Alice Grim Rose

His deep blue eyes matched so perfectly with his chestnut skin that it made his complexion glow. I kept staring at him as he ordered what I thought was a coffee. I had to remind my self to take a breath as I watched him. He wore a jean jacket over a burgundy sweater. I looked out the window as […]

The tall police officer stood in the doorway, his shiny badge intimidated me. It took awhile for the officer to fully understand the situation, I could hardly speak in full sentences. But once he figured out what happened he wrote his report and left. All he did was promise to update us if they had any news. My Mother hugged […]

I stand up as I hear a booming knock from my front door, my legs are weak but I still manage to walk over. “Hello?” I croaked. As soon as I opened the door my Mother, Zara, came pushing in to my apartment. Before I could close the door behind her she embraced me in to a tight hug, she […]

I hold the phone close as I slowly sit up on the floor. My shaking hands dial my Mother’s number. “Hi Chloe.” Said her cheery voice on the other line. The happiness in her voice almost made me burst out into tears again. “M-Mom…” I can barley make out the words my throat is so sore. “Chloe what is it?” […]

I knelt on the floor in a puddle of sunlight, my hands were dug into a small card bored box. I moved into this apartment about two months ago, I still hadn’t unpacked most of my things. There were still boxes piled in the living room, kitchen, even some small boxes in the bathroom! And the apartment is a fairly […]