Back to the Future

later we were doing drills. Coach Jose would hit the ball to us, lets us catch it, then throw it back to him within five seconds. the ball came in a little too hot and smacked into Blake’s lower stomach. He was knocked to the ground and could not get up. He was so hurt he did not show up to the next practice. When Blake came back there was a change in the ambiance. He was no longer fun,he would talk back to the coaches and was just rude to everyone. “What’s up with him?” my friend Matt Asked. …

ground. But then I had to ask myself why I was on a trampoline. I couldn’t remember anything. Suddenly I felt hands on my shoulders and side. Someone was trying to roll me to my back. As soon as I was lying on my back, the light blinded me. My eyes adjusted slowly to the brightness, but as soon as they did it all came back to me. With my mom, sister and friends all around me, I knew that I was at my own birthday party in the building of the Burlington Trampoline Park. My twin sister and I…

Bits and pieces of rubble began to fall . The other beams and columns began to give way as well, sending another shower of dust. Cherry Bomb and Umbra dashed in. Umbra grabbed Mx.Lux’s hand and ran. Glancing back, Mx.Lux spotted Blout and Cherry Bomb sprinting to the other exit before the warehouse collapsed. “We should go.” ** Anja began to mumble, half to herself,“I can’t believe it’s been a month.” “A month since what?” Sol asked through a mouthful of…

Since no humans are around, not only has Mother Nature started to take back the cities, highways, and villages, but also Animals have slowly migrated closer to the towns. Anyway, this Gorilla must have gotten either lost or escaped somewhere, because as I rounded a corner in the city centre of Rio, this massive silverback…

families or a community of men and women who enjoy fishing. The key to understanding what a community is, is knowing that the people in your community are there to help but you, but as an active member of that community, you will also have to contribute back. Imagine a community as two people equally pulling a rope on both sides, you have to hold…

out to the trail, do the hike, and get back, all before it became too hot. There was an accident on the road and I had to go about twenty minutes out of my way in order to reach the highway. After forty minutes on the road I reached the trail I wanted to hike only to find out it had been closed. It was about five in the morning at this point and I decided to go to a different trail about a half hour away so I would be able to still hike before heading back home. I wish I had…

the house. That’s where it was. No survivors. But he had to go in. She was his world. She went in. She hadn’t come back. Swallowing his fear, he turned the knob… ______________________________________________________________ Sam watched as his parents were taken away. “Where are they going,” his sister, Savannah , asked. “They’re going on vacation,” Sam replied. “Will they come back?” Sam paused, wondering if they would. After that incident at the house, he didn't think they could. Finally,…

court was pretty small for high school. We all get on the line, and she says, “you have 22 seconds to run to the line and back. When you come back to where you started it’s one. So you’re going to do this twice, so get ready.” When you make the team it will…

boredom and impatience evident. The young men at their feet swelter under the hot sun, beating onto them, wrinkling their dark skin. Sweat soaks through their thin garments, revealing their toothpick-like structure. The first man in the queue steps back. Expectantly the young shoe cleaner, no older than twelve, clearly new to this job, looks up. The vulture, looks upon the boy, scoffing before turning away. Walking by me, I hear him mutter.…

Have you had a friend that you can tell anything to with no fear of judgement, shaming or them telling anyone? Maybe a friend who will go on a road trip in the middle of the night to a fast food restaurant you thought was 24-hours only to find out it wasn’t? How about a friend who would drop everything at 1 o’clock in the morning to pick you up from a party because you thought it would be a good idea to experiment with hallucinogens? Well, I have, Seven years ago I met a crazy beautiful,…