The End Of Earth As We Know It Aliens. They are everywhere. You may not know it, or feel it, but they are. We finally got proof of that last year when they invaded us with everything they had. It was normal evening like all the rest. Nothing-special going on. It was Tuesday afternoon. The skies started getting dark early that day. The evening news was covered with sightings about alien crafts being seen in the skies all over world. A few of the sightings included the alien…
The Thing In My Basement It's down there, waiting, haunting me Calling my name whenever I walk by It keeps my awake at night scared out of my mind, I scream, I hide, I cry. I try to forget it's there, cover my eyes and my ears but the noises get louder and the lights get brighter, It taunts me with all my fears. "I want to be your friend" it says, screaming into my soul, "just come down and be With me, I swear I'll make you whole" It screams and screams at me to the point of…
Monsters Vampires, Werewolves, Demons, these are a list of a few, Of the terrifying monsters that are all out to get you. You see them when you dream and you see them when you wake, you are fascinated by them, oh what a big mistake! They wait and they torment you Trying to get you on their side To lure Into the darkness where they all seductively hide. They have the power to control you, If they should so wish, they'll haunt you for all eternity, and they'll kill you with…
Don't Go Into The Woods As a child I was always told not to go into the woods that were located only down the road from me. We lived in a very remote area, pretty much in the middle of nowhere, by we I mean me and my boyfriend Billy. We bought this house off my parents. And until this day I've always kept my promise! Except for that one time when I was a kid but luckily my parents found me before he did. But lately I've started to have these terrifying nightmares again. I'm…
Lurking Beyond The Shadow For days now I've had the same spine tingling sensation that someone is following me. Everywhere I go, My heart pounds in my chest and my breathing becomes erratic. I know I'm not crazy, I can feel it in my bones, someone is always there, taunting me, making me extremely nervous. I don't know what to do!! It was late Saturday night and I had just sat down to eat my Chinese when I heard a clutter outside. I rushed to my feet and went to explore the…
10 High-Protein Vegetables You Should Start Eating Today On my weight loss healing journey, my starting place for radically transforming my health was to eat real foods, especially vegetables. Within a few weeks of eating real foods, especially protein-rich vegetables (in combination with other healthy protocols), I began to have more energy and to feel my excess weight release easily and naturally, even after years of trying. Best of all, I began to feel like myself again.…
19 Healthy Breakfasts That Will Actually Fill You Up The amount of time between breakfast and lunch is way too long. But it doesn't have to feel that way. If you want to feel energized and full for longer, you should make sure to eat a nutritious breakfast with a lot of protein, Albert Matheny, R.D., C.S.C.S., and consultant for Naked Nutrition, tells BuzzFeed Life. He recommends that you eat at least 20 to 25 grams of protein in the morning. Everyone's needs are different,…
30 High-Protein Snacks That Are Healthy and Portable When you live a busy lifestyle, snacks can be useful when hunger hits and you don't have time to prepare a meal. However, many snack foods available today are high in refined carbs and sugar, which can leave you feeling unsatisfied and craving more food. The key is to make sure your snacks are nutritious and contain protein. Protein promotes fullness because it signals the release of appetitesuppressing hormones, slows…
Top 10 Fruits Highest in Protein Fruits can be a good source of protein, though they tend to provide less than vegetables, beans, nuts, and other high protein foods. The current daily value (%DV) for protein is 50 grams per day and is meant as a general goal for most people. 1 cup of fruit can provide between 1-10% of the DV for protein. High protein fruits include guavas, avocados, apricots, kiwifruit, blackberries, oranges, bananas, cantaloupe, raspberries, and peaches.…
Good Protein Sources Protein can help you shed those unwanted pounds - and keep your belly full. But it's important to eat the right amount and the right kind of protein to get its health benefits. Seafood Seafood is an excellent source of protein because it's usually low in fat. Fish such as salmon is a little higher in fat, but it is the heart-healthy kind; it has omega-3 fatty acids. White-Meat Poultry Stick to the white meat of poultry for excellent, lean protein. Dark…
High Protein Food - The Key to Feeding the Furnace As every bodybuilder knows, have the battle is having the proper diet for your goals, and there isn't a successful workout regiment around that doesn't include a diet loaded with high protein food. High protein food comes in many forms, and while most people automatically assume meat, that isn't always the best source (although meat does consistently provide a high level of protein). Beans, shakes, and whey protein are just…
Creepy Connie She walks around with her hair all messed up, in pig tails. She's gruesome, shes creepy, she's an epic fail. Nobody understands the way that she breathes in every day life. The sorrow she lives in, the long and pointed knife. She rocks her doll and sings her a song. The marks she carves into her skin with her little fingers that are not very strong. She follows you with her deep and penetrating eyes. Creepy Connie, waves her fingers to say goodbye. She plays…
Baby Bones (Part 1) The house was built in the late 1900's. It had many acres to farm and did quite well for years. But the owners of the farm grew old and their children wear not interested in taking over the farm. So when their parents died, the children sold the house as quickly as they could for as much as they could get out of it. It took three years and a steep decline in price before a buyer could be found however. John and Nancy were a newly wedded couple in the late…
What You Don't Know About Bitcoin Prize Live Sa kasalukuyang araw, ang bitcoin ay isang uri ng cryptocurrency na lubos na hinihiling sa web. Walang ganap na pamamahala ng bangko pati na rin ang kumpanya sa paglipas ng bitcoin na isinasaalang-alang bilang unang trading digital na pera. Ang pamumuhunan sa bitcoin ay ang paunang pagpipilian ng isang bilang ng mga indibidwal at maraming mga tao na namuhunan ang halaga ng pera sa bitcoin para sa maraming mga gamit. Ang isang…
It Just A Dream, Right? I was running through the school corridor, I knew he was behind me but I couldnt bring myself to look. If I did i'd have to stop, and if I stop he'd catch me, so I just ran as far as my feet would take me until finally coming to a violent stop,my heart pounding and my breathing erratic. I found enough composure within myself to take a quick glance, he was gone! I sighed heavily with relief but once I turned back around, there he was, standing ever so…
A Child Wrath Centuries ago female infanticide was common practice all over the world. Specially in Asia and the Middle East, where severe poverty existed. It was widely accepted that the female gender were only a burden, so the parent's buried baby girls as soon as they were born into this world. Research suggested that the number of murders committed due to their sex tops a hundred million. Joseph Blunt an FBI field agent was just given a new assignment . Joseph frequents…
The Picture On the wall hung a picture of a family that never grew old together, they were sadly, brutally killed by a monster. This beast decided their time of death. The house that they lived in are haunted by their spirits. They never crossed into the light because they were taken away from their home and they were not ready to die. Every family that has bought this house, were not happy their. Many family members have been experiencing the same things. The three of them…
Meet Me In My Dreams (Part 1) Mom, Dad, and I moved into an old fixer-upper. I am not a fan of Dad's interest in old houses. This particular house was different though. It was huge. It stood on a huge hill on twenty or more acres of land. The nearest school was overThose were my friends." Erin gasped and turned around, a hand on her heart. "Da**it, you scared me!" She said. The wind started blowing. Erin's hair was blowing everywhere. What Erin saw when she turned around was…
Gestation He stared into the knot hole, mystified. It was spacious, unnatural; it seemed as if someone had carved a portion of the trunk out. It wasn’t just this tree, either; there were about a dozen more nearby that had the same aberration. But why only these particular trees? And why did they seem so off? He had seen decaying trees before. None of them looked like this. Other than the holes, these trees seemed fine. Healthy leaves, upright position, no cracks, no fungi,…
Two Locked Hearts Ethan Fester was a heart throb. He stood at six one, had brownish red wavy hair, and a smile that lit up every room he entered. Inheriting his mom's blue eyes, Ethan also sported a set of dimples girls went crazy over. Everybody loved Ethan and girls crushed madly over him. Funny thing about it all; was Ethan never did anything to receive all of the attention. People just gave it to him. His parents doted over him. They bought him things and talked about…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 2) The whole afternoon was full of speculation between the guys about the girls from college, and how they couldn't wait to attend next year. Ethan smiled and laughed at all the innuendos and corny remarks. He himself didn't think he was attending the local college. He had his sights set on a prestigious college worlds away from him and his friends. He was waiting on the acceptance letter from Duke University. There was a restaurant two blocks from…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 3) To see it now, it made Sawyer look a million times better. It surprised Ethan to his core. Driving home, he thought about it several times. Crazy what you can find out about a person. Ethan ran around the corner of the track first place. His friends were cheering him on. He almost made it to the finish line when the tip of his shoe hit the concrete the wrong way and made him fall forward off his feet. The impact was intense. He fell onto his face…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 4) In the coming weeks, Sawyer saw Ethan periodically throughout school. Now that Ethan had made himself known to Sawyer, it was very common for Ethan to pass Sawyer in the hallway and wave. Sawyer was amazed he'd even care that Ethan spared some of his attention. But little by little, he'd even look for Ethan in the hallway or on his way to his car, to see if he'd get a passing glance of him or something. Ethan was a very friendly person and there…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 5) So Sawyer begins to explain the principles of the chapter and helped Ethan to see why he was struggling the way he was. It took an hour, but afterwards Ethan could breathe a lot better. "This should help me out a lot. Thanks Sawyer." "You're welcome. Gotta give your mom her money's worth." "Cool. How long did she pay for?" "I think your counselor said for a month. So I guess I'll be tutoring you for a month." "Oh ok," Ethan remarked. Sawyer left…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 6) Sawyer stared after him with a mixture of fury and hurt etched on his face. Sawyer's reasoning was different from Ethans. He felt like Ethan breached a level of trust. He gave a special part of himself to Ethan he had never allowed another to have. Another classmate anyway. Ethan had been a confidant. A real friend. A hidden source of encouragement. I mean, Sawyer would look for him in the halls and secretly hope Ethan would look his way and say…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 7) Both boys hugged each other for several minutes. When both men finally released each other, they accidentally looked into each other's eyes. When it happened, everything changed. Ethan knew he had fallen in love for the first time ever in his life. Ethan ran across the finish line first place. All that day he kept thinking about Sawyer. If it had been a girl Ethan would've been smiling from ear to ear. Plus, he would've told the girl how he felt.…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 8) Sawyer pulled into Ethan's driveway feeling apprehensive about coming over to play a video game. He almost said no. He liked Ethan, but felt both of them were from two separate sides of the track. The fight they had days before proved it. Sawyer wanted to avoid another at all cost. Ethan met him at the door. He was smiling from ear to ear. Typical Ethan, Sawyer thought. Ethan and Sawyer played "Call of Duty" for over three hours before Sawyer got…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 9) Ethan ran another race that week and he asked Sawyer to come and watch. Sawyer said he would. When he ran and won first place, the person he went to afterwards was Sawyer. Ethan just sorta slipped through the crowd and found him sitting up at the highest bleacher seat where no one bothered to search for him, and together, they chatted and Ethan spilled a few secrets on how he won everything as an athlete. Sawyer was amazed at how easy going Ethan…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 10) Josh stood his ground. "You playing soccer. It's a joke!" "I don't think it's any of your business." Sawyer spat back. "I am on this school's soccer team. I believe I would know an idiot in cleeks if I saw one." Sawyer went for Josh. He swung his fist high in the air at Josh's face, but Josh dodged it. Sawyer was just about ready to go for him again when Ethan rushed him and stopped him from trying. "Take it easy Sawyer! He ain't worth it!" Sawyer…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 11) Ethan let go of Sawyer. Sawyer walked away without another word. Ethan felt like crying like a small child. Ethan cried all the way home in his car. How could I let a guy like Sawyer get ahold of my heart? Ethan asked himself. Why me of all people? Ethan wanted to text Sawyer but nothing ever sounded right. He always ended up tossing his phone aside instead. At school he began to change towards people. He started to look at them differently, no…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 12) Ethan sat up. "No Sawyer we still have ten minutes. My mom paid for thirty full minutes." Sawyer scowled. "You got all your answers right Ethan. I have nothing else to teach you today." "Then sit there and look pretty then." Ethan snapped. Sawyer looked as though he were about to blow up. The only thing that kept him from jumping on Ethan was the threat Ethan had to go to the vice principal. Sawyer had never been manipulated or controlled by…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 13) "Ethan, every time I get near you I wind up experiencing difficulty of some kind. Since we've parted ways I haven't had any drama, hardly any inconveniences, and my life is getting back to the way it was. I explained to your low life friends I am tutoring you in calculus and now they've started leaving me alone again, and I couldn't be happier with the outcome ........ besides you will meet new people in college. Why waste time and energy on me?"…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 14) He stepped out onto the wood, and looked over the edge. He saw the lights shining as Sawyer said they would. He walked on until Ethan just happened to look up. There, in front of him, was Sawyer. Sawyer was leaning over the railing looking into the water. He still looked stern, but you could tell he was at peace with himself. Ethan walked slowly forward. "Oh my God. I didn't expect you to be here," Ethan said gently but cheerfully. Thrown off…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 15) Ethan was taken by ambulance to the hospital. The paramedics allowed Sawyer to ride with them. When they rolled Ethan in, nurses stopped Sawyer from going any farther and directed him to a finely dressed waiting room. He was told to sit tight until notified. Complying, Sawyer sat down, put his hands together, and prayed for Ethan to be ok. It didn't look much like it, but Sawyer was scared and afraid for his friend. The knot on Ethan's head was…
An Open Door Love is an open door. I never really believed that until I saw your eyes the first time you hailed the room with your presence. I will never forget that day, that chance encounter when I saw the guy who held the key to my heart a few months later. I remember the way you looked that day, you were glowing, you were shining, you stood out among your friends. You were smiling and laughing, you were happy. There was not a day that I didn’t see you smile. Soon, your…
Why They Didn't Tell Us In Fairy Tail Under the chilly breeze of that night, he knew he had fallen for her. He validates this idea in the way her smile sends a mini electric shock in his system. The way her hair gently grazes her cheeks, how the pitch of her voice soothes him, and the mere idea of simply being near her... was enough to knock him upside down. She had been with him for as long as he could remember. They shared popsicles and scraped knees. They dug out worms…
Self You're More Than Enough Self, you are beautiful. If anyone in this world thinks you’re ugly, it’s you. But see, the thing is, you’re the only one who thinks that. Haven’t you seen yourself in the mirror lately? You brush your hair like its locks are each connected to a part of your soul. You religiously put on that make up that further accentuates your best features. And don’t get me started on the way that your eyes sparkle like precious gems and the sweet creases…
Mayday I want to spin a yarn, truly I do. There's nothing more that I'd like more than to weave like the proverbial grandmother; unknit those eyebrows, oh skeptical reader dear. Lend me an ear and some credibility while you're at it; believe me kid, I like hyperbole as much as the next guy, which is to say I like it very much indeed. Which might be a slight exaggeration. Yes, I'm proud of that. Oh do wipe that silly grimace off your face now, wouldn't you? I have such a fun…
Mayday 2 Her hand reached for the iPod to skip the current song before she realised that she had forgotten to bring it along. She was veritably naked to the world's chaos yet even more unsettling was the fact that she had begun associating skipping songs as a way to change her own train of thought. And now, bereft of this handy anomaly, she was stuck on their words, like those cassettes from when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Or a fly on flypaper, but that wasn't nearly as…
Mayday 3 "Child, the music is clearly exhibiting the composer's indecision. Listen to the way it races through the octave only to descend in the next breath. Doesn't it create a feeling of being off-kilter? Unsteady? Taking said feelings into account, wouldn't it be better to represent it with a jagged or broken line? Yet you have drawn a smooth curve." She gazed up at the lady, incomprehension evident. The woman walked away huffily. She turned her attention back to the…
The Legend Of The Rain 1 Years ago, clouds ceased to exist. There is only the sun, and no rain has come forth to the world. There are no winds, and only the scorching heat of the sun exists. It was only the sun at day, and the moon and stars at night. One day, a woodcutter wandered into the forest to find some wood. He brought his ax with him on his shoulders and whistled through his way. As he paced his way through the forest, he found a huge tree with no leaves on its…
The Legend Of The Rain 2 He tried pulling her out of the tree, but then he noticed that the fire was already burning her body. "Save yourself," she whispered weakly, "I'm about to die, that is certain. This tree holds my life. It's already burning to ashes. It will be futile. Leave me." Feeling weak, she laid her head low. He argued with her. He won't let her burn in the forest. He already made his vows, his promises that he would love her for eternity. He would water her…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 16) Sawyer hung the phone up then returned to the dining room. Sawyer smiled from ear to ear, happy Ethan was out of the hospital and on his way to a full recovery. God had answered his prayer. Ethan hated his parents. They would not allow him to get out of bed or eat anything good. He had to drink nasty tonic twice a day and he was only allowed water to drink. Soup or fruit were his daily diet and it was about to drive him mad. "Mom, you can't keep…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 17) Sawyer reached over and shook Ethan. "Buddy, we're home." Ethan smiled at the sound of that. "Home." It went over Sawyer's head. "Yes, we're home. Let's grab your suitcases and set them up in my bedroom and you can climb on the top bunk where you will be sleeping and get some sleep." Ethan nodded. Both of them got out of the car and grabbed a few suitcases and made their way inside the house. Ethan, oddly enough, had never been to Sawyer's house.…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 18) Ethan's cell phone began to ring off the hook again. He didn't like that because it'd go off at night and wake both he and Sawyer. Sawyer had never seen anything like it. He knew people received messages often, but Ethan got them all night. "Just what do you have over you Ethan? A love spell or something?" Sawyer asked one night nearly asleep. "Everyone is all over you constantly." Ethan pondered Sawyer's remark. "It's the sports Sawyer. I…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 19) Sawyer woke Ethan up turning on the television. It was 8:45pm. Ethan looked at the tv for a second, then he raised his voice for Sawyer to hear. "Can you turn that off please? I need to get some sleep." Sawyer snatched the remote control and pushed the off button. Then he got up and faced Ethan. "Who do you think you are talking to me like that?" Ethan had his back turned to Sawyer. He didn't even acknowledge Sawyer. Sawyer took the remote control…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 20) Ethan had a bunch of people hanging out with him after school when he spotted Sawyer walking across the parking lot alone. Sawyer looked as though he were in a hurry. Ethan told his friend Lance to run after and stop Sawyer. Lance went running after and caught him just as he was about to step into his jeep. Sawyer was slightly unnerved and gave out a look of warning to Lance, then Lance pointed to Ethan. Sawyer looked at what Lance was pointing at…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 21) Ethan turned and faced Sawyer. "No, I was thinking about things and eventually concluded I was at fault. I stood in front of your car like an idiot and I shouldn't have. I force you to do a lot of stuff I shouldn't. I'm sorry." Sawyer weighed Ethan's word. "Well still. I kept thinking about your concussion. The image of you falling down because of me kept replaying in my mind and it was torturing me like mad crazy. I can't believe how much I love…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 22) Ethan had a good feeling in his heart the next morning. He felt good. Sawyer woke up at six and left at seven. When Ethan went through his morning routine, he could not find Sawyer anywhere. He tried to keep Sawyer out of his mind. He knew if he clung to him too much, he would wind up disappointed again. Ethan found himself overly sensitive when it came to his and Sawyer's relationship. Just mentioning Sawyer brought out a vulnerable and a secret…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 23) Well I love you to Ethan." "But?" Ethan asked. "But nothing. You just need to learn that if someone is important to you, you treat them with respect and cherish them." "It's hard Sawyer. I am who I am." "Yeah, but so am I Ethan. I don't do drama." "We won't last if it continues," Sawyer added. "I couldn't bare to see that," Ethan declared. "Then don't Ethan." What Sawyer said went over Ethan's head. It worried Sawyer. As smart as Ethan was,…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 24) Sawyer grabbed Ethan in his untold story and squeezed as hard as he could. Ethan went to his knees, then Ethan grabbed his wrist, which only intensified Sawyer's resolve. Sawyer grabbed him by his hair and jerked his head back and kissed his neck. Then Ethan landed on his back with Sawyer on top, attacking in the most romantic and savage way a boy his age could. When the night ended and the moment had ceased, there were no longer two virgins in…
Two Locked Hearts (Part 25) When they finished, back in their room, Sawyer asked Ethan to lay on the bottom bunk with him. They didn't cuddle or anything but Sawyer relaxed while Ethan lay there awkwardly. "Uh, what am I doing down here," he asked Sawyer. "I just thought you would be happier if you were down here with me. Did you have any homework you had to finish or something?" "No, I didn't." Ethan replied. Ethan cuddled close to Sawyer while Sawyer took out a book and…
Janie Got A Gun (Part 1) The blood had dried on her face by now, of the many wounds and cuts that had been inflicted upon her since that morning when they had arrested her. These men were dogs, she thought. Just like her daddy dear. That brought a smile on her face. Outside her tiny cell, she saw a demon grinning back at her from inside the little mirror, hanging above the rickety chair of the sheriff who had gone out for a smoke with his underlings about an hour ago. They…
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