Anima: The Broken Wing Chapter 9
"What has gotten into you?" Alex laughed as she reached for me. I pulled away, backing myself against the rear wall of my cage. She pulled her hand back and cocked her head. "Why are you running?" I couldn't say anything, and my body acted on fear...
Anima Chapter 7
Silence. No one dared say a word. The group sat quietly and waited for someone to say something. All while not wanting to be the first to speak. After about an hour of silence, slowly everyone began to get up and head to bed. I laid down on the...
Anima Chapter 6
"Losing myself" When I think of losing myself, I think of doing things I wouldn't usually do. Maybe even just changing as a person over time. Losing control of yourself is not really what comes to my mind, but there is hardly a better way to...
Anima Chapter 5
Nothing. When I reached between my legs I found nothing. Just skin covered in light creamy white feathers. I searched further trying to find something, anything down below. As I reached back I found it got even weirder. Instead of my hand going past my...
Anima Chapter 15
"Hello?" I called out to the empty room. But there was no one called back. Looking around, it was as though everyone had taken off and left the house. Nothing seemed out of place. Chairs were neatly put away against their respective tables, couches...
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...