The need to belong overpowered her. She never felt good enough to be a part of any group. This poor girl did everything to make herself seem worthy to the rest of them, but none of them noticed her and worse none of them cared. Her heart broke the day she realized she was destined to be alone forever. Before she could stop herself, she picked up the object that…

Back and forth, back and forth, and back again. The young son listens to them arguing over the same thing once more, just like before; their words become the tennis match the boy dreads to hear. Mom lobs one to Dad hoping to catch him off guard, but as if defying gravity, he hits the ball back with forceful words and scorn filled emotion. Mom,…

Memories and feelings long ago forgotten, until I opened my computer and saw a Facebook friend request from HIM waiting for me. Years of burying my feelings, washed away in one brief moment. I longed to know what had happened to HIM, so without thinking about the consequences, I accepted and sent an email back asking all…