PROLOGUE Everyday goes by in high school all the same, monday to friday from 7:45-2:25. The jocs are in the gym, the cheerleaders are well cheering for them, the stoners are outside by the side of the gym doing a deal, the geeks are in the library reading and trading comic books, the nerds are in the science room talking about how much they hate the populars and how they are going take over the world one day, the couples are in the bathroom stalls, and then there is me, Teagan Powers and of course
Daniel and Tam exited the elevator and entered the hotel’s hallway. The walk lasted. They passed doors, each the same, the only difference a number on a sign, the carpet below embroidered with fractal flowers, crushed by their footsteps, but still blooming. He saw the hallway as reflection of itself, cast in dual mirrors, and extended into infinity; flowers growing into eternity, choice held in palms gripping infinite handles, doors hiding the possibility of eternity. Forever they walked until they
kiss and an absolutely-positively fake smile. It honestly pissed Dipper off they were trying to keep him in the dark. He knew that they were in financial trouble, but he wasn 't sure why. And his parents never seemed to discuss why during their late-night arguments. They just yelled, swore, and slammed a lot of stuff. "Ben, what are we going to do?!" His mom angrily asked his dad. "There 's no way we can go on like this. We 're going to have to start making some sacrifices. And that includes you, too
Chapter One: He was sleeping, anyway with a gun inside his boots next to the bed. Silence, it was everything. In the middle of the night, he heard a breath. It was not his breath. He realized that wasn’t alone, so he tried to stretch his arm to get the boots, but they weren’t there. In that moment he sat on the bed prepared to fight. Lights on. It was someone pointing to his head with a gun, he didn’t know who it was because that person had a mask. - Are you Luck? – The man asked, but the boy didn’t
When Jenny came to announce that it was time for us to join everyone at the barbeque, Louis stood when I did and then came to my side. He crooked his elbow to escort me. I was still nervous and hoped he could not feel the jitters start up as soon as I took his arm. After a moment, I decided to pretend that I was holding onto my father’s arm. I hoped I would not be as nervous; however, there was no comparison. I definitely knew it was not Mon Père’s arm, I held. When we walked out into the area where
breakfast. They were going to see if their friends Ryan and Justin just next door wanted to go with them to the park that was just down the street from their house. They walked through the front yard, the grass was all dewy and wet from the rain the night before. The girls walked up the steep brick steps to Ryan 's front door, "ding, dong" went the loud door bell. They waited on the red brick porch until Ryan answered the door, when answers the door he was still in his blue pajamas. "Hey Ryan
i. when he 's seven years old, oikawa finds himself caught in the pouring rain. it 's mid-evening, and he 's roaming the emptied roadways all by himself; the streets like ruptured veins, the buildings spilling out like fractures of neon lights and ripped-paper kites. he 's blocks away from his own home, drifting amongst the dying wisps of an oil-pastel twilight, and as he kneels down, he can trace lightly along the countless cracks of the pavement; slowly, slowly, feeling the imperfections with
those dark, serious eyes. They scanned me from head to toe; and then he backed up and barked "Okay marines, it is time for the drill. Follow me in single order!" He led us to an obstacle course he and the other higher ranking officers had set up the night before. It consisted of the standard tire jumping, some pull-up bars, as well as ropes, and more. Doing all these drills in the sand was difficult and he had been ramping up the difficulty of each drill slightly the past few weeks; putting us to the
Ariel gave him a small dark box. The device was designed to carry his voice waves. She said it was for communication. He was only half paying attention, as she taught him to press the image of her face, thus summoning her to him. Before turning him loose, he strange little human female gave him an exhaustive list of rules for their world. Finally, he could enjoy some freedom. He pulled on a stretchy hat, to obscure the points on his ears, and headed out the door. Now if he could just avoid
The day was really dreary the day Lorraine’s parents died. When she got the call from her older brother, she was told that their parents died in a fire at a bakery. After they were done with the funeral, Lorraine went home with Grandma Anna. Lorraine packed her stuff and went to live in Grandma Anna’s hotel. Kai, Lorraine’s older brother texted Lorraine that he was going to marry his fiance next month. When Lorraine goes to meet Kai and his fiancee, her neighbors gives her some food and some necessary