Fiction

True to its name, Blackberry woods bordered the neighbouring houses with a thick, prickly cover of berry bushes. From the outside, it seems that some pine trees and blackberries are the only things worth noticing.

So I've come here again. It's funny how little time it takes for things to go wrong.

The wind whistles through the trees as I step over logs and branches
Delicately stomping over poison ivy and fallen leaves
I walk
And the trees follow my footsteps
Branches shaking
Trunks shifting

I take a large inhale as I step off of the platform of the long school bus. I watch it screech away and then turn to look at the entrance of the school. The building seems to tower over me.

The smell of red wine lingered around the dark halls of Shafling Manor. Next to the fire, stood my boss. To be specific, bosses. But there was only one head of the household in everyone's mind.

Snow fell outside the window in large, spiraling flakes, slipping into liquid the moment they into contact with the water-fogged window panes, hot, steaming air spilling from the bathtub as Cassie through the water, lathering shampoo into her dar

I fall back onto my silk pillows and open my mouth to the moon. I swallow the hard light like it is chewable.

Checkpoint 9_

Spring, X9

When Sofie arrived at the beach, she wasn’t happy at all. She would rather be in the city with her friends. There was so much going on in the city that she didn’t want to miss. Her friend’s birthday, a concert, and even a party.

The definition of secret is something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others. If you are told a secret it means you can’t tell anyone. Except you always tell your best friend.

“Tedam! What should I do when I find a snail in my flowers?”  I asked, holding up the small creature for his inspection.