As I sit at a round table, dressed in light pink linens and stunning centerpieces, I feel uncomfortable. Every single shower, wedding…I don’t belong. Smile, make small talk, sip champagne – or something stronger. Smile…clap…smile. Speeches, a 5-course salty dinner …
Gone: Haze – Ch. 5
The alarm echoed through my house. I swung my arm over to find the snooze. I scuffled with my phone. It went down, still screaming. I kicked the covers off my feet, reached down and shut it off. The clock …
Gone: The Final Lie – Ch. 4
The hinges of the door to my 80-year-old home creaked as it opened. There he stood, like a ghost on my porch. His eyes were dark, tired and empty. He looked up at me, hair disheveled. I no longer recognized …
Gone: The Aftermath – Ch 3
The sun was too bright, as it rudely forced its way through the blinds. I squinted as I pulled myself up and out of the slumber I was so content in. It was the first time that I had slept …
Gone: Found – Ch. 2
His voice was quiet, even breathy. I could feel the knots binding up in my stomach. Trying to remain calm I asked, “Where are you?” It was silent, eerily silent. Trying to hide the irritability in my voice I repeated the …
Gone: Still Missing – Ch.1
I sat there waiting for the phone to ring. The T.V. light casting shadows on the dark walls. It was 5 a.m. and my eyes hurt. My eyelids were heavy, but my brain would not let me go to sleep. …
Gone: Prelude
The spring colors hadn’t started to show themselves yet. You could still see small pockets of ice and snow draping the ground. It was 11 a.m. and the colorless streets blurred past me as I took to the road to …
Pretty or Not 