All That You Can't Leave Behind

For starters, people want too be safe and they also want to hold on to what they love(Phones, games, and beds/other furniture) but what they don't realize is that this stuff can be replaced, and human lives can not. So evacuating may force you to leave behind toys and other accessories,…

humans have left until they meet their soulmates. The humans don’t know how or why it got there. There are different theories behind the tattoo. Religion, Evolution, and some even believe aliens. In the end no one really knows. Not everyone has this tattoo. The people that don’t have it are called the soulless. Their mate died before they could meet or they will never meet at all. Those people often commit suicide. ~*~ A police car pulls up next to an apartment complex on Carpenter Street in…

If you ever see a person that has a black dot on the palm, you should call the police immediately. The black dot means that the person is in trouble. “Black Dot Campaign” started on Facebook and it’s a campaign to recognize the victims of domestic abuse. That simple black dot on their hand signifies a call for help. By putting a black dot on their palms, victims of domestic violence can show that they’re in danger. So if you ever notice a person with a black dot on his/her palm, help this…

on, we are almost there,” I said scared. The rustling of leaves got louder as the soldiers closed in. We heard shouts of soldiers, many running to follow commands, and then, screams. “It’s bugged!” The officer yelled. The rustling got louder and the screams of pain shook the trees. Thousands of birds flew into the sky at once, casting a dark shadow above us. We ducked into a small hole behind an oak tree and covered ourselves with leaves. The forest settled into a peaceful bliss, only the…

she infect me with hope, listen to me as if hope we're a disease! Sometimes I want to shake her and say, 'Ma He's dead! You can't go on pretending! " (236). This was said by Faiz's sister about how his mother is in denial that he will come back after not responding for such a long period of time. The rest of the family including Nusrat has lost their help but his mother just can't go come to the same conclusions.Najmah is regaining strength.Many people have been positively at affected by the…

living room of my house to our kitchen, I say goodbye to my dad, brother, and my brother’s friend as they leave to go out to the movies. I pass my by my shriveled up emaciated uncle on the way to the fridge- he’s dying and has been for 29 years. AIDS is a death sentence, and as the family member of someone who has AIDS, you can either accept that they’re going to die and numb yourself, or you can deny their inevitable fate and cause yourself mass amounts of emotional distress when it finally…

“Mia, you aren’t going to get better if you don’t talk to me, please just open up” The lady pleads with me. I stare down at her squeaky clean badge. ‘Nicole Williams, Grief Counsellor’ I’ve sat in the same chair, having the same conversation with this lady for the past 3 months. No one understands that I don’t need them, I don’t need their sympathetic looks, or their motivation speeches, I just need them to all go away. My thoughts are interrupted by the timer beside us beeping.…

All of my childhood, I spent it playing superhero. You see back then I was invincible. With one hi-yah I could defeat the supervillain and rescue my Lois Lane. But that fun and games were soon lost. I was 7 years old when I realized, I’m anything but invincible. My life was smooth sailing until my Grandmother died. Standing there looking at her open casket made me realize that death exists and that I am just mortal. This wasn’t some comic book where nobody stays dead. In our world, the end is…

personality as a free spirit, someone who dislikes being controlled. I believe that Delia realizes that Nathan purposely saved her over Eunice, and that, in addition to the trauma having her die, caused Eunice to want to leave as soon as possible to leave all those bad memories behind. I believe that it means that Eudice doesn’t want to be the thing that block Nathan’s and Delia’s love, shutting off light from their love affair, and that instead, she wants them both to get it under control and…

amusement park all by myself would be fun. Especially the really big ones like Disneyland, Legoland, and Seaworld. I liked the idea of being independent, and get to choose my own rides. But not long after, I realized that I was so wrong. It was a partly cloudy day during the spring break of fourth grade and we were at Seaworld, San Diego, California. My really big family, consisting of my mom, dad, brother, aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa, and last but not least me, were all there. We…