“Oh holy night, the stars were brightly shining..”
The glittering tree, the heady scent of pine, and Max, her Max, smiling. His hand outstretched to her.
The stunned aides, how?
An empty stare.
“Oh holy night, the stars were brightly shining..”
The glittering tree, the heady scent of pine, and Max, her Max, smiling. His hand outstretched to her.
The stunned aides, how?
An empty stare.
Ours, thought Jen, she still had to pinch herself to believe it was real. They bought a house! This house!
The door suddenly slammed shut with a sharp bang, red letters dripping down it, “U r dead!”
Ours, thought Jen, she still had to pinch herself to believe it was real. They bought a house! This house!
The door suddenly slammed shut with a sharp bang, red letters dripping down it, “U r dead!”
Dizzying stars overhead, crashing waves. Wrapped in the moment and a stranger’s arms. His kiss salty on her lips, his hardness against her. She’d never experienced it before or since.
“Em!”
The spell broken, she hid the shell away.
Dizzying stars overhead, crashing waves. Wrapped in the moment and a stranger’s arms. His kiss salty on her lips, his hardness against her. She’d never experienced it before or since.
“Em!”
The spell broken, she hid the shell away.
Smiling, he dropped a few coins in the box and walked out into the daylight.
Smiling, he dropped a few coins in the box and walked out into the daylight.
“Hey man, you ok? You don’t look so good.”
His gaze shifted back to the teen.
“I came about the rims you advertised.”
“Hey man, you ok? You don’t look so good.”
His gaze shifted back to the teen.
“I came about the rims you advertised.”
Dry soil spilled across the floor as she pulled the dead ficus from its pot. A plastic bag was shoved in the bottom.
Passports, driving licenses, all with different names. All with their mother’s face.
“I don’t understand, she was just Mom.”
"What is this?" she mumbled, "Who was she?"
Dry soil spilled across the floor as she pulled the dead ficus from its pot. A plastic bag was shoved in the bottom.
Passports, driving licenses, all with different names. All with their mother’s face.
“I don’t understand, she was just Mom.”
"What is this?" she mumbled, "Who was she?"
“Say the right words,” mocked the whispered voice.
It’s not real, not real.
A low chuckle, “Say the right words.”
Sharp pain as her hair was yanked. The room filled with a beating of frenzied wings, walls vibrating.
“Say the right words!!”
“Say the right words,” mocked the whispered voice.
It’s not real, not real.
A low chuckle, “Say the right words.”
Sharp pain as her hair was yanked. The room filled with a beating of frenzied wings, walls vibrating.
“Say the right words!!”