Solipsism      I feel cold. My heart hurts, and my blood races hot, yet it sends a chill through me. I want to scream, but I choke it down. It hurts so much, to be eviscerated this way, but I take solace in knowing that in every piece I lose, by my blood, does a hope spring eternal.   …

Where The Heart Lies      The plaza is packed with a surprising amount of people, considering the time. I stick out like a sore thumb, being one of the few young people here and not in school. I scan the crowd as best as I can, all in the belief that I’ll know who I’m looking for when I …

Fickle Destiny      The rest of the bath is uninteresting, though there was a bit where Gee fought me to let her wash my back- she won. I have to say though; it felt wonderful. Yet at the end of my night, I lay awake.      I could hear Gee’s soft breathing near my ear, because of course she …

Suddenly A Star – Part 4      Tomorrow begins like usual, well, my new usual. With a bow, Grandpa and I end our training session. With his words of praise and the exhilaration behind me, I clean myself up before I head to school.      The moment I enter the courtyard, I can sense others taking notice of …

Suddenly A Star – Part 3      Jamie calls for me. I guess it’s time to eat. I make my way to the door, place my hand on the scanner, and watch it rotate. Before long it opens to the first floor. Man am I glad my world got rid of stairs. By the time I enter the kitchen, …

Suddenly A Star – Part 2       In the changing room, I finally start to feel some semblance of unease as I realize that I’m being stared at by nearly everyone. When I slid my shirt off, exposing my naked torso and lace bra, Jamie spoke up.       “Damn girl.”       I can’t help but …

Suddenly A Star – Part 1       Class ends in the same, old nostalgic way. The moment Mr. Gordon leaves, however, the class erupts into noise and everyone surrounds me- closer than they should be. I guess kids are always ones to skirt the rules when something exciting happens. They throw questions one after another at me. No …

Homecoming – Part 2       “What are you thinking, my queen?” Gee asks.       “Queen? And I was just thinking that Grandpa was especially weird. I don’t know what I could possibly tell him.”       When dinner time rolls around I’ve still come up with nothing. “You want me to just not ask? How can …

Homecoming – Part 1       I’m surrounded by dozens of people all looking down at me.       I stand up on weary feet and stumble away from the crowd. The sun shines with a brightness I haven’t known in what seems like lifetimes. The world is so loud and all around me things zip by at …

Almost – Part 5       Dom doesn’t take his eyes off of the windowed view as he answers me.       “My dear, you do not understand another any better than another, you. You over buy yourself; else you sell short others.”       “No. That’s-” “Exactly. You may think you’re special, but know what say, …