317 words I jumped into the greens of blueberry bushes. Long grass shook and swung from the impact, tickling my legs. My naked feet in sandals bared prickly ground made of pine needles and cones. The ants scattered in separate directions. I would spend all day in there, loitering around, bugging bugs on trees, and […]
That morning I opened my eyes to a blinding light falling on to my bed. I pressed my hands into the white sheets, helping myself to sit up. There was someone in my room, waiting with his back turned towards me. There was a tint of nostalgia in these tall white walls. Warming rays of […]
282 words. Maybe other people were convinced that I won’t make a mistake, but I wasn’t. I stood behind the curtains awating for my call. My brain kept pulsing with every adrenaline injection delivered by my heated blood. I couldn’t think a single thought as I stared into the large audience of this theatre. “Shouldn’t […]
291 words She looked through her clothes hectically. ‘What is it…’ She whispered through her clenched teeth. ‘What are you looking for? Her obsessed eyes looked at me with full seriousness. ‘Do you smell it?’ She broke the eye contact and dived back into her cupboard, slipping out of my hands like a snake. I […]
194 words ‘OK, I’ll pay.’ He said. I turned my head to him almost gracefully. He was already paying. We left the shop; I gathered my hair in a bun. While it was just windy outside, the storm of thoughts in my mind was predesignating shocking guilt and shame. I swore to myself: ‘I will […]
Life Is Acid And Sweet 