Sacrifices – Chapter Four

Sacrifices – Chapter Four I awoke to a tugging sensation. iPod still blaring, I opened my eyes. Various objects blurred across my vision, slowly going into focus. As the images began to clear up, I felt stinging pain in my lower region as the nurse pulled out the catheter. I let out an audible grunt. … Read more

Sacrifices – Chapter Three

Sacrifices – Chapter Three I opened my eyes and was blinded by a sea of white. I could hear a symphony of machines working nearby. As my eyes adjusted to the lights, I realized that I was in a hospital room. Stiff and sore, I tried to sit up and stretch, but my attempt was … Read more

Sacrifices – Chapter One

Sacrifices – Chapter One I was engulfed in a cloud of music. Everything was together, the drums, the bass, the vocals, the rhythm guitar, and of course, the lead guitar. Chills raced down my spine as the song was winding down. My fingers raced between strings, bending them every few notes and throwing in a … Read more

Robbie

Robbie Robbie stared at the screen of the local library computer clicking on random articles of things he liked. Browsing the internet for new information about the stuff he loved was a constant way of relieving stress for Robbie. He also loved to do it because it was the perfect place to go while he … Read more

A Story About Her

A Story About Her The day was perfect. No other words could describe it. It was one of those days people talked about when in times of sorrow, a day that some only see in there dreams. The kind of day that holds beauty even in the middle of a warzone. Nothing can destroy it, … Read more

Jessika’s New Life – Chapter Seven

Jessika’s New Life – Chapter Seven And then we were on the way to the office of the psychologist. I hadn’t put too much thought into the doctors appointment before hand, and look at how horrifyingly bad that one went. If this one went proportionally bad, I’d probably end up dead. Psychologists seemed to me … Read more

Jessika’s New Life – Chapter Six

Jessika’s New Life – Chapter Six It wasn’t long after that that Amanda came up to me to talk. She had down on the couch next to me, and easily pulled my attention onto her. “Your lawyer called, and apparently despite being innocent, due to the situation, you will still have to go through parts … Read more

Jessika’s New Life – Chapter Five

Jessika’s New Life – Chapter Five I woke up the next morning feeling better than the day before. Firstly, it was the first time I had woken up not in prison in many months. Secondly, despite falling off the couch multiple times, I had eventually achieved some restful sleep, which is something I had not … Read more

Jessika’s New Life – Chapter Four

Jessika’s New Life – Chapter Four I managed to distract myself for a fair time, playing around and pretending, managing to get into a headspace where I wasn’t fighting some rather powerful depression. It took help to get there, but frankly, it was worth it. Even for just a little while. I hadn’t been paying … Read more