As my gaze sweeps the shipyard, I feel the loneliness sink in. It’s always been lingering but today it’s more prominent than ever.

It’s the fifth anniversary of when… she should’ve been back home. I feel a small anger mixing in with the sadness. I remember the blank expression of the crew member who informed me of her disappearance, how unbothered he seemed.

They said there was nothing they co...

Without my roots I can’t be nourished

Without my roots I just can’t be

Without my roots I cannot flourish

Without my roots I am not me....

And there he stood.

With his stupid dyed hair as if his horrid face wasn’t already attracting enough attention.

His eyes where placed offensively on mine. How dare he look at me? I attempted to ward him off with a sharp statement “if you want my autograph you can just ask” a barked. “Quite the temper you got there” he let his crooked smile grow as if he hadn’t just said something completely stup...

“Penny, I uh, wanted to tell you something… for a while now”

I felt a lurch in my stomach.

I knew exactly where this was going. And lord knows I did not want it to go there.

“It’s just that, well, ever since I met you I’ve felt like things where… different, you know?”

Unfortunately, I did know, I knew exactly what he was talking about. Why does this have to happen? Out of all the people he ...

That’s when I see it, the tall, horrendous monster looming over me clutching my friend in its hand, threatening to crush her at any moment.

Come on, think!

I have a sword in my hand but it might as well be a spoon, I’m to much of a coward to use it even with my friends life in danger.

A cry suddenly broke my train of though “Alex, help, please!!” My friend was still alive and was begging for...

Yeah yeah, laugh all you want. And immortal being catching a common cold, how hilarious. But that’s besides the point. I woke up this morning with a sniffle and decided it wasn’t worth it, so I called in sick and that was that. But then it hit me;

Now what?

I haven’t had a day off since that Jesus guy kicked the can, but that was less of a day off and more of a “we can’t allow you within 20 fee...