Stories tagged “bruises”

  • Smiling All The Way Down

    I fell. I banged up my arm with scraps and bruises. I was jumping down a hill. I was smiling all the way down. It was fun to roll. And it was even better when I got control and kneeled with peace signs waving on my fingers. It was real. It was simple. ...

  • Waterfall of Tears

    The nurse shouted, “Come in!” I was almost bursting when I came through the door. I must have looked half mad because I was already crying at seeing the blood, causing my mascara to run, and my hair had fallen loose from running down the ha...

  • Deep Blue

    Aaron gained enough strength to raise his blue eyes to hers. “What, happened?” After a few moments he breathed the words, “Help me,” to her. She put his arm around her and led him to the bathroom where she set him down easi...

  • Zones of Impact

    Rocks skittered away as I lost my balance. For a moment time stretched out; I was suspended on the edge of eternity. Then I was falling. Head over heels, I tumbled downhill, careening painfully off boulders and tree trunks, rolling through bushes that ...