Evelyn looked around at her tightly-knit group of four friends. They were all chatting happily without any sign of awkwardness, something she had only dreamed of in middle school. When there was a moment of quiet, it was comfortable, but not long. One of the friends would always have something to say, whether it was deep and philosophical or quick-witted and funny.

As Evelyn took a bite of her l...

“I wish… I wish…”

“Don’t you dare say it!”

His mouth fell closed. He stared, throat bobbing, I took a step back.

“Don’t soften the blow, don’t pretend that any of this mattered to you.” I turned and opened the fridge pulling out a bottle of wine then bustling through the drawers for a bottle opener.

“Sera can we please just-“

“NO!”

The drawer slammed shut and I pulled a glass from the hanging rack...

"I wish...I wish

"Don't you dare say it."

"I wish you would marry me!"

"What?"

"I don't care about this dumb argument. I only care about you."

"I care about you too. I don't even remember what we argued about."

"And I want to be with you for the rest of my life. “Will you marry me beautiful?"

"Oh my goodness! Yes!"...

“I wish… I wish…” I started, the fire in my eyes unmistakable.

“Don’t you dare say it!” Hissed Mom, staring daggers at me.

“Why?” I asked, raising my eyebrows and tightening my grip on my bag.

She pauses, tears filling her eyes. “Because sometimes you really do get what you wish for.” A single tear slides down her cheek and it’s then that I realize I know what I have to do.

I gulp before I mak...

"I wish... I wish..." she muttered, staring him down.

"Don't you dare say it!" he growled back.

"I wish you never existed," she cried with tears streaming down her face.

"No. Please," he muttered face distorting as he's pulled backwards through a portal that had ripped its way into existence.

"I'm sorry," she said, watching him disappear.

As soon as he was gone and the portal closed, she cras...

It was a dreary, foggy Tuesday in January, and Kenya’s mood directly coincided with

the weather outside.

Kenya, at the ripe age of thirty, was simply beautiful, with her cocoa butter toned skin, golden brown sister locks, and a smile

that could brighten up any room.

She was single, no children, and currently working as a new graduate nurse on her

“dream job” at the renowned Martinsville M...

I wish I wish

Don’t you dare say it

Oh but I will, I can’t write today.

What do you mean?

I can’t, I’m tired.

But you are writing!

It makes no sense at all

Geezzz….

I’m just keeping the prompt…

Oh gosh…

I told you I can’t write anything proper today.

Well, at least try!

It doesn’t work like that. Inspiration has a will of its own.

Uh….

It’s not a 9 to 6 job, you see?

But you’re a writer!

Sometim...

"I wish," I shake as tears drips down my face, "I wish-"

"Don't you dare say it!" He begs as he steps closer to me.

"I just wish that-"

"No, please," he takes another careful step closer.

"Why not?" I ask, as I hold the knife closer to my heart that it touches my shirt.

"Because I love you. Please we can get through this together."

"I love you too. But-"

"No buts please. Just put away the knife pl...

“I wish..I wish…”

“Don’t you dare say it!”

“Why not?”

“Because then it won’t happen, dummy.”

Sarah sat back from the window, where she and her sister were looking out into the cold, clear night.

“How do you know everything?”

“Because,” Peggy replied, “I’m older and know more stuff.”

It was hard to argue with that logic, the 6-year-old girl thought. Peggy was almost 8!

“If I say it in my h...

“I wish …. I wish”

“Don’t you dare say it”

“I wish”

“Rose no-!”

“I wish for it all to end”

“Rose!”

and just like that

The color of my happiness

Is gone like the sun after a long day

Leaving me alone to find company in my own tears

And peace in the darkness of my own mind...