By Alexandra Nugent The silence inside the greenhouse was heavier than the air in Elesha’s library. I looked from the gold-crested card to the massive canvas of myself, my mind racing to connect the pieces. Sage, the ultimate rebel, wasn’t just hiding out on the edges of the elite world. She was the one pulling […]
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Willow: Chapter 4
By Alexandra Nugent The rose garden was beautiful, but it felt like a trap. The scent of the blooms was so thick that it was almost rotting, a sweet, heavy mask for the “lemon bleach” smell I knew was waiting inside. I crept toward the servant’s entrance-a small, unassuming green door tucked behind a wall […]
Willow: Chapter 3
By Alexandra Nugent The air outside felt lighter, even if it was thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming roses. I slipped through the heavy library doors and hurried toward the side gate, my sneakers finally silent on the grass. The weight of Elesha’s cold, sterile house seemed to lift with every step […]
Willow (Chapter Two)
by Alexandra Nugent Chapter Two I walked home slowly, keeping my right hand clenched in a fist. I didn’t want the sweat from my palm to smudge Sage’s neon-green handwriting. It felt like a secret badge of honor, a bright contrast to the dull, heavy card sitting in my other pocket. When I stepped into […]
Willow (Chapter One)
1 by Alexandra Nugent Chapter one “Willow, can you come here for a second?” I slowly stumble down the stairs with my book, the pages creasing beneath my fingers. I spotted my mother waiting for me in the kitchen. “Yes, mother? You called for me?” A heavy silence follows as she travels across the room, […]
Entry 4 January 4th, 2019
1 10:50AM Hola! That is how you say hello in Spanish. Today I woke up at 10:00, then I went downstairs and ate my breakfast. I had cereal. My dad says that I should start eating American food if I want to get used to it here. I also watched a show in Spanish. It […]
Entry 3 January 3rd, 2019
9:00 am Hello! It is now the next day and I am so tired from the fun day that I had yesterday! Now I can tell you more about my day. It was so fun and guess what? I was right. I met another kid their name was James and we had so much fun […]
Entry 2 January 2nd, 2019
6:30 AM Yay! It is now my birthday! The reason that I am up so early is because I can’t wait! My dad and I are going to his office in Boston! It doesn’t sound like much and it definitely does not sound like a birthday present but to me it is the best thing […]
Entry 1 January 1st, 2019
1 By Alexandra N. “Where is it?”… It is now the 6th day in a row that I have heard that one voice, it haunts me day and night. I barely get any sleep! I mean who is it? That is the one question that I have been asking myself for the past six days. […]