Letter From a Friend
Dear, Tereece…
Dear, Tereece…
From where did you hear of these things?
“And where he walks, there shall be glitter and gold…”
“That god damned dog gettin’ up under the house again!”
I didn’t believe the rumors. So, I hid in the bathroom of the library till after hours and waited for everyone to go home. The lights shut off and I suddenly found myself in darkness. The only source of light was the silver glow of the moon. But I wasn’t afraid of the dark. I […]
Mary called me at some ungodly hour of the night. I can’t complain—she’s my girlfriend. “Jasmine?” she said. I could hear the tears over the phone. I was used to it. Another one of her break downs. “What’s wrong, babe?” “I’m just tired of all this shit.” I guess she meant her quiet life, in […]
“I’m not going to die here.”
The first pet the little girl owned was a hamster. She was ten at the time. She named it Simon, loved it and took care of it as she was told. One day, her cousin, Lil’ Jo came to her. He took her up the stairs to her room and shut the door. Then he […]