...made aging itself a punishable crime. A group of scientists had perfected a serum that cured the most terrible ailment of all- death. It was released to the public after multiple trials confirmed it was side-effect free. Once you're 30, everyone was required to take the serum, frozen at that age for eternity. And so, people started taking things for granted. Especially time.

But not all of hum...

Ignorance /ˈɪɡn(ə)rəns/

>noun

>lack of knowledge or information.

It's one thing to be unaware, but it's another to stay misinformed; clinging to falsehoods when the truth is just within reach. As the saying goes, 'ignorance is bliss'- such a fancy wordplay, when in truth, it is a guise for choosing comfort over confrontation.

Is it not unjust?

Is it not-dare I say-cruel?

Cruel to this world......

One mistake, a smile should do,

Twice with the same blunder-

A simple push will remind her.

Three times? Hah- now she's really trying me,

No witnesses...and voila!

Tomorrow begins her absentee.

Oh no, oh no, the mask is slipping,

Still I giggled, I laughed,

Tonight was such a blast.

Yet with time, another one takes her place.

Perfect posture, perfect pace.

No flaws, huh? That project was mine,...

Lia stirs in her sleep. There was a buzzing sound stabbing into her ears, pulling her back into the waking world rather than the sleep she craves. She shifts a few more times under her covers, finding ways to keep the noise out, lessen it or better yet, pretend it doesn't exist, before finally giving up. That deep slumber has already left her long ago. She sat up blinking blearily into the darkene...

The boys and girls that were never there

They had hopes and dreams

They had goals of their own

They were just like us; humans

Perhaps, they would've even surpassed us

In ambition, peace, and kindness

To have more humanity than these

humans pretend to be

We would never get to learn of their faces

We would never get to learn what happens after, if.

The boys and girls that were never there

Simply b...

Dear Judge,

I really don't get the point of standing in front of this court and having to say all my final words again. I'm innocent, but if execution is your final ruling, so be it. I've already explained everything but as I've said before, the first was honestly an accident, but hey- his accomplice saw everything and tried to run; so while I was at it, bloody hands and all, I thought I might as...

The animosity between two rival kingdoms would finally rest upon the alliance agreed using the unity of the Prince and Princess of another kingdom. The marriage is grandiose in every way possible; the perfect tailoring, the majestic decorations in and beyond castle grounds, variety of food preparations and noble guests coming from neighbouring countries as well as all across the globe.

The marri...

I wish I had never let go

those childish drawings

treasure hunts, scrapbooking

the random video projects

I just felt proud I could call it mine

young me had no worries

young me smiled so wide

Then came what I wished was my happy days

Lived the rest of my life

head down, no noise, no sound

stopped trying for fear of rejection

and humiliation, embarrassment

fear gripped my present

because of thos...

The baby in her cradle starts moving, signs that she'll be awake soon from her afternoon nap. After thoroughly checking every inch of the note, Nami chucks it away in a nearby trashcan and hurriedly made her way into her car.

Meanwhile, her head was churning theories after theories. She had been in this small town since her childhood. She didn't leave when her parents finally passed, not when sh...

I was never one to shine. People have always described me as an average person, and I'm fine with that. Living a normal, stable and peaceful life has always been the dream.

At least, that is, was what I told myself until the moment the clock struck midnight on my 30th birthday.

Celebrations were never my thing, but that day, I felt the need to buy one small cake. It was rare, buying a favourit...