It was the middle of the day.

The principal put on announcements and said , “There was a person who stayed after lunch and picked up the trash on the ground.

That person seems to be….Victor Gray! Please come down to the office to get your reward.”

I was shocked and I know I didn’t clean up trash after lunch.

People turned their gaze towards me and Josh raised his eyebrows.

Josh is my best fri...

Part 2

I walked off the steps and opened the note and it said,

“I love you so much Mauricio. I want you to never forget that. I am moving and going to a different school that is unlike anything you have heard. You can get into a school like this and I would see you every now and then but not the way you would think. I am sorry I could not tell you this in person. I am going to miss you so much. ...

I rested my head on her shoulder and sighed,”We should watch the sunsets more often, star.” She looked down at me, eyes sparkling, “remember why you call me star?”

I read through my memories, “It was the first sunset we both saw together. We both headed to the beach at night to stargaze and I saw you reading a book. The beach was empty but I didn’t want you to be alone so I sat near you. You loo...

I’ve created a monster

Stuck inside my head

Trapped with my thoughts

And my weaknesses

1000 tabs open

In my mind

All the words drag me down

I lose track of time...