Holly's Days: Staving Short Stories, Featuring Holly.

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Jenny and her coworkers were all on strike at their cake snack factory. They had reasonable demands, but their bosses were unwilling to meet them. The workers were determined to make their voices heard, and they stood outside the factory every day, holding picket signs and chanting slogans. The next day, Jenny saw her coworker Holly walking towards the factory. She was surprised and handed her a picket sign, assuming that Holly was there to join them. But Holly admitted that she was going back to work. Jenny was disappointed and felt betrayed. She couldn't understand why Holly would do such a thing when they were fighting for their rights. Holly explained that she was broke and couldn't afford to miss any more work. Her landlord was demanding rent, and she needed the money to pay it. Jenny sympathized with Holly's situation and didn't know what to do. But as Holly started to walk away, Jenny ran after her and gave her a hug. That hug changed everything. Holly realized that she couldn't go back to work after all. She took off her shirt and threw it at her boss, quitting on the spot. She joined Jenny and the others on the picket line, chanting for change. 

2fer

Holly was a brilliant scientist who had always been fascinated with the idea of time travel. She had spent years researching and building her very own Time Machine, a feat that had only been accomplished by a handful of people in the world. One day, Holly went to her lab to find her Time Machine open and to her surprise, she found a naked Benjamin Franklin inside. She couldn't believe her eyes and was furious to think that someone had tampered with her Time Machine without permission. She immediately called her assistant Anne to the lab and demanded an explanation. Anne admitted that she was curious about the founding fathers and used the Time Machine for some research. She had been so impressed by Benjamin Franklin's charisma that she had spent the entire night having sex with him inside the Time Machine. Holly was appalled and reminded Anne that messing with the timeline was extremely dangerous. Anne argued that Holly did it all the time and that it was unfair to prevent her from experiencing history firsthand. Frustrated, Holly demanded that Anne put Benjamin Franklin back where he belonged. Anne reluctantly agreed and Holly made sure to install extra security measures on her Time Machine to prevent any unauthorized use.

3fer

Holly knew that the machine wasn't going to work. She had tried it before and it had always failed. But as Katherine walked over to it, Holly felt too scared to speak up. She watched as Katherine hit the button and suddenly, the machine started running with a loud clunk. The engine exploded, sending metal and debris flying. Thankfully, no one was injured, but Katherine found Holly's safety glasses caught in the gears. She confronted Holly, demanding to know why she hadn't said anything. Holly admitted that the glasses had fallen off her head and she had tried to grab them, but they had fallen into the machine. She had turned it off, but was too scared to speak up. Katherine was angry. She told Holly that if she had spoken up, they could have gotten the glasses out before the machine was turned on. Now the problem was even worse. All because Holly was too scared of getting in trouble. Holly realized that her fear had caused the problem. She promised herself that she would never let fear stop her from doing the right thing again. She learned that it's better to speak up and face the consequences than to stay silent and let things get worse.

4fer

Holly had always been underestimated in the gym. As a woman, she was constantly belittled and laughed at by the other men who lifted weights. It was frustrating, and sometimes it made her feel like giving up. But today, something snapped inside of her. She was tired of being the butt of their jokes. As she approached the bar, she could feel the eyes of everyone in the gym on her. They were all waiting for her to fail. But Holly was determined to prove them wrong. She grabbed the bar and began to lift, her muscles straining with the weight. The men around her scoffed and told her to quit, but she ignored them. The weight was heavy, but Holly refused to let it defeat her. She lifted it off the ground, past her knees, and finally to her chest. Her knees shook and her muscles burned, but she didn't give up. She lifted the bar above her head and screamed in triumph. As she dropped the bar to the ground, she turned to one of the men who had laughed at her and challenged him to try. None of the other men in the gym even came close to lifting the same amount of weight that Holly had that day.