Having done this before, I convinced myself that nerves were unusual but not unexpected.

But as I reached for the sword, I hesitated. I don’t hesitate.

My gaze traveled to the person on the floor. I hate him, he’s done terrible things and deserves this… But then why is it so difficult? Why can’t I kill him?

He looks up at me, on his knees with his arms chained to the walls on either side of hi...

“Whatever idea you currently have it seems to be a terrible one so please let me continue reading. Alone.”

“Oh, quit complaining, you baby,” I laugh as I drag Lucien outside by his arm.

“Love, it’s pouring outside,” he tugs back on my arm.

He’s stronger than I am so I’m forced to face him when he does that.

“I’ve been trapped inside all day because of the rain,” he raises his eyebrows, “Plea...

Everyday…

Everyday I walk the same path.

I pass those on the street with a kind greeting and wave of my hand. I smile at those who speak to me and laugh with the humour in their tones.

I cry with those who feel pain and sadness. I comfort those who confide in me with hugs and words of reassurance that life gets better.

I feel pain. I feel sadness. I feel sympathy. I feel happiness.

I tell ...

“I told you the plan wasn’t going to work-”

“Yes, I get it. You were right,” Grey groans in frustration.

The room we’re being held in is pitch black so I can’t locate exactly where his voice is coming from.

“Did you just admit I was right? Say it again, slowly. I wanna cherish it,” I smile.

“Yeah right. Not after that statement,” I can practically feel him roll his eyes at me when he lets ou...

I hate her.

She stands in front of me now.

She is admired by many yet I see nothing to admire.

Her voice too high and annoying. Every word out of her mouth only irritates me more. She says too much, reveals too much. Who cares? Who needs to know? No one is listening because no one wants to. She never stops talking, her obnoxious voice pestering anyone who looks remotely interested.

Her pers...

“Tonight will be our last sunset. You will never see me again.”

The words were barely a whisper, yet I hear them echo through my mind like a shout of warning.

I will never see him again, I repeat in my head.

My eyes drift shut, the scenery in front of me fading to black. I can still imagine the ghost of his being standing by my side where he said those words.

“That is, of course, if everyth...

⚠️VIOLENCE AND SOME SWEARING⚠️

I pulled the trigger.

Almost immediately am I scolded by Valentina.

“You weren’t supposed to kill her! The mission was to bring her in alive!”

I stare at the woman sprawled out on the concrete. I wait for the guilt to hit, or the fear to kick in. It doesn’t.

“You told me I had the ‘all clear!’” I counter.

“To capture! Not kill- Ugh!” she practically falls o...

I thought I knew heartbreak. I thought I understood the pain of it through witnessing it in real life or on screen. But nothing could mimic the real feeling of having your heart broken. Shattered.

The movies don’t talk about the ones who leave. The ones who didn’t have a choice. They are usually the bad people in the story. The heartbreakers that everyone hates. I wish they shared those stories,...

It was the worst kind of day to be lost and alone on a mountain.

The sky seemed to be screaming down at the world, trying desperately to warn us about something. The clouds so dark they were almost black as they covered the once blue sky like a blanket of smoke. It was supposed to be midday yet I could barely see a few steps in front of me. I began to rely on the flashes of lightning that came a...

It was silent. So so silent.

Maybe if I closed my eyes I could pretend the silence was from a peaceful day and not from an explosion damaging my eardrums. Maybe if I closed my eyes I could pretend the heat was from a beautiful sunny day and not the fire burning the houses neighboring mine. Maybe if I closed my eyes I could pretend the smell of smoke was from our neighbor’s barbecue and not from m...