Death stood above me with a transfixed calmness, a lazy grin stitched on his translucent face. His presence alone sent shivers down my spine. I always knew he’d find me again eventually. I just didn’t know it would be like this, cornered between him and a brick wall. Mustering one last attempt, I tried to run around him but he grabbed my arm and pulled me toward his chest. I could feel his cold br...

The sky glittered with stars as the man walked down the gravel pathway that led directly to an old barn. A sudden gust of wind blew across his bare shoulders as if mocking him for his near failure. He tightened his grip on his tattered, blood-soaked shirt with his left hand, the feeling of his nails deep in the soiled fabric calmed him as much as it excited him. His plan went off course much to hi...

I awaken to the sound of the doorbell and retreating footsteps. I wonder if it’s the mailman, although he never rings the doorbell.

With a tired sigh, I stretch my limbs as I sit up. My neck aches painfully, punishing me for falling asleep on the couch. Somehow I never learn from my idle mistakes.

Standing, I stretch some more, relieving some tension from my sore muscles. Damn stiff couch!

I...

Mother warned us to blend in no matter what. If they saw us for what we are, they would kill us, slowly, painfully. Years and years we spent learning to blend in with the humans, adapting their mannerisms until they were burned inside our minds. Every day was a dangerous game of survival. We knew that not all of us would make it past our twentieth birthday. Only the strong-willed lived long enough...