There were gone. All of them, just like that. I shook all over, not wanting to believe my own eyes. I had left the compound for just a moment, to go to the market. We were out of food, and it was my turn to bring some back. Normally, this would involved some sort of trade. But we had nothing to trade, so I would have to steal. I was the smallest and most plain of the group, so this task of...

They were all gone. All of them, just like that.

Hold on, let’s rewind about 3 minutes.

I’m walking downtown Washington DC. I look up and feel the heat of the sun in my face, such a warm feeling, and I start to wonder how it would feel to fly. “Amanda!” Kathrine, my best friend, comes over to me, “Come on you slowpoke! Stop daydreaming again!” She gives me a warm-silly smile.

“I’m not daydream...

They were gone. All of them, just like that. Every photograph, every book, every piece of jewellery, and, of course, every person in the house. All lost in a single moment. A single explosion. Thomas never forgave himself for being the only survivor.

If he hadn’t been out that night/If he had just gotten home a few minutes earlier/If he had gone out with his family instead of heading to the bar....

They were gone, All of them just like that. One minute I’m with my family trying to hid my big secret the next I’m the test subject I fear the day that cell door opens I hear the screams of the others and know it’s only a matter of time before I contribute to the taunting horrid Screams that lie behind that heavy lab door at last my fear came true as I hear the lock come undone and the creaky nois...

OMG they were all gone . All of them, just like that !

It all began when they and I took things a bit further.

Those I called the Shy Ones.

My fascination for them had been an inquisitive one .

So one evening I invited all my close friends around and just hoped the Shy Ones would appear like they had done a year ago today.

Today was the anniversary of that first contact.

They were shy but curi...

They were gone. All of them, just like that. I looked around in dismay, not fully believing my eyes. How could this happen? Just minutes ago, or what seemed like minutes ago, I was surrounded by my friends and family.

I am afraid to think about what could have happened to them. I don’t think I want to know the answer to that question. Whether they have abandoned me, as I always felt I deserved, o...

They were gone. All of them, just like that.

A moment frozen in time. She looked toward the sun trying to melt the ice away. With her vision blurry, she took the hand of loved ones and strangers to guide her out of the mist. Her breath cut the mist like a puff of smoke. It lingered in the air. She watched as the particles fell like snowflakes. Whose nose will sneeze? Who will catch her cold inste...

They were all gone. All of them, just like that.. this describes how I feel what happened with my friend groups. They always say your circle of friends gets smaller through the years and boy were they right. Freshman year I had a lot of friends! Different groups and different standards. sophomore year the groups split and I had one main group of people that I thought were all friends of mine. betr...

They were all gone. All of them, just like that. The dinner table had been full of food and friends alike, laughing and talking as we ate and were grateful. Christmas had always been my favorite time of the year, even with the cold and pain it brought me. It always carries an extra bit of love in the air to warm each and every one of us. Perhaps that’s just God though.

I had asked for someone to ...

They were gone. All of them, just like that.

Capes of all colors fell upon the ground like a parade that no one attended.

There was silence, but somewhere a smile gleamed on the face of the wicked.

Not one was left to fight, to stand up for what they believed was right.

Where did all the heroes go?

Children abused, neglected, their minds perversely affected.

They can’t trust their teachers, t...