“Whenever she’s throwing a fit, just give her Mr. Snuffles,” Mrs. Huxley was leading Elle through her mansion that she called a house. If it was, it was an enormous house. “She eat’s at 6pm everyday, if you miss it she’s going to throw a fit, one you can’t solve with Mr. Snuffles, so don’t miss it. And Paisley likes her coffee more sugar than coffee.”
“Can six year olds have coffee?”
“Well she’s a...
“Tonight will be our last sunset. You will never see me again.”
“What if we leave.”
“Where would we go?”
“Anywhere. Away.”
“Be realistic. They always follow.”
“They can’t hurt us if we don’t give them power.”
“Don’t say that Melanie! We’re here because they hate us! They think we’re devil worshipers, evil incarnate.”
“You can’t just go.”
“If I stay you’ll die.”
“I don’t want to live without you Po...
I love you.
I think we are lost or maybe confused. I’m lost. Confused.
You said you would love me forever, but is this really love? Fighting until dusk, smoking until dawn.
The only laughter we share anymore comes from either ridicule or jealousy.
Everything was passionate, my love for you. Now, only the fighting is passionate, your love for me.
Am I demanding, needy? Are you jealous, bitter?
I ro...
“No,” I sat at the dinner table along with my brother, mom, and dad. “I just don’t understand why you can’t give it a try.” My mom sat next to my older brother, Henry, picking at her overcooked chicken, while prying at me, wondering why I wouldn’t go along with some investment scam. “Because it’s a scheme to exploit the grieving.” “They’re helping. Maybe you’ll find someone who wants to be your fr...
