Waking up in an unknown room bound and gagged can be… disconcerting, to say the least. There are a few things you have to remember in this scenario. Stay calm, the longer you panic, the longer you’ll be trapped. Second, fear is normal, but don’t let it overtake your decisions or your actions. Parience is key to escaping a dangerous situation. Last, don’t draw extra attention from your captor until...

I’m a thief, been stealing since i was two years old. I don’t think i steal things for the right reasons exactly. I mean when i was two i just wanted a toy another kid had. But now… there’s something about stealing that makes it justified, in my mind at least. I mean, i share the things i steal with the other kids who aren’t as adept as i am at taking things we don’t technically deserve. All the p...

I grab my sister’s hand and pull her towards the cliff edge with me. She nods slowly in my direction. Then we jump. The sensation of free falling might have been thrilling if i hadn’t been so terrified. It was still only a short fall into soft mud, so it didn’t do much damage. To me at least. As soon as we fell i heard my sister scream in pain, and she started to cradle her arm. But that was it. I...

From the moment i was put into this world (literally, i’m fictional) i knew it was wrong. Everything was so crowded, the world so divded, even for me it seemed excessive.

I was the ruler of a kingdom i have since learned is fictional in this world, and i have come to realize i was a rather bad one. However i do not believe i was nearly as bad as the scum of this world.

In my kingdom, i gracious...

Finding a way into tricky situations has never been a problem for me - although i still haven’t learned the art of getting out of them. So now i was sitting in a cell in the castle dungeon and awaiting someone to bring me before their royal snobiness’s. I suppose getting caught was always a risk for me, i’m not exactly subtle. But i’ve usually been able to buy or force my way out. Still, I’ve been...

In the past, people were brought up by their parents, people who loved them, cared for them, had waited for months, even years to have them. Now, we all grew up in a government funded facility where they had complete control over our lives and everything they taught us. Growing up in a government facility was extra strange, because they were constantly contradicting what they taught us. It’s as if...

I walked into the apartment building, still trying to brace myself for what i was about to do. I felt unsure, but i couldn’t keep lying, it just wasn’t fair. She deserved to know the truth. She deserved to make her own decisions. She deserved to be able to walk away and move on, without ever thinking of me again.

I walked into the elevator, and it felt like the longest ride of my life. I was stil...

The sun grew weary of seeing men squander it’s light. Day in and day out, there was more pollution dampening its gift to the world. It wasn’t always like this, people used to love the daytime, respect the sun for bestowing light upon the world. The only way they could see without the sun was fire, but the sun disliked fire, due to the smoke. Those were the days the sun longed for, the days when it...

Nature was flourishing in the past few centuries. Where there had once been pollution and trash, it had all been cleaned and there were laws set to ensure the world never became that polluted again. There wasn’t jail time for polluting, but there were hefty fines that would put even the most wealthy into debt, and all the money gained from those fines was put toward advancing technology even more....

Colors are strange for me. I just don’t see the world through their lense. No matter how much i wish i did, so that i could enjoy paintings and nuance in art the way everyone else does, i don’t. For me the world is entirely made up of tones of black, white, and grey. I don’t think there’s been a time when i’ve appreciated that. I mean, i guess if i were more optimistic i could find a bright side. ...