More Chasing
“So what are we looking for, exactly?” Gretch asked, while she typed on her laptop. “It’s like an attic. The roof is slanted, view of London, there shouldn’t…
Mr.Gabriel
264 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2014, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Goodbyes (IX)
I half-expect that reaction. My dad almost slaps me, but I see him holding back. He turns his face to the TV and continues watching it. My mother closes her…
Goodbyes (VII)
Now there is only one more place left to go. My place. Mary said I could sleep at her place tonight and she’d buy the extra ticket. I tell Ethan everything on…
Goodbyes (VI)
“What is it?” Mary asks, a little concerned. “Wait, why are you even moving?” “Some director or something was in the club and saw me. Fell in love with my act…
Goodbyes (V)
I walk out from the building, hoping that this is the last time I ever have to see it again, when I remember I need a ride to Mary’s house, and quick. The bus…
Goodbyes (IV)
He’s silent. It kind of scares me, but I can’t waste anytime stalling. I have to get to Mary before she leaves. “I’ve just been thinking--” “What about…
Goodbyes (III)
“Ethan?” I open the door and see him curled up in his bed. I sit beside him. “Ethan?” I repeat and his eyes shoot open. “Stacie?!” He practically jumps up and…
Goodbyes (II)
I vaguely remember where Ethan lived, but I remember it was in an expensive building. I go to the most expensive place in town and memories flood back. Him…
Goodbyes (I)
I enter the diner and wait until the cop car is out of sight. I jog to the club and head for the *Employees Only* door, though I haven’t been one for a while…
Epiphany (IV)
The cop offers me a ride back to my house. I take it without any hesitation, I need to get out of this hell hole. I’m still in shock at how lucky I am, and how…
Epiphany (III)
The police didn’t take long coming to the house. A black police man looked around the house, while a bunch of other cops and medics, entered the house. “TV…
Epiphany (I)
She knocks again, and when I don’t answer, she begins to knock harder and eventually opens the door. It wasn’t locked, but I assume she wanted to give me…
Pretty Jonesy --Sorceress Extraordinaire
Legs crossed, apple in hand, Pretty heard the soldiers coming. She’d known they were coming for a while now, but she stayed because that was what Destiny…
Selfish
He pushed her. I did nothing. I loved her. Just not enough.
Out
Everybody hates us, The love that we have. Although we do nothing to hurt them. So we’re different colors, Doesn’t make a difference. We still love each other…
Together
We’re running from the world, Hand in hand, Fearless yet fearful, Of what’s to come. We succeed together; we fail together, As long as we’re, Together.
Hope's Eyes
The crinkling sounds of leaves were beginning to fade away as Serene exited the grey forest. The grass wasn’t green yet, but she knew it would only be a matter…
For Love
I loved him. That’s why I said goodbye. Ended his life. Bang.
Only One Way Out (III)
There isn’t any shower, but there is a bathtub. One of those that you sit and rub yourself in for hours. I turn the knobs all the way to the left and let the…
Only One Way Out (II)
“You’re right,” Ruth says and I can’t believe how easy this is, “I have a ton of plastic knives.” She lets out a little chuckle. She leaves, but reappears…