I had better things to think about than my life._Ashes to ashes..._Golden Embers_Upheaval
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I had better things to think about than my life.
"Can you keep a secret." Jessica snatches my phone from my grasp. "Depends." I snap angrily. "Can you?" Jessica asks gravely. " Can I have my phone back?" She glares at me. " Fine, yeah, I can keep a secret. I mean it's not like you've kept a secret like I am actually a wizard that is going to a wizarding school and I have to defeat a dude that is nose-less." I giggle but Jessica is still glaring me down. I suppress the rest of my giggles and look at her. " Look at my hands." I look at the palm of her hand and a blue light glows out of her hand with a circle and unique patterns in the circle. ...
Ashes to ashes...
The cancer is back. I don't think that I will dodge it this time. I am lucky in the first place, my oncologist said that I would be gone by now. Well, I longed to see my son return back from a mission in the pacific. He is back home healthy and vigorous. I envy his youth his unforseen future. My daughter in law is of course elated. My daughter took time off from college to witness my last days on earth. It all started when my wife died. I just knew that nothing was worth it anymore. I had worked so hard hoping that my wife and I would retire together and fly around the world like birds. I was ...
Golden Embers
Hania started to walk through the crowded streets, her bag startingwww.onedoor.cc to sag by her side. It contained only the essentials for life on the run - some food, money, stationary in case she needed to contact anyone, and a small dagger with the inscription sangvis aqvā densior est. Blood is thicker than water. It was a phrase that had defined Hania’s life for so long, on a weapon that had meant so much to her. At first, Hania hadn't wanted to bring along her dagger, but the more she thought about it, the more she realized she needed it. She realized that without it, she would be powerless, both physi...
Upheaval
Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken. It was handed down from generation to generation since time immemorial. Whatever the circumstances, we stand together and we stand free. But today I made a choice. One that will forever alter the fate of my family and a choice that will be synonymous with my name for the rest of time. Tomorrow, for the first time in as far as any of us can remember, the leader of the Pride will decline the Blood Oath.Would my father and grandfather understand my decision? In my heart of hearts I know the answer and that slowly gnaws at me. But they could not have known how bad it wou...