I walk down the driveway to my car with Selena following behind me. Anxiety is already coursing through me, knowing that I will have to admit to Liam about what I'm about to do when I return. Guilt will prevent me from keeping it a secret. I would have told him that Louise had contacted me already if I knew he wouldn't stop me. Casual sex isn't a problem to him, that part I'm sure about, and we are technically on a break,...

How did we end up here? I haven’t noticed this wall being built Out of bricks of frustration And windows of unfulfilled visions Of the future that could have been.     Silence is heavy And it lingers like toxic fog. Seems to have settled for ever After a torrent of my tears And the thunder of angry words you spoke.     Don’t say another word, They have hurt me enough. They shatter me, because it’s obvious That even after...

The next day Liam suggests a trip to the cinema so we can have a date together. I suspect he's trying to lift my mood, especially after hearing how much I enjoyed going with Selena. We've never been on an actual date before, so it feels slightly odd as I get ready and try to look my best like I did the first night I met Liam. I should be ecstatic, but I still have a lingering sadness within me from the weekend. Sub drop s...

I've been walking for hours, the scene looping, looping, looping in my head. How could you have said those things? "Heartless!" "Spiteful!" "Vindictive!" "Deceitful!" "Cruel!" I open the bedroom door to darkness. "Can you ever forgive me?" "Of course," you whisper back, "I love you, you silly fool." I am naked by the time I reach the bed, aching for your touch. Our sex is soft and rough, gentle and fierce, going on and on...

"Well, then let's go on a road trip!" Chad says to me, after I complained that we hardly do anything anymore. Chad and I have been together for almost two years. I love him, with all my heart. He is the only guy that I have ever been with. We tell each other everything, from our darkest fantasies to our darkest secrets. But lately, all he ever does is work. All he gives me is false hope and broken promises. "Are you mocki...

We argue. A lot. You in your corner. Me in mine. When we argue, There is heat, Fire and danger, In more than one way. When we argue, I don't love you, I love to hate you, And hate to love you. When we argue, You infuriate me, Make me angry, Make me upset. When we argue, You become ice, Become cold and uncaring, The opposite of me. But when we make up, The arguments become sweet, The rawness of our sex, I love you again. T...

Heat. That is all there is anymore. The sun batters down on us through the cloudless sky and even the nights are hot enough that I want nothing more than to rip off my clothes, fall to my knees and beg for a cool breeze. There’s no air conditioning anymore. Takes too much power, they said, and with the nuclear plants all on shutdown due to a lack of cooling water, it’s hard to argue against. So I’m sweating. Everybody’s s...

"Lexxa, go to the party with me," Ally whines as she fixes her hair in my bathroom. "I already told you, no," I tell her. "But whyyy?" she whines again. "Adam will be there!" "I don't care. I don't want to see him," I say, my heart twisting at the mention of his name. "Lexxa, please go with me," she begs as she stares at me through the mirror. "For me, please? You're my best friend, it shouldn't be this hard to convince y...