The great Raven was sitting bloody tied to a chair.
“Want anything? A water? Snack? Maybe a new face?” I punched her again. Her head snapped back, blood spraying from her nose like a sprinkler. Honestly, she was going to need a miracle of plastic surgery to get her face back to socially acceptable.
“A water would be nice,” she spluttered, her voice shaking. Her eyes were squinted in fea...
Untethered but free,
Unbothered but alone,
Not weighed like a stone,
More floating like a balloon.
It’s fine though.
Drifting along,
Between clouds and planes,
Hard to join the world,
When you’re flying above it.
I’m fine though.
Past stars and planets,
Bright bursts of light,
I’ve floated so far away,
I’m as invisible as night.
But it’s fine.
I’m fine.
Just a balloon,
Floating,
Peaceful.
Alo...
Rose was, for once, content. As she walked with her boyfriend Jack under the maple trees, autumn leaves crunching under her feet, everything was beautiful.
“Hey, I’ve been meaning to talk to you,” Jack murmured, stopping and taking her hand.
“Yeah?” Rose asked, still blissfully unaware.
“This-this man stopped me after work yesterday, asking if I knew someone named Rose. I said get lost b-but I nee...