Papers, cups, and wrappers fly
as the next tube approaches.
People stand, adults holding
their kids hand.
Two beaming lights and then a blur
of red, white, and bkue.
Some remain sitting, while others
stand, ready to get off.
The doors slide open as people leave
and others scramble on,
not wanting to get separated.
When they close, it sits.
One second.
Two seconds.
And it's off.
Until the next o...
It was the same thing everyday. Keylly walked to and from school, always passing the same houses. However, it was different one Friday afternoon in the fall. Six houses down from hers, someone moved in. Kelly slowed her walking and glanced at the family that was moving in. It wasn’t all of the boxes or anything the movers were carrying that caught her eye. It was the teenage girl who was sitting i...
When Sam Walker’s phone went off, he thought it was his wife calling to say she was running late. It was her phone, however it was a stranger on the other end to say that she was in a fatal accident. Sam immediately jumped in his Camaro and sped off to the hospital. When he arrived, Sam demanded answers from the front desk. A doctor nearby overheard Sam’s demands and pulled him aside.
“Sir, you c...
I stand in front of the gated house, no lights shining through except for the setting sun. I haven't been here in twenty years. The name of the building is faded so that 'Institute' is the only word visible. It was only a matter of time before I would've been standing here.
I push open the gate and pick my camera up. If I wasn't doing this for a potential promotion, I wouldn't even be walking tow...
When Clayton sits down at the lunch table, he shakes his head. His best friend, Jaime, is staring at Marley, who he's been crushing on. Clayton nudges his friend as he nods in Marley's direction. "You have to talk to her."
"I can't. She'll never talk to me or see mein that way," Jaime says. He picks at the burger bun, slowly tearing his food apart. Not that it's any good to begin with.
"Invite h...
