The Padlock_The price of Success_Dead To Me_A Soul's Guide
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The Padlock
Tristan was sitting at his desk when he heard Jordy pull into the driveway. He had been doing his homework, and still had more to do (much thanks to his history teacher, who seemed to never stop assigning work), but stopped at the sound of Jordy’s old Volkswagen. It was only half an hour past their flimsy curfew, and Mom wasn’t even supposed to be home yet. But she was -- she’d been let off her day job early -- and Tristan knew that there would be no chance of focusing once she and Jordy started screaming at each other. He stared through the window, which his mother had padlocked shut in an at...
The price of Success
It was another happy home-coming for young Tayo, of a truth his sleepless nights and diligence had paid off. He came out tops in the entire school, with outstanding results. Ever since his admission to the university, it has been all business and no pleasure for this young man, all he has been pursuing from day one, was academic excellence. And now, after his final exams and results, he gets to return home, to share the great news with his family. Things had never been easy for Tayo's family. From a young age, he learned the importance of hardwork, such that he seldom played games like other c...
Dead To Me
It started on Halloween night. A signal that lit up my phone in the dark signified that a notification had appeared. Since, rarely my phone sounded, It came as a shock. Rushing to the phone on my nightstand, I was startled by what it displayed. "Jayden has added you on snapchat.""Sure, I thought. What's the harm?" After waiting anxiously like the immature teen I am, his icon started typing. My heart fluttered out of my chest. Someone was finally paying attention to me. Just like I've always longed for. The spotlight was no longer on those bright blue eyed blonde beauties, it was on me. The 5'...
A Soul's Guide
“Are you always this quiet?”“Stop talking.”“And rude. Is this how you treat a victim?”“For the love of god, please shut up.”“Why? Scared you’ll lose your footing if I say too much?”“Quite the opposite, actually. The more you talk, the more inclined I feel to push you off this ledge.”The figure beside her feigns an expression of fear. “Rina, I’m horrified. Don’t joke around about this.”Rina rolls her eyes, forcing herself to fight back the urge to stop and shove the latter into an eternal black pit. “I really hope you don’t make it out of this alive,” she mutters. “You’ll be charged with homic...