There are so many peopleYou look here, you look thereAll around,everywhereNo time for anyoneHow we move, talk, walkTrying to make people noticeBeyond the superficial You are judged in a split secondOne chance, one timeThey don't really seeThey can't understandWhat lies beneathYou can learn from one anotherIf you stop and listenSee beyond what is in front of youAnd know the real person Take the time and learn from thisAnd...
Prince Rugal: Chapter 1Rugal woke up hearing the distant sounds of familiar voices. He opened his eyes slowly and saw two blurry faces in front of him, blinking slowly a few times, his eyes came into focus and he saw Veera and Iris starring down at him. "Rugal can you hear me?" Iris asked. "Are you alright?"Rugal managed a small smile and said, "A little water logged, but I'll live." He then sat up slowly as the girls hel...
Irene the Sly: Chapter 6As they walked, Theo and Nethlen strode up between Irene and said, "So new girl, got any special talents?""None that may be useful in here. No," she answered."Oh, well our parents were fire dancers," Theo said."Yea so we inherited some cool tricks," Nethlen continued for his brother."Watch this.""Watch this." They both said at the same time.The twins then snapped their fingers and a sparkling fire...
Marcia and Naomi joined their classmates up on the open deck of the ferry. There was a steady wind coming off the lake, which cut through their clothes. To beat the wind the girls walked around the deck chatting and playing a game of tag. The headmaster watched the girls, smiling at how easily the varied group members fit together. With all the different races and upbringing, these girls formed a cohesive group of friends...
"If only the good die young, that crew will live to a hundred.” This unflattering rumination came from one, William Jackson “Willie” Sinclair IV. The target of his jaundiced assessment was the Iota Fraternity test procurement committee. Its entire membership was currently passed out in a back room of the Iota house amid a sea of card, chips, and empty beer cans. What prompted Willie’s unkind assessment was their failure t...
The Frigid Prince: Chapter 5As the others rushed to aid their friend Enaguille began zapping their feet with his magic; encasing them up to the ankle with an ice bracer. They struggled to break their feet free but couldn't. Methais turned to Enaguille and shouted, "What the hell man? Igor is in there he needs our help!""The only sound that travels in or out of that darkness is what the tower wants," Enaguille said. "We ma...
Marcia and Naomi had returned to their room after a final session with the makeshift orchestra before summer school started. Naomi sat on her bed watching Marcia as she swept up the clothes she tossed on the floor the night before. There was a look of concerned puzzlement on her face as she bent over. Naomi saw the look and wanted to ask about it. When Marcia finished, rather than climb on her bed and sit she came over to...
Irene the Sly: Chapter 5The next floor was just like the previous one but with more trees in it. Soon as they got up there they broke a hard right and hugged the wall going on until they were all out of breath. They stayed grouped together this time as Adelea said, "Alright everyone stay low and keep quiet, very quiet."They did as she said, but Samhal argued quietly, "Yeah for all the good that did us last time.""The last...
Final exams ended with the standings posted and as expected Marcia was the top student by a wide margin. Summer school started next week and the freshman class was abuzz with excitement. Marcia should be happy, but she sat on her bed sadly thinking about her achievement. It was nice, as number one, but at what price? Her best friend and roommate was number two tied with another girl who tried to destroy her. Was this the...
Irene the Sly: Chapter 4Irene didn't stop running until she was too tired to keep it up; even then she kept moving forward, too afraid to look behind her. She spent no time thinking about what the four different staircases at the end of the tower base floor led to; she just went up one and hoped for the best.* * *"You know I can't believe that out of all those merchants outside the tower only three of them had decent weap...
You all cherish something. But do you cherish only someone Or everyone you know? You should cherish each of your friends Giving them a bit of yourself. For whatever you give Will always come back to you. Cherish each friend and hold them dear If you do you've nothing to fear. You may not always give happiness or cheer You always hold one person that you cherish But why not spread that further You also cherish things as pr...
John......the Ghost ch 3Art, Sara and Jimmy went to church and afterward they went to Golden Corral for lunch. Jimmy was fidgeting and distracted during lunch and finally his Dad asked him what was bothering him.Jimmy was silent for a moment and finally decided that the truth was the best way forward. "Daddy would you and Mom think I was fibbing if I told you I was talking to the ghosts in the Blake's house?"Sara was sile...
Exactly thirty minutes after they left the tunnels, Marcia and Naomi stood at the headmaster's door. Marcia knocked quietly and moved aside when the door opened. Hans showed the girls into the office and left quietly leaving the meal cart outside the office. The girls took their usual places around the small table set with their dinner. As they sat, the headmaster entered through the door to his private quarters, which we...
Having that one special friend The one who makes you smile Makes you laugh at the simplest things Hugs you when you're down Making it all better As he replaces that frown with that smile he loves Finding that friend may take a while And when you do You will have that friendship to the end That everlasting kind of love A love among two friends His heart is made of gold Always shining bright For I have a friend that w...
Looking in the mirrorI see my crazy curlsMy brown eyesThe funny smile on my faceI think of my friendsWe have drifted apartThey are always on my mindKat, Eva, Sunil, BillI love each one of themI have never forgottenHow much they mean to meThey are each a strength Runs strong in my heartI miss each one Life is soo fastWe are always movingNever stopping, trying to slow downOne day we will all catch upHere or somewhere Know e...
