The boy sat trembling in the bushes, the cold from the frozen ground seeping though his jeans and numbing his legs. He shouldn’t have agreed to play but he didn’t want to lose face in front of the older kids. He wondered desperately of they were even looking for him or if the whole thingContinue reading “Hide and Seek”
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Boundaries
“I still become easily confused when a man tells me who I am… even after all this time.” “I would counter that that’s normal after suffering years of abuse and perhaps you are being too hard on yourself.” I felt my eyes roll. Why did therapists have to be so fucking reasonable about everything? SheContinue reading “Boundaries”
The Dress
Her dress was torn in three places when he finished but it was nothing compared to her heart. Still, she dwelled on the dress… It now hung forlornly over the chair in the corner of her bedroom, a monument to her former naivete. A regretful nostalgia washed over her as she stared at it, herContinue reading “The Dress”
The Love I Knew
We met in the windswept corners of my mind. It was there we kissed for the first time, confessed our feelings for the first time, made love for the first time and yet… We had barely talked. By the time we went on our first date, we had already lived a lifetime of memories. WeContinue reading “The Love I Knew”
The Meltdown
He sank to the floor in doorway, watching his wife, helplessly. She was curled into the fetal position, laying in the bathtub, sobbing. He would have approached her but she was beyond such gestures. He knew from long experience… All he could do was wait and watch. He wouldn’t intervene unless she tried to hurtContinue reading “The Meltdown”
The Call
The call came in the wee hours of the morning. It always did. It was almost a ritual… An alcohol fueled confession followed by months of complete silence. He often wondered if the calls were even remembered in the morning. There was a time when he would desperately try to call back but no oneContinue reading “The Call”
Say Nice Things About Me
“Is it hard loving me?” she asked solemnly, looking up into his face without breaking their embrace. “A little,” he answered, truthfully. “You’re supposed to say no. How are you so bad at this?” “You said I should be honest all the time.” She pulled away from him, “Ugh. Ok. Well, for the record it’sContinue reading “Say Nice Things About Me”
Little Things
She was such a light sleeper, she would wake up as soon as their little feet hit the floor in the morning. It wouldn’t have mattered, though. The twins always headed straight to her bed first thing. Maya loved her morning cuddles and Millie… Well, she cuddled for a minute or so and then sheContinue reading “Little Things”
Heartbreaker
Searing pain ripped through her, and faces swum before her. The pain was so intense. She couldn’t remember where she was, what she was doing or even who she was. All she knew was the pain and it carried her away on a wave. She blacked out and awoke again struggling to breathe. Paramedics stoodContinue reading “Heartbreaker”
Sober
Whenever the memories threatened to arise, he suppressed them with a fierce desperation and a whole lot of alcohol. But now… The house was dry. He had checked all of his secret hiding places… Empty. Worse still, it was Sunday. He was out of options for a few hours. Hands shaking, mind racing, he pacedContinue reading “Sober”
Natolie Webb 