Vanessa Grounds: A Short Story

The familiar aroma of coffee fills the air as I enter the not so common area. I feel very bewildered in the labyrinth of hallways searching for my classroom just like I had stepped into corn maze as a child. At last, I locate the secluded room tucked away inside the massive building. Even though the number on the door matches the number on my schedule I am still second guessing if I am in the right place. The door opened up as students poured out. Finally, I took my seat at the back, trying my hardest to sit down unnoticed. My hands were shaking as I wrote the class name at the top of my paper. After what seemed like ages the professor proceeded to

When I heard Jessica crying and saw the dog looking into my face I told him “Georgie go see why Jessica is crying”. Next thing I knew he went off running and she was quiet so I went to check on her and there they were in the bed sleeping, he comfort her. Even though a snow storm was coming, she decided to go on her winter camping trip anyway. It was like something was calling her out there. But in the event of her wilderness trip she was starting to feel better. There was a positivity her in her life that was growing and the depression had started to fade by the activities she is doing. Her experience of sleeping in below freezing caves, digging out of a snow barricades with the help of Jackson and Hailey. She was doing things her and her dogs would never have dreamed of. She admits that her very cold and freezing adventure has helped her appreciate the beauty of life and her winter wilderness experience. She was starting to feel like she belong and was appreciating the value of her life and her surroundings. “A Blizzard under blue sky” gave her a new lease on life and a spark of rejuvenation.

Vanessa Jay. Banks, LGSW, born May 21st, 1991, in Silver Spring, Maryland, has always known since she was a little girl that she wanted implore an impact in her communities and the world, often stating she wanted to be “Superwoman.” A noting charismatic leader now, Vanessa grew into this role naturally with her participation with her high school’s, Suitland High School, student government association, where she held various positions from the secretary (2006) to president (2007-2009) in her graduating class student body.

All of the students nearly jump out of their skin and run as fast as lightning out of the door. All except two, Mckenna and Annie. Mckenna hesitates and lazily wakes up from sleep. She peers around the classroom, and soon her eyes meet Mrs. Williams’s. There was complete silence. “Mckenna, have you finished your test?” Mrs. William asked calmly.

The Superintendent walked solemnly down the dimly lit hallway. The vast walls of lockers gave him an overwhelming sense of nostalgia, eating away at his soul like acid eating away metal. The psychologically effects transmitted to his outer body, causing him to halt to an abrupt stop. Standing like a deer in headlights, his mind was instantaneously flooded with brisk images of the once flourishing hallways. He stifled a faux smile, composed himself, and erratically walked into the main office, where he prepared to apologetically deliver the final afternoon announcement of the High School’s history. Alone¬¬––later in his office, another pang of dense, impenetrable darkness suffocated him and he let out a cry of resignation. He put his chapped

With five minutes left before school began, they considerably ignored the speed limit in order to arrive on time. Jeff screamed, “I would rather be late than go 65 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour area!” With the school in sight, a blaze of red and blue lights flashed around the car. With the music on full volume, Katie was oblivious to the squadron of police cars and helicopters surrounding her vehicle. Knowing she would be incarcerated, Jeff sprinted to the front entrance of the school and lunged for the door handle. Before he could reach it, the principal, Mr. Marley, stepped directly in front of him. “Saturday school it is,” he scoffed while opening the door for Jeff. After arriving in his first period class, his favorite teacher, Mr. Garvey, handed him an assignment. In the top right corner of the page, it read in red ink, “Due at the end of class.” Noticing there were only eight minutes left to finish his in-class essay, he scribbled down whatever crossed his mind. At the end of the day, Mr. Garvey called Jeff into his office. In his left hand, he held the in-class essay he assigned that day. Before passing out onto the ground, Jeff caught a glimpse of a large red ‘F’ stamped on his

Girls are starting to wear short skirts and the principal is making them kneel down. If the skirt doesn’t touch the floor, then it is too short and the girls are sent home. This is a problem because students miss their classes for that day. At Jane’s school, there are designated smoking areas, but no one smokes. The good thing is Jane is aware of detention, but is curious about exactly what it is. The good thing is, Jane has never had to find out. Jane became very focused on her homework and her many research projects. Jane finds herself going to the library more and more as she searches through encyclopedias, dictionaries, or just books that pertain to the subject she is interested in. Janes prized possession was her typewriter. Jane knows that using a typewriter is only for final

When she awoke the skies were gray and gloomy, the air suddenly was cold and felt as though it could cut like a knife. Something felt out of place, but Lori could not put her finger on it. Her feet hit the floor, and began looking around only to see that she is all alone.The place that once was warm and welcoming now is all but that. The frail girl screams loudly, when there is no reply, she knew something must be terribly wrong.

Vanessa enlarged her chocolate brown eyes, in terror. Sweat poured down her skin, as she gasped. Arturo grinned,” Ah, you look so much taller! Have you done your hair?” He said. Vanessa deeply growled,” I’m not dealing with this crap!” Arturo’s bright grin left his face, as Vanessa bolted out of her chair, heading for the door,” H-Hey!” He called, chasing after her,” Don’t follow me!” Vanessa demanded. Arturo gripped his daughter’s arm, pulling her away from the door,” No! I’m not letting you run away from me, again!” He barked,” Let go of me, you dog!” Vanessa shouted,” Not until you sit down and finally talk to me!” Arturo refused,” Argh!” Vanessa grunted, as she was pushed back into her chair. Arturo sat back in his chair,” I know, you

Hidden behind a tree, Coyote spied a young girl from the Karuk tribe lying by her mother’s side. The girl seemed unprotected from the harsh weather with only thin outer garments to shield her from the bite of the wind. Coyote tipped his head quizzically. He whined softly to ask, “What’s wrong?”

Teagan aroused in her darkened bedroom. She rolled over to her right to get an optical canvassing of her clock. She rubbed the slumber from her eyes and let out a long yawn. Teagan looked at the clock it was only 5:30 AM, she still had another two hours to sleep. But how could she sleep when her stomach was doing all these flips, twists, and turns? Today she was commencing the fourth grade and you had only one chance to make a good impression.

She leaned back on her hands, tilting her face up to the sky and closing her eyes. A sudden scream broke the silence, and Catherine’s head snapped forward in response. As she vaulted herself off the rock and ran towards the sound, a second scream rang out. Catherine barreled through the underbrush to find Amy a dozen yards away with her back to a tree. There was a jagged tear in the flesh of her outer thigh, just below the hem of her tan shorts. Even with the distance, Catherine could see the muscle of Amy’s leg where there should have been skin. In a semi-circle around the other woman stood three coyotes, hackles raised and bottle-brush tails sticking out straight. The biggest had blood on its

It was a bleak, foggy day in September. Alexa took a deep breath as she cautiously trudged into her new school. The chatter of kids, who had known each other for years, echoed through the wide hallways. Endless rows of striking red lockers occupied every possible space Hordes of students crowded the halls like an army of ants. She could feel an abundance of eyes looking her up and down, wondering who this new freak was, wondering who was invading their tiny, close-knit school. It was horrendous enough that she was a freshman. It was even worse that she was new. She was fresh meat in a

“… But’s that’s all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything I knew and loved was gone…” Alice Bell, a sixteen-year-old who’s life wasn’t like a typical sixteen-year-old. Normal sixteen-year-old would be out with friends, at parties, having boyfriends, ex boyfriends. But that wasn’t the case with Alice; her over protected father was very strict with her. Alice and her only sister, Emma, weren’t even allowed to be outside when dark approaches. Her dad would patrol the surroundings of the house, with a rifle in hand, and scanning every movement. Her dad talked about the “monsters”, that these “monsters” would feed on you, infect you, and kill you. She thought her father was a lunatic. Although Alice has yet to see the “monsters”, her father did. But the night of her sixteen birthdays, Alice

Once Vanessa had arrived in the woods the same Bridge was there though she had thought that it would have been way farther, for some reason Vanessa felt like that the bridge was just waiting for her. She first checked if the bridge was sturdy enough and in her opinion it was fine, it 's not like spontaneously she is just going to fall into the stream. But SPLASH! Unfortunately that 's exactly what happened. But It 's not what you think the water barely touched her she was on land it looked like the same place that she was in before. Then suddenly she heard a voice. She suspected that it wasn 't really anything just a few teenagers doing some stuff of their own or just talking. But to her surprise it was no one well no one as a human. There were only trees., Vanessa saw a light, it kept coming closer and closer she decided to follow it, whatever it was. The unusual light took