Xanadu
 

I sat there in silence... The person who confessed their love for me is kissing the girl I hate while I sit in the back row of class. My...

Buzz. I look down. My phone lit up. I receive a message from my mom. I try to read it without being disrespectful to the guest speaker in...

The lines move swiftly in the street. Dancing together in the middle of the highway. Staying by each other's side and yet never touching....

It cradled your head every night and caught tears while you weeped yourself to sleep. It was even shared some nights with the guest you...

She begged for her first phone. She was the only one in her grade without one. And how could she reach out to call for help if she were...

The same kid that told his mother to burn in hell, dances around in his firefighter costume. The same boy who hits his dog for barking...

As the bleach fried her dark brown locks, she felt free. Her hair was washed and scrubbed by the salon tech, whose nails would scrape her...

As I hold him in my hands, it's almost as if time moves backwards. The baby blue felt still feels fresh and soft even though it's become...

While taking my second SAT in room 630, I was disturbed by the vivid images of him dangling by his swollen, purple neck. Braided nylon...

I am the sweet drink you enjoy in the summer, the sour fruit you hate, and the pie you never ask for. I am the river that crosses China,...