Don’t ever make the mistake of thinking you can change a man. You will only waste your time.
All was right with the world. *****
A father waits upon a son A mother prays for his return I just called to see If you still have a place for me We know that life took us apart But you're still within my heart I go to sleep and feel yo...
We’ll drown our sorrows in buckets of ice cream,
Have been hurt by Peter’s lack of manners at dinner. So, are we going or what? asked Jazmine, snapping Matt and Cynthia out of their thoughts, both of them thinking they were the cause for Maude’s col...
First hit single, Betrayed but Not Broken, her rise to fame
Back after the way Dad spoke to him. Can you believe it, Maude? Dad never, ever raises his voice. You’ve seen him in the three weeks you’ve been here. He’s the calmest person I know, apart from Cynth,...
Your parents are dead! Dead! Do you hear me? shrieked Mrs. Ruchet.
You seemed close, and I just didn’t know, Matt let out a frustrated sigh. Rebecca and I broke up months ago. The night you told me our friendship was over, the pain of losing you overshadowed everythi...
You do understand what I mean! he exclaimed, pleased to see Maude responding to his song. I chose Nina Simone to show you something else. Just like you, Nina Simone had a classical background. When sh...
When they entered the gym, the loud blaring lyrics of Bee Gees hit Staying Alive and a blinding disco ball greeted them.
Truth is a rare object. Human beings search for it like a rare metal, like silver or gold. They dig deep into the ground trying to unearth its mysterious forms. They rush towards it when they mistaken...
To be famous, you’ve got to use what makes you special and make others realize it is. Don’t imitate a false idea of what makes another person famous. You’ll lose at that game. Aria
They both felt the void left by the absence of a mother’s love. Was it better to miss a mother’s warm embrace or to never have known it? Maude wondered, feeling closer to him than she’d ever felt befo...
That’s where she saw Matt. It couldn’t be him, she reasoned. He was in New York. Yet, it was him, she was sure. Same height, same broad shoulders, same mid-length, dark blonde hair. He dug an item out...
So, you’re Maxime, Aunt Mimi said, once they were in the living room. You hate Americans? Aria rolled her eyes in despair and looked to her father for help. Aunt Mimi had heard of a notion called tact...
She took her red pen and added a 1 in front of the 5, thus turning a 5 into an excellent 15. Nothing was going to keep her from that trip. Mr. Ruchet looked up as Maude entered his study. She advanced...
Okay, I’m done. Now hurry! the makeup artist cried out. You’re up in two minutes. Don’t you dare mess up your makeup again! Maude
Music is everywhere, Maude said softly. It is in the water, in the wind’s hum, in the bird’s cry, in the boat’s horn. Rhythm surrounds us. That is one of life’s greatest gifts. I
Matt heaved a deep sigh of relief. I thought you’d never ask, he answered. Then he kissed her, and the bright, shimmering lights that illuminated the city exploded in a joyous, dancing array of firewo...