Ciara

Freedom One Saturday night I was chilling at my house. Every Friday and Saturday I would go to this club called Aqua in Hempstead but that night I decided not to go out. I just wanted to stay home, chill, and play some video games, FIFA. At twelve thirty in the morning, I received a phone call from my friend, Harold. Harold said, “Hey, what are you doing tonight? Are you going out tonight?” “No,” I replied, “I am going to stay home, hang out and play video games.” Harold said, “Alright, I 'm…

Still sweating from the Inauguration Day Ball, I walk into the secret room eyeing the lines of shelves with leather bound volumes. Some are collecting dust yet others are well worn. The only area of the burgundy walls that aren't covered by the mahogany shelves are a few small alcoves that hold paintings of past presidents. The earlier presidents stand in front of me. In the center, the 48th president, Felix Torres, holds a book much larger than I would have imagined. His burnt sienna eyes…

It was 3am in the morning, and I was sleeping oh so peacefully. Little did I remember I was in the hospital. My eyes opened only to be blinded by the bright, white lights and eggshell painted walls. Wait, my room isn’t painted eggshell, and I don’t remember leaving the lights on. I tried to sit up, but all the sudden, pain shot through my body. Flashbacks of birthing my beautiful baby girl traveled through my mind. Now that I think about it my stomach does feel flatter than usual. I can’t seem…

The next morning Marisol showed up with dark smudges under her eyes and sort of listless. On her back was a small, floral backpack, with the tiny lizard gargoyle perched on it. Everything about the gargoyle was distinctly female—the rounded face, the dark lining around her almond shaped eyes, the dainty nose, the long, elegant tapering tale and the delicate point to her ears. Even the fine lines of her skin were more flowing and organic rather than scaly. “Jamie, Hawking,” Marisol said once…

Palm Springs We were almost there 1 hour to go I was so excited, I feel like I haven't been to Palm Springs in 20 years “even though it's only been 1 year. I was bringing some of my best friends and sisters some of my best friends are Victoria, Maya, Shay, Amanda, and Amanda's sister, dog, and best friends dog Brooke, Roxy, and Bella. “I am so excited”Shay screamed.”Thanks for inviting us Amanda”. “No problem” Amanda stated. It will be fun. “We are here”Brooke yelled All of us got out of the…

It was the day before Christmas, It was cold, snowy, windy, and rainy, and Bay had just received a very important call, a devastating call, He was gone. The date and the year was December 5, 2000, In Kansas City. Bay Is in a little twist with her friend Emmet. Emmet is deaf, and he goes to a deaf school, he also really loves photography and art,and will do anything for anyone no matter what they do to him or other people. Bay and her brother Jackson live in a rich environment. Bay…

I refused to say a word to Polo as we walked down the hall again with him slightly in the lead this time. Once we got to the waiting area, which was just some chairs lined up against a wall, I just plopped down in a chair. I groaned as I ran my rans over my face. “You have some ball if can stand up to Brackish like that,” Polo commented setting with one chair between us. “I just want one of the last living pures to be free, is that too much to ask for,” I said to him but mostly to myself. “What…

When I imagined death I didn’t think he would be so cute. I thought death would be quick and painless. I always figured I would fall asleep one night and not wake up. I did not expect death to be so polite, or easy going. He had showed up at my doorstep yesterday, introduced himself while vigorously shaking my hand (and apparently his middle name is William). He took off his shoes, a pair of biker boots with red spikes scattered about, and then promptly threw himself down on my couch. Instead…

I clearly remember the day when I first met Lennie and Carla. I had just stepped onto the drylands of Auburn, Alamaba. It had been late in the afternoon almost eight o’clock.I had been travelling before but now I was back in my hometown. The house I was called to work on was an older building that had started falling apart slightly. Carla was the owner of the house. She was an older lady in her mid 70’s with grey tied back hair and a bright smile. She was a peteit lady standing at five feet…

Jeb did as he was told and secured a room in the hotel. He made sure to get one near the back and on the top floor so they would be as far from the prying eyes and ears of the more popular rooms as they could get. He wasn’t sure what it was that Ben was going to find out from this Darcy character, but he was sure that whatever it was they shouldn’t probably be talking about it where others may get an earshot of it. Once he had brought the saddlebags up in to the room and secured the horses…