Stories tagged “queen of dietz lake”
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Time To End It All
When they caught me, I was taken away, but the loss of my life’s purpose tore me apart. I was lost inside myself. The only thing that held me to reality was the number 7. It was seven months since we’d been together, I was going to turn 18 ...
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Last Unanswered Question
I took a deep breath, and plunged my head under. The cool water was soothing, the green-brown a safety net. I looked for myself. Where was I? Images flashed into my brain. It was like my heart didn’t want me to forget. My mother smiling, my siste...
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Forgiveness
I blacked out before the Queen of Dietz Lake had pulled me into her boat. I woke up inside a normal looking house with a crazy headache. My chest hurt too. “Ah, you’re awake.” The Queen herself brought me some tea, chamomile. “W...
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Healing
Over the next week I looked through old photos of Jared, called my Mom, ate wonderful meals, and had horrible nightmares. But I changed. I went to Jared’s grave with his mom, Marilyn. I left him yellow flowers. The color of friendship. I tied a n...