Writing Prompt

“I've never met anyone like you before!”

“You should be grateful for that,” I said.

“What do you mean Sarai, you're amazing. “

“ People who know me always end up hurt, and broken. Just like me.”

I thought of my friends, my mother, and my brother. They all met terrible fates…because of me.

I continued, “You should be happy that you've never met anyone like me. That means that you've never gone th...

I watched as Alaric Passed back and forth in front of the fire place, he was worried, Anxious, it looked as if the gears in his head where turning at a million miles per hour, trying to think of a way to explain what happened. What I saw. There was no physical way a man could have moved with such speed or have the strength that he did. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t freaked out, okay I was mo...

She stares at me with the brightest eyes and the warmest smile. I can’t take it, she barely knows me, yet her eyes say otherwise. She grabs my hand and tells me she loves me with those eyes. It’s always her eyes, they speak to me more than anything. Maybe it’s the alcohol but her eyes look almost like they are her heart. They are her mind. They are her mouth.

“I’ve never met anyone like you bef...

There were people all around, enjoying their meals while waiters were walking all around, plates in hand. “You seem different. The serious type.” He leaned over the table, his eyes earnestly searching me, like he was looking for something. His face right past my shoulder, then back at my face.“Well, that’s what I want you to think.” His words improper, I slammed my glass of wine on the table, mak...

While Sarah was having her morning coffee at the local bakery. She couldn’t help but noticing a young man sitting close to her. With an attempt to get the young gentleman’s attention Sarah purposely drops her folder, with stacks of papers being scattered around her. Although Sarah was expecting the young gentleman to offer a helping hand she was shocked to see him not move from his seat. Sarah’s c...

Janine was panting heavy. She took to a deep breath, and slowed her it down. She looked around the rickety barn for a hiding place. The old barn looked it it was held together with a

“Janine, do think you can get away from me! I will find”, he called.

***

One year earlier

“ Ma’am, can I help you put that water bottle in the car, the young cashier asked.

“ No, I got it,” Janine snapped. Sh...

“What was that about?” Tharen asks.

His father, now confirmed to be Mr. Baxter, just shakes his head and backs away from the doorway. “Something that we’ll talk about later.”

“But—“ “Later. There’s someone important here for you,” Mr. Baxter cuts him off, gesturing to Liam and Jeremiah.

Tharen glances at them and then his dark eyes brighten, which Liam didn’t think actually happened to eyes un...

As Farrah stood, arms crossed, starring at Danny with a mix of frustration and curiosity. He took a slow step forward. “I’ve never met anyone like you before,” he said, his voice softer than she’d expected.

Farrah raised an eyebrow, her lips curling into a smirk. “You should be grateful for that.” She tilted her head, sizing him up. “Most people wouldn’t handle me the way you do.”

Danny’s expres...

My mom and I were going on a road trip to San Diego....

February 21, 2025

I shrug into her old blue jacket.

It fits a little snug.

It was never meant for my body but I make it work, if only to be where she once was. There was a time where her heart beat behind the pocket.

Now it lives in a dark box in the garage. I pull it out once a year, twice if I’m lucky. I know there's nothing special about this old blue jacket, but it used to hold her close an...