The screaming. The blood. The panic. Everything goes white and my ears ring. Slowly, my vision returns and I can hear again. I stand up and begin to run away, but I don’t even know where “away” is, so I follow the others. Another flash, and I’m on the ground, debris covering my face. My tongue fumbles in my mouth, and I spit out a piece of my tooth. I regain my bearings, trying to ignore the gapin...
It was laying face-up on the beach. The sepia-toned, ocean-altered photo was easy to miss, amongst the scattered rocks and sand. As the group approached, the photograph became more and more visible. One group member spotted it and stopped to pick it up while the others gathered around.
“We should really clean this part of the beach more often”, says one girl, trying her bag and adjusting her glo...
I received a call early that morning from an unknown number. I let it go to voicemail, as I always do, with numbers I don’t recognize. If they need to get ahold of me, they’ll leave a voicemail. I set my phone down on the kitchen counter and finished making the kids’ lunches. Everyone was dressed, hair was brushed, and breakfast was finished. I grabbed my phone and, slowly but surely, got all thre...