The key they'd given me still fit the lock, but the house no longer felt like home.

Everything on the outside looked the same. Mom loved the fall season, and she always went all out to decorate the outside of the house. Walking to the front door, I could see the pumpkins on the porch. We carved pumpkins every year, but this year it wouldn't be the same.

I put the key into the front door and ope...

Hey, I miss you.

I miss our late night facetime calls,

We would laugh about the stupidest things for hours.

I miss staying up after you fell asleep,

To send you a paragraph to wake up to.

I miss trusting you,

Telling you every little thing about my day.

I miss sending you Instagram reels everyday,

They always reminded me of you.

I miss loving you,

The way you deserve to be loved.

...

Cross country. My favorite sport. I love running out in the woods, it clears my mind. But I have never been a fast runner. The real reason why cross country is my favorite sport is because of the people. In fact, I met my best friend from running. When I first started cross country, I was always among the last to finish. I was never actually last, but it's been very close. One day, this changed. A...

Her words constantly echo in my head: “We can't be friends anymore.” What a waste of an incredible friendship. She was my clear sky on a rainy day, but now all my days are filled with violent storms.

The pain I feel is more intense than any amount of poison, drugs, or alcohol. Ever since she left me, I have had this constant nauseating feeling. She was the one always there for me, as I was for h...

The lake. It’s my town’s go-to hang-out spot. It's the place where many people make their happiest memories, but for me, it’s the place that holds my worst memories. Every time one of my friends asks me if I want to go to the lake, it brings back the haunting memories of that night.

I mean I never meant to kill Bailey, and ever since, I’ve felt horrible. She was my best friend.

What makes this ...

Disclaimer: Please be considerate as this is something I have been dealing with.

"We can't be friends anymore, I'm sorry. I wish you the best of luck in the future. But I can't do it. I just can't. You will find someone who can love you more than I can, but I can't be that person. We have different needs in life, and we just can't be compatible like this. I'm sorry."

It felt like my heart had ju...

⚠️This is something that happened to me, so please be nice!⚠️

June 12th, 2024, 10:45 AM.

I saw a notification from her,

And when I read it, my heart sank.

Ever since then, I can’t stop thinking about it.

“It’s not your fault.”

She says,

But a thought lingers around in the back of my mind:

“Yes it is, it’s all my fault.”

It makes me sick when I think about what you said.

“I feel suffocated in...

“If I pay you, will you please pretend to be my friend, just this week?” Brayden had no idea who this girl was. He hasn't seen her around before. He took a minute to think about what this girl has just asked.

“How much are we talking here?” Brayden asked. He was captain of the football team, and he wasn't about to end his social life over a couple of dollars. Twenty dollars.” She answered. His e...

Today was my last high school track meet. It was my final chance. I have tried, and failed, to break the 800-meter school record. I have been trying to break this record this season, each race coming seconds short. Here I am, standing on the starting line, feeling extremely anxious. My stomach hurt, and I felt sick. I wanted to break this school record so bad.

"Just shoot the gun already," I sa...

Today was like any other school day, except for the fact that there was a new student. I wasn’t paying a whole lot of attention, but all the girls in my grade were eyeing him. He introduced himself as Matthew, and then Ms. Frederick told him to find a seat. He took a seat right next to me, and when I glanced up at him, he smiled at me.

Walking through the halls, I saw a group of girls surrounding...