Tag: love

  • Lisa

    “I’ll be back shortly,” Mr. Jones said as he walked out the classroom door.  The entire class watched as our History teacher walked out of the classroom.  No reason, no explanation, just walked out into the hallway of our tiny high school.  Even with lockers lining the hallway, the walls were still paper thin.  “What is happening?” Lisa whispered loud…

  • Star-Crossed Lovers

    “I always dreamed of being a star-crossed lover,” Hannah said as she got into the bunk bed above mine.  “Star-crossed lovers never stay together.  Something always comes between star-crossed lovers.  Like Romeo and Juliet.”  I yawned as I turned onto my back.  Hannah was a huge fan of staying awake as long as she could for as many nights…

  • Suitably Warm

    “I don’t think I know what ‘suitably warm’ means.  Like it is kind of warm, but not lukewarm?  Not freezing cold?  I don’t get it,” I listened to Chris mumble about our breakfast as I tried to park the truck.  I had been listening to him mumble and grumble about food now for four days.  I had no…

  • Risk vs. Reward

    As I drove slowly down the street, I wondered if the risks were greater than the reward.  The problem was I just wasn’t sure which one I was more interested in – the risk or the reward.  The risk was the fact I was potentially doing something illegal, but I knew the reward would be Tanner.  Probably.  All I…

  • For the First Time

    “For the first time, he asked me what I wanted for dinner instead of telling me what we were going to have.  And then this morning he made breakfast before I was even out of the shower.  I’m not sure what is happening.”  I picked up the wadded Kleenex and debated on how much more I should say. …

  • Wildfire

    “Spread love like wildfire is probably one of the cheesiest lines I’ve ever heard.  Wildfires are dangerous.  Love is not.  Why would anyone want to compare love to a wildfire?”  Hannah sat back in her chair and primly folded her hands in her lap.  I squinted my eyes at her and wondered what her life…

  • Spinning

    The sun spins around me as I try to make it through another day.  I knew Eddie wouldn’t wait through another day of me daydreaming about what our life could be, but I knew this wasn’t my life.  The constant emails and meetings were driving me insane for eight hours a day.  Eddie was a workaholic where I didn’t think about work the moment I stepped out of the staff door…

  • If I Loved You Less

    “If I loved you less, maybe this would be easier.  If I loved you less, I could walk right out the door and never look back.  If I loved you less, I could be exactly who I wanted to be.”  I looked at the letter I was writing to Jared and crumpled it.   I knew…

  • Wardrobe

    “I’m ready to tone down my wardrobe,” I said out loud as I stared at my overstuffed closet.  The problem was that it was not my only clothes that were currently overflowing – shoes, skirts, jackets, sweatshirts, everything.  I racked my brain to try and figure out how I had let my closets get this out of control, but here I…

  • Missing

    I tried hard to miss you  When you left me for the last time.  I wanted to move on  But couldn’t quite figure out why.  Or how.  Why you kept invading  My thoughts  My dreams.  When all I wanted to do   Was to love again.  I wanted my heart   To open  And not break.  Strengthen.  Bond.  Laugh.  I’m starting…