Step one: check your body.

She is sitting. Her chin is down at her chest. Eyes closed. Her hair, is it around her face? She doesn’t dare to check yet. Seat feels hard but warm, solid, no squeeking, so wood rather than plastic.

Feet together, resting against something. So bound, tape or rope. No plastic ties, hands the same. Do not move your fingers yet, don’t alert them. She is not cold, not too ...

“Jaw dropping beautiful” . Everybody marvels at her natural beauty. Her wonderful life in the historic city where she can indulge in all of her passions.

Until one day she falls down a secret waterfall and is hunted down in the ancient forest. Helped by a local writer, her adventures begin.

Will she make it out alive?...

So loud! Car horns. Trams screeching in their rails, different music blasting from each store. People pass by while talking loudly into their phone. Are they filming her? She pulls her cap closer over her head. Not that they will recognize her for she hasn’t been back in this city for 400 years. People don’t believe in her anymore, so what’s the point?

She takes a moment to catch her breath and l...

Screaming, that’s what I remember the most. I was screaming my head off. Headbursting and seething with anger because of the sabotage.

I was in the finals of a cooking competition and the heat was on. Literally. Fire roaring, oil spitting, the vegetables crackling and sizzling. For one second I turned my back to the fridge and there he was. My brother with a fire extinguisher. My bullying, I-will...

So, do you remember ‘The butterfly effect’? A movie where somebody travels to the past to influence the future. Or the other way around, I don’t remember exactly. Anyway, or didn’t work. Every change had consequences that were not pleasant. Turned out he just had to accept the present.

I didn’t do that, accepting the present I mean. How could I, could you or anyone? The world was going to hell. T...

“Could you..? Yes, that’s exactly what I needed. How do you always know?” The nurse smiled as she put down the coffee.

“Everybody needs coffee”, the nurse said. “Plus you always call for it this time of day” she grinned.

Always. I haven’t been here that long. Won’t be for much longer either. I’m dying. Nobody is saying it, but we all know it. I know it. And everybody wants it. How can they not....

F’ck f’ck f’ck! Not again! I told them so. Oh, why does nobody take me serieus!?

She sits in her car. Not crying, she is not crying!

Okay, now what? Call. Again. And wait. Again.

Last time is took them two hours. Two hours to get to her. She doesn’t have two hours today. Not even one. She promised she’d be there. Again.

‘ Sorry, car wouldn’t start. Yes, Again. ‘...