The dust has made its home with us for seven years. I know this because for every year that the dust has blown‚ crushed‚ and swept through our Valley I’ve given birth. Times have been more than ruthless to my family. James‚ my husband‚ has yet to grow enough crops to satisfy the hunger of the banks. My children have not had new clothes in four years and my youngest‚ Keladry‚ has now developed a dry cough. Luke‚ my brother‚ and his family left the Valley to seek out a job and money. He sent a letter
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Ten days ago I was released from a rehabilitation center. After finding out that I was addicted to pain medications‚ my mother put me on lock down in my room until the center was ready for me. I spent half of my freshman year and all of my summer there; I am finally sound enough to go back home and back to school. My mother believes this to be good for me; it undeniably won’t be. I lost all my friends when I started dating James. He was the one who introduced me to the meds. After my friends found
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"Goodbye‚ thanks for the lift!" Lisa shouted to John as the car drove away. The sun had already disappeared from the sky by the time she arrived home. Lisa unlocked her front door and went inside. The house looked just like she had left it. Her horror book lay on the table‚ just where she left it‚ waiting for her to read the last pages. Lisa locked the door and threw the keys onto the counter. She sat down in her reading chair and continued to read her horror story and nibble on biscuits. After
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It was the year 2517‚ and it had been thirty-one years since a human had been on planet Reach. Thirty-nine years earlier‚ it was attacked by the covenants‚ an intelligent alien race. Reach was a planet like Earth‚ but Earth was lost a long time ago due to the covenant. “Cortana‚ anything on the radar?” said John. “No‚” responded Cortana. Cortana paused as she saw the radar start to blink red. “Hold on! There’s a re-con team heading our way.” “How many?” “Three.” John ran behind cover and waited
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MOM!!! Come on we have to get going. LeTesia said. “Girl don’t rush me we’ll be leaving in a little bit”. Her mom said. LeTesia was so anixous to leave for their California to Las Vegas trip. So 30min later Letesia came out of her room and said “Let’s hit the road V fam” { Velasquez was their last name so she calls her family V fam} So they got their bags and got packed up in the rental car that they are going take. So when they left their driveway LeTesia said Ms. little Diva is going to Cali.
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The next morning‚ as Mr. Johnson woke up‚ he knew it was a perfect day‚ to ruin. It was a dark‚ cloudy day with a slight drizzle and a bad mood in the air. The bad mood of course was Mr. Johnson. For breakfast he had soggy oatmeal‚ without brown sugar. He slowly put his clothes on for the day and walked out the apartment door. Halfway down the street as he is walking to the old bus stop he notices young Edward‚ the paper boy hurriedly riding his bike down the sidewalk trying not to be late. Without
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The empty room echoing my thoughts was getting too much. Continuously reliving what had happened yesterday was making it even worse .The piercing shrill of her scream coming to a sudden halt. The smell of burnt rubber leaving behind a hint of hatred and fury repressed by her killer. My tears blur my vision as I realize that I will never see her mesmerizing emerald green eyes again. Never to see that smile that could light up a whole room. The worst part of this is that this was all undeniably
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Seventy days‚ that’s how long it took me to figure out that I belonged to a cult. I mean‚ not like a super “culty” cult. Like‚ we met in a shed and played video games. But enough to call it you know‚ that. When I came into the cult‚ Max told me‚ “Pass the Pringles‚ they’re beside the PS4.” I didn’t know that was my first test or my first and only rule. I passed him the Pringles. He smiled‚ his eyes lit up like tiny fires. He sat back down on his bean bag chair and made some jokes. Easily‚ he transitioned
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The nearest of the dead quickly picked up on the commotion going on down the road. The beeping of the horn and the barking of the dog might as well been a dinner bell. “Oh‚ shit what do we do now?” Steaks cried out. “Morgan‚ you asshole‚ you just got us all killed!” Johnny screamed abhorrently while punching the hood of Ruby. “Okay‚ let’s go!” he said pulling his handgun. “We don’t have a choice anymore‚ it’s guns a blazing. Steaks‚ what do you have left in the back of your Caddy
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Jake woke up and did his usual routine. He made his bed‚ brushed his teeth‚ got on his work clothes‚ and headed off in his truck. Most of the town’s folk admired Jake. Jake was a pretty wealthy man. He drove a red‚ shiny Ford pick-up truck that could go as fast as any other car in the town. Jake has had it for more than five years‚ but he always makes sure it looks good. Jake has been single his whole life single. He’s 24 and still is searching his whole life for a perfect girl. Jake doesn’t realize
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