Why Me?_A turtleneck and A Lifetime of Firsts_Free at Last_Nolan
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Why Me?
Author's Note: HI! This is a resubmittion because I submitted it last week but it didn’t fit the prompt. This is also based off of Zenobie Leung's story called "The Unsuspected Killer". Go check it out: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/70/submissions/45224/Why Me?A Thriller Short Story by Ana GovindasamyTrigger Warnings/Disclaimers: Murder & SuicideVestaWhy? That's the question I’m asking myself now. Why?You see, my life went from 600 to 0 in about a week. And this isn’t an over dramatised “I moved away from my childhood home” story or something like that. I’m on trial...
A turtleneck and A Lifetime of Firsts
There are so many firsts we experience throughout our lives. Straight out of the womb, I had my first first; I was my parent’s first baby, I was a first grandchild, a first cousin and I was the First born, of four girls. As the first born, my clothes became “hand me downs” for my little sisters. My clothes were mostly “hand me downs” from my older cousins. As a toddler, I had this rawww.onedoor.ccinbow turtleneck that I practically lived in. I refused to pass it to my sisters, and even when it became too small, I would wear it like a bikini top. My rainbow turtleneck bikini top. I looked ridiculous. I lived...
Free at Last
"Let's go to the dining room. I think dinner is about to be served."We walked together to another building, just across the lawn. "I'm sorry there are only little kids here this evening. The older kids will be back later; they're at the Oakland A's game right now. You'll meet them all when they return." The lady welcoming me to the shelter was nice. The officer who took me away from my mom made me ride in the back seat of the police car, just adding insult to injury. The last thing I needed was to feel like a criminal right now. Suffering from chronic homesickness as a child, being away from ...
Nolan
"Are you coming tonight?" "I don't think so." "I knew it but you have to come.You know why it's so important." "That is the reason. The more I think about it,the more I regret my decision of agreeing.l ll just put myself in an awkward situation." "No. You wouldn't. You need the exposure and I will make sure of it. I'll pick you up at 7:30. Be ready." And there was a beep in the phone.Lauren sighed. She can't win over Emma. If Emma has decided something, even a zombie apocalypse cannot prevent her from doing so. It was Emma only who has stood beside her like a rock throughout the years. No wind...