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  • Story Listed as: Fiction For Teens
  • Theme: Stories about Friendship & Family
  • Subject: Loneliness / Solitude
  • Published: 07/17/2018

Day in the Life - Mia

By Anna Bedell
Born 2002, F, from Colorado, United States
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Day in the Life - Mia

I get up from bed at 7:45.
It is Sunday.
My sulking body brings me up,
And walks me over to the bathroom.

I brush my teeth,
Wash my face,
Use the toilet.

Then I step out and get dressed.
I grab my bag and leave the house.
Just like that.

It is cold out today.
I should’ve brought a jacket,
But it is too late.
I never want to be in that house anyway
And I’m certainly not going back in for a
Jacket.

I live downtown,
Close to all of the stores and
Restaurants.
I go into a bakery and grab a pastry.
I eat it on the way to work.

I work in a little shop
Where artists come to sell
All their products.
Clothing, paintings, furniture,
Magnets.

The place is rustic,
A homey feel to it.
I’ve worked here 2 years now,
And it feels more like home than
My own house.

The manager acts like my mom.
Did you eat enough today.
Do you need a ride home.
How’s your love life.
I respond like any other teen would.
Yes.
No.
Non-existent.

I just haven’t met anyone.
There’s no time in the day
And I don’t care.

I’m at work until lunch.
I go to the bakery and get a pastry.
Then I go back.
When it’s dinner, I leave work
For real this time
And go to the bakery again.
I’m their favorite customer.

I hate going home.
I walk around downtown instead.
I know it’s dangerous and scary
And I don’t care.
Anything to be out of that
Empty
Lonely
House.

When it’s almost 11pm,
I drag myself over to the house
And walk inside.
Empty.
Per usual.

I walk to the bathroom.

I brush my teeth,
Wash my face,
Use the toilet.

Then my sulking body brings me to my bedroom
And brings me down.
I fall asleep,
Just like that.

Day in the Life - Mia(Anna Bedell) I get up from bed at 7:45.
It is Sunday.
My sulking body brings me up,
And walks me over to the bathroom.

I brush my teeth,
Wash my face,
Use the toilet.

Then I step out and get dressed.
I grab my bag and leave the house.
Just like that.

It is cold out today.
I should’ve brought a jacket,
But it is too late.
I never want to be in that house anyway
And I’m certainly not going back in for a
Jacket.

I live downtown,
Close to all of the stores and
Restaurants.
I go into a bakery and grab a pastry.
I eat it on the way to work.

I work in a little shop
Where artists come to sell
All their products.
Clothing, paintings, furniture,
Magnets.

The place is rustic,
A homey feel to it.
I’ve worked here 2 years now,
And it feels more like home than
My own house.

The manager acts like my mom.
Did you eat enough today.
Do you need a ride home.
How’s your love life.
I respond like any other teen would.
Yes.
No.
Non-existent.

I just haven’t met anyone.
There’s no time in the day
And I don’t care.

I’m at work until lunch.
I go to the bakery and get a pastry.
Then I go back.
When it’s dinner, I leave work
For real this time
And go to the bakery again.
I’m their favorite customer.

I hate going home.
I walk around downtown instead.
I know it’s dangerous and scary
And I don’t care.
Anything to be out of that
Empty
Lonely
House.

When it’s almost 11pm,
I drag myself over to the house
And walk inside.
Empty.
Per usual.

I walk to the bathroom.

I brush my teeth,
Wash my face,
Use the toilet.

Then my sulking body brings me to my bedroom
And brings me down.
I fall asleep,
Just like that.

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Jd

07/31/2018

Hi Anna, Thanks for sharing your melancholy fiction story on Storystar and congratulations on being chosen as one of the Short Story STARS of the Week! :-)

Hi Anna, Thanks for sharing your melancholy fiction story on Storystar and congratulations on being chosen as one of the Short Story STARS of the Week! :-)

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Kevin Hughes

07/30/2018

Jd and Hannah caught the story behind your story- so did I. Great job. Smiles, Kevin

Jd and Hannah caught the story behind your story- so did I. Great job. Smiles, Kevin

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Hannah

07/28/2018

This poem is very depressing, and very well written! This is great because it gives me a classic example of a boring, everyday lifestyle that I can avoid. But it makes me feel for her, and I love it in that way. This is really beautiful!

This poem is very depressing, and very well written! This is great because it gives me a classic example of a boring, everyday lifestyle that I can avoid. But it makes me feel for her, and I love it in that way. This is really beautiful!

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Jd

07/17/2018

Your poem tells a short story that seems to ring true, as though a real life story of someone just going through the motions of life. It left me feeling somewhat sad and empty, and hoping that things turn around in a more positive direction for the person in the story.

Your poem tells a short story that seems to ring true, as though a real life story of someone just going through the motions of life. It left me feeling somewhat sad and empty, and hoping that things turn around in a more positive direction for the person in the story.

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