In the heart of the city Under the neon lights Our paths crossed Igniting endless nights I was on my way to the tallest bridge When something caught my eye I turned my head fast to see what was in store Little did I know He’d never leave me wanting more I smiled a polite smile And quickly turned around Who knew there would be something new To live for in this town I was fed up with life I wanted to smile, not frown That was hard to do alone Until it was him I found He made me feel the safest And not alone in my cold bed I could hardly wait until he asked me to wed

We’ve always had a special relationship Until he asked to be my best friend My mind went on a trip I knew this bond could never end Sharing lunch Playing with dolls Everyone standing around placing bets as to when we’d be together Sorry mom I hate to lose your hundred bucks but that day will be never I couldn’t lose this friendship That’s all I had to say To shoot my shot Would be like ending my day I loved him truly But just platonically And eventually everyone knew Our shot at love astronomically Gone If he loved me If I loved him We’d go back thirteen years He was my first kiss But not my last He was my first crush But that didn’t last He is my first love But not like that He loves me And I love him back But of course It could never be like that We’ve had our fair share of Screams Cry’s Laughs Now we’ve both been on first dates Had more kiss’s Had the last laughs Started wars we never wanted to finish Smelled things that made our minds go higher than aircraft’s Face masks Piggy backs That will absolutely never change Soccer games Skating at night through the rain That can’t ever change Seeing new movies Reading new books That won’t ever change I love him He loves me But it’ll never be like that if we want to keep what we have now Late night drives Shopping cart rides All this could never end And to think all it does is make people think that we’re anything but friends

I walked down the street listening to music in my own world. I was going to the liquor store to pick up some more cigarettes when I saw a beautiful young woman, about 5 years younger than me, walked into the store. I followed her down two rows working up the courage to say something when suddenly a, bang. Than another, and another, and another. The girl walked into me, with an empty minded stare on her face. She was horrified her jaw opened ever so slightly, I waited for a sign of her breath to enter her body and asked if she was ok before I checked out the scene. I walked carefully to the front of the store we’re three armed men and one armed woman who was almost identical to the one I had just been talking to. The difference was, this one had her weapon still drawn holes practically traced the wall around the terrified, young, and new cashier stood sobbing. He was smart enough not to move (weather it was out of fear or good judgement). The girl in the aisle still stood, a waterfall flowing from each eye, silently, as though she’d practiced before. The woman holding the cashier at gunpoint swiftly put on a black mask embellished with stickers and pink colors all around, it looked as though it belonged to a five year old girl, in fact, it probably was stolen from a five year old girl. I reached for my phone and slowly dialed 9-1-1 letting them know about the armed robbery. They sent someone as soon as they could, but it wasn’t soon enough. The cashier tried to reason with the woman as the “men” gathered what they pleased from the store. The first one grabbed nothing but a Gatorade, the other men teased him for it but he didn’t seem to care very much. The second man grabbed several cases of coors light and a bag of potato chips. The third man grabbed nothing, he only said he was looking for anyone hiding in the store and without another word was off. The girl who I had held tightly too, trying to calm her down, had stopped crying but still had red puffy eyes and heavy breathing. The armed robber snuck up on us from behind and grabbed both of us by the mouth. We immediately grabbed each others hands and held tightly as the man (who we presumed was going to kill us) showed us an exit. As we made a break for it the cashier tried to leap over the counter to catch up to us but bang! Bullets fly and he winds up on the floor screaming, the blood flowed heavily from his arm where he was shot. He cried and screamed in pain as another bang is brought into earshot. The man who helped us shot, and with deadly aim. He missed the woman by about two inches due to her preparedness and ducking but the man beside her was not so lucky he dropped his Gatorade as his body slowly hit the floor with a thud. Bullets fly between the second man, third man, and the woman this caused enough distraction for the girl and I to sneak over and drag the cashier out of the door. We got around and to the front of the store hearing screaming, cursing, and the boom of gunshots from inside. The man that helped yelled at the woman “You SWORE no one else would get hurt!” She shot back “And you SWORE you loved me!” She was hurt deeply, not physically, but emotionally. The man screamed “AND I MEANT IT WHEN I SAID IT!” Clearly hurt by the remark, he sobbed as he took the last shot, they were both out of bullets. They simultaneously dropped their guns and charged each other. The man grabbed the woman’s fists as they flew at him at a supersonic speed, after he did that about three or four times he grabbed her fingers and whispered in her ear. She immediately broke down and screamed in his face sobbing “You had your chance to love me!” She choked out “That’s all I ever wanted!” The woman ran out of the front of the store the man chasing her, they finally passed us (not even noticing). The man grabbed the woman by the hips and leaned down to kiss her, instead of allowing it to happen, her right fist connected with his nose. It bursted out blood going everywhere and he screamed. The police showed up eventually and detained the two men still living, but the woman got away. “CUT!!!!!” “That’s a wrap!!!” The director screamed. And that was the end of everything, the last episode, the last season, the worst (but best at the same time) cliffhanger ever.

There is no point to anything if your not by my side I’m not asking for a diamond ring Just a hug when I’m not feeling alright I need you to get me through The day The week The year I’ve loved you since you sang your song It still replays in both through my ears There is no point to anything if I can’t talk to you You make enjoy life I love you more than the loneliness Which creeps in every night I want to tell you but don’t know how Why can all these Words Feelings And thoughts Never be said aloud I need to tell you or get some help I’m not right in my mind I need to Talk Act And be Better than I am Maybe then you’ll finally see How much you mean to me There is no point to anything if your not in my Dreams Hallucinations And head I need you now more than ever Help I’m not right in the head I want to feel your hand in mine I need a victory I’m losing Sleep Grades And friends Since my mind has been filled with the antagonizing thought of what you and I could be Please I need an answer not no but I’m scared of yes What would we become if we agreed to be more than friends I can’t stand the thought of losing you I think I’d rather cry More than I did at the dentist when I was no more than nine Yes Id rather cry to the president Of the United States Or to the secretary In dishes On plates Id rather read more books and get more crazy ideas Of what you and I could be If I was right in my mind I would rather read the crazy things I fantasize about When the knight saves the maiden in a beautiful gown No one knows that she went through hell to get her pretty face Or that she tried to starve herself to have as her mother said “a more flattering shape” Abused by her own mother She put herself through hell Locked herself inside a tower with all the food she could find She tried to start feeling better Be better in her mind She waited for her prince to come But he never came If she had stayed on the ground Would there have been a parade A wedding? A child? A loving family? Would she continue to starve herself or other forms of harm? Or would it all get better When she fell into the princes arms? Why did she do these things to begin with No one knows Except The beautiful maiden Disguised as someone she did not anymore know All she needed was the love that could have been provided If her family didn’t love her brother more than I did I thought I needed him but now I truly see That she is the one who needed the help Not him or me Maybe I did That much I know is true But all you’ll ever need is someone to love and someone who loves you Without that you need help From someone who truly cares All you need is love and guidance I wish I had been right in the mind At least, Enough to care.

I used to love you like I love sleep I used to love you each day of the week I used to want to make you mine I used to even have payed a fine I used to have so many feelings I used to have so much love I used to think you were so appealing I used to think you were a dove I used to want to hold you tight I used to want you to fall too I used to want to hold you each day of the night I used to be blinded to the obvious but now I can clearly see That the only one who did the falling was not you but me Nowadays I am not blind, I see things much better actually Nowadays I can tell If it’s just me If it’s just you Or if it’s us Who have fell Now I’m onto someone new The conditions are so much better now I have been awakened I can see what’s going on I can hear your tone I can feel your soothing touch I can smell your cologne each and every day your not here from the many hoodies you provided for me I can taste the every crack on your lips All of this can be done with his hands firmly- yet gently- on my hips I love you so much everyday More than I thought I could do Now I can see what it’s like to have someone who loves me too I love you because of the way you talk I love you because of the way you show me off I love you because of the way I can just cry onto your shoulder without having to explain I love you because you of the way you whisper my name I love you because of the way I can feel your eyes on me from across the room I love you because of the way you love me, morning, night, or noon I love you because of the way you show me every movie you have ever watched I love you because of the way we listen to every song until our hearts our squashed I love you because of the way you only have eyes for me because of god knows what I love you because of the way you that when your hugging me it feels like a zoo in my gut I love you so much As you do me I am awake now as to what you could have been Now I can tell who’s loves me Because I am awake for the world to see

Hi, my name is Bunn Bunn, but it used to be Bella, before that is was unintelligible. I am a stuffed animal rabbit. I have eyes that are scary, or so I’ve been told. Even though when my girl was crying, I was all she would ever want to hold. I used to have soft white fur, whiter than the snow, until she dropped me on the floor. I used to have a white cotton outfit covered in flowers, now it’s yellow with a fading white because she loved me so. I used to have elegant pink ribbons tied around my wrists and ankles, keeping my costume in place, until she lost them. I used to have long proud whiskers, until she cut them short. I used to have all these things and that was why she loved me. I have been with her since she was two, but now I sit behind a desk. Collecting dust. She took me out one time last year, only for a short time while she could barely breath from the level of her sobbing. I wished I could help her like I used to, but it’s my turn to leave her. I have gone numb now to the feeling of love, I wish I could’ve helped her more. I loved her with all my heart, but she dropped my like she would fake friends over her phone which took my place in her bed and arms. I wish I didn’t want to help her so much, but I’ll still always love her. Even if I myself won’t feel loved. My name is Bunn Bunn, it used to be Bella, before that it was unintelligible, now I just sit and collect dust. She left me alone to die.

I boarded the plane early this morning by myself and very nervous. I’m used to planes, but not by myself. Yesterday, I turned twenty and my present from mom was a plane ticket I’ve been begging her for since I was six. I needed this now more than ever. I took my seat in coach and waited for takeoff to begin. As soon as it did I connected my headphones to the screen ahead of me and put my playlist on repeat as I fell asleep. I woke an hour before the plane landed in Italy. I got off the plane, made it through customs, and finally got ready to head to the air b&b I booked yesterday. I called a taxi to take me and pretty soon, I arrived at the most beautiful place on earth. My jaw dropped. There was beautiful pink and red flowers vining down in front of the house with tan walls and a brown roof and pillars. There was a fountain in the front with the clearest water ever and magnificent pink Water Lily’s in the fountain. It must’ve shot the water at lest fifteen feet high. I payed and thanked the driver and waited for myself to catch my breath. I practically ran inside to unpack, as I would be there for a month. I grabbed a book and walked around. It was beautiful inside of the house and I soon stumbled upon the door that lead to the backyard. It was so beautiful I was at a complete loss for words. The sun was now setting and it reflected off the pool in front of hundreds of rows of grape vines. I ran back to the room I chose, slipped out of all my clothes, and threw them into a hamper. I put on my favorite bikini, found my camera, grabbed a towel, and sped back to the door that would lead to a new world. I descended the stairs, book, towel, and camera in hand with my bathing suit falling at the top. I got to the pool and took the most breathtaking picture I’ve ever. I hadn’t even noticed the man in the back planting seeds near the grapevines. I was putting my hair into a bun atop my head, when I looked up I noticed the man and screamed “Who are you?! Why are you here?!” He shot back “Sorry!” Putting a hand on his eyes, “I work here during the summer, did Antonio not tell you?!” At this point he looked almost as mortified as me! Why are you covering your eyes?” I questioned. “Well your, your ummm. Well, your bathing suit is, it’s falling in the front. I didn’t want to make you uncomfortable.” I looked at him and scoffed, I looked down at myself thinking he was stupid, but sure enough, he was right! I quickly adjusted it and screamed “Sorry!” Trying to apologize. “Oh it’s fine, unless it’s not to you! Sorry, There isn’t really lots of pretty girls I’m not used to talking to here.” I felt my cheeks turn red. “That’s very sweet of you, would you like to join me by the pool?” I asked, hoping he would say yes. “I wish, I have to get going, I live on the other side of town.” “Well, would you like to stay in one of the rooms here tonight? There’s lots of extras, it’s the least I could do, this place is amazing! I’m sure most of that’s thanks to you!” Now he was the one blushing. “I really sho-“ he started frowning. “Please, I’m gonna need help figuring out what to eat anyway, I didn’t expect this place to already have food.” “I guess I could stay, just for tonight anyway.” I felt my cheeks redden. “Do you have anything to wear to sleep tonight, or would you wear that?” “Oh, I have some extra clothes in my truck.” “Perfect, do you want to stay by the pool for now? Or do you want me to get started on dinner?” “If you want to stay by the pool I will, I can help you with dinner in a minute. Actually, I have a bathing suit in the back of my truck. If you wanna stay by the pool, I’ll be back soon.” “Ok, that’s fine.” I waited by the pool for tenish minutes when I heard footsteps coming from, above me? I looked up to see that there was a whole other story! But that still didn’t explain the footsteps? All of the sudden, the man came flying from the second story landing right in the pool! “OH MY GOD!” I screamed as loud as possible! I cursed aloud after a minute or so of him not swimming to the surface. I dove into the deep end, eyes open, looking, searching for him. After about thirty seconds I swam to the surface, terrified of the unimaginable. But then, he stood at the shallow end of the pool. I noticed right then, the perfectly round muscles on his perfectly toned arms, the tantalizing abs under his chest, the blue swim trunks with ducks on them, ducks? It was hot anyway. “Oh, my, god.” I said accidentally out loud. “Oh god did that really just come out of my mouth?” “Yeah” he said as he walked toward me, I was paralyzed. I started to sink, his face turned to panic as he dove after me. I was splashing until he grabbed my waist and pulled me onto the side of the pool, I wasn’t expecting that to be so easy for him. I think I was for a second unconscious. He now hovered over me, preforming mouth to mouth till I woke. When I did he sighed in relief. I drew a long breath, grabbed his face, pulled him in and kissed him. “Wow.” I said audibly “What should we have for dinner?” He said, breaking the awkward silence afterward. “Whatever you want.”