Sahil walks in with crutches and all r happy to see him there
Ishu goes to him and takes away his crutches and he walked perfectly like a normal child
all r shocked and happy
Anika has tears Sahil runs to her and hugs her
ani- Sahil u alright and when did dis happen who did dis
sahil-who else other than my superdidi she asked her friends for help and they agreed
Anika- thank you chutki thank you very much
ishu-I will slap u now Sahil is yr brother tht means he is my brother u all took care of Mona like she was ur sister then this is nothing di
veersumanijeevika-she was and will remain our sister
later they cut cake together with the whole family as they were celebrating their b’day after 10 yrs and later had a cake fight excluding obros

all are happy

precap :. ISHANA DIES

sorry for the rant guys but what can I do which parent compares their child to failures I’m sorry for the rant and now I will post the next episode when I’m alright and happy bye love u all guys my readers commenters and my silent readers

  1. Sairan

    Ohh god don’t worry every parent says this only when we study only one subject and leave others my personal experience 😂😂😂😂😂
    And plzzzzzzz don’t make Ishana dead plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz don’t

  2. Pratha

    What d…. Precap
    Pl. Don’t make Ishana die…..
    I request u and Pl. Don’t make the punarjanam type stories……
    Cont soon
    Don’t worry you will rock in ur exams….

  3. Nithu

    dnt wrry dear my dad and evn my mom says that evryday……but i nvr failed in any of my subjects…each person has their own way of studying….uk what i read at late nights cuz if i study in morning nothing will get into my brain…..and finally ill sleep………..and what abt that precap…….y ishana will die……what will happn to our OM….if she dies……….

  4. Nyc… shocking precap waiting for next

  5. Well every parent won’t say the same this. I always feel relax ed in my boards. And even I won’t study . My parents say cgill man don’t take stress and i think should make ishana die.

  6. As usual I thought you would make everything equal. But why you are making Anika a emotional fool. And ishana can do everything

    1. ishanaomkarakiwife

      Well ashwathy Kapp I think that u r a shivika shipper and I hv already stated why I couldn’t give their scenes plus ishu making sahil walk was surprise for anika
      I hope u understood the episode now

  7. I Don’t like your ff at all😫😫😫😫😫

  8. Awesome….but plzz don’t kill Ishana….

  9. Shocking precap dear…
    Don’t b upset sweetie… Every thing will be fine…. I am sure you will get good grades in the exams… Waiting for the next update

  10. Make ishana die yaar and just give Om gauri

  11. Awesome update..

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KAIRA yrkkh (chapter 3)

So chapter 3 goes here:
Naira and Kartik both came out of the lounge. Both were still shocked about what has happened with them. How will they face gayu and family. While in the lounge everybody had a strange feeling about kaira, what was going on between both of them. Akshara was thinking how Kartik stopped naira in between and said about the guide one thing, and also what he was about to call naira something JAA! Every one was worried and Natik went to check both of them. He saw them in kitchen where naira gave kartik and also took one glass of cold water. After drinking water naira was about to break up in tears but kartik hugged her tightly, which made Natik shocked.
K: Bus Jaan bus, every thing will be okay. Don’t worry.
N: Budhu Mendhak, I know when u are here, u will make everything okay.
K: Then why are u crying?
N: Because I missed u sooo much. N wanna hug u from previous 20 days. Idiot..
K: Awwww! My wife missed me this much that she is crying this way. I missed u too. Now stop crying or I will also. I love u alott.
Natik was shocked hearing WIFE and JAAN from kartiks mouth for his princess. Later he continued listening them.
N: I love u too.
K: I love u 3 4 5 and infinity.

Naira blushes and then kisses him on his lips which turned to be a long lip lock. Natik couldn’t bear it so left to lounge fuming in anger and akshara asked him what happened but he didn’t said anything and asked her to call kartik and naira, but she said he went to washroom and will come on their own.
K: Jaan ander chalay warna sab samjhay gay ke meh tumhay bhagay kai lai gya hun. N stop blushing tooo.
N: ok. but Kartik please do something that gayu di won’t mind and no one could know about us and also we could do chup chup ke romance.
K: okay lets go lady love.
They both went in and sat seperatly. Akshara asked Naira to take Gayu and Kartik to Gayus room. Naira nodded but kartik got a plan to make his wife jealous.
K: Anti ji! Gayatri Ji can take me to her room by her room. Why to make naira ji uncomfortable.
Akshara asks Gayu and she nodes in yes later she asks natik who was lost in his own toughts replied in yes after a couple of seconds. Gayu tought he wants to spend time with me while Natik thinks wht is he up to do with my this daughter. Later Kartik and Gayu were about to leave when kartik winked at Naira and she gave him u r dead look which went un-noticeable by other family member. As Kartik and Gayu left, Naira made an excuse and went behind them. Kartik saw naira and intentially made Gayu slip and catched her and gave her a false eye look, which made Naira super angry and Gayu on cloud nine. Both Kartik and Gayu were n Kartiks room and naira was on door. Kartik kept on flirting with gayu and making Naira jealous. Later naira realized what was he doing and messeged him.
N: Oaay mendhak! Flirt with her later first tell her that u cant marry her.
Kartik smiled reading her message and gayu felt a little insecure.
K: ohh k: but why can’t I marry her. She is understanding, cute, loving and very beautiful Mrs Kartik Goenka.
N: u can’t marry her because I myour everything. I am your wife, your first love, your gf, your bff and every thing. So don’t even dare to think about it. And remember I am also ur sherni as well and I will eat u.

K: calm down jaan, m sorry.
While kaira were chatting, natik came out to see whts going on and found naira stick to door of kartik and gayu.
Later on when gayu asked kartik about his hobbies, naira requested him to explain and refuse her.
K: see Gayu u r a very nice and understanding girl. N u can find some one better then me. U r very good and beautiful, n if u want we can be good friends but I can not marry u because I love some one else. Actually me and that girl want to get married but after completing MBA. So if we will tell our parents they will get us married immediately so I m extremely sorry but I cannot marry u. see matches are made in heaven and mine an na…I mean that girls match is made in heaven. U will also find the one who is made for u but its not me. Sorry plz can we both refuse to this marriage by saying we have different toughts and future plans. May be not now but after I leave we can explain our families.
Naira give kartik a proud smile and flying kiss.
G: its ok kartik. I can understand and I hope u get married to that girl whom u love so I think we should leave.
Kartik nodes in yes and they both go down. After some time naira also goes. Everyone then went to dining table and akshara served them. Annanya asks gayu to sit next to kartik. But before gayu cound reach, naira went and sat next to it. Gayu, Annanya and natik were shocked at her action.

PRECAP: no idea
Hope so u liked i. Plz comment and tell. May be no daily updates now a days but will update daily from 28th May. Guys I want to ask u that is it ok if I don’t give a precap as I think and right at same time. So I am sorry but can’t give u a precap
Take care! Keep smiling! Keep reading! Keep watching yrkkh! 

  1. Vedanshidwivedi

    Wow this was really awesome love jealousy part kaira were soo cute their romance was amazing pls.update fast

    1. Kairalover

      thanks Vedanshidwivedi
      will post next soon 🙂

  2. Vinni05

    Wow simply super
    Loved d kaira scenes
    Eagerly waiting for next

    1. Kairalover

      thanks vinni
      will post next soon 🙂

  3. awesome….

    1. Kairalover

      thanks Komal
      will post next soon 🙂

  4. Ayesha24

    Awesome Kaira scene.. loved it.. Waiting for next.

    1. Kairalover

      thanks Ayesha
      will post next soon 🙂

  5. Shivaya khanna

    Nice chapter very sweet Nairas jealousy part was very good eagerly waiting for next

    1. Kairalover

      thanks Shivaya
      will post next soon 🙂

  6. loved the chapter waiting for the next.

    1. Kairalover

      thanks tridha
      will post next soon 🙂

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Tuesday, January 04, 2011

A much better year, money-wise

I’m tying up budgets and whatnot for last year so I can close off my 2010 spreadsheet (don't laugh) and...

Last year we spent R60,148.67 on the babies.

This is over 12 months so basically R5,000 a month, which includes V’s salary and the two bonuses we gave her.

Compare that to 2009 when in a mere 6 months we spent a whopping R52,500.

Don't ask me how - I only know we weren't paying for IVFs so that's probably how. That and our work bonuses.

Things are indeed looking up.

Although this is the last year we'll have a small baby budget as the intention is to send them to preschool next year.

I'm hoping that we can start them in mid-2012 (they will be 3 in July. 3!) as every 6 months of savings helps.

What are you guys doing about pre-school?

When do you want to send your kid (s)?

Am I the only nerd thinking and planning the money?

  1. I'm also a budgeter. But this year I haven't had a chance for that pedanticness yet. And yes, I also "close off the spreadsheet for the year"!

  2. I always admire people who have money spreadsheets and wish that I had the discipline.I am doing a spreadsheet (and a budget) for the first time ever!
    Things simply cannot go on the way that they have been going on.
    I hope that things will look up within the next 3 months.

  3. I was doing our budgets today...but just for Jan...eeeek!

    Okay I need to ask..do you record every single purchase you make on a spread sheet..item by item?

  4. I just added "research Mother's Day Out / preschool programs" to my list for the week. There are a couple in town that I want to explore, and I need to do that early this spring. I'd like to get our girls signed up for the fall. Most programs are two days a week, for about three hours, which I think will be a great introduction for them...and me. :)

    And we just confirmed a financial planner to speak at our Mothers of Multiples meeting this month.

    We're on the same page!

  5. We don't budget at all. I wouldn't have any clue what I spend on anything. How bad is that? Well, I can go online on Investec and could download our statement but Chris gets paid a lot of cash for cosmetic procedures which I use for all sorts of stuff, so wouldn't have any clue where that money has gone. I know that I should budget and if I really analysed things the results would be scary but at the moment there is enough for anything we need (well, not quite enough for a Discovery :( so I'll have to stick with my Scenic for now). We put anything extra into our bond and all Chris's private practice money goes into the bond/building fund, which means that technically we save at least half his income and I don't think that's bad going.
    In terms of play school, Zoe started when she was just over 2 - 2 x week from 9-12pm and loved it from day 1. It is a very small school (2 classes of about 10 kids/class between the ages of 2 and 4) and is very much a play school. They do just over an hour of structured stuff and the rest is playing or things like dancing, gymini kids, music, clay play, etc. She now goes 4 x week and Ava goes with to drop her off and gets to play a little bit. A lot of the children in Zoe's class now have siblings Ava's age, so she knows a lot of the kids from playdates. Most of the other moms are at home or work part-time and the school is next to our church so a lot of the children are all together at childrens church as well. Ava will start in the 3rd term just after she turns 2, probably for 2 mornings a week.

  6. I am hoping to do a little better with our money this year. I am just appalled at the amount we waste on NOTHING when I stop to think about it.

    As you know, our girls are in MDO, which is three days a week and five hours a day. It has been SO good for them...except for the runny noses, but even that is worth it in the long run (gotta build the immunity sometime!). It is VERY affordable ($240/month total for the two of them), so it really hasn't hurt all that much to put it in the budget.

    BUT, we have agreed that there will be NO talk of another child until the girls are almost ready for kindergarten, as I don't think we can handle anything else (financially or otherwise!).

  7. No, you are not a nerd at all!! In fact, I think you're being very wise and responsible to track your money as closely as you are. Let me give you an example...when Garrett and Landon finally got potty trained, I said to Tim, "We're gonna save about $150 not having to buy diapers anymore". Okay, so where is that extra $150/month we're saving? I have no idea. Because I don't track our budget.

    So, see....you're already soooo ahead of me in terms of knowing exactly where you're money's going!

    We are fortunate where we are to have free state preschool for the little twins. It's only 3 hours each morning, 5 days a week, but it's FREE so I'll take it!!!

  8. Oh the budget, that is on my to do list. I am still recooping so this year has started off painfully slow for me. I don't label the girls expenses separately so I have no idea what we specifically spend on them, it's better that way for my sanity. I hope by the end of this week to have a better idea of just how poor I truly am!

    Where I live, childcare(at any decent establishment) for any amount of time is CRAZY! I believe the last figures I was quoted was roughly $40 per day per child. I only budget $80 for food each week for the 4 of us. So I honestly think the girls will not go to preschool. Maybe my standards are too high and my pursestrings too tight? I do agree that 3 is a wonderful age to start though, old enough to communicate effectively and learn from/enjoy the interaction.

  9. I'll be working on our budget soon. I'm looking to start sending the boys to preschool either later this year or early next year. The boys will be two years old in May, so that seems to sound good around two or almost three.

  10. The Crazies are in there right now and it's money well spent. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

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Asian Porn Exposed promises hot Asian girls and models in hardcore cock loving sex action. These girls like it hard in their soft sweet pussies, along with solo sets and toyplay. $34.95 per month gives access to the current archive of close to 365 videos and 1,400 image galleries, but even though they promise daily updates, unfortunately nothing new seems to be added at this point and the content here is not exclusive.

The Pros

  Variety Of Asian Model Themed Photo & Video Content.

A decently-sized collection of younger amateur and model looking Asian chicks in solo & hardcore pics & videos. This is your basic hot and horny Asian chicks who seem to have a lot of experience with big cock themed version of main-stream content, with other various niche themes: toys, upskirt, blowjobs, etc. The focus though, is on Asian girls.

Other Good Stuff:

  • Some good quality content. Full-length video downloads that stream anywhere from 1600k to 4000k (1280x720). About 69 of the 364 videos even offer HD specs with speeds up to 5000k. The quality looks okay overall, but would love for a little more consistency.
  • Most videos downloads are full-length & offered (high or low quality) in MP4 (sometimes WMV), and most of the time also in iPod/Phone & sometimes PSP formats.
  • Flash streams available in multiple quality options. Galleries can be downloaded as ZIP files.
  • Some very nice user/browse options are in place including choosing the number of sets per page, sort tools, top lists, etc.

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Considering the size of this non-exclusive collection, there is a large amount of inconsistencies in the picture and video quality. No information is given about your models, or the content itself. Asian Porn Exposed feels like a general content site with a mish-mash of porno, which is what it is.

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Basic/plain site design with minimal browse features and no scene descriptions or model information. Scenes are grouped into basic categories and although they do give video specs there is no other useful info.

  Lack of Site Growth.

Content is likely rotated through. Although it appears as though new content is being added, the lack of an increase in content counts on our end suggest that either content is rotated out, or rotated through.

  Most Scenes Don't Offer HD Specs.

Not all scenes offer HD specs and the ones that don't can average around 1000k-1700k. In fact, there are only 69 scenes out of the entire collection that do offer HD.

Minor Negatives:

  • Most videos these days don't offer the WMV download option like older ones do.
  • Ads and up-sells clutter up the members area pages.

Bottom Line

General Asian themed content, but no real lasting impressions here.

It's hard to say if anything here is exclusive, but I am betting not. The inconsistencies in quality do more than make me wonder. Overall there is a lot of Asian girls to be seen, and about 69 clips offering HD specs. For what this site is lacking, I find the price of membership to be too high, but bonus site access might make it worth it to some.

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Photos and videos of hot Asian girls in hardcore scenes as well as some solo content.

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Channel Max: 8
Able to pause/resume.
Test Software: IDM

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Browser: 850KB/sec.
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My Opinion: Unsure. I don't recall seeing this content anywhere else, but I'm almost certain a lot of it is non-exclusive.

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Zip = ~25MB
WMV = ~500MB
Mobile MP4 = ~50MB
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Quality: Decent HD quality but ompression artifacts are noticeable.

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Many amateur looking to model types.
Thin, sexy, average body types.

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Music in some videos.

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Good lighting in most images.
Some fuzzy shots.
Quality, size and sharpness vary.

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Can jump ahead immediately.
Near instant buffer.
Smooth playback.
Nice quality.
Smaller formats also offered.
Filmstrip navigation.

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A few years ago I had the typical workup done regarding Disability Insurance. (Including a test for HIV)

I did recieve the policy with a few rider exclusions. (Cost of living, Automatic Additional Benefit Increase)

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Would they have even granted the policy? (It is an LTD Group Policy)

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1 teaspoon dried minced onion
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1 pound baby spinach leaves
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Toss chicken breasts, limeade, and pepper in a bowl. Cook the chicken breasts in a skillet until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 8 minutes. Remove skillet from the heat and set aside.

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Police responded to the 3200 block of West 7th Street Thursday evening on a report of a domestic dispute. Contact was made with a mother and her juvenile daughter who were arguing. Both were warned of their conduct.

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Lots of things come to mind when I think of the word “green”: grass, trees, money, environmentally friendly behavior, envy, split pea soup.

But the one word I think of first is my maiden name: Greenspon.

Having the last name Greenspon was both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, it meant I was part of the most supportive, wonderful family, who would do anything for me at the drop of a hat.

On the other hand, it meant people mispronounced and misspelled my last name ALL THE TIME.

Notice the last four letters of that name: S-P-O-N. Not “-span.” Not “-spun.” Not “-spawn.” SPON. For twenty-seven years, that wily O confounded everyone who crossed its path.

I think some people thought I was just trying to be fancy with my pronunciation of Greenspan. Legend has it that my grandmother, upon meeting my grandfather — whose name was Sam — smirked when he pronounced his last name. “And I suppose you pronounce your first name ‘Sahm,’ hmm? Is that right, Sahm Greenspahn?'” To which he replied, “Um. No. It’s Sam. Sam Greenspon.”

When I started working at the PBS Nightly Business Report, Alan Greenspan was still chairman of the Federal Reserve. I always found it interesting how quickly sources returned my calls when I first started that job. Until, of course, they realized I was GreenSPON, not GreenSPAN. I had a good run, though.

When I got married, I figured my days of last-name confusion were over. At last! A last name the world wouldn’t butcher!

And then I received a call at work one day from someone looking for Dana Bates. Sigh.

Do you have an easy last name to spell and/or pronounce? Or are people constantly getting yours wrong, too?

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  1. Everyone (almost) mispronounces my kids’ last name (even at my son’s high school graduation, where everyone knows the correct pronunciation). It isn’t the name I use except legally, and in anything regarding them in our small town. The problem is, that’s no longer how I identify myself and people say Amy Marriedname and I have no idea who they’re talking about. And considering I don’t use it to publish (never have) and haven’t used it publicly for 10 years, it sort of annoys me. But that’s another post.

  2. Pronunciation isn’t such a big dead for me, but do you know how many ways there are to spell Schafer? Or Kerry for that matter? The odds of getting them both right are astroomical. I answer to everything without blinking, Although when the telemarketers call I usually know, because for some reason they don’t recognize Schafer, which one would think to be a fairly common name. They ask for Kerry SKaffer. To which I reply, “nobody by that name lives here.”

    1. I get to give that answer to telemarketers at work ALL THE TIME – and I love it.

      My law firm is “Llewellyn + Spann, Attorneys at Law” and we’re always getting people who call up to speak with “Llewellyn Spann.” Now, 90% of the time, they can’t even get the Llewellyn part right – but MY first name is Susan, and my law partner’s name is David, and we are TWO people, not one.

      I shouldn’t make fun, though. It took me forever to learn to spell Llewellyn.

  3. I thought my last name was pretty straightforward, but when I lived in Texas, telemarketers always called me “Mrs. Grim-ez.” And even here in VA, I’ll get the occasional “Mrs. Grims.” At least everyone gets “Linda” right. *grin*

  4. You’d think my name was easy – and “Susan” usually is – but it amazes me how many people have trouble with “Spann.”

    My husband (who grew up with it) heard all the variations long before I did (including the oh-so-mature playground version: “SPAM”), but in the decade-plus that we’ve been married, I find people have about a 50/50 chance of pronouncing it right. The correct pronunciation is “Span” – like a bridge or the first part of the British term for a wrench. What surprises me is how often people try to pronounce it “Spawn” (or “Spahn”). I’m not offended – I can understand the mistake – and if correcting it would be awkward I don’t even bother most of the time (generally only when NOT correcting would lead to more awkwardness later on).

    Hey – at least the Susan part is easy.

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Friday, August 4, 2017

I’m pretty excited about today’s post! Mary’s name is one of my favorite Easter eggs in Allegedly! During edits, I actually debated with the copy editor over the following excerpt. The name Mary has several different meanings but this one fit the story best:   I thought it was very fitting to have Mary’s Momma, a deeply religious woman, name her after one of the most loyal women in the…


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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Treat Tuesday: Twistix Yoghurt Banana Dental Chews

I hate banana-flavored candy with the passion of several Christs, and immediately felt bad for my dogs when I looked at this picture and realized I had fed them banana-flavored treats. It's ok though, because the Twistix Yoghurt Banana Dental Chews are actually made with real bananas instead of the artificial banana-flavor that haunts my dreams. I'm not crazy about real bananas and I'm not supposed to eat them either, fortunately my dogs quite enjoy them and are willing to handle any and all banana emergencies that may arise. These arrived in our March BarkBox, had I picked them out myself I would have gone with Vanilla Mint or Pumpkin Spice or literally anything other than banana.

Good For: Occupying Brisbane and Ulysses for about ten minutes and making them smell slightly minty.

Not Good For: Lasting longer than a similarly-sized bully stick, actually cleaning teeth.

How Much We Like Them: Enough to chew them until they're all the way gone, unlike rawhides and yak chews. I just ordered a bag of Vanilla Mint ones. My husband also just reminded me that I routinely toss my banana, coconut, and bubblegum-flavored Jelly Bellies to Brisbane, so I guess I shouldn't feel bad about feeding them banana treats. I'm just mildly perturbed that banana-food managed to sneak into my house under false pretenses.

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Music Video: The Motorleague Releases ‘Wounded Animal’

Having just won an East Coast Music Award for Rock Recording Of The Year, The Motorleague celebrated with the traditional quaffing of Wayne Gretzky’s finest whiskey from their pewter award/chalice and immediately got to work, because that’s what champs do.  One week later they’ve got a new video out for their song ‘Wounded Animal’.

“The song ‘Wounded Animal’ is about a relationship I had with a friend of mine who was going through some rough times trying to figure herself out,” says The Motorleague’s frontman Don Levandier. “We both were – so it was just about living through some one else’s eyes  and the empowerment of pretending to be something you’re really not. The video with the broken figurines just seemed to fit. -The idea of these really pristine figures that were once probably worth a lot of money that are now just bumming around Value Village and the flea market.”

The video features a staple of New Brunswick: abandoned buildings full of porcelain figurines. I wonder if they grow like mushrooms given enough time and abandonedness. We seem to have the right climate and economy for it. Sadly it could never become a cottage industry for the province,  as the economic stimulus it would create would also make it paradoxically impossible for them to grow in the first place.

Like responsible porcelain harvesters The Motorleague ensured there would be plenty of figurines for future generations by smashing a significant portion of their crop. The process was well documented, and beautifully so by skilled filmmaker Blake Stilwell.

The band went so far as to purchase extra porcelain from external sources to allow for a healthy cross-pollination. The shards of broken glass seeded into the floor will guarantee that the building will remain empty for quite some time, and a fresh crop of porcelain will be ready for harvest in five years time.

“I spent about $20.00 on about thirty of them. We only showed some of them breaking, in truth we broke a lot more – those ones just didn’t smash as good,” says Levandier.