The Silence Of The Broken

"Run! Baby run!!".    Those words kept echoing in my head as I rushed out of my house towards the woods. It was mid afternoon and the sun was scorching hot, burning my neck as I ran as much as my scrawny legs could take me.    I had gotten to the cottage in the woods, a weak looking building. Despite my present situation, I still looked at the building with scorn but I was grateful for the house and the ugly holes it had.    "You aren't running fast enough rabbit!". I heard those words as I dashed through the door into the house, looking for a place to hide. I used to come here to find peace or to play on my own but this wasn't a time for painful nostalgia.    I quickly looked for the good old broom closet by the kitchen door and squeezed myself in,just as my assailant burst

Today, I was being discharged after spending four weeks in the hospital for my attempted suicide. My arms had healed up but the scars had remained. Forever branding me as the jerk that I am.My mum was coming to pick me up today, so I took one last look at the hospital room I was in and willed myself to try to look alive when she finally arrived.I did my utmost best to try to smile, as I saw her approach my room. She hugged me and even acknowledged my effort at my fake smile and gave me one of hers.I can't recall the last time either of us smiled. I was taken aback when she flashed hers to me, showing me a cute set of dimples and the beautiful smile wrinkles at the corner of her deep rich chocolate brown eyes. Mum had aged ten years after what happened to me and had aged ten more upon the death of my dad.We walked carefully ou

It's been over a month since we arrived at Washington and I've been indoors all through. Mum had suggested that we go to the park sometime or to the mall or to the arcade just to have fun, but each time, each weekend she'd mention it I'd say 'Nah I'm good. Thanks'.       Well today is my first day at Emerson High and no matter how many knots and twists my stomach made as my mum drove me to school, I just couldn't opt out and say 'no!, We are staying at home. Indoors where it's safe and sound and that we have control of. '      Turns out school was closer to the house than I thought and it took only ten minutes to get there. I had no time to prepare for the crowd of people that walked in and out of the gigantic school or the rush of voices or that darn bell. I just had to go.   "We are here". Mum said as she pulled in front of the school. I was clad in an all black parade. Cotton pants wit

It's been two weeks since I started this school and it's been that long since Eric last tried to approach me or disturb me. That mahogany skinned girl had been sitting with me all through the two weeks, she'd compliment my shoes or my sweater or even my gauntlets that those girls kept on insulting.   I found it awkward that she said nothing else, and even more awkward that she didn't try to exchange words with me after school. I didn't have any reason to worry, I mean I was ok with people not talking to me but she was different I guess. Mum and I have been having little more conversations outside of our day to day pleasantries, magic words or questions about how our days went at the end of the day. Yesterday we actually went to a flower shop, looking for flowers that would help make our house lively and then we saw a movie 'da 5 bloods' before bed. I started writing in my journal last two weeks and it has been

Weekdays are never fun at all,Monday had dragged its ugly baggage and I needed to focus on writing a poem on my own as well as writing a poem or a short story depending on what we choose with that dweeb. Today, we didn't have a choice but to try to do the assignment and get over it so we could get on with our lives.    Break was fast approaching and immediately the annoying sound of the bell reached my ears, I braced up to meet Eric and let him know, I hated his guts but I had no choice but to do this assignment with him and so he could either eat toenails or drink his ass I don't care but as it soon turned out, he beat me to it."Hey, goth girl" oh so that's what we are going with now huh?. Goth girl... They couldn't even come up with a better tag. Dickheads." Dweeb""I like your hair today Maeve". This was the first time she was calling my name and I liked the sound better coming from her. Weird right?"Eww, look no body cares!. Yer two we