Nell AnthonyI finally decided on my theme song for this year. It was just one of those things that out of the blue. I was writing a newsletter for my email list, and kaboom, there my song was in my words to my subscribers. I know, the theme song is only for the second half of the […]
I’m your quintessential bad boy. Yeah, I know I’m sexy and all that, but mostly the world sees me as backwards. Not because I’m not but because I make it my life’s work to keep my fingers in all kinds of dirty pies. I’d prefer people fear me than love me. wasn’t it Machiavelli who […]
For the rest of the school year, I tried to stay to myself. It was difficult. I rarely talked to anyone. It was one of those times in my life when there was far too much time on my hands. I remembered my mother’s sage words of wisdom, “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” Again, […]
The days grew shorter. Twilight came earlier and earlier. Mornings were difficult to wake to. The trees grew barer daily. The birds flew in a southerly direction, and even the squirrels stopped chirping and chattering. The days were dull, and my solitude became more normal. I was happier than I’d been in a while. Occasionally, […]
After Toliver was suspended for attacking me without provocation, the physical abuse ebbed. Occasionally, I had to fight for myself, but it was rarer. My birthday was coming up. It seemed to me the world around me was beginning to calm down. It was mid-November. The leaves were falling in a pattern of burnt orange […]
For three months, I endured the whispers, sneers, threats, and rough treatment. The parallels I drew between Aubrey’s and my ordeals were interesting. Aubrey was physically abused by girls. They pushed her around, slapped her, and sneered and jeered at her. They called her names to her face. She never fought back. I was beaten […]
Part Two I sat in the booth across from Desirae wondering what I’d done to warrant the backlash I received daily. I didn’t entirely comprehend the idea of clicks. I’d known I was a part of a group of popular people on campus. Everyone knew me. Everyone liked me. I learned Spanish to be able […]
Part One I couldn’t put my finger on the moment it all started to change for me. I was used to being one of the most popular girls at school. Everybody knew one another at Carnegie School for the Blind. It wasn’t like our school was a big one. After the summer I had, I […]
The Sowing Ends Aubrey This was the longest two weeks of my life. From nearly the beginning, for the first time since I began going to Tiger’s Run, I wanted to go back home. Home was lonely. I didn’t go anywhere or do anything. I had no friends aside from Raiman. He was my everything, […]
Part Two The Sowing We were at camp for a single day, when the rumors started. I heard it rumbling under the surface like a bad dream. I had a boyfriend. Ridge was Cuban with thick wavey black hair, that lovely hint of olive toned skin, straight black brows, chocolate eyes surrounded by the longest […]
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