The Chinese elderly lady that I was assisting smiled warmly at me and said, “Xie xie.” Thank you. That simple phrase melted away all the weariness in me. The fatigue in my legs from long hours of standing had suddenly vanished.
A week was all they had. Lucas watched as the sun shone on Madelyn’s face, her eyes turned a golden shade of brown. The way she threw her head back as she laughed at her jokes and the way her eyes wrinkled with every smile. He had yearned for the moment together and it happened. If only she’d stay.
What we told the rescue teams, the media, and even our own families— they were all lies. If we’d told them the truth, everyone would call us insane, and who knows what they would do.
Lindsie and her peers continue to converse—completely unaware of the fact that a large semi-truck is speeding through a red light. Crash. In a fraction of a second, as if the stars have misaligned, everything that Lindsie dreamed and ever longed for vanished.
I barely stifle a sigh, readying myself to repeat my earlier words. “You have to tell me about yourself before I can pick a flower for you,” I move from behind the counter, unable to sit still to tell him everything again. He trails after me like some translucent lost puppy, watching as I navigate through the rows of flora , adjusting things as I go. “Who you are, what do you regret, why do you regret it.”
It is said that time flies when you’re having fun. That you should slow down and appreciate life for what it is, because unlike your favorite song or movie, there’s no rewind button that you can press to experience it all over again.
When it came to Alex, time felt like it existed in another universe. They would talk and laugh and bicker as the hours trickled away, blissfully unaware of the time limit they had, of the shortened period they could spend together before their youth was ripped from their unwilling hands.
The third sequel of Trials and Tribulations of an English Student.
Although he was exhausted and eagerly wanted to go home, he had an instinct to find and talk to her. Mark had no idea who she was or why she was at the party. She undoubtedly seemed rather peculiar but the determined man was curious to know more about her.
Sequel of Trials and Tribulations of an English Student
"There’s no one outside, Freddie... you’re just overthinking. As much as Freddie wanted to trick herself into thinking those pair of blue eyes were an illusion, fear dominated her mind."
You see, poor Andy had been unable to obtain even an iota of sleep last night, as the onset of oblivion towards his English mark had restrained him from even stepping foot into his nocturnal haven.