Tag: jail

  • Asleep

    “I think I’d rather be asleep than be here.  At this party.  Why did I let you talk me into this?”  Mary slumped down on the couch as if she was really going to go to sleep.  At Jonathan’s house.  At 9 PM.  On a Saturday night.  I knew I had asked for it when…

  • Breaking the Neighborhood

    The neighborhood started going downhill the day after I moved in.  And I knew it was all my fault.  I wasn’t entirely sure if my neighbors knew I brought the problems with me and I wasn’t sure if I was going to fix the problems.  I wondered how long I could get away with bringing down…

  • Gentle Birth

    “He is of gentle birth,” she said stoically.  “He is -”  “Oh please.  We do not live in the Middle Ages.”  I knew I should listen and indulge Lainey more than I did, but tonight was not the night.  I was too caught up in what was happening right outside to be caught up in…

  • The Law

    “He never cared about laws.  He has always done whatever he wanted and didn’t worry about the consequences.  But why does he always get away with it?”  I fumed around the house because Jesse always got away with everything.  He really could do nothing wrong in the eyes of the law or in the eyes…

  • Hidden Secrets

    “Where do you think he would have hidden it?”  Tyler lay on the hill next to me and whispered into my ear.  He knew I hated the way his whispers tickled my ear, but did it anyway.   “It’s a car.  It’s not like he can hide it somewhere in plain sight.  If it’s not in the…

  • Out of Jail

    “I promise to do whatever I can.  I will do what I can to help no matter what.”  I looked over my shoulder and watched Alicia take a deep breath.  “You can’t really think this is going to stop?  Why do you think Joe is going to keep coming around after what happened last night?” …

  • Getting into Harvard

    “The enemy has ears everywhere.  I know they do.  You have to stay vigilant.  You cannot lose concentration or it could be your final mistake.”  Mykala moved the beam of the flashlight from face to face.  I knew what she was trying to do and I wouldn’t let myself fall under her spell like I had done so many times.  Mykala was notorious…

  • Lovely Evening

    “Lovely evening we’re having,” Jeff said as he pulled me toward the front door.    “Everything was fine until Bryant came over.  He was not invited and I mean to tell him why.”  “Bryant had nothing to do with what happened tonight.  It was all what you and your sister did.  Not Bryant.”  Jeff turned and pointed his finger…

  • Meet Me in the Middle

    “I just wanted you to meet me in the middle.  That’s it.  End of story.”  I turned back to my car and slowly walked, waiting for Sarah to stop me.  When I made it all the way to my car without Sarah speaking, I knew we were over.  A lifelong friend and here we were, ending…

  • Sunkissed

    I always dreamed of having sunkissed skin like actresses did in the movies.  Or living at a seaside cottage rent free for a year because an aunt I have never met wanted me to work on my art like I read about in books.  Sometimes life made it hard because the sunkissed look I dreamed of was hard to get when it was 100 degrees every…