In a Hurry To Go Nowhere
I walk on a gravel path and only the sound of my soles coming into contact with the ground reaches my ears. A fairly dense, low vegetation, but provided with some large trees border this path, wide enough so that my shoulders do not touch any branches....
An Improbable Encounter
The day had been particularly long and testing for Tyrir as the young tusky was sitting with his elbow lazily lying on the desk, half his face softly buried in his paw. His mind was barely paying attention to his employer who was barking comments and...
Road to India
_The road to India has been one of the biggest concerns of Europe during the fifteenth century. Each country wanted to be the first one to find that maritime way. Portugal and Spain were the two biggest players in that quest for spices, but what...
Never lose hope part 7.5
I was standing there, with Jude, on the porch, waiting for my mother to open the door. I was staring at the knob, preparing myself to say something wise enough to her. Soon I heard the clicking of heels walking on a wooden floor getting closer. Taking...
Second chance
There's always a moment in your life when you put your existence in perspective. That moment you wish you never have been born; that you think everything you did didn't worth anything good. All your happy and joyful remembrances seem to have vanished...
Never lose hope part 6
"So, are we all going downstairs?" I asked to the five others as we were throwing away our dishes. "I would have like too, but I'm not feeling so great right now, maybe another day..." Brody shyly declined. "Well, see ya tomorrow." Jude smiled...
A gift you can't refuse
For all his life, Vic has always been completely alone, from kindergarten to school. Opportunities for making friends were regularly offered to him, but he wasn't getting along with anybody, preferring to play on his own with the toys. Naturally,...
Never lose hope part 5
I woke up to the chirping of the few birds that were perched near my closed window. My eyes still shut, I stretched my drowsy toes; bones cracking was the reward I got. Taking a deep satisfied breath, I started to stretch my legs, but my left one was...
Never lose hope part 4
"Uuugggnnn! Holy fuck!" Even opening my eyes was a painful task to do. My lips, tongue and throat were as dry as the desert and my head was hurting so badly, I thought it was about to explode. I just lay in my bed, spooning Blake, thinking that the...
Never lose hope part 3
I pushed the door to get outside. The sudden heat just overwhelmed me and I sat on the cement stairs waiting for the bell announcing the end of classes. Each Friday afternoon, I was always able to sneak out 10 minutes before the end of my Art class...
Never lose hope part 2
"It all started five months ago when we arrived in Brimfield. I went to the base for my first day as a US soldier and believe me Vince, your father was really nervous. After identifying myself and asking directions, I made my way to a place name the...
Never lose hope
I was sitting on the bench, trying to calm down a bit as I was looking at the ground with my hands on my forehead. The roaring of thousands of people around me wasn't helping either. As I finally decide to look up, I let out a long sigh to what I was...