#22

The indefinable smell that caressed the room - a perfume, though mayhap more of a cologne - brought forth such a crashing wave of heavy nostalgia. Such a crashing indeed, as I had never experienced such force behind a vague emotion like this one. It was nostalgia for things that had been, and yet, had never. Almost as if I were desiring something that does not exist in this world, but in fact, is real. And if not in this world, than at least another. And the emotions that it tugged to surface…it made me want to weep uncontrollably…both with heavy sorrow, and great joy.

#21

The hatred that the mother had for others, had transferred on to her child in an even stronger dose.

#20

Her eyes lit with the fire that fell from the sky.

#19

She took out her halo to polish and wear it...but...only when needed.

#18

But they still resembled penguins, even though they were dressed in monkey suits.

#17

That made about as much sense as a honeybee's dance moves.

#16

Bad memories; they draw a curtain of darkness around my heart.

#15

She left without looking back - knowing that there was nothing left for her there.

#14

I felt the music tugging at me - lulling me away into a land of distant memories.

#13

And at that moment I knew...I knew that the life had gone out of your eyes.

#12

And then...she grew up.

#11

The shadows in the darkness were playing tricks on me.

#10

Never before had a plan been executed so perfectly.

#9

"Father...help" were the words most often uttered when she could find no other words to say; when it seemed as if nothing else was to be done.

#8

The woods creaked with the old age that they were notoriously known for.

#7

As the sun rose anew in the fresh morning sky, so did the hope that everything will be alright.

#6

The shadows in the trees looked like figures playing against the artist's canvas of the night sky.

#5

The children have escaped and are wondering around like lost animals.

#4

I turned down the sounds of the south to better hear the sounds of the north, hoping to find my way home - only to discover that I'm falling apart.

#3

And the cock will doodle doom.

#2

The tension in the room was so thick, you practically needed a steak knife to cut it.

#1

The soft yellow glow from the centre of the road was luring me into a land of dreams...both real and fantasy.