Young Adult

One Man's Resolve
To his great misfortune, the heavy rainfall did little to mask the sounds of his movements from within the tiny, one-room cottage. Legs shaking, arms trembling; he felt his way around the meager contents and furniture of the room. The only crude window was shut, and the plain curtains drawn but for a slight parting. A trace of light shone through the sliver, falling upon the elderly couple who laid upon a straw mattress, oblivious to the intent of their imposing visitor. His lungs failed him for a time as he discovered his victims to be the Lombardis, the selfless couple who ran the only decent butcher shop in the Poor Quarters of Milan. He recalled several times in his youth shortly after his fathers death when the butchers had sold his mother portions of meat for next to nothing when they were without a means of income.
By Adam B3 years ago in Fiction
160416: Chapter 1-2
Tells the story of two people who hold this date dear to their hearts. Both ingrained this date in their heart for one in the hope that their love would be always and forever, and another promises to never love another again.
By Emmalina Alessandrya3 years ago in Fiction
Raising Grace
The outside world was unknown to her, but she could see a glimpse of it through the window in his room. While John had been there for Grace her whole life, her mother had not. She had run off shortly after birth, leaving John to care for Grace alone. John had told Grace never to go outside, the radiation was still at dangerous levels and whatever it didn’t kill, it mutated.
By Alex H Mittelman 3 years ago in Fiction
The Rebellion
The outside world was unknown to her, but she could see a glimpse of it through the window in his room. She had always been curious about what lay beyond the window, but her curiosity had never been strong enough to risk her safety and venture out into the unknown.
By Emily3 years ago in Fiction
He Can Never Read This
The outside world was unknown to her, but she could see a glimpse of it through the window in his room. His room was dark and frightening. In order for her to get a peak of sunlight, she had to peel back the heavy black garbage bag he had taped over the window. We'll get to that later.
By Audrey Spencer3 years ago in Fiction
Cousins Collide
"Hey, it's me Cody Bridges. I'm 10 years and live in Orlando, Florida. It's summer vacation and today is an interesting day. By interesting I mean not necessarily good".
By Kylecovey Smith3 years ago in Fiction
Vampire Hunters
With our back story out of the way, it is now time to travel into the future two thousand twenty years after the rising of Christ. My brother and I were no longer in Israel we moved all over the world and now resided in the heart of the United States in Kansas City. We work for the Federal Bureau of Investigations in a small department called the Abnormal Investigations Unit. The unit consists of six Field Agents and an Intelligence Analyst. The unit's mission is to keep the underworld from intertwining with the human world.
By Jorden Dunbar3 years ago in Fiction
The Aftermath
I. The Aftermath “He didn’t rape her.” That word used to slide into the background. It was too cinematic, too far removed for me to even grasp its full implication.
By Brittany MacKeown3 years ago in Fiction
The Seventeenth Summer (Ch 6)
Chapter Six When Danny had finished telling Jake everything that had happened in the last twenty-four hours, from his finding his step-father at home when he got there himself yesterday, to his being caught in the shed, then to what had happened today when he had arrived home, he could see a frown etched across the forehead of his new friend.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters3 years ago in Fiction
The Curse of Santa Claus
This is not the fabrications of Santa Claus told to children so they remember the magic of the season and ignite a selfless desire to give. No, this is the truth. This is a warning to those who try to catch a glimpse of the head elf and see that twinkle in his eye. For if you do, it will be the last thing you see in this life before the curse takes hold of you and you are forced to serve the dark master of mischief forever…
By James Nicholas Adams3 years ago in Fiction
Bad For Business
"Xander, do you have it?" The frantic voice in my head let me know Cara was worried. Jacking into cyberspace was a regular day for me, but this time, everything was different. The job was sketchy, to say the least, but we needed the money, and the corpo who hired me didn't give too many details.
By Matthew Angelo3 years ago in Fiction
For Her, Thy Love
Lustful winds with a aromatic spill of ocean salt fills my senses. The seas edge dances as the moon sheds it's spot light amongst the waves. As the splatter of small drips of spray reaches us setting a scene like no other for this night will be that night. That night I proclaim my heart to her.
By Magnar Arne3 years ago in Fiction