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• A Bit Of A Shock

  by thebetweenspace 4 months ago

  In fact, I wiped the floor with both of them. I was the last man standing. They were so broken and bruised that Jodi was besi…

• Bye, Bye Love

  by uselessness 4 months ago

  I never imagined that slamming a door in someone’s face could feel so triumphant. I think I actually hit her with it, but it’...

• Entering the Colosseum

  by uselessness 4 months ago

  Tom and Mendez were two gladiators facing each other in the ring. It was an odd pairing: Tom was lean and athletic, while Men…

• I Think He Really Meant It This Time

  by thebetweenspace 4 months ago

  “Actually, it’s sort of not,” I said.

  Lurch hovered over me awkwardly, a look of concern etched across his pockmarked face. ...

• Pizza Face News Flash

  by uselessness 4 months ago

  “Can’t you knock?” sputtered Tom.

  I crawled weakly into bed and hugged my pillow, listening to the conversation in the hall….

• He Put Two And Two Together

  by thebetweenspace 4 months ago

  Completely terrified wouldn’t do my fit of panic justice. I had, after all, been staring at my completely bare chest like a m…

• The Game Within a Game

  by uselessness 4 months ago

  There I was, sprawled on the bathroom floor, one arm draped clumsily over the side of the bathtub for support, watching stars…

• Warning: Baggage Included

  by uselessness 4 months ago

  The next day, I was rushing out the door to get to class when I nearly trampled Jodi. She was standing in the hallway, bent o…

• Something's Fishy

  by uselessness 4 months ago

  Mendez snatched the book from my fingers.

  “Hey look, Jordan, there’s cartoons in here!”

  He pointed at a drawing of a sulkin…

• Oh Jealousy Look At Me Now

  by thebetweenspace 4 months ago

  What was that feeling in the pit of my stomach? Dark and torturous, so fervent and encumbering, all full of despair. I watche…