. “Never trust a survivor ‘til ye know what they did to survive.” She had said. That was a true word. He had not realized how true it was when she said it, but in retrospect he knew it to be true.

A vague but vivid memory flashed through his mind. He sat rocking back and forth in the swing on his porch, with a heart that was beating quicker and quicker by the minute. He held his steami...

Never trust a survivor until you know what they do to survive.

What did I do to survive?

I lied. I pretended to be who they wanted me to be. I pretended the words they used didn’t hurt. I didn’t care. It’s okay. I’m not broken inside. I pretended that I didn’t hate watching mum put make up on and a short dress and say ‘I’m going to the bank’. I was fine with the one meal a day and the empty bott...

Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.

Life can be a zero sumn game especially in this economy.

Not everyone gets a chance to live, but sometimes you take that chance from someone else. And he took!

Jerod carongton is guilty for murder of my mother and I can prove it!

On the outside you see a sweet old smal tiny

Person

But what I see is a refugee who was heading down...

(Made this a loooonnnnggggg time ago lol don’t know why I never posted it til now.)

Never trust a survivor

until you know

what they did to survive

Where have you been,

Friend..?

Falling

Down

D o w n

d

o

w

n

again.

Bitter lemons caress my eyes

As I lie awake

In sweet silence

You seem…

Fine. But different.

Changed.

For the better? I have yet to find out

Are you truly

Alive, st...

"Never trust a survivor unless you know what they did to survive." reading the quote my heart jolts. I remember my friends and their horrified faces. My throat tightens. It had been so close. I had done so much yet it was never enough. My shoulders sag and I think about just how true that quote is. I am the one you should be wary of. I lied and cheated and wanted to kill. I chose myself over my fa...

“Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.”

I whisper the words to him, too late to change anything.

His eyes, wide with pain, shock, and terror, latch onto mine. “Rey,” he chokes, “why . . ?”

“That’s not my name. I’m sorry, Blake. I tried to warn you to stay away from me.”

“I know who you are, Elisabeth.” His voice is a whisper. “I stayed anyway. I hoped . . . I wanted to s...

“Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.” The queen’s voice carries throughout the banquet hall, vibrating in Maeve’s chest.

The quiet shuffle of fabrics ruffling together and the clink of crystal wine glasses almost drown out the Queen’s stern lecture. All faces turn to her, their low chatter hidden behind masks of diamonds and bright silks. Covering their snickers with g...

I survived a two wars, two revolutions. It was hard. I saw so many people die. I wake up with nightmares almost every night. There are certain places I can’t go because it triggers me. I have moved so many times, it’s hard to call my house home. Many people don’t trust me because they think I’ve seen too much.

And I have.

I was a general in the wars. I killed people with my own two hands. I have...

Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.

People always talk about Nova. She is the more overt one. You can tell she had a rough childhood from the closed off, defensive behavior she displays.

She wields a knife or weapon and is always analyzing people. People have learned to keep their distance from her. To distrust her.

But Haze, she is the reason for that upbringing....

Never trust a seeker,

until you know how they lived

How did they survive?

Little girl left alone,

Dad’s train delayed, Mom’s dead now.

Southern secret still!

Love’s around, yet missed.

‘Where has my family gone?’

‘Grandma? Auntie? Dad?’

Ignore feelings, thus

the pretense survives. All proud.

Must impress. Be good.

Go to church! Behave!

Feelings make you too subject

to ridicule, shame.

Then s...