A Reckoning Postponed
Desperate, the three crept through infinite darkness. They shared one flashlight between them, and crowded each other while trying to stay near the narrow…
Ephemerals
Wanda wants to dismiss his statement as absurd but some part of her knows he could very well being telling the truth. A memory of a giant needle and she bites…
Seventeen Civillians
“You sure you want answers?” James asks for about the fifth time since he stepped out of the bathroom. Wanda surpresses a growl and says, “Are you going to…
Soaked Clothes
Wanda bit her lip as she rubbed her sweaty palms on her pants as she waited on the leather couch in her living room. She could still hear the shower running…
Invisible?
Wanda’s eyes were glued to the man who was dressed all in black and was soaked to the bone and had quite a bit of mud on his arms and face. Wanda inched her…
One Last Smile
“I can handle it. Take her and go.” Benny said as the red-eyed elephant demon lumbered closer. When it saw them, it trumpeted in victory. James was torn. It…
A Thousand To One And A Million To Two
“Hello?” James called out. His heart sunk. Now that he wasn’t alone he felt responsible for the both of then. Hearing a groan in reply, he carefully picked his…
That Has Such People in It
James didn’t have time to be frightened before the robot’s hand thrust into the open back of a mid-sized U-Haul truck and dropped him, none too gently. Then…
Brotherhood
Cocaine half spilled out of the small Ziploc baggy. Karl thought it looked like snow, though he’d never seen real snow, just on t.v.. He pushed the majority of…
On Him
Suddenly, one of the boys came over to our table. “Hello, excuse me Miss, I’ll pay for these young kids right here.” He said, speaking with a slight Irish…
Her
“Jaymie, hi sweetie” Said the woman. Her voice quavered. “It’s mommy! If you come home, I’ll finally meet you” She said, speaking to me as a new mother speaks…
Starting A New Life On the Road
The train door closed as the passengers scrambled aboard. I could tell Sandra didn’t like this at all. “James, I have to go home. What are my parents going to…
James Moore is Dead
I sneaked into the closet where my dad kept his hair dye. That stuff was his “Fountain of Youth”. I also took a couple of his shirts along with mine and I…
I Need to Run
Waiting in her office, I pressed my hands in my forehead. The principal walked in the room, with a phone in her hand. “James, Jamal, this is the 8th fight…
The Plan Takes an Unexpected Turn
When the bus dropped us off, Sandra and I walked toward the entrance. Since I threatened the 3 kids on the bus, they hadn’t bothered Sandra again. I made…
Time to Formulate a Plan
As I woke up, light flooded the room. I heard someone come closer to me and sit on the bed. “Good morning” said Sandra softly. I lifted my head and I was so…
Comfort
“Sandra, you gotta promise not to tell anyone about this.” I asked her. She nodded vigorously. “I wanna run away. My dad won’t miss me and neither will my…
So Many Questions
In the middle of the night, I climbed out my window. I needed to talk to someone. I couldn’t talk to my brother because he would tell dad . If I told my dad…
Mom
My father handed me the picture I kept on my dresser. It was a faded picture of a woman with long brown hair holding a 2 year old boy. The woman held the boy…
Leave Me Alone
I left Sandra’s house, walked to her bus stop, and sent my brother the directions to come pick me up. I could’ve walked home, but I knew it would cause even…