I got a haircut. It really isn’t that big of a change, But it feels like it is. Dad said it made me look like younger, He didn’t mean it in a rude way. He said I grew up too fast, I agree, But there is no changing it. I wish I could act my age, But I’m mature and grew up way too fast. I won’t ask for help, Because I should be able to deal with my shit Alone. It doesn’t matter I’m suffocatin...

The fire cracked softly, the smell of cedar smoke curling through the stillness. Their camp was quiet—too quiet. The others were gone now; the latest quest had scattered the party to the winds. Only Ivel and Valaenor remained, bound by habit, loyalty, and a bond neither of them had ever tried to name.

Ivel sat cross-legged beside the fire, shoulders hunched forward, head bowed. He’d removed his a...

I look down at the small black box in my hands. I chew the inside of my cheek as I stare at it, feeling the velvet fabric in my hands. Today is our one year anniversary and I’ve decided tonight is the night. I lean back against my chair and look up when the lady hands me and my friends our bobas. I grab my mango waterbased boba and poke it with my large orange straw. Kian grabs his apple ...

“How can I decide a fate for myself that I’ll never have to experience?” The man said. His hands restrained behind his back. While a thin yet steady stream of blood ran down his face. Pooling slightly in his right eye, causing a scarlet blindness to overtake his vision. His left eye had an obvious occipital fracture, rendering it useless with swelling and tears. The day wasn’t supposed to go this ...

We knew this day would come. It’s just a matter of time.

            FLASHBACK 

Music🎶🎶(Distant sound coming from an enclosed room). Mum opens the door— "What in the lords name are you doing??” "Pouring so much sweat like a tap with a worn out washer"

Yep! That’s me in my room—with my Sony Walkman, been hours connecting with every track like I wrote it, word for word—Day Dreaming.

This ...

He woke up, stood up from his bed, bowed his head, and looked around him. All he could see was his desk set-up with a desktop, laptop, books, and a Bluetooth speaker by the side.

He walked to the window and looked at the neighboring houses. Some were partially collapsed, their roofs torn, surrounded by overgrown grass.

“I’m tired of this!”

“This life!”

“This environment!”

“Same routine!”

“E...

Darcella stares into his brown swirling eyes, filled with emotion. His eyes glimmered under the shining moonlight. Tonight, it was only them under an ocean full of stars.

They shined down on Darcella and Adelio, illuminating their flesh and masking their features in shadows. In Darcella’s mind, Adelio was one of the most lovable man she had ever met. She could not imagine she’d be who she was tod...

Making a choice, that was the hardest thing. And sometimes, when you made a choice, it wasn’t a choice at all, but an attempt at ducking one. Clementine was a grade A example of that. ‘I don’t know what to do after high school so I’ll stay on and do A Levels’, her mind had concluded. ‘Now that A Levels are coming to an end, I guess I’ll go to Uni’. Another similar conclusion. The pr...

It took me 6 years to decide what school I would go to. Which friends I would leave. And which colors suited me most. I had always thought I would be a Hornet. All my friends were going there, so why wouldn’t I. But every time I thought about it, it didn’t seem right. The other school intrigued me. It called me. I always found an excuse to keep it on my mind. But when somebody were to ask me ...

Change. A strange thing, isn't it? It's something I hate, yet want. Change could be changing your style, hair, interests, or room. It could be a job, school, friends, or family. It's something that could be huge to one person, and small to the next. It’s something I crave, yet am terrified of. What if it’s not what I want? What if it’s a death? A loss? A goodbye? It could be something won...