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    picked up two souvenirs in the same week. A pair of hands grasp my elbows and a firefighter ushers me away from the growing pile of car scraps. Ben takes me from the firefighters grip. "Are you okay? What did they say?" He asks. "Let’s just get out of here‚" I whisper‚ starting off toward the parking lot. "Wait‚ we can’t just leave. Don’t we have to talk to someone? The paramedics?" "I’ve seen them‚ I’m fine. Let’s go‚" I say. Ben doesn’t say anything as he leads me to his car‚ but keeps eyeing me cautiously

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    Mellie: A Short Story

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    demanding recounts nationwide. Olivia tries to convince her it is time to concede to Vargas before she is labeled a “bitch.” At first‚ she does not understand‚ but as Olivia raises her voice it starts to sink in for Mellie that she has lost the race. Once again‚ Mellie’s face goes pasty white. Olivia pulls out her phone and dials Vargas for the paralyzed Mellie; she then hands the phone to Mellie but she is speechless. Olivia quickly starts writing out notecards to help Mellie gracefully concede the

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    Divorce in Short Stories

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    divorce was never established it would have been for the better. Also another reason why Shoba planned on leaving Shukumar was the fact of being the sole supporter of the household. Failure can be considered as a loss of something or someone. In the story “A Temporary Matter” Shobar and Shukumar experience the loss of their child and the inability to love is triggered by this serious impact on their relationship. Within the failure to love Shobar and Shukumar ended up with a lot of difficulties coping

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    Faux: A Short Story

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    Faux Exactly two weeks before school began‚ I sat in my bed watching season 4 of “The Fosters‚” when my mother walked in handing me my folded laundry. “I haven’t seen X&Y around here‚ are you still speaking to them?” She asked. “Yea we’re still speaking‚ I just didn’t have time to see them this summer‚” was the response I gave. That was a straight up lie. I did have time to see them‚ I could of made time to see them‚ but I chose not too. Too much drama to explain within 30 seconds to my mother

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    The Maze Short Story

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    Thomas kept his plan to get stung by the grievers a secret for quite a long time‚ and once he purposely got stung by a griever everyone was mad at him but he had enough memories to lead everyone out of the maze. But with the information Thomas had gotten he knew the maze was never meant to be solved but there was a way out‚ they had to go

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    Ayala Short Story

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    Even though she was too young to recall it all‚ Ayala could vaguely remember the happier times when her Master’s eldest son and his six handsome brothers came to visit. There was always food galore and plenty of noise and chatter to go along with it. They were somewhat of a rowdy crew and whenever all seven boys and three girls got together‚ she’d find herself staying up half the night listening in on their wild and elaborate tales. She was convinced her Master’s daughters were as equally amusing

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    Snow: A Short Story

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    couldn’t there be a greater figure out there above the clouds making it snow.” I shot back “No‚ snow is just frozen water‚ that froze as it fell in the form of rain. Scientists have proved that a long time ago‚ as water evaporates it turns to clouds and once that cools down it falls as rain‚ and if it is cold enough it will freeze into snowflakes.” To this he replied‚ “Well I don’t think that is

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    Loneliness Short Story

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    It’s been raining for days now. I can’t remember the last time I saw the sun. So long I can’t remember. I don’t pay much attention to the days. I don’t pay much attention to anything at all really. It always gets me in trouble. I get in trouble a lot. You wouldn’t think it‚ 14 year old Timmy Carter‚ innocent‚ quiet‚ lonely‚ in trouble? No one would pick it‚ but then again‚ no one knows me. People know the school Timmy Carter‚ a smart kid with a smile on my face. But if anyone was to look closely

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    Budi is in a hurry. His breath is heavy. Muttering to himself‚ he runs. The path was dark and the evening wind blowing against him‚ giving him a chill. He can hear the sound of crickets echoing through the jungle‚ the wild birds calling each other with eerie tone and leaves brushed by the wind giving off whispers. None of that bothers him. He is on a mission. The situation has taken a turn for the worst. He is out of options. Although common‚ dark arts are not something to be taken lightly. He desperately

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    Traumas: A Short Story

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    A small village‚ in the middle of the desert. Built from hardened sand that was molded into houses. It was midday‚ and all of the villagers were inside of their clay huts‚ waiting for the sandstorm outside to slow down. It had started a couple of miles away‚ but the dry‚ loose‚ sand and harsh winds had been perfect for it to grow. It had only been bad luck that it went to their village. In the farthest hut to the east‚ almost outside of the village‚ Tomas was curled up in a chair in the center

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