He was on the run, police following his every move. Beads of sweat ran down his face as he ran, the sun hot on his face. The police cars were ganging up on him, and he panicked. Running down a dark alley, he spotted it.

The knife....

“Open up! You can’t hide forever!” The police are already at the door as I slowly back away from what I did. It’s everywhere, on the floor, in my mind. Everytime I close my eyes all I see is you.

Get out.

I shake and hit my head, hoping to be rid of the memories. No, no, no.

“It wasn’t me!” I yell as my voice cracks under the lie spewing from my mouth.

Get out.

My breathing hitche...

And that’s when It finally revealed itself, she had done it, and no one can see.

I surrender to the rocks. My skin shivers at the feeling of my lose clothing as my body freely descends into the water. The water grows colder and colder until the waves fade into silence and the surface becomes dark. Eyes closed, my arms stretch. The tides consume me, not the least bit afraid. Gold and red flashing ...

Jarold's old, run-down sedan speeds down the gravel road, leading to an abandoned, dark cabin. The brakes smash harshly, and the car slides across the leaves. The vehicle stays idle momentarily, the exhaust's smoke clouding the night. The driver’s door flings open violently. Jarold steps out, the engine still running behind him. The young man stomps out of the car, wearing a clean flannel undernea...

The room was silent, save for the steady ticking of the grandfather clock in the corner. A storm raged outside, wind rattling the windows like an impatient truth clawing to be heard. They were all there—every one of them. Pale-faced. Waiting.

He stood by the fireplace, no longer the quiet observer they had known him as. His voice, when it came, was low but sharp, like a knife through silk.

“You...

Standing in a circle with five of his closest friends, Lincoln couldn’t move. They all decided to meet at the park on campus, where no one would notice five college students talking. Lincoln called this a meet-up to get answers, but the anxious pressure of what might be said drove him to silence.

Sweat trickling down his back, his eyes were wide as if he saw a ghost.

Sarah, his best friend sin...

Crime

Find

Suspect

Reject

Object

Trial

While

Guilty

Verdict...

Noelle and Dan’s glasses clinked together as they celebrated their victory. They had gotten a full confession. Noelle could not believe it. She could finally put all of this behind her. She was now sitting in Dan’s house enjoying a celebratory beer and finally looking toward her future.

“I’m so glad this is finally over,” Noelle said, the tension leaving her shoulders. “I feel like I can finally...

I looked at him and he looked at me. What kind of luck had I just gotten? He was walking out his apartment the minute I pull up.

He stared at me for a hot second, then bolted. I chased after him, sprinting faster than I ever have. I used all my track star energy and pushed myself harder. My legs were crying out in pain and my feet were already burning, but I knew I couldn’t stop.

I pushed my ha...

My mother’s desk had been in the family for generations. She always said that as a little girl, she asked her mother if she could have it one day and her mother slapped her. I believed it, seeing the anger of my grandmother. The desk sat in our living room, perched right below a large window. The surface was always clean, with only some papers and pens. Anybody writing could look out and see the s...