In the heart of a bustling city, Christmas was more than just a holiday; it was a season of confessions, of moments seized and connections made. For Emma, however, it had always been a time of silent longing. She worked at a small, cozy coffee shop that stood on the corner of Main and Maple, its windows adorned with twinkling lights and hand-painted snowflakes.

Emma was a barista, and each day she...

I knew I’d regret it if I didn’t say it right there.

I was contemplating for awhile

If that was the right choice,

Would I be happy?

Is this the right thing to do?

Am I going to be known as the girl who broke his heart into a million pieces because she “doesn’t” have an ounce of sympathy in her?

I would remember the happy moments

The times we spent together

laughing & talking

It’s like whenever so...

“I love you!”

Emily takes a step back, her face pale and her eyes wide.

_Oh, God, I knew I shouldn’t have said that._

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“I’m sorry!” I blurt, my entire prepared monologue flying into space. “I just… I knew I’d regret if I didn’t say it right now, and…” I sigh. I knew I shouldn’t have. Why would I do something so stupid?

Emily pushed one of her blonde curls behind her ear. She shifts between...

“I love you”

My partner in crime— David, spits out suddenly. His face pale with fright as we stand atop the mountain, dropping a shocking bomb of a confession on me, here, on the final trial.

He visibly flinches at my lack of a reaction, and takes a deep breath running his fingers through his hair.

“Look..” “if we die here I knew I’d regret. I just— I knew I’d regret it if I didn’t say it now.”

He...

Fall coming in

Still texting him

Coffee Friday

Sweater Monday

Ride the bus to school

Crying in my room

Yeah there’s not a single thing I regret

And soon my friends will change

we will leave the talking stage

We text just across the bus

I don’t know if I love or hate this

I’m getting addicted

To a drug no one else can see

And then I dream

You text me saying you choose meeeeeee

The leave...

Tears spilled out around us as women held their lovers, now soldiers, tight one last time. Many of these men wouldn’t see daylight again, and they knew it. They were off the the trenches, where if they didn’t die, they’d by scarred for life, physically and mentally.

Maisy had escorted Theodore to the train station, though she told her self she did so only as a loyal childhood friend. But every la...

“Why’d you call a family meeting?” Greta questions. She can’t keep the annoyance out of her tone. Afterall, she had just gotten home and immediately corralled to the table. Bell can’t blame her. She’s also wondering why this has to happen so suddenly.

Her family tree project triggered her mom. But why? Has the guilt of keeping secrets finally gotten to her? It is hard to decipher. Her mother has...

I’ll never forget the first time I told Tech that I loved him. It was while we were on a mission and I was corned by two inquisitors. I had escaped but at the expense of losing my right leg from the knee down.

I blacked out as I was walking and I saw him running toward me. I gave a weak smile and felt myself nearly hit the ground, but I didn’t. He caught me. As I was waking up in the barracks I sa...

On a warm summer evening, the air was thick with the scent of blooming flowers and the sound of laughter from a nearby cafe. Emily walked down the cobblestone path, her mind preoccupied with thoughts of her upcoming move to another city. She had lived in this town her whole life, but a new job opportunity awaited her, and she couldn’t pass it up.

As she strolled, lost in her thoughts, she almost ...

Laying in the dim morning light, my body sore and aching, I glance over at the boy next to me.

His eyes are shut, bruises and still-healing gashes covering his body and leading beneath his clothing.

Attempting to sit up, I wince and groan; my noise accidentally wakes him.

"J.. Julian?" he croaks weakly, and I move to help him sit up as well.

"Yes, Cas. I'm here."

This makes him relax just a l...