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While reading Julius Caesar I have come to resonate with the constant theme of betrayal. I have written about a certain person before and I have found that our relationship seems to only revolve around this unfortunate motif. Quite ironically, the way Brutus’ relationship with Julius Caesar is portrayed in the novel, somehow reminds me of my current situation. So in a more modern twist, here are 22 life lessons I have learned after being betrayed. 1 When it's the end of the night and…

Trauma vs Valuable Life Experience I remember a time when I had to listen to my mom beg for my life and her own. It started one day in the early afternoon around 1 o’clock. My bedroom frigid and relaxing from the air conditioning, as I laid there listening to the movie, “Mac and Devin go to High school.” All while texting my friend Kayla about what time I was going to go over to her house that weekend. “This might be the start of a really great week, it’s going so well and I can’t wait to see…

“Where are we going Carmilla? It’s so cold out and we don’t even know where to start.” “Well if there is anything I’ve learned in the years of criminal justice classes’ I’ve taken. It’s that most victims never end up more than five miles out of their living area.” “Can you like, steal a car or something. So we don’t have to walk five miles out of the way?” “Out of the way? You realize that finding Laura and everyone else could be ‘out of the way’ in fucking Switzerland?” “I-I didn’t mean...” “No…

High school had been his private hell and now with the drama at home, life in general had become intolerable. The one thing he was thankful for was football. Being on defense, he was blessed with the ability to hit people on a regular basis. There was only one thing he disliked about football, although defense is critical in winning games, the defense was not as appreciated as the quarterback that could do no wrong. Trevor Lawrence, the bane of Alexander's existence, haunted him throughout…

Bruno’s family walked out on the spongy grass to the center of the churchyard. The women were wearing lacy black dresses and the men were wearing suits. As they approached the immense tree in front of them they saw the casket. Bruno was laying inside. “If only we had ran faster” said Elsa, Bruno's mother. They took their seats in the front row next to Elsas mother and father. The Pastor came to the front and had some kind words about Bruno. Gretel leaned on her mom and started to cry. At the…

Everything about you was beautiful and carefree. Like nothing in the world mattered around you but yourself. I never understood why I thought that way when obviously everything around you hurt you. Everything must have bled out of you until there was nothing left but skin and bones that nobody could see. All anybody wanted to help you through what happened, but you wouldn't let them. I thought everything would get better with time. Never did I think that anything would get worse. All anyone…

Prologue “Could you please tell me where you are from again?” “The Island of Udatnosst, your highness,” King Eli Pound repeated, growing agitated at the King of Roch’s inability to neither recognize nor pronounce the name of his kingdom. “Unclench your jaw.” “Cannot you read, sir? I would be willing to spell it. It has a silent D and a guttural O. You have to say it with gruff! Use that large throat of yours and try it with me. Yew at N oooo st.” “Do not insult me, Eli.” “I, as well, am a…

An Interview with Lucas Depression has affected the lives of countless people in this world, and it continues to affect countless more each day. These people, though ridden with extreme suffering, are sometimes the most amazing and sincere you will ever meet. Lucas is a man I’ve known since I was 5, and I have seen him go through one of the roughest types of depression. What follows is and interview and an attempt to dive into the mind of the depressed and consequently, find out the ways one…

The Moment Sarah Matthews looked out of the window of her single-story house from her window seat that overlooked her backyard. Her eyes began to fill with tears. Today marked two years to the day since she lost her baby girl. She can remember the day of when it happened. Like it was yesterday because the pain was still there. There was a look in her husband's eyes of worry and sadness. The prayer she prayed to God was, “Why?” Even though she had not gotten the answer yet, she knew that it was…

Thank you for your patience in waiting for my response. The idea of our compatibility has been something that I think we both have been curious about since we first really noticed the divide between us. I know that at that time, it took us by surprise how we let things get the way they are. We have now had some time to get used to life in the new situation. It has not been what we both expected it would be for ourselves, and each other, I would guess. I love the way you are with Taran,…