Never lose hope
I was sitting on the bench, trying to calm down a bit as I was looking at the ground with my hands on my forehead. The roaring of thousands of people around me wasn't helping either. As I finally decide to look up, I let out a long sigh to what I was...
Never lose hope part 5
I woke up to the chirping of the few birds that were perched near my closed window. My eyes still shut, I stretched my drowsy toes; bones cracking was the reward I got. Taking a deep satisfied breath, I started to stretch my legs, but my left one was...
Never lose hope part 2
"It all started five months ago when we arrived in Brimfield. I went to the base for my first day as a US soldier and believe me Vince, your father was really nervous. After identifying myself and asking directions, I made my way to a place name the...
A gift you can't refuse
For all his life, Vic has always been completely alone, from kindergarten to school. Opportunities for making friends were regularly offered to him, but he wasn't getting along with anybody, preferring to play on his own with the toys. Naturally,...
Never lose hope part 6
"So, are we all going downstairs?" I asked to the five others as we were throwing away our dishes. "I would have like too, but I'm not feeling so great right now, maybe another day..." Brody shyly declined. "Well, see ya tomorrow." Jude smiled...
Never lose hope part 7
My eyes opened wide and I turned my head towards Jude who was grunting in his sleep. For the last few days, my sleep has been very lighted. Maybe I was asking too much of myself? I've always been good to help and resolve other's problems, but when it...
Never lose hope part 8
There are moments in your life you wish that they could never end, that you could live them forever, but all you have left from them is memories and a certain kind of bitterness. Not the one you have because the happy moment is over, but rather because...
An Improbable Encounter
The day had been particularly long and testing for Tyrir as the young tusky was sitting with his elbow lazily lying on the desk, half his face softly buried in his paw. His mind was barely paying attention to his employer who was barking comments and...
Road to India
_The road to India has been one of the biggest concerns of Europe during the fifteenth century. Each country wanted to be the first one to find that maritime way. Portugal and Spain were the two biggest players in that quest for spices, but what...
In a Hurry To Go Nowhere
I walk on a gravel path and only the sound of my soles coming into contact with the ground reaches my ears. A fairly dense, low vegetation, but provided with some large trees border this path, wide enough so that my shoulders do not touch any branches....