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Kristina wrote about the word downpour 1 year, 6 months ago
As the tears streamed down her face in a downpour, she inhaled, desperate for a catch of breath. “Pl-please don’t,” she begged, writhing for her life. Her life was her boyfriend. Unfortunate luck.
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Kristina wrote about the word thread 1 year, 9 months ago
The thread is what holds life itself together. However, there is always one person that suppresses the ability to flick the thread, twist it, and pull it away from the life. Then life would pull apart. But. That is what makes life.
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Kristina wrote about the word driving 1 year, 9 months ago
I just passed my road test. On Friday. I was supposed to be allowed to drive just to work and school but I found out that I could drive anywhere. Sweet. I was driving by myself for the first time to Dunkin’ Donuts to buy my mom coffee and I was grinning the whole way [...]
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Kristina wrote about the word trophy 1 year, 10 months ago
His eyes glistened with tears as he thrust the trophy up into the air, the gold shining as it reflected off the gymnasium lights overhead. The crowd was cheering him on, praising him for what he had done — dribbling the ball to the right instead of to the left and ultimately leading the team [...]
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Kristina wrote about the word cigarette 1 year, 10 months ago
As he inhaled the heat from the cigarette, he smirked. At me. “Problem?” He quipped coolly, toying with the shape of the cigarette between his fingers. “No.” I replied, my gaze fixed on the cigarette. “Good.” He smiled for the first time and the last time, before turning around and went out of my sight [...]
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Kristina wrote about the word straw 1 year, 10 months ago
A straw in the cup. Straw. s t r a w. It is interesting how a bunch of letters combined into one word could mean something. But when you look at it for a long time, it looks so weird. Like a foreign word.
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Kristina wrote about the word expecting 1 year, 10 months ago
I am expecting a lot from myself. As I approach my senior year in the fall, I am hoping I will complete my analyzing on my two AP English books, finish all the basics of the college apps, and do good things. I NEED to do this. To prove everybody wrong by getting into a [...]
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Kristina wrote about the word cast 1 year, 10 months ago
She couldn’t believe her eyes as her eyes flickered across the computer screen again, again, and again. She had been chosen to play Cassandra in the television show. She exhaled, suddenly out of breath, mostly from disbelief. Then a tear suddenly rolled down her cheek and she stifled back a sob. Why isn’t she as [...]
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Kristina wrote about the word stem 1 year, 10 months ago
The stem of the apple is the part where nobody really notices. The apple itself stands out too much, overshadowing the stem. That’s exactly like that with people. People have a big ugly stem — a flaw. But the beauty within self overshadows it. That’s the way it is.
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Kristina wrote about the word assisted 1 year, 10 months ago
I realized I had to assist her. The look on her face when people spat right at her face was too grief-stricken for me. So I assisted her to the room she was supposed to go in. “Thanks,” she muttered, her eyes downcast.
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Kristina became a registered member 2 years, 6 months ago