telling my stories one post at a time.
She lies there, thinking of all the things that could be. It takes 7 minutes on average to fall asleep. For 5 of those minutes, she’s thinking of you. If she calls for you, will you come? She sits here, Looking out as far as she can see. Making herself visible to those who… Continue reading Pillows (for sale)
"I'm sure they told you 'when one door closes, another opens'." she sneered. "They lied. Sometimes a door will be shut, locked and bolted, and it will be the only door out of the room. So when that door is closed, you're basically fucked." she spat out. "Oh i know you're thinking about the window.… Continue reading Doors
Ama rolled over and over in the grass until she didn't know where she was. She sat up suddenly, laughing out loud with her arms raised to the sun and her eyes closed. Her curly hair was tangled with grass and leaves and her white t-shirt wasn't white anymore. Her skinny legs stuck out from… Continue reading Mango Time!!
10 minutes into the first class for the day and the room was already out of control. It was always difficult to keep this class focused but it was extra hard this week because the math teacher was sick. This meant different math teachers came in each day and tried to continue the previous lesson.… Continue reading Memories Ep6: unlikely bedfellows.
He was sitting outside in front of the house when she came by in the morning. They always went to school together, because he didn't like his dad's driver and because she loved public transport. She said it "enables me to people watch in a unique fashion that private and even pseudo-public transport like uber… Continue reading Memories Ep5: Enemies on all sides.
After ending the call, he lay on his back, staring at the ceiling with his phone still in his right hand. He was really tired. He'd had a long day following her around and he had a longer day of being with her tomorrow. His phone buzzed in his hand. Once. That meant a text.… Continue reading Memories Ep4: His side.
She stepped into the house and still holding the bag, checked the jacket. Fine. Everything was fine. Trying to make as little noise as possible she entered the small room cautiously without turning on any lights and looked around quickly before going to the black painted door at the end of the hallway. Standing in… Continue reading Memories Ep3: The Plan
She walked quickly past the shops and turned left sharply, ducking under the clothes hanging on the line and going into the alley at the end of the road. Cautiously, she poked her head around the corner and looked up and down the street. More confident now, she stepped and out and went back up… Continue reading Memories Ep2: Solvent.
Five days before she took off, she wrote him a letter. In it, she told him all the things she could never say face to face. She told him all her fears, her hurts, her secrets, her dreams, she told him the truth. She poured out her heart and put it in the pocket of… Continue reading Memories Ep1: The letter.
I'm reinventing myself. That's what I said to myself on the day after my birthday. New Year, New Me. Time to make some changes. I'm reinventing myself. As if I have any idea who I am, to attempt to create a new version of myself that is different from original me. I think I am… Continue reading Me-dulation : (Me Modulation)
Rowie Lives 