Allison watched the building burning. Her son was in there. That’s all she kept repeating in her head: _my son, my son, my son. _She couldn’t bring herself to scream, to cry. She stared and shook, hoping that the firemen were able to get inside and save who she saw as the best part of her. The building was a grotesque site against the backdrop of the sunset.

Mark clawed at the ground, gasping fo...

**Mother's Perspective:**

I stand at the precipice of a life-altering decision, the weight of my actions heavy on my shoulders. For years, I felt like a ghost in my own home, unseen and unheard, my existence barely acknowledged. And then, like a ray of sunlight piercing through an eternal gloom, he came into my life, making me feel alive again. I am aware that leaving is a betrayal, not just of m...

“You must be joking? Our little girl would never do a thing like this?” Brenda said.

Det. Lee looked our at his partner. Det. Badlands extended a hand as they outlined the details of the case. Brenda’s eyes grew wide as they explained the plot her daughter planned against them.

Their words slipped over her. The edges of her vision darkened and sounds disappeared. Thoughts of Lily filled her bra...

There’s things we don’t even know, people around us who contribute to the pain.

“Genesis, how can you continue to trust these people, they only ever wanted to hurt us”.

I look at my sister with weary eyes. She’s to trusting, to forgiving.

She looks at me as if she were trying to comfort my mind.

“One thing they will never get from me is fear. I won’t allow them that power over me”.

I sit and ...

Ba-thump!

My heart thudded violently against my chest, pounding in my ears. I gasped and felt my hands shaking as they rose to cover my mouth. The boy in front of me merely smiled awkwardly, pulling his hand out from behind his back and holding out a single rose.

“So what do you say?” Levi questioned, looking into my eyes. I couldn’t believe what was happening. I felt tears springing into my eye...

What a beautiful wedding

The bride was blushing

The groom was gushing

And the guests went wild with glee

The wedding was a disaster

Bridzilla was a cruel master

Poor Groom lacked luster

Leaving the guests a bluster

My precious daughter is gone

Wedding now over with a song

Leaving me with bills too long

Love went right, not wrong

Tessa🦋...

Part I: Jason Strange. The victim.

I can’t take it anymore! I’ve been treated like a clown in his cell for the past six months, and now I’m desperate for freedom. I’m becoming more irritable, banging the iron bars harder than a boss slams his fist on a desk in anger. My teeth are clenched, my eyes are wide and my face is red. I began to kick the iron bars repeatedly. After a few harsh, bleeding m...

This was bad, horrible, horrendous, terrifying. The body of my best friend was propped against the wall blood splattered everywhere. Without thinking I called the police and they arrived in minutes. Me and my two other friends were both taken into interrogation. I was sweating profusely as o waited for my turn. Praying that I don’t look suspicious.

Here I was, sitting in a uncomfortable metal ch...

Mom: I can’t believe it! All day I’m hard at work keeping this house running - cooking, cleaning, organizing, doing laundry, making sure everyone has their homework - and when I ask my son to come set the table for dinner, he ignores me! When he finally answers my call, he comes barreling in like a football player and knocks the whole plate of burgers I just brought in from the grill off the count...

It's nothing we've ever seen before, not on the Celeste at any rate. This is... it's just plain gruesome, obviously, and I guess it's really sad for the Mistrals. But that's honestly about it. I don't quite understand why Zephyr's shivering like this room is the coldest place they've ever been, or why Leo's giving the two of us those looks. Maybe it's 'cause I'm not reacting much, maybe it's just ...