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Alaina Ruth

Alaina Ruth

Aspiring author ⚖️🌍

5
Writings
5
Followers
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Following
Alaina Ruth

Alaina Ruth

Aspiring author ⚖️🌍

5
Writings
5
Followers
1
Following
So we beat on…

Alaina Ruth

1 min read

“I think I just met the happiest person in the world!” I deadpan, scowling at the man in front of me.


The gentle hum of the radio plays aloud in the bookstore, surrounding us with a rather intimate environment contrasted against the rage of our refudge.


We both want to buy _The Great Gatsby_. There’s only one copy left.


His deep brown eyes peer into mine, challenging me at my own game. “If yo...

Humour

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Til Death Do I Part

Alaina Ruth

1 min read

Escape.


Escape.


Escape.


_Escape_.


My heart is crawling out of my ribs’ firm grasp, trying its hardest to claw through every form of defense.


Don’t move.


Hold your breath.


Wait for permission.


W a i t

f o r

p e r m i s s i o n


“Please,” I beg, pushing my palms to my chest as if to hold myself together.


But the more I try, the more I fall ...

Poetry

Drama

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Butterfly Effect

Alaina Ruth

3 min read

“Do you think the world pushes people together for a reason?” I ask, my fingertip nervously rubbing against the smooth surface of my acrylic nail, my gaze flicking up to catch his reaction.


Hayden tilts his head against the bed frame, a soft sigh escaping him. “I don’t usually think about things like that,” he admits with a sheepish grin, though I already knew that about him.


Hayden has always...

Romance

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