“This’ll be your last day at school for a while,” a voice startled me, causing me to look up from the thick, hard-cover Berserk graphic novel I cradled in my hands. “Are you punishing me?” I spat back with attitude, glaring in the direction of where the voice came from. “No,” replied the voice calmly, yet with a hint of sternness. “We are going into a lockdown.” “Oh.” My shoulders shrank, and my face welled up with embarr...

“Enjoy the rest of your day!” I chirped, hanging up the call that my call center job had me dial out. Mindlessly, I sifted through the information relayed to me and finished the file I was working on, then moved on to the next. While working on this case, my mind wandered, though my fingers still did the necessary work for my boss to be happy. There had been some turmoil in my marriage of late. My husband and I had been f...

A light breeze blew past Mira as she stood atop the grassy green hill that overlooked her small hometown village. Just beyond the valley was her home, where her husband awaits her return. In her satchel, she carried the corpse of a dead Watcher. A small one, but worth a fortune to an alchemist. With ease, she lifted herself into the air, floating down the hill. Since she was a child, Mira possessed the ability to manipula...

Cool air assaulted my nostrils as humidity caused my nostrils to flare. The stickiness caused me to frown as I walked up a shallow flight of stairs. I found myself overlooking a field. To my left, I spotted a path and headed in that direction. The grey gravel crunched underneath my thick-soled ankle boots. From my designer itabag, I pulled a joint and my lighter. I sparked the flint, causing the flame to catch the gas as...

My heart faltered as I reached the door to my apartment. Suddenly, the rush of years past washed over me. I looked to my old officemate and smiled, my keys jingling as I unlocked the deadbolt of my sturdy oaken door. I pushed in, beckoning Roberto into my cozy one-bedroom apartment. Roberto and I had met working for a call center. It’d been about four months since we worked together, but we never lost contact. And, sudden...

The two weeks that followed Arnold’s punishment were as if nothing had happened at all. His friends hadn’t mentioned their participation, and Arnold hadn’t even broached the subject matter once. I hadn’t felt shame for the act or disgust. In fact, I loved the feeling of each one of them inside me. I caught myself thinking back on the moment each one of them came as I idly washed the dishes in the sink. Had Arnold been wai...

Buzz. Buzz. My phone vibrated. I know what you did. read the text that came across my screen. A wave of hot embarrassment washed over me as I sat on the couch. The text was from Arnold. There was no way he could have known about R. Was there? What are you talking about? I replied. R. My heart stopped. I couldn’t breathe. Suddenly, time stood still. What do you mean? I played dumb. I saw the messages. Well, shit. What am I...

Hummmm. The sound of the microwave lulled me into a trance as I found myself looking into oblivion. Though it was late in the afternoon, this was my first meal of the day. Sometimes the video games that I play took more of my time than I realized. With the timer still counting down, I huffed and sighed, impatiently waiting for my simple frozen dinner of chicken alfredo warmed before me. Unable to contain my impatience, I...

The silence of the forest echoed around us as we walked. Suddenly, everything had become so much more intense. My nostrils flared, inhaling air so crisp and clean that it burnt the inside of my nose. My eyes felt glazed over as we walked, as if I had just been hypnotized by his cock. Cheeks still flushed, heart still racing, several minutes after we started to head back to the car. It was not long before we reached a clea...

“I’m going out for a walk!” I said, grabbing my grey knit cardigan, quickly wrapping myself inside its warmth. Within a few steps, I climbed the stairs from my basement room and headed to the right, to the garage. I closed the door behind me and made my way outside the garage, taking in the crisp, clean morning Canadian air. Down the driveway led to the street. Turning left onto the street, I glanced around nervously, for...