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Weekly Contest #234
Warning: the below story contains graphic imagery, suicide, alcohol abuse, death, mental health issues, and is overall very dark in content. Beware."Hope! Wait- no no no no... please!" Selina sprints toward Hope, whose concrete-encased feet are dangling from the pier's edge. An empty vodka bottle in her lover's hand. Of course, Selina hadn't meant to disappear for 5 years. But intent doesn't mean much. It's impact that matters. And Hope, poor codependent Hope, had been struggling all alone for five years genuinely believing that the lov...
Warning: Themes of mental health, substance abuse, physical/emotional abuse, and mentions of suicide. Flash, crackle, and blam. My mother's gravestone momentarily bathed in white light. Not many people are stupid enough to visit a cemetery during a thunderstorm, maybe I'm just a bit too edgy. Nah. A breathless, gasping voice sounds behind me causing a jolt to go down my spine "You should really get inside". Moe. That idiot... It's like he's trying to put me next to mom. "Jesus, maybe be a bit more creepy next time? And no. I like the ...
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