“NO?!“

“You know why. No. Cops. That’s literally the one rule.”

“Yes! He literally has— we went to his Christmas party!”

“What?”

“No, I heard what you said I’m just confused why you’re AT HIS HOUSE!”

“No.”

“No.”

“I’m allergic to cherries.”

“You wouldn’t.”

“You promised! You don’t break that kind of promise.”

“You tell her and I’ll tell your mom about the ‘ginger incident.’”

“Yes, I wo...

Phantom, creeping in my dreams

Hidden between cracks and seams

Opens the door to the closet each night

Beckons me into the darkness, past light

Inside the blackness, drawing me closer

And left in the morning, a missing poster...

It’s too cold, and too hot. Like when you’re outside on a chilly day with too many coats on.

And it’s quiet, but the quiet is only on the inside. You can hear everything else, the wind, the footsteps and whispers of everyone around you. Every sound is part of this loud cacophony, and they all cancel each other out to make one big dull noise.

Touch. It feels… like your bed first thing in the mo...

Wait. Watch.

“Where?”

There.

Jump. Leap. Land. Swing.

Miss.

“Damn.”

Laugh, smirk, swing. Hit.

Pain. Ribs. Swing. Hit.

Ground. Grunt, stand, swing. Hit.

Hurt. Ache. “Fine.”

Fast, far, miss, miss. Hit.

Down, pain.

Laugh! Fun. Wild, hit, fast, hit, more, hit, hard, hit, laugh, hit, in, hit, his, hit, dumb, hit, face, miss-

Hit.

Wall, pain, blurr, “what?” Breathe. Sight? Br...

“From where all can see, but none will notice. With eyes the colour of the holy lake, and hair like its lotus. They will descend upon all in a blaze of glory, all to late. Only if discovered and sent to Kay’ath, can they avoid this terrible fate. In Kay’ath lies a scepter by which, when they hold, will save the kingdom from the eternal cold.”

This is what the old woman had said, mere moments befor...

Once upon a time there were four sisters, each representing a different season. There was Ribbon, the sister is spring, Rose, the sister of summer, Raven, the sister of autumn, and River, the sister of winter.

Their mother had left them each a portion of land around a tower that reached to the sky. Ribbon received the East, Rose the South, Raven had the West, and River the North. They each explor...

Balance is what one might say:

A world of people led astray

A world of both as both are needed

Love lacked, loved late, another cause

Those who weren’t given attention, applause

They seek to appease, be seen or heeded

Perhaps it is fate, some win some lose

A never ending cycle of wait or choose

One has only two paths to take and they do

Or maybe of a god or other’s will

Some ask why then die on...

A ukulele on the breeze

A pollen that could make you sneeze

The river full of jumping fish

A man looking for a kiss

He strums tunes politely

All day and then nightly

Roaming in his mini van

Over forests, plains, and sand

No purpose than to simply watch

A simple mission he can’t botch

Exploring and discovering

Healing and recovering

Already has he had a life

Already has he lost a wife

He wad...

“Safe or chance? Maybe or absolutely? I think there’s a clear choice here Adele.”

“But isn’t chance fun, I mean, when else would she be able to be with the dream girl!! But Chris, Chris will always be here, he’ll be here even if Tess doesn’t like you,” Mary says, “you should take your shot, Chris will still be here if she says no.”

“Mary, she’s been pining over Chris since the sixth grade!! They...

“Did you really think I would care about that? Care about you? You were nothing more than a phase. An interest I had and decided to try out for a spin. You weren’t even-“

At this point he stops listening. Why should he listen, why should he believe what this man is saying? After all the times he’d been picked on, made fun of, ridiculed for who he is. What had made him believe this man would be a...