Anima Chapter 14
Laying in bed, I tried all manners of positions, trying to find some way to fall asleep. My heart was racing at the thought of what I had just done. I could still feel something in my throat. I tried my best to get some amount of sleep....
Anima Chapter 13
By the time the changes stopped, everyone in the room was watching me. All the eyes locked on my face were not a great help, and my eyes could only focus on one person at a time. "Lyall?" Matthew said quietly. I opened my mouth to speak...
Anima Chapter 12
I jumped as the sound coming from my mouth screeched in the room. My ears rang from the volume of the sound, and I could hear the ringing, which felt like an echo of my voice. Fear gripped me, frozen, unsure of what to do. I stood in the bathroom...
Anima Chapter 11
Three weeks have passed since Jeremy and I found Damien. Three weeks since Benji had his incident. The first snow of the year fell last night. The ground seemed cold enough to keep it from melting on impact. The snow wasn't heavy, leaving only...
Anima Chapter 10
"Call me ASAP." The only new text from Matthew. I knew calling him back was urgent, but at the same time, would I want to know what was happening? Could I go with the stress of knowing something big is happening? What If I'm overthinking it? I sat my...
Anima Chapter 9
The little bird's head was staring at the glass. Eyes glued to us as he stood perched on the wall. All I wanted was a sign from him, something to tell me that Damien was still in there. But instead, all I saw was a small animal, wondering what I was...
Anima Chapter 17
I stood alone. In the middle of the aviary, the sounds of other birds filled the air. No longer able to pick out the sounds from Benji, I listened. While the haphazard mix of bird sounds had no pattern, they did provide a relaxing white noise. I...
Anima Chapter 16
The light buzzing of the lamps gave the room a small amount of white noise. It was early morning, and the offices of Dr. Leslie had just opened minutes before as I patiently waited. Although I had no new changes since my last visit, I figured being a...
Anima Chapter 19
7 AM I climbed out of my bed, standing and stretching for the last time in this room. I didn't have many personal belongings in my room. Most of everything would be given back to my mother in the coming days. Everything else would be collected and...
Donum Solis Simul
Birds chirped, and leaves rustled as the sun slowly rose from the horizon. The cool air began to heat from its light slowly. The sounds of the forest only got louder, as if the entire world was waking up. The soft grass made for a decent bed to...
Donum Solis: A Gryphon TF
"Only an hour until my shift is over!" I shouted to my coworker, Cameron. "Lucky you, Jackson. I picked up an extra shift and wished I didn't," Cameron said, putting on his green vest, "you have any plans tonight?" He asked, tossing a bottle of...