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Comfort
The cool tiles feel good on your flushed skin. The tender side of your arms pressed against the floor, sending chills, you don't care. You like it. Your lips are cracked from the salt in your tears. Your eyes are raw and sore from deft of moisture. Your lids are heavy and swollen from crying. You lie there, unmoving, listening to your shallow ( Read more... ) -
Beer, Singing, and Black Sky
Bitterness met the tip of her tongue, traveling across her tongue and gliding down her throat, burning as it reached her stomach. She slammed the mug onto the glass countertop. Her head was light, and she felt as if she was floating on air. But no matter how far up the clouds she went, the harshness of the reality anchored her down like chains ( Read more... ) -
Little Mary-Jane
Little Mary-Jane, eyes burning with curiosity, sits on her princess bed with golden hair tied into two curly pigtails. Rays of sunlight dance through the French window, splintering into magnificent colors of the rainbow. And she wants to be part of that. She levels her stuffed animal bunny to her eyes and stares into the black shiny beads ( Read more... ) -
Of Carnival and Wedding
“Ah ah! I want that!” She pointed to the sparkling necklace nestled into a pillow resting in a box sitting on the highest shelf ( Read more... ) -
A Good Friend
He hears the quiver in her voice, hears the unspoken pain, hears the cry in her heart. There is so much he wants to do, but there is nothing he can do. He awkwardly reaches out and gently pats her trembling shoulders. She smiles faintly, and his heart lets out an agonizing howl. Oh how he wanted to crush her against him, to kiss away the pain, to ( Read more... ) -
Holiday Spirit
Pieces of ice flew as a pairs of skates glided across, some more elegant than others. The silvery moonlight bathe the frozen lake in its shimmering brilliance, a night for making friends, uniting families, and conjuring that magical ingredient to life, love. A mug with steam rising out of it was placed in front of her face. She nodded in gratitude ( Read more... )