5 Days Earlier A red cardinal proudly perched itself on the ledge of the birdhouse that hung outside of my kitchen window. It’s color so brilliant, it’s feathers in the perfect place. I stood at the sink, my hands frozen …
Gone: To Be Clear – Ch. 7
The next day, I did something crazy. It was sunny again. As I peeled open my eyes, I decided the sun was so rude. I never invited it in, but it always barged through my window like an unwanted and …
Fight Or Die: Ch. 5
The Search for Me Police cars swarmed my little blue house. My parents clung to each other on my small couch, My cat hovered near them. It was eerily silent – just a buzz of people going in and out. …
Gone: Peace and the Lake – Ch. 6
The birds sang in the distance as the wind jostled my hair over my shoulders. I closed my eyes listening to the leaves collide into each other. I could hear the water splash against the shoreline. I moved into my …
Fight or Die: Ch. 4
Empty Eyes A shiver ripped through my body as I gasped, bringing my head up. I must have doze off again. Blinking my eyes, I could make out a sliver of light coming through the furthest part of the room. …
Fight or Die: Ch. 3
Trapped I tried opening my eyes. I was dizzy and my eyes were blurry. Things were still, and I no longer smelled the stale overwhelming stench of that dreadful trunk. Things were still, but I still couldn’t make out where …
Today’s Truth, Tomorrow’s Reality
The fog is dense. I can only see enough to put one foot in front of the other. I can feel its thickness as I move through it. Although it’s beautiful outside, the sun shines through cracks in the clouds, …
Fight or Die: Ch. 2
Kidnapped My cell rang at 7 p.m., Karen (Sarah’s neighbor) was calling. That was odd, she only called in cases of emergency. The last emergency took place when Sarah went on vacation. She had forgotten to shut her front door. …
Fight or Die: Ch. 1
(12 months earlier) It was dark. Only a glimmer of moving light made its way through the cracks of the trunk. I tried moving my arms, but they were bound. I started to panic. Where was I? I remember unloading …
Fight or Die: Prelude
The sand crumbled in my hand, falling quickly back in place. My skin glistened as the heat from the sun turned my pale skin a nice shade of light pink. I was told to take time off – apparently after …
Pretty or Not 