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Chapter 9 pt 1
Shanelle stared up at the sky, remembering with grief the memories that pierced her heart. All hope had been squeezed out of her since...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Aug 198 min read
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Chapter 8 pt 3
"I don't know why man, but I was shaking like crazy up there..." Michael walked out of the auditorium and into the food court with Pali...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Jul 249 min read
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Chapter 8 pt 2
When John pulled up, Shanelle was unprepared for what awaited her. Approaching a large gated entrance, John scanned a badge...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Jul 912 min read
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Chapter 8 pt 1
Michael helped Shanelle into the house, ushering her into the guest bathroom. Trying to keep his mind from wandering back to the jock, he...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Jul 95 min read
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Chapter 7 pt 2
As the evening progressed, Shanelle's nerves stretched taunt. She was beginning to regret her decision of coming along. From grating...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Jul 910 min read
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Chapter 7 pt 1
Pushing the swing with an indolent foot, Shanelle wrote in her journal. ' Can't talk, I'm Pacing.... ...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Jul 911 min read
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Chapter 6 (pt 2)
The girls walked home in silence, each one looking in a direction the other wasn't. Jasmine avoided Shanelle's eye contact, Anna the both...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Jun 209 min read
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Chapter 6 (pt 1)
Jasmine It was a breezy November morning, cold winds piercing through the thick of the coats the girls wore. A year had...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
May 168 min read
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Chapter 5 (pt 2)
It took a lot for her to not think of the incident herself without being overwhelmed with shame; so she didn't. Life was just easier that...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
May 156 min read
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Chapter 5 (pt 1)
Shanelle had spent the night at the Johnson's plenty of times before, but living with them was so strange. It was too easy! It almost...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
May 117 min read
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Chapter 4 (pt 3)
Waking up to Buck teething on her shirt, Reagan sat up and looked at her watch. It was almost noon. Timothy would be getting home in a...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Apr 87 min read
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Chapter 4 (pt 2)
Wiping her face, she cleaned the counters, washed and put away any remaining dishes, and fixed Buck a warm bottle. Retrieving her son,...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Mar 298 min read
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Chapter 4 (pt 1)
Reagan Reagan turned the coffee pot off while holding her 7-month son in one arm, and her cell in the other. Putting the...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Mar 206 min read
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Chapter 3 (pt 3)
The following days blurred together with the exception of Jasmine's mental breakdown upon hearing the news of Michael's shooting and the...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Mar 165 min read
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Chapter 3 (pt 2)
After a while, she started to overlook and ignore the names they called her at school, some of which were more humiliating than others. ...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Mar 167 min read
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Chapter 3 (pt 1)
By the time June and Shanelle got back to the house, Jasmine had fallen asleep on the sofa. Chino picked his daughter up gently and...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
May 26, 20235 min read
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Chapter 2-(pt 2)
After putting on a movie, Jasmine fixed Anna a bowl of stew and laid on the carpet, staring up at the ceiling troubled. She didn't really...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
May 23, 20237 min read
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Chapter 2 -(pt 3)
Slamming the door behind her, Jasmine struggled to breathe. She squeezed her eyes shut as hard as she could, thinking it would somehow...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Oct 11, 20228 min read
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Chapter 2
Jasmine Swinging on the wooden swing set in her backyard, Jasmine smiled lightly as she kicked off of the ground with...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Sep 23, 20225 min read
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Chapter 1 -(pt 3)
Her feet trudged on, reluctant to take her home. Slowing down, Shanelle looked up at the sky to breathe. She should probably go to the...
Author/ Editor & Artist jAy
Sep 16, 20227 min read
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