Short Story

I was putting my things in my locker when I heard Austin approach me. "Hey, uh, soo, um how's your day going?" He said as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Not as great as yours is going." I said with a fake smile. "Uh, nono um let me explain. L-look, if you're gonna tell Laur-" I cut him off before he could finish. "N-no I-I'm not gonna tell her, I'm not gonna tell ANYONE. H-honestly I just, I wanna forget the whole thing, it was awkward and disturbing, an-" He cut me off this time continuing with his explanation. "Hey, look I'm not that guy okay. I mean yeah I did it, but I was gonna break up with Lauren th-" Austin got cut off again, but this time by Lauren herself. "Ooh, I heard my name." There she goes eating his face again. "What are you

“Shit, shit, shit…” Kelsey mumbled to herself as she leaned against the wall of her room to put her other black stiletto on. She quickly zipped up her black dress, applied red lipstick and ran out the door. The warm night air brushed against her legs as she quickly walked to the bar downtown. She was on a mission tonight… and being late wasn’t part of the plan.

Cody enters her bedroom door, tired from a shift at work. He sits on the bed and chooses a movie on Netflix. Alyssa realizes that over the past couple of weeks, she has starting to like Cody even more. When Cody shows Alyssa a new game he found on his phone, he puts his arm around her for the first time ever. The arm around the shoulder progresses into Cody throwing Alyssa onto his lap to get a perfect view of her face. Alyssa’s awkward personality comes out when she keeps asking question if it’s okay for him to be this friendly to her. She also refuses at first the kiss multiple times from being anxious. Finally, Cody pressures Alyssa into the first kiss, and well it didn’t go as planned. A sloppy peck led Alyssa to frantically get off of Cody and head to the bathroom. She looks at herself in the mirror and realizes that she just had her first kiss. Shortly after, her stomach becomes upset from her mini panic attack before and after the first kiss. Alyssa then vomits in the toilet and enters back into the room. However, Cody suspects her just going to the bathroom and not vomiting. At the night of the end, he gives Alyssa another kiss and promises to see her

“ Last night was amazing, ” Shay said as he reminisces about his and Sarah’s one month anniversary last night. Suddenly his phone rings in the background. It was Sarah. “ Hey Shay, I need to tell you something important, in person,” she said worriedly. “ Okay. . . . . . , then I’ll meet you at Starbucks at 8, ” Shay said as he got out of bed and looked at the clock. “ Okay see you at 8 then. . . , ” Sarah said worriedly again. Shay immediately shut off his phone and scrambled to his closet for clothes. As he put on his clothes Shay wondered why she sounded so worried but forgot about it afterwards. Just as Shay walked into Starbucks, he sees Sarah wearing her Beyoncé shirt. After they order their coffee, they start to talk. “ So. . . . why

We met (again) by accident, as I was unaware of her summer job as the ice-cream parlor girl, when I walked into the Sugar Shoppe, my shoulders hunched and aching from having slaved all morning over my typewriter. It was the closest thing to a bar near my summer chalet, and I had forbidden myself to drive farther than five miles to find a beer. She was wearing a candy striper’s uniform, the dress cut straight and box-like, lace socks sagging around her awkward boney ankles and her hair tied back with a tired-looking ribbon. The electronic buzzer that warned her of entering customers rung it’s hollow tone as I opened the door and Vitya’s face jumped with an adorable surprise.

It had not seemed this bright since he first laid eyes on Anna’s mother twenty years ago. He loved her the moment he laid eyes on her. She, unfortunately, loved John. If things had only been different, but they weren’t. Stephen continued drinking the scotch as he reminisced about Emily Wellington, the love of his life, although so unrequited. He thought of her long flowing blonde hair and her innocent blue eyes. Why hadn’t she been wearing her seat belt the day of the accident? Emily always wore a seat belt. A tear began to stream down Stephen’s cheek as the thought of the possibilities that would never be, not now. Anna crossed his mind for a moment. Since she looked just like her father, Stephen’s thoughts quickly returned to Emily. As the bottle of scotch neared the bottom, Stephen’s guilt of Emily’s death urged him to apologize to her. He took some stationary from the old oak wood desk’s top drawer and began to pen a letter to Emily. He explained all the details of his horrific plan in detail, the payoff, the cut brake lines, his hope of her surviving the crash and eventually marrying

“When we opened the doors in the kitchen, we were shocked to find a door leading to the basement. Lying right in the middle of the floor, there were submachine guns, handguns and several rifles along with many knives. We also found a machine used for making false ID’s and driver’s license hidden in the basement that’s why Mathew Morgan’s driver’s license looks so real. Since Mr. Hudson lived alone, no one ever checked on him. As a result, when they murdered him, no one missed him. Pretty smart of Matthew Morgan to find someone like Mr. Hudson and replace him,” Steve said, shaking his head.

Anthony got up like he always did. Sad and desperate for a change. He hadn’t talked to any girl after the last incident. He didn’t have any need to. He sat in his bed, looking out his window and thinking maybe today he would try to do something different. He got up and went to the bathroom and started to brush his black tangled hair. He grabbed his black fat framed glasses and put them on. He looked into his mirror to see two icy blue eyes staring at him. He hated these eyes, but it seemed the rest of the girls loved them. He put on his flannel shirt and some jeans and tugged on some converse. This was basically his go-to outfit. He wasn’t getting dressed up this was just his everyday attire. He grabbed his toothbrush and shoved it into his

Adela bristled, hair ends curling up in indignation. Her aurulent eyes glowed, the color become that of molten gold. Ciel shifted uncomfortably at the angered gaze and flare of power that curled thorough out the room. Ciel tried to meet her eyes but his head hurt to do so. Sebastian stepped up protectively from his side.

Marcus recoiled slightly from her questions “It’s nothing. A stray dog got a little nippy with me for being on his territory that’s all.” Penelope held out her hands” “Let me see them?” He shoved his hands into his hoodie pocket “I’m fine. Caleb-tell-her-I’m-fine.” Caleb didn’t bother turning his head “Penelope, he’s fine.” Penelope looked at him “Will you tell him to let me look at his hands?” He stacked up a pile of dishes “Marcus, will you let her look at your hands?” Marcus rolled his eyes and sat back a little “No, tell her-” Caleb stacked the plates on the shelves “Nooo.” Marcus looked to Penelope “See you made Switzerland retreat into itself! Really, it’s no bid deal, a couple months off work and I will be good as new. I already talked to mom and dad about it this morning and they said that they needed some work done around the house, it’s a win-win. But, what about you, aren’t you supposed to be working some fancy new job?” An annoyed expression crossed her face “Don’t try to change the subject!” He leaned forwards enough to seem truly curious “I am changing the subject, but I do want to know more about this job.” Caleb gave a “Here, here, give us the spill. You have been working at the coffee shop for years, what made you change your mind?”

Then, one day, Noel met the guy. His name was Austin. He was the sweetest, handsomest guy. After talking to him for a while, she learned he went to the same school as her; furthermore, she knew he was different from others that she tried to get to know. Austin acted like a “prince charming” figure. Noel would get online every day and talk to him until one day he asked for her phone number. He said, “It would be easier for us to communicate.” She quickly gave him her number, and he signed off, “Goodnight sweet girl. Talk to you in the morning.” The next morning was the happiest day of her life. Austin texted Noel saying she should get online because he has something that he wanted to tell her. And at the speed of light, she rapidly got online. He inquired; a question she’s been waiting for.

I examined the graphic display of blood and gore that lay scattered throughout the central tower. I raced down the stairs while I slipped on my blood stained feet. The stronghold, cognates with the labyrinth so eluding this fortress is going to be awfully arduous. When I turned the left corner a beast stood awaiting my arrival. I looked at the exit, looked at the ghastly creature then looked back at the exit, and came to a decision. I grimly turned around, prodded out the building, and obliged the lawmen’s orders, lowering my defenses and raising my hand in the air.

The sun set by the time Kieran concluded his healing session with Sal, their resident healer. He contemplated what to do as he stared at the sky, which was painted in hues of gold, yellow and orange.

Tessa moved her small feet to the rhythm of the music as her friends joined in with her. The guy that tapped his strong, muscular hands onto the drums over and over stole a quick glance at Tessa. His face displayed a small grin as he studied the way she gracefully swayed her hips to the beat. The way she moved swiftly along with the soft breeze and the way her feet took long strides with the help of her slim legs. He noticed that her smile was bright and it made everyone else around her smile, including him. Suddenly the music stopped and he saw the mysterious girl walking away. something inside him pulling him to get up and go converse with her. He hopped up and ran to her. Once he got close enough to her, he tapped her on the shoulder and she turned around. Her hair flew back over her shoulder as the breeze blew through it, causing the guy to smell the sweet scent of her hair. He inhaled the smell and closed his eyes for a moment. Once he opened them, he noticed that she was giving him a funny look. It was in that moment when he noticed her light brown eyes, and lips that appeared to be the softest he had ever seen. He became hesitant to speak "hello, um I am sorry to bother you, but I just had to come say hello to this beautiful woman I had laid my eyes upon." Tessa looked around in bliss "well...sir, thank you no one has ever told me such a thing." He spoke again " I know this may baffle you a tad, but I was wondering if you would go on a date with an ordinary guy like

After Finals, I came back to Puerto Lago for the summer. You wouldn't think the place would have changed that much in a year, but it sure as hell felt like I was living in another country. Most of the guys I went to high school had moved on by then and the whole town seemed so fucking strange.