"If you had to choose between me and him, who would you pick?" She asked, eagerly, as she watched their faces.

Without any hesitation, even before the last word escaped from her lips, she heard a chorus of voices exclaim, "HIM!!"

She paused for a minute, took some breaths and gathered her thoughts.

She had her retort, and she felt it could guarantee her the win. It would definitely get them to...

The waters swirled off the coast. A dozen men dressed in night pulled their catch in.

The net writhed with a half-fish, half-girl. She hissed with fangs one moment and wilted into herself the next.

Her green tail would be mesmerizing, a picture of smooth scales and wispy fin tips. If not for the rope sawing across its body.

The men grabbed the net, yanking it off a wagon bed as she was flung ont...

“Um, HEMI?” Margaret peered up at the camera above the door, which glowed to life. “Can you unlock the door, please?”

“Negative. It is 63 minutes past your curfew.”

“Yeah, yeah, I know, but… it’s Mark’s birthday party. Mum and Dad said I could go.”

“They did not leave instructions to disregard your curfew. Seek permissions.”

“I *tried*, but they’re not answering.”

“Then I cannot unlock the door.”...

I broke my rules for you

What for?

Nothing.

Nothing at all.

You are ruthless.

I thought it was the right thing to do.

But I was wrong.

I’m not a liar and cheat.

But you are.

Despicable.

I will never trust you again.

You stole from those poor people.

You lied to the nation.

I helped you get elected.

We all believed in you.

You betrayed us.

You will pay....

⚠️Tw: suicidal tendencies ⚠️

I broke my rules for you!

_And I did the same for you._

I would jump in front of train for you!

_Who said I wouldn't do that too?_

I would drink poison for you!

_I would drink multiple cups_

I would take a bullet through my skull!

_I would take a million. Just to protect you_

Why don't you love me?!

_I do, but you don't listen _

Why don't you care about me?!

_I do bu...

I stared at myself in the mirror. “I broke my rules for you!” I shouted, expecting an answer in return. “What have I done?” I questioned.

Two months prior I had started the school year in my classroom for the 10th year. Teaching 7th grade was not for the weak, and I convinced myself all summer I was going to leave. I scoured the internet for job postings, shifting my eyes across the page. _No, no...

I snuck out before nighttime fully arrived to make sure I had extra time. I wasn’t allowed to do this after all.

I needed this win. For the car I completely totaled yesterday and to fit in at my new school.

$2,000. All I had in my pocket.

The room had blazing lights and it burned my eyes and seared my brain. Deep breath in. Deep breath out. I got this.

One bet is all it takes. All on red.

-...

I broke my rules for you.

Not the big ones. The small ones.

The ones no one sees,

The kind that change you before you realize they’re gone.

I ignored every heading, every warning.

Should’ve listened the first time.

But I didn’t.

I was naive.

Foolish.

I should’ve hated you like you hated me.

If I’d done the things you did,

you’d have burned me alive.

You bent me until I snapped.

Shards scattere...

Hammer blows rained down but Stacey didn’t let go. Biting, her teeth torn his flesh. They thrashed against the kitchen table. His fist smashed her face. Groceries crashed to the floor.

This was supposed to be easy money. Jimmy already had a hammer. Raul had dropped him off on the corner. He had the layout to the house in his back pocket. While waiting for the broad to come home, he even found tw...

There was a hush in the calm summer breeze.

The jilted eyes of bloke Johnny made her freeze.

His easy going look was abandoned.

In disbelief his like of Sue tailspinned.

He lied when she broke curfew and hit car

Or the time they puffed her dad’s cheap cigar.

She stopped doing text chats. What did he do?

He was stunned. She feigned like she had no clue....