Worrying is all I can think about. I all wonder is if he will be okay. My father is an United States Marine who has been gone in Iraq for almost a year now. His third mission. Luckily‚ he has been able to return but how many more times? How longer can he dodge the bullets or not be raided by the enemy. Emma‚ my mother‚ is worse than I am. Both of us confused on what to do. Yeah‚ he calls every once in awhile but we cannot see his face. Missing that one person you love the most sucks. “Jakob‚ go
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It was a long trek from Greer’s crash site to the landmark that his computer had set for him. A normal‚ long stride that Greer had grown accustomed to was severely inhibited due to the fact that the snow he trudged through was knee deep; and it only served to annoy him. The annoyance further compiled by the rubbing of the flare gun against his leg. It was bulky and heavy‚ and‚ to be honest with himself‚ wouldn’t do a damn bit of good against any enemy. Therefore‚ onward he walked. The little blip
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Creative Story: The Lake It was the middle of springtime and across from my house where the incident took place. There was a lake there in which my brother and I loved to explore from time to time. The humidity and waterdrops where reminiscent of a fully functional sauna. The onslaught of heat and burning glow of the sun was relentless. Nonetheless‚ this fact did not bother us one bit‚ but gave us more incentive to dance with our cool and embracing "long-lost love". The first step of
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Drowning: She slams the door shut‚ shaking the house with pure madness. My parents step out of the house‚ and take their big argument outside. I walked over to the window and watched their lousy arguing. It always ends up in the same place. One either gets kicked out of the house or someone leaves and doesn’t come back till a few days later. I was lying down on my lonely bed‚ looking at the ceiling fan go round and round. I was surrounded by the thin‚ white walls and the sounds of bickering outside
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The Lakehouse I remember a majestic time‚ simple and happier then now. An agenda consisted of eat‚ play‚ sleep. Life as a four year old boy was carefree‚ joyful‚ eternally having fun. Although my memory may now be faded; one distinctive will always remain planted in my brain. A time of summer holidays spent entirely at my favourite place‚ which I keep close to my heart; special only to me. Our family’s humble bach‚ set in the dated lakeside town of Kuratau‚ is the place tender to me. The place I’ve
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The clan later got intel on Ash’s mom’s killer or V as Howard called him. A messenger of the society got word that the V’s hideout was on the island Ni’ihau of Hawaii. Also known at the Forbidden Isle. Howard‚ the clan leader started gathering troops‚ about 30 members and starting planning for the mission. Howard decided that Ash should go to on the mission with the rest of the group to test his abilities. The clan arrived at the headquarters in Ni’ihau. Howard scoped the area to see which entrances
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Fianna bent down low to the ground her fingers tracing the familiar patterns of human feet. “They’re not guards‚ the footprint is too light for the heavy metal of the boot.” She stood looking down at the trekking of the small foot prints‚ “It’s either a woman or a small man. They appear to be wearing soft commoner slippers‚ and have a slight limp in there left side‚ which could be from a bag or a weapon of some sort. Possibly even an injury.” She turned to the figure standing beside her‚ brushing
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The sun beamed upon my face‚ my gaze was looked onto the cloudless sky‚ a shining blue that could allow me to feed off its tranquillity and calmness. As I stood there‚ I looked ahead on the path I was about to take. As I was walking down the surprising deserted street‚ attentive of the noise surrounding me; the cries of the Apollo’s dark-wind messenger stretched through the sky‚ gossiping of all it had seen. As I strolled pass the creamy-yellow painted‚ wrought-iron gates‚ under me was a concrete
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Lying in bed‚ staring at the ceiling‚ sensing the minutes tick by for what seemed like the hundredth night in a row; Cassie knew the feeling well. Every few minutes or so her eyes would flick over to the glowing red numbers as they crawled towards the time her alarm would go off‚ signalling a new day. The demonic red numbers switched to 3:00 am; the time for sleep fell to four hours. Cassie forced an inhale‚ and then breathed out slowly. It had been hours since she had persuaded herself to lie down
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My heart ached more than my broken leg as I stared at the trophy across from the gym‚ mocking me‚ telling me I wasn’t good enough. The doctor said he wasn’t sure if I would be able to play in the state championship‚ but I sure earned it‚ the team needed me. I got up using my crutches as a guide‚ and walked across the room‚ to the face of the trophy that made me the most nervous‚ then looked at the basketball hoop south of it. My baby sat their all sad and lonely‚ like he hasn’t seen me in years‚
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