Short Stories
A memory on the beach - June 29, 2011
I close my eyes, inhale the salty air and exhale silent words. As the sea strikes the shore and snatches the stones, I think of you. I think of your guiltless eyes, that would spark as you widened them, when ever you became excited. I think of your hair like elastic, that bounced in the summer...
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Standing up for a sister - June 25, 2011
"Junge Tochter, where have you been?!" The father looked at her, veins pulsing and looking angry. Yet there was a sense of fear or maybe worry. "How many times do I have to tell you to stay in the house?! You could have been killed! Haven't you heard that those barbaric Americans are here?!" By now...
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Story Submission - June 27, 2011
This story is not yet finished but I was hoping to recieve some comments as to where I could expand on the story.
Prologue
All I saw was smoke. There...
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Chocolate Pie: Chapter one - June 23, 2011
As she walked through the apartment doors, she new everything would change. She took a deep breath, and closed her eyes for a moment before she walked in. And then she opened her eyes, and walked through the door, unsure of what was up ahead.
She walked up the long spiral...
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The Beauty of Friendship: The Power of Kindness and Careing - June 21, 2011
Summery: A true story about myself overcoming my blindness and realizing that all one really needs in life is a good friend to be by your side. This short tail of friendship, love and laughter is one that I hope all readers can relate with and most of all, I hope that you realize the same thing I...
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Keep Holding On - June 15, 2011
She ran down the hill,heart racing,feet pounding against the ground as each step she took brought her closer to the one she never got to love.
She screamed frantically,calling his name,straining to see past the smoke.When finally she found him,crushed under the plane.
"No." She breathed,running...
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(don't know what to name this yet, but please read.) - June 13, 2011
It was raining outside continuously for days. I've been so bored and lonely. I started to fall asleep...then all of a sudden, "BANG!" I wake up, dizzy and confused, my hair a mess. Then I see Jack get back on his feet, he tripped on the oxygen cord. I haven't used the oxygen since last night,...
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One Life to Live - June 8, 2011
It is summer, and the sun has not risen. Only its pale rays have peeked above the hills. The silent city is still sleeping, unaware of the young and tortured soul that wanders its streets.
She is dressed as a beggar, rags and cloth barely covering her shapely form. Once, she was well-fed, but...
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Stay Close to Me - June 6, 2011
I watched the perfect girl walk out of her car and slowly smile when she looked up. She took my breath away with every inch she took nearer to me. ‘How can a girl be so perfect girl’’ I always wondered to myself. She inched closer and closer until she was walked right past me into the arms of...
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Let it Rain - June 6, 2011
I sat in the crowded gymnasium, my eyes looking around the room, trying to find that one person. I searched and searched until I found him, in one of the corners, with a girl, kissing her. My heart was once again broken but it didn’t seem to make a difference anymore. I had grown used...
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Everything in Me - June 6, 2011
I walked out of the crowed London Heathrow airport, keeping my head down, avoiding the constant flashes from the cameras of paparazzi. I put my shades on and felt a tear slowly slide down my cheek. I quickly wiped it, making it seem as if I was just rubbing my cheek. I followed my security...
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Walking Away - June 6, 2011
I stood on stage, looking out at the hundreds of people staring at me, waiting for me to start singing. I gulped loudly as I placed my hand over the strings of my acoustic guitar. I took a deep breath and moved my mouth near the microphone.
“This next song, I wrote last night.” I paused, trying to...
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Barely Breathing - June 6, 2011
I stood there watching the love of my life, locking lips with another guy. She left me, telling me that her love for me was gone, the spark was gone. She didn’t know that when she left, she made me fall into tiny pieces. I had become an excuse of a man, even desperate at times. I fall into...
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Pants On Fire - June 5, 2011
“Hey Babe” I heard my boyfriend Seth say as he walked up to me, in the restaurant where I worked. He was followed by Sidney, my best friend, and Josh, Seth’s best friend.
“Hey, how was the movie?” I asked the three of them, watching Seth’s hazelnut eyes bore into mine; making tingles appear...
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What's Left Of Me - June 5, 2011
“Hey there” She heard a voice behind her say and didn’t have to look behind her to know who it belonged to. She stared up at the ceiling of the hospital that she was currently a resident at. The voice that was behind her, belonged to her attending. She hoped that the voice was just a figure...
