She stood by the door and knocked. As I opened, chills ran down my spine as I quickly shut the door. ‘Why was she here?’ I opened it again, this time slowly to confirm her presence. Our eyes met and I froze. ‘Why was she here, asking calmly to be invited in?’ My chest was…
I was holding my baby nephew close to my chest. He liked my singing, I believed it calmed his stormy zeal down at times. As he clutched into my neck, a poke of nausea got to me. Quickly I handed him over to the closest person to me in the room, my mother, and ran…
By Daniella D. I remember dying so abruptly. My mind, still conscious, despite my unresponsive body, felt rage. Rage from the way I passed, rage that I did not deserve to die, rage that I was innocent and never befitted the stereotype to be gunned down with four bullets in my chest. I was…
It was cold and unforgiving. When did the sky lose all the star? Jenna left the apartment half an hour ago, ran as far away as her legs could take her from him, and thought of hiding in a small playground, hoping that the night could hide her from her fiance’s wrath. She shielded herself…
There is no denying that Samantha’s love for Tobias is her curse. She remembers the days she was half her size today, running around chasing little Tobias, playing games and laughing together. “Sammy, you and I will always be together,” Tobias would say, making a promise she actually believed he’d keep. Two decades later, she…
It is as audible as the plate is visible. What looks appealing to others seems cold and deadly to her. Don’t. Don’t touch it, the voice says. She hesitates before pushing the plate away from her side, stating the excuse that nobody believes anymore these days. “I’m not hungry.” Her parents look at her with…
“U up?” is considered the laziest text of all time. Not that many people mind it that much. Unfortunately. It was just few minutes past midnight when Samantha checked her phone for the last time before sleep and noticed the message notification. She knew it wasn’t worth the time if the notification revealed everything there was to…
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