theladygraceling : Writing

Ch. 8 Take Me There

Ch. 8 Take Me There

A Chapter by theladygraceling


I look up and bring myselfto look out the windshield.I have a memorythat's been haunting mefor three weeks.A memory that starts with melooking out of ..
Ch. 9 There's No Place Like Home

Ch. 9 There's No Place Like Home

A Chapter by theladygraceling


Will doesn't park in my driveway.Instead, he goes fartherto the next houseand pulls in therewithout me even telling him to.He knows how tiring it isfo..
Ch. 10 Numb

Ch. 10 Numb

A Chapter by theladygraceling


Will gets out firstbecause I can't move.He opens my doorand says my name,quietly first."Riley..."But I don't move or speak.So he says it again."Riley...
Ch. 11 Home Sweet Home

Ch. 11 Home Sweet Home

A Chapter by theladygraceling


He says he's starvingso he takes me into the kitchenand sets me down in a chair.It's cold in the house,colder than usual.And it's quiet,and empty,but ..
Ch. 12 Lies and Cheerios

Ch. 12 Lies and Cheerios

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He walks around the kitchenswinging open cabinetsand shutting everything with a bang.He's too loud,too fast,and too rough.He saysand pretendsthat he's..
Ch. 13 The Way Things Were

Ch. 13 The Way Things Were

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I tell him I'm not hungrybut he gets me a bowl anyway.Swing.BANG!"There's no milk," he says.He's always in chargeof picking up milkwhenever it runs ou..
Ch. 14 Mom v. Bro

Ch. 14 Mom v. Bro

A Chapter by theladygraceling


Home is the last place I want to beso I stay with Willin his house.I text my brotherinstead of my mom.My mom has been actingextra mom-like.She coddles..
Ch. 15 About Johnny

Ch. 15 About Johnny

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We're twins,me and Johnny.But we don't look alike at alland he's two minutes olderand never lets me forget it.We're closer than mostsiblings I knowbec..
Ch. 16 Green Seas

Ch. 16 Green Seas

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Will's room is green.Green walls.Green curtains.Green bed sheets.Green armchairs.Green lamps.And a fuzzy green carpetin front of the closet.Sometimes ..
Ch. 17 There's Something About Will

Ch. 17 There's Something About Will

A Chapter by theladygraceling


I met Willwhen we were both eight years old,and he was missing his two front teeth,and I was taller than him,and his shoes still had Velcro,and I stil..