• bree wrote about the word leash 2 years, 10 months ago

    My parents always kept me on a tight leash. No drinking, no drugs, no being out after dark… nothing.
    After Penny everything changed.
    She unlocked the doors of my perception

  • bree wrote about the word pawn 2 years, 10 months ago

    I couldn’t believe that he had done it. Used me like that. Tears slid down my cheeks and landed on the lined paper below. Tiny puddles formed like fresh dew on a leaf. Soon the paper would turn dark and wrinkly.
    Checkmate. The Queen and King were dead.

  • bree wrote about the word salute 2 years, 10 months ago

    Back straight
    Head high
    Eyes forward
    Hand stiff at the brow
    Starched green fabric ironed to the crease
    Salute!

  • bree wrote about the word trend 2 years, 10 months ago

    I rocked the glasses like they were the hottest trend. I kept getting sideways glances from suits on the street.
    squares.

  • bree wrote about the word carve 2 years, 10 months ago

    I carved the precious stone out of the necklace, being careful not to scratch the gold backing. Finally I had retrieved what should always have been my own.
    I stored the amethyst in my pocket and walked out of the morgue.

  • bree wrote about the word spike 2 years, 10 months ago

    It was a spike driven through my spine. A burning that filled my chest and worked its way up to my head.
    I knew it before i really understood what had happened.
    I would never walk again

  • bree became a registered member 2 years, 10 months ago