I’m running so fast, I’m worried my legs might fall off.

Not that I care.

My legs could fall off, my lungs could collapse, it doesn’t matter. I would do whatever it takes to make it to the end of the path that is now finally within reach.

The end of the rainbow is obscured from my sight by a line of trees but I do not care. I barrel right through them, not caring as I feel parts of my skin get ...

I take a deep breath in as I hear the door to my workplace click shut behind me. The air is cold and the sun has nearly finished setting in the sky, but it’s not dark nor quiet.

The streets are alive with joy and festivities. People are hand in hand with loved ones, some are dancing with friends, some are doing what I’m doing now and simply watching everything around them with a content smile.

...

I open my eyes, wholly unsurprised at the tree in front of me. I’d been preparing for this for the past couple of days.

I crane my neck up, trying to see where Daniel is. I can just barely see his feet dangling off a thick branch about three quarters of the way up. I set my jaw, roll up my sleeves, and begin my ascent.

It takes about a minute, maybe two, and then I’m settling beside Daniel, star...

Allen was glad to finally be home. He had been on the verge of going home for the night when he finally figured out what was wrong with the initial sketch for the house he had been instructed to design. Now it was nearing 8:30 at night and he told his boyfriend and their roommates that he would be home by 7. As he was driving home he felt guilty for being out so late, but now, standing on their fr...

I sit up and look around, a groggy feeling engulfing my consciousness. I have no idea where I am or how I got here. My memory is fuzzy but I certainly wasn’t in the middle of no where when I fell asleep.

I have a vague memory of laying down in a stack of hay, Ev by my side.

Now, I’m alone, no stack of hay (or Ev) in sight.

I take a look around at my surroundings. The trees are tall, but the b...