Pain. That’s all she felt as she lay in his arms. Blood pouring from numerous places, she reached for his hand. As tears tore down his face like a raging river, he whispered, “why..?” She smiled softly and looked up at him for the last time. “You were the only reason, the only reason at all.”...

I knew I shouldn’t have killed him. In my defense, he was never really alive to begin with....

She smiled warmly as she helped, handing plates of food to the men and women in rags. She gave them blankets for the winter months. She cleaned up the public parks with her parents and passed out gatorades to the joggers. She donated clothes, toys, and allowances.

The older women gushed over her, “your parents must be so proud to have such a wonderful young lady as their daughter!”

Teachers always...

They were gone. All of them, just like that. They were giants, standing tall as far as the eye could see. How could they disappear so suddenly? As she walked through the unfamiliar setting, the answer became clear: humans. The tall, leafy structures that used to stand in thousands were gone, and what stood in their place disgusted her. Those filthy humans destroyed her trees, her precious creation...