alexisssmbyers

College Student & Writer. Check out my website: https://medium.com/@alexisbyers398

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alexisssmbyers

College Student & Writer. Check out my website: https://medium.com/@alexisbyers398

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Suspicion

alexisssmbyers

1 min read

“Can’t a man get some privacy in this place?” he attempts to slam the office door in my face, but I place my boot in the crack.

The rest of the department has been acting weird lately, and I know that something is off. If there’s one thing I hate, it’s unsolved mysteries. I refuse to leave the department until I figure out why they’re acting in such a manner.

“Wendal, what are you up to?” I s...

Alone

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1 min read

It feels like my entire world was set aflame. I am part of the reason for the destruction. I now find myself sifting through the ashes trying to find something to salvage.

Everyone is gone. They always find a reason to leave, and maybe that’s my fault, too. I can’t imagine why anyone would want to stay; I’m no fun whilst in this state.

Maybe, this is all there is for me. I’m fated to live this...

Chains

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1 min read

Metal coiled into circles.

Entrapment, fated.

Designs made of rust

remind me of the crust

that my sister hated.

How did I get here?

Why am I so trusting?

‘It’s just how it is, dear.’

The phrase, testing

my ability to remain

in a state of mind that resembles sane.

I can imagine

the other women

who have been

trapped here by these men.

Were they as terrified

as I am?

Were they petrifi...

A Rock and A Hard Place

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1 min read

I must go.

I cannot allow him to talk me out of it this time; it’s for the best. I will not allow him to stifle my needs this time around because I know he can’t resist.

I must go.

If I’m ever going to find myself, I must get out from behind his shadow. He’s been hiding me there like a child for years, and I cannot take it any longer.

I must go.

The weight that my voice carries is not he...

New Opportunities

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1 min read

New passions

leave the door open for possibility

Old lessons

remind me of past casualty.

Life anew

leaves me curious

like morning dew

makes me furious

about a spot left on my shoe.

Opportunities left

untaken.

Choices kept

me shaken.

Are my abilities

enough to chase these possibilities?...

Imposter

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1 min read

Why is it

that I have to sit

and watch

my murderer catch

whoever bit

into his bullshit?

It wouldn’t be

that hard to see

it was him

if these detectives weren’t so dim.

They should just stop trying

to see through his fake crying

and let me

decide how it should be....

Irony

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2 min read

My heart rate picks up as I’m waiting for my turn. After seeing them give Jill a Carolina Reaper Cheeto, I dont know what to expect for my taste test. She guessed what it was immediately, but it took her 30 minutes just to be able to talk correctly because her tongue was so swollen. I’m anxious.

“Guys, you know that I’m allergic to peanuts, right?” The blindfold feels tight on my face.

Katie l...

YA fiction

Misguided Hope

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1 min read

Today is the day that his letter will reach me. Today is the day that I can finally stop worrying. I’ve never been more excited to visit a post office.

I wonder how the military is treating him. I wonder if he was shocked by my confession. I wonder if he feels the same way about me.

I’m anxious. A thousand “what-ifs” have been replaying over and over again in my mind all night. I haven’t slept...

Romance

Code Blue

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1 min read

Cars smash together and crumple like tin cans on the freeway until there is a mile-long pile of broken glass and severed limbs.

I caused this.

My heart skips a beat as I dial 911 and rush into the rubble. A child is screaming somewhere in the darkened corner of the dome-shaped pile of vehicles. When I locate her, I observe that she is being pinned down underneath the wheel of a motorcycle. I q...

YA fiction

Conflicted

alexisssmbyers

2 min read

It’s a shame to think that I will never graduate college. I’ll never get a degree or kickstart my career. I’ll never- Let’s not dwell on what I’m never going to get to do. Instead, let’s focus on what I’m choosing not do to.

I have a brain tumor the size of Texas pressing deep into my frontal lobe. It’s inoperable, and the doctors say that it’s unlikely I will live more than a few weeks. The...

YA fiction