Tag: church

  • Breaking Rules

    I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.  I knew I shouldn’t be listening, but I couldn’t help myself.  If I stopped now, I knew the details would pass me by and I would never be able to recover.  What my teacher was saying about Amanda was shocking, but not unbelievable.  I knew she had a…

  • Funny

    I only ever met one man I’d actually say was funny. And I was obsessed. Having grown up in a home where laughing and jokes were not heard often, I wanted to surround myself with those who laughed and joked. Anthony was, at this point, my only hope. I met him when I was in…

  • Hollow

    “Everything inside me is hollow. I can’t… I just can’t believe…” Isabelle stopped in mid-sentence and in mid-stride. I watched her from my bedroom window and wondered what she was saying to herself. Why she seemed to be in such a panic. She was acting like everything had gone just as horribly as it did…

  • The Ultimate Sin

    “That would be considered the ultimate sin.  You won’t be able to recover from something like this.  My suggestion is you don’t go through with any part of this plan.”  My aunt continued talking, but never turned to face me.  I wanted to pound my head on the table, but knew the lecture would only…

  • Bagel Bites

    “I have always believed in the power of prayer.” I overheard my aunt on the phone and almost spit out my dinner.  Not that it would have mattered too much since I wasn’t a fan of Bagel Bites, but they were currently the only thing to eat in the entire house.  My aunt was notorious for refusing to…

  • Final Apocalypse

    “It’s happening right now  The final apocalypse.  Prepare now.  Pray now and maybe you’ll be saved.”  I snapped back to attention as I heard the minister.  The apocalypse?  He spent a lot of time talking about crazy shit I didn’t believe in, but this was the first I had heard about any apocalypse.   My older sister started…

  • His Last Confession

    “He said he was going to church to give his last confession.  I’m not sure when he last went to church or why he said this one was his last, but I assume he’ll be home by ten.”  Jessica leaned back into the couch and had yet to peel her eyes from the television.  “Jessica, it is now…

  • Crystals

    “She was terrified of tornadoes.  That was the only thing my mother was afraid of.”  I sat on the couch and stared at my feet.  I couldn’t believe I was even having this conversation.  Especially with the sheriff.  Everyone knew my mother was afraid of tornadoes.  She was scared of the possibility of losing her family and friends.  She was afraid to lose everything…

  • Closer to God

    The mountains seemed to get bigger every time I closed my eyes.  The thin mountain air longed to caress my face and lungs.  I delayed in opening my eyes as I knew all I would see would be the flat dusty roads of my hometown.   My days were spent listening to coworkers drone on about meaningless issues…

  • Hiding in the Chapel

    “They are in the chapel,” I told my uncle.  My two cousins were hiding from him and under no circumstance did he really need to know where they were.  Jason and Tara were in the church, but they were hiding in the music room.   They had been out at a party the night before and were trying…