Cliffhanger
Katie Thinks Fast
A swift kick to my ribs told me I wouldn't win this fight with strength. No matter what he did to me, I had to keep quiet. The minute the girls heard me struggling, they'd open the door to investigate. I'd left my phone on the nightstand, only planning to be in the hall for a few minutes.
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
Don't I Know You?
Now that we were all together and in one piece I checked my phone; five thirty-four. Yikes! That only gave us a few minutes to get our things packed for the trip to Moms for the funeral. It seemed odd to call it Mom's place instead of Mom and Dad's. She sounded terrible on the phone earlier and I wasn't looking forward to Beanie telling her about our almost fatal swim. She had enough to fret about.
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
When Worlds Collide
Officer Deb stayed with us throughout the ER visit, waiting patiently for us as they took Beanie for x-rays, and never complained about the long delay in getting them read. She and I occasionally chatted, but most of the time she spent scrolling through her phone, as I stared into space, wondering how Katie was doing without us.
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
Descent (Part Ten). Content Warning.
Blinking, trying to push through a fog that had fallen over my thoughts, I struggled to understand what I was seeing. Looking for all the world like they were at mass, or waiting for the bride to emerge at a wedding, rank on rank of people knelt with heads bowed. Each one facing the man at the front. The ranks were not perfect, holes stood out reminding me of gaps in a smile.
By Alexander McEvoy2 years ago in Chapters
Birth Marks
Heather, a later teen, lies awake; staring off into the ceiling late at night, contemplating what she saw was a dream or not. Her eyes eroding with fatigue while she continuously stared at the ceiling. Her hands rested gently on her midi nightdress with a fold, feeling the rough fabric of thick sheer underneath them. Heather's eyebrows gently squeezed together as she tried to make sense of it all. Did she eat a poisonous plant by accident when she was having one of her adventures through the woods? Maybe it was her imagination going too far, or maybe she brushed up against something that causes hallucinations. That must be it, right? - there was no possible way that could've been real.
By Noah Lichtenberg2 years ago in Chapters
My learnings as a market researcher
Learning is the only way to move forward, the err to your growth is the belief that you know everything. The beauty of existence lies in challenging your limits, pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and performing the tasks that scare you and motivate you to become a better version of yourself. Life has its unique ways of compelling you to embrace the unknown and forging you to uplevel your game.
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Chapters
