13 HORROR STORIES
John McDonnell
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Copyright 2010 John McDonnell
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE BEAUTY PART
STUCK
THE THING IN THE BASEMENT
THE BOX
CONCLUSIONS
THIS WON'T HURT A BIT
SIN OF THE FLESH
DON'T YOU JUST LOVE WEDDINGS?
HEART STOPPING BEAUTY
PRIME CUT
THE SMELL OF LOVE
TICK TOCK
THE RETURNING
"Don't accept rejection," that's always been my motto. It's a good motto for a beauty contestant, don't you think?
You can overcome anything if you don't believe in rejection.
I've been getting judged since I was eight years old and I entered my first pageant. I learned how to smile, to walk, and to answer all the questions right. I won just about every pageant I entered.
And the ones I didn't win? If you think about it long enough, you can figure out a reason for every one of Life's so-called rejections, and then it makes you feel better, and you can go on to yet another victory.
As an example, take my marriage.
I married Todd when I was 21 and still in college (paid for with my pageant scholarships!). He worshipped me, and he told me I looked like a goddess in my wedding gown. He just adored me, and we were very happy for a year or so.
Then, things changed.
Todd didn't seem as affectionate, and he found fault with me sometimes. Just little things, like that I never did any work around the house, and that I was too preoccupied with my appearance (it takes work to look like this, I always told him).
Well, I thought he'd come around eventually -- men have always loved me, so why wouldn't he?