Holly’s brother Hunter got into some serious trouble. Instinctively, he turned to his sister.

“What are you doing?” Holly asked him aggressively as he tumbled into her house at 4 A.M. “I’m in trouble,” he responded out of breath. “I need your help.” Once Hunter sat Holly down and explained everything to her, they packed for a long trip. Neither of them knew where they were headed, they just knew ...

Jennifer missed Emily everyday, even though they video called and texted everyday. She longed for her presence, so she did everything she could to find out where she was posted. Thankfully, working with the FBI gives her the freedom to do so. After nearly two months of planning, Jennifer arrived in Prague. She was surrounded by history and so much closer to her love. When Jennifer tried to get in ...

There was never any consistency in Melanie’s life, so she always struggled with letting people in. During her sophomore year of high school, she became really close with her English teacher. They hung out everyday before the bell rang, during lunch, and before final dismissal at the end of the day. Melanie looked at her English teacher as another mom. She confided in her, told her all of her secre...

Growing up, Blake did everything she could to fit in. She’s now in college and nothing has changed. The first two weeks were rough, but she found a group to stick with during her third week on the university campus. The only way the group would take her in would be if she dyed her hair black, so Blake followed suit. After classes, Blake would hang out with the other girls that were free. She barel...

Inside of a five-foot-three body lies a heart and a brain. Although the body itself may be aging fast, the heart and the brain stay young. The heart has been hurt quite a lot, and the brain has learned from it. From what was a sweet, innocent girl became a fierce, grounded, and level-headed woman. Everything she has learned has come from experience. She had no one to pass knowledge down to her. Th...

It was such a peaceful Tuesday morning. The sun was shining bright, the birds were chirping happily, and the radio station was playing all of my personal favorites. Today was my day off, so I decided to run a few errands early to leave the rest of the day for relaxing. Picking up a few items from the nearest Whole Foods was the first errand on my to-do list. There was a minor disruption in the Tue...

The world will burn. Not because of me, but because of you. It has been nothing but cruel. There was nothing I did to deserve this. After all I have done for you, you treat me with pure disrespect. I gave you life. I gave you everything you needed. But here you go, using me every second of every day. Your factories are hurting me. Your disgusting cigarette butts soil the surface of my skin. My bea...