No Dotted Lines_Those Three Words_Space Oreos_The Last of Them
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No Dotted Lines
“Is it true, Ms. Arceneaux?” D.J. asked waiting patiently for me to return the stack of books he had gathered back to him. I sensed worry registering with emphasis in his higher inflection of, “true,” but I had no idea what was true, anymore? I had no magic affirmations to offer this child who just wanted to prepare for whatever was coming next. “Are they really going to close the schools?” he asked, in a tone that conveyed he was seeking more assurance than a definitive answer. The scanner chirped contentedly with each new textbook, five in total, to match the next set of classes he would...
Those Three Words
Getting up that morning was the hardest thing for me. And my mom. The previous night we both heard my name being called in this years draft. We did nothing. Said nothing. When I went to bed she even said nothing then. The next morning all she did was grab my hand and drag me to the car. The whole way we sat in silence. I wanted to say something but I felt as if it would make it worse. The trees I saw felt like it might be my last time. The autum leaves swaying in the humid wind. I would usually be riding my bike or getting in a early morning jog. But not today. Maybe not tomorrow, or the day a...
Space Oreos
They'd finally run out of oreos. It took months, but finally, finally, they'd run out--the last one accidentally ejected into space. Sirius stood stewing in front of the glass window of his ship. It wasn't his fault the oreo had been in that little cup he'd tossed in the trash. Oren was the one who had hidden it there, figured he'd never find it. He hadn't. Obviously. Which was why it was floating in space right now instead of in his stomach.www.onedoor.cc Sirius scowled at the speckles of light drifting out of the immense black. "Go see the stars," they said, "they're beautiful up there in space." They sai...
The Last of Them
I stare up at the black void known as space. It seemed to be taunting me, mocking me. The stars glow bright, thousands in the sky while I’m all alone sitting with no one around me. Tears start to fill my eyes as I remember the sad truth. Everyone I loved, everyone I cared, everyone I knew, gone. Coronavirus. The coronavirus took everything from me but it wasn’t like that mattered now. I’m the only one left. I was spared. But why me? Why was I the only left? I can’t question myself again, I can’t go back. I must look forward to survive. The rumbling of waves snapped me back to reality. I stoo...