passenger

Prince V Upon a late winter's morning, the gate was topped with snow. Prince V dusted the bars before hurriedly squeezing through. Like most princesses in the myths he'd heard ...

Chris "I'm ready to talk about it," she told me. "I'm ready to talk about it," I told her. Mom sat upright in her chair, crossing one leg over the ...

Chris "Please," she whispered to me, hand skirting the blanket to brush mine. "Please forgive me. Please make it stop." Her voice shook, making my stomach rock, and she swallowed. ...

Chris "Y'only got two days till tryouts, Burton," I panted, spreading my arms in a defensive stance. "Better step up that mess y'call your game." Lance Burton attempted a crossover ...

Monday God, I miss Mondays. It was the first thought to cross his mind as he strode drenched through the torrents. Passing the tennis courts. Thinking back to the matches ...

Chris I couldn't stop thinking about the day Laska and I kissed in the rain. The day after Ree died. I couldn't stop wondering whether or not my bubblegum was ...

Nick- It's been two days since I've written, not that it really matters. I don't care much about being punctual, reason one being that you never will end up reading ...

Dear Dana, If there's one thing I've learned from having adjacent classrooms with Guinevere Redding, it's that every story must have a beginning. (Of course, overhearing AP English lectures during ...

Lou I found Ro sitting on one of the cots in our cabin. He was applying generous pressure to his arm. He prodded irritably at his makeshift sling. "The hell're ...

--Carina-- I had no recollection of giving James my number. Maybe my memory was failing me; maybe I was in some state of denial to my newfound gregariousness; maybe I ...

Nick- I used to hang out after lunch on the third floor, lurking in the halls until you bounded long-legged up the stairs and fooled with your locker combination. I ...

Dear Dana, I know we haven't spoken in awhile, but after witnessing the tragedy that's encompassed our community for the past few weeks, I've realized how important it is that ...

The Boy Next Door Dear Nick, You destroyed my life-- almost literally. Mid-June. It's been nearly a month since an unspeakable tragedy befell Lemming High School; a shooting and suicide ...

Chris I muscled the jackass into the dirt, fists flying, sweating through my shirt. It wasn't a boxing match, but a messy brawl; no calculated movements or feinting eyes, and ...

--Carina-- "You forgot to let people in." He was drenched in the onslaught of the downpour, catching the worst of the storm in the pits of his collarbone. His hair ...