The day we left the clouds were grey as if it was on the verge of tears and the harsh wind was whipping the palm trees that lined the coast. Our Dad’s house was a clean white with expensive and neat furnishing on the inside. An exact copy of every other beach front home in the area.

The five of us were sitting in the back of our Mom’s black SUV watching our parents argue. Eventually Kings...

Dalia’s father laid his arm across the table to where she could see the intricate design of weaving black ink. It was the mark of an imagineer, it represented their time spent in Paracosm capturing their heroics. It told their story.

Dalia knew one would never appear on her forearm since she was only half of what her father was. Her mother was a phantom, it’s why they both drank transformation...

Anna collapsed into the chair as soon as she made it to the break room. Her muscles ached and her uniform was a mess. She had tried to scrub off most of the cake that had found its mark on her shirt, but what was left was a giant stain. Her curled were frazzled and had long escaped from her tight bun.

Since it was the weekend the roller rink was understaffed. Anna took the job by her lonesome ...

Jaques lightly bobbed his head to the music only he could hear and scrolled through his phone as he walked to class. The words spoken to him through his headphones seemed understand him in ways that no one else could.

Even his siblings couldn’t seem to comprehend how hard it was for him to talk to others. His eldest sister, Ace, had no problem speaking her mind, especially when being accused ...