Deep breaths filling her lungs, four seconds in, seven seconds out. She was struggling to prevent a panic attack as she sit against the bathtub, knees tucked to her chest, arms keeping her legs close to her body. The white tiled floor was cold, her faucet leaking as she counts the drips. She can smell the candle burning on the counter, she closes her eyes as she tries to take her mind to a differe...
She sat there on the cold bathroom floor, her feet tucked beside her, her phone shattered across the room. Tears filled her eyes but refused to fall. Each breathe taken was filled with exhaustion, Jake, her husband of 3 years, was gone. She still couldn’t believe it, everything happened so fast. Was it real, or was she having a nightmare?
Maybe he was on his way home from work, stopped for yellow...
Becka’s hands started sweating, she wipes them on her new jeans she picked out yesterday. She doesn’t know why she feels the need to impress Kara, they used to be best friends. They used to have sleep overs, staying up way too late and eating so much junk food. They would share clothes and compare their bodies. People at school would ask if they were sisters for how similar they were. But that was...
Cotton candy skies and white almond trees in full bloom, Emy smiles as she scrolls through the pictures she snapped before she lost the light of the sun. Her favorite time of day was when the temperature starts to cool and the sun starts fading away. It had been three years since she moved to the small farming town. She lived with Ben, her fiancé of a year, and had 30 acres of almond trees lining ...
It’s been four days now, I thought I was dreaming. They showed up at everyone’s doorstep, they seem to have a hold on us. No one is fighting back, no one is even acknowledging what is going on. They look just like us, but they aren’t human.
They have glowing purple eyes and their skin is smooth, no wrinkles for indents or dimples. You can tell you are around one because your phone stops working, ...