Another Sunday afternoon and I had nothing to do. The house was clean, my studies were finished and most of my friends were away for the weekend. I had never been so bored in my life. I even tried rearranging the clothes in my wardrobe, only to notice that I had arranged them in a way they had already been in. Yup, Sundays made me want to rip my hair out. My mother decided to introduce herself to the new owners of the hou...

Kim could hear her mother's car pulling up to the driveway. She closed the fridge door and popped the last grape of the handful she took into her mouth. She wasn't about to spend too much time talking to Salina for a couple of reasons. Their relationship had become a little more frosty than it had ever been, but mainly because she was heading out for the evening. The door opened she heard the clicking of her mother's stil...

I never imagined myself being as outgoing as I was last Friday night. In fact, many would tell you that I lead a rather dull life. And at the age of twenty-two, that is a little sad. Oh, I have friends, lots of them. But when we hang out I am usually the last one on the dance floor and the first one to sit back down. I must admit, reading my own description of my social life makes me want to fall asleep. “Come on, Claudia...

Kim knew Mila Brighton well. She was always pictured in the town's monthly digest standing next to some pompous dignitary with a giant cheque for one of her causes. It was either funding for the community centre or something for the arts. Kim could see through it all. It was just an excuse to gain favour with the residents in order to further her own pursuits. One of them being a chairwoman of the local council. Rumours s...

It had just gone quarter to midnight and Diane had reduced her pacing up and down the hallway to a small shuffle in either direction. Where the hell is that girl? She thought. It wasn’t even a Friday or Saturday night, but she still decided to break her curfew. Any more of this nonsense, young lady and you will never leave the house again. Toni, her eighteen-year-old daughter was in trouble more often than she cared to ad...

The train had arrived late as usual. That wasn’t much of a surprise since most of the trains around here arrived whenever they damn well pleased. When it stopped, I was relieved to see that it was pretty much empty. I didn’t want anyone to see the few tears I had left rolling down my face. When I sat down in the carriage, my attention was first drawn to how sticky the floor looked. Perhaps, the result of one too many for...