Living with Anxiety I’ve lived with anxiety my entire life and as a teenager, it enveloped me. As I got older I became stronger and more resilient. As you grow you tend to worry less about the little things and you learn to appreciate each moment, even the struggles. I’ve learned to breathe through the trying moments and my anxiety no longer controls me, but it took me years to get to the place I […]
I walked by you in my ripped jeans and cowgirl boots and that was all it took for everything to change. I could feel your eyes on me, but I pretended not to notice. I flipped my long hair over my shoulder and kept walking, but I couldn’t ignore you. You were something different and my heart knew before the rest of me that it was you. It’s crazy how I went from not knowing […]
Chapter Five “I think you should come now, Luke. She’s a mess,” Serena spoke frantically. “What is she drinking?” Luke asked. “Whiskey…” “She’s depressed. Where are you?” He questioned as he put on his shoes. “We’re at the new bar on Auburn. She’s asking for you,” Serena said as Luke grabbed his keys and slipped into his Converse. Lucy spun around in her high heels, drink in hand, dancing to her favorite country song. Serena […]
Chapter Four ”Lucy, wake up,” a familiar voice whispered as the broken girl struggled to sit up. Lucy was still trapped in the dank room, all alone, waiting for someone to save her from Omisha. She was bruised and sore from passing out on a concrete floor. The area Omisha injected Lucy with multiple injections was black and blue; the pain was immense, but she was too scared to feel anything. As she searched the […]
Life can be scary and stressful, no doubt! But, with PTSD it just comes with the territory. When I was raped Sophomore year of high school, everything changed. I’ll remember the details of that night forever; the night ended with my hand punching my bathroom mirror, and a young, vulnerable me falling asleep with a bottle of something 90 proof. I couldn’t wrap my head around what had happened to me; so much of […]
Livvy bowed her head and took a shot of something strong. His deep voice played over and over again in her tangled mind. It was her first day alone, in a long time. She stumbled out of an Upper East Side bar, looking incredible. She could taste his lips and feel his strong grasp take a hold of her; her throat felt hot from the alcohol. So much had changed in her life, and in […]
Obama began the year of 2016, by addressing the issue of gun violence in the United States, by stating that he is going to take action to enhance the background checks done on gun buyers. Well, lets look back on our year so far. Of course, this year has been one of the bloodiest post 911, with mass shootings still occurring, devastating school shootings, terrifying bombings, and other acts of violence involving firearms. Thousands have […]
