The sound of heavy footsteps pounding on the back porch and the kitchen door slamming startled Dawn out of her thoughts. She blinked a few times‚ feeling slightly confused. The sun had apparently set sometime in the last hour‚ and the lack of light left the living room bathed in the bluish glow of the television with flickering images dancing along the furniture and walls. The cooking show she had watched had been replaced by a new episode of America’s Next Top Model without her noticing. Dawn
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I am a dreamer and I dream of the world. One with secrets and lights in the shadows… my shadows‚ my secrets to keep. A calm peaceful place and yet different‚ so very different. My own small safe that holds my loves‚ desires and passions. A dark‚ clouded world with its own thoughts. Secrets are quiet and honest but most of all… hidden. I can keep one or share it. I choose to share mine‚ my haven‚ my life‚ my secret‚ to you. My secret is filled with forests that’ll listen and talk at the
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The memories of my early childhood are like scattered‚ partially lost pieces of a huge mosaic. I am only five‚ and instead of sleeping late like other kids would do‚ I don’t want to stay in bed‚ don’t want to miss the mystery‚ the beauty of the world’s awakening. My older brother and cousins are up already and drag their bare feet on the wooden floor. I still can vividly picture that floor- old‚ caved in‚ coated with brown paint a thousand times‚ the floor in my Grandma’s house. The memories of
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Disneyland Paris It was time to find out if everything that I had heard about Disneyland Paris was true. Time would tell if this was truly the ultimate day out in Europe. An obstacle to a supremely fun day out could be spoilt by bad weather. As we motored towards the signs to the Theme Park I made my own assessment of the weather. The weather looked a bit unsettled‚ threatening rain‚ but it was pleasantly warm. I decided that this was pleasant enough weather given that this was mid April. For the
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The reason Wes 1’s mom didn’t want him to go to public school was because she was afraid. Riverdale Country School with its rolling hills and luxurious land was in the Bronx and had the grand appearance of a university that sat along the banks of the Hudson River. The buildings were also ivy covered and the whole placed seemed like something you might find in a storybook. Wes 1 felt uncomfortable attending Riverdale because he knew that his neighborhood friends would look down on him. He knew
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Operation Fiery Vigil Growing up in the military‚ I was no stranger to picking up and moving from one place to another. By the age of 6‚ I had already flown across the Pacific Ocean four times! I was born on Clark Air Base in the Philippines‚ a large group of tropical islands located in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. After my sister was born‚ we were relocated to Carswell Air Force Base near Ft. Worth‚ Texas‚ which is where I spent the first two years of elementary school. From there
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Tales are told among sailors and common folk alike about the Dread Pirate Roberts. A dangerous swashbuckler braving the cruelness of the vast ocean. His name has been ringing across the land for years‚ too many years for a pirate captain of his stature and success to spend in piracy without cashing out his earned loot. Some seafaring men say there is no Dread Pirate Roberts. He’s like an imaginary character used to hide the real identity of who captains the pirate ship Revenge. Others yet say he’s
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" South Florida has been experiencing a rash of homicides this past Month and we are strongly urging the community to take extreme caution. Officials have not made any arrests by my knowledge‚ nor do they have a suspect. " Detective Union’s morning read had been interrupted by the sweet‚ fulfilling chimes of‚ help. She knew it was only a matter of time and she’d been anticipating it. She hadn’t been excited about visiting Florida‚ she was however‚ eager to work the case. She’d been following this
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Think before you act Think before you act‚ I wish I had know that before the kane county fair in 2015. It was around the end of my fourth grade summer when me and my friend Deja we’re going to go to the kane county fair. I thought we were going to have so much fun until my Mom said I had to hang out with my little sister Kayla. Me and her did not ever get along together. We hated each other. Right before deja walked in I was telling my mom how the summer has been going by as fast as a
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After that night in the hospital‚ they’d not been able to spend much‚ if any time alone together. When Haru casually out of nowhere decided to tell their friends with a "By the way‚ Makoto’s my boyfriend." Makoto had furiously blushed‚ but wasn’t going to deny it. He wasn’t ashamed of Haru‚ no; he could never be ashamed of Haru. They only had a few months before they had to decide what college to go to‚ and Makoto chose Tokyo. Obviously‚ Haru was going with him. He wasn’t sure at this point if
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