#1 - Tension in the Lab
I scowl my confusion at Drake. "And you...don't think my boss will come back?" He chuckles. "Well, I mean, sure. But you don't think they will." "What's that supposed to mean?" I try some more venom in my attitude, but it definitely rings hollow...
Saturday Afternoon -- Window Shopping
"I don't know why we're looking here, Blue. I've never really liked all of what a Halloween store has to offer." He absently touches one of the ten-dollar costumes that couldn't be taken seriously. "Always feels so limited." I shrug, absently...
Saturday Morning -- Sleeping In
"You seem awful lonely for a Friday night." I glance up from my laptop, hearing the folf over my music. That said, it'd honestly be a challenge for me to miss anything for as long as I have these ears... I shrug, playing nonchalant. "I don't want...
I Live Alone
Chapter Three (I Live Alone) I remember the day I met him. That day felt like a new kind of day. It felt like adventure was just waiting for me, if only I would head outside. And of course I did. Now I'm here. That morning, I felt like...
All of My Sliding Doors
"I'm going to run out for a little while for errands. I'll be back later tonight, I think. You going to be okay alone?" He's a flurry through the apartment as he continues to talk, getting his things together. He's normally a huge mess like this...
The Green Shoes--Commission for FriskeCrisps
_Where'd they all go?_ I frowned. Just minute ago, the tour was taking me through landmarks and pieces of history I'd never seen. Ireland is a beautiful country, I have to admit, but now I'm lost. "Lost with no map, no phone service," I check again...
Pajama Party
_ The bright lights of the carnival swirled around us, blurred as all the sights and sounds were taken in at breakneck speed. The night could hardly be appreciated under the seemingly perpetual spotlight, and it was certainly enough for us to always...
Adult Airy
"Back before I split things off with Tristan, did you ever stop to think about what we were doing?" I'm sure my surprise story-filled question isn't exactly what he wants to talk about, but he's always patient with me. Scarlet thinks for a while,...
Sneaking Suspicion--Commission for FriskeCrisps
_ It's that look again. I just know he's looking for a reaction._ And of course he got one. I'm minding my own business, and by that I mean to say the business of trying not to fall asleep in class. It isn't like I'm not used to the idea of long,...
A Walk in the Park
"I think this will be good for you." His statement is both odd and slightly encouraging. Or at least, it would be if he didn't shine a smile of scary intent. His suggestive moments can be pretty obvious, but still just as effective. The glimmer in his...
Night at the Party
_So what if I do like him him?_ In the house just down the street (take a left, not a right), you'll find a cul-de-sac of houses no smaller than this one, all used for entertaining some sort of company. The green one with pale trim hosts all the...
Background Check
"You know, there's this lingering sort of haze I feel." Before I get to ask, he continues. "I get this feeling that even when we're together, you're still a little lonely." This feeling in the pit of my stomach that may or may not have already been...