Growing up, I noticed a lot of discussion about financial problems between my parents. It’s not that we were becoming poor, it was because of our growing family needing more supplies. My mother just gave birth to my little brother when I started noticing the financial issues my family were facing. As a little girl, I do not know how our finances worked all I knew was many bills were due and I knew it because when I was a little girl I liked to practice reading and those bill statements were the papers that attracted my interest due to its colorful paper.…
My first step for organizing my blood drive was contacting Shannon Metcalf, who is a Red Cross representative to establish a date, help determine how many donors to expect, and give tips for advertising. Once the date was cleared by my principle, we met. Shannon gave me the materials needed like posters, wristbands, parental signing forms, and information to set up my own online blood drive coordinator account, where all scheduled appointments must put in by me. Once the materials were received, posters were put up, announcements and social media advertisements were created. and then emails were sent out to the faculty members to inform them about the upcoming event. Everyday for month, my study hall was spent going classroom to classroom asking…
My destination is clear as I run down the hallways and hear the skin crawling screams of those who are being taken over by the undead dark side. I am almost the only one left who hasn't been infected with the skin decaying disease that turns these normally segragated halls into a battle between a united pack of compulsive brain munching zombies and a single misfit, geeky teen. Where am I going do you ask? The only place a proper zombie killing machine would be running to. The science room. Chemicals, fire, gas, and tools sound like the perfect combination for making a safe haven. Plenty of supplies to make traps through the infested hallways. The only obstacle are the zombies in the room. That's when my plan of attack comes in. I only have…
“I put it back here. See?” I said, pulling out my creation from behind the box of “K’nex”…
Okay, so, this story may be a little embarrassing, or a little pointless to write about. I mean, who wants to hear a story about how a twelve year-old flipped over a golf cart? Also, that stupid girl also got tendonitis for about the whole summer. Yep, that girl was me.…
The time had come for the darkness to take her away, as the wisps of glory that she had once known faded in a single flash of memories. The blade that was struck through forcibly into her abdomen was only a small cutting knife but, it was enough to inflict the pain only the past would know. Her skin would soon grow cold and pale because, the blood spilling from the multiple stab wounds was enough halt her heart from ever pumping again. I was only one room over, hunching and curling under the blankets in the crib as nothing ever happened. I was unaware of the atrocious monster that invaded my house and ruined whatever I had left in the way of a family. This fifteen years ago.…
It’s been a couple of days since Freak was attended to the hospital. I kept trying to get in and see him, but the doctors say that he needs to be alone to get his rest. I overheard the doctors talking about his health, and they say he doesn't have long to live. They say he has maybe a week at most, and I couldn't have felt worst about it.…
Why do people enjoy monster stories? Afterall they are really just shows and movies about horrible events and sick people’s disturbing lives spunoff to catch your attention and seem less threatening. Why are we attracted to this type of entertainment? Could it be the fact that we know it’s all somewhat true and real which makes it interesting or that people forget that these types of entertainment were based off of real crimes and monsters which makes them seem more innocent and fictional? Although not all monster stories revolve around the same monster or even a specific monster they all contain the same aspects that capture our attention and intrigue us by showing us parts of the reality in a not so scary and realistic way. This method of showing us the truth captures audiences’ of all ages. All good monsters stories contain the elements of fear, power, obsession, violence, mystery, contrast, and disbelief.…
All my life I have imagined different crazy scenarios that would never occur, but sounded amazing in my head. From being a sword fighter in the older days, to traveling through space with a Wookie and a man. These various stories have always been something I’ve had an interest in creating in my head. Zombies, of course, has been one of them. The first and most important thing would be going for a weapon. Obviously, you don’t want something too loud, as it would alert the other zombies around, but you also don’t want something that would be time consuming to take out if there were multiple around. That’s where Michonne had the best choice in the Walking Dead, a samurai sword. Next, would be a metal canteen, as to be able to boil the water if needed. Next would be some sort of fire starter using flint to allow for very long use of it. The next item would be some sort of pack or bag so that incase of danger at any point I could grab that with all my items in it and get away as fast as possible.…
At the age of 18 months I survived a bleed to the brain as well as a breakdown in my immune system ; I’m currently medicated for ITP which is a blood disorder , causing me to be more susceptible to infection , as my body does not have the capacity to fight infection. This is due to a low platelet count. At three years old I had to have a major operation (a splectomy) which increased my platelet count and allows my immune system to fight infection. At the time of my operation I was not aware of the seriousness of my situation but I can remember feeling a bit scared and unsettled being in a ward full of strange people.…
All I could remember about that incident was blood, death, and the screams; the thick metallic scent that drifted through my nose and down the streets and the death of so many people. The screams of the victims that were pleading to spare their lives, but the merciless killer shortens one life at a time-slowly and painfully.…
The spider started walking around the room to see if I was in there. I had the bench, a stool, and a bunch of random objects I found in my moms room and closet. I ran to the closet and locked that door as well, and the top of the closet there was a hole leading up to the attic. I was always too frightened to go up into the attic due to spiders, rats, and other unknown things that could be up there. I knew if I had to go up though. I started climbing onto the shelves of the closet and opened up the cover into the attic. There was cobwebs and I was covered in them. I shut the door to the attic and sat trying not to make any noise at all. I sat in the attic as silent as Anne Frank was while she was in hiding. I sat in a room full of stress and anxiousness. An hour passed and there was no noise. I couldn’t sit in the attic all day, I had to get out eventually. Thirty minutes later, I peeked open the door to see into the closet, nothing was there and it was dead silent. I jumped out of the attic trying to be as quiet as a hummingbird. I tiptoed to peek out of the bathroom. There right in front of me was the monster. I was trapped, there was nothing I could do besides to plead and cry. I felt a big wind that felt like something was being sucked out of me. The monster looked at me almost as he was seeing through me. The baby head laughed and slowly, the whole monster slowly started…
The school bell rang, I knew it was time. I followed the signs that read, “Red Cross Blood Drive” with a bold arrow pointing to our school gym. As I stepped through the door the cool breeze hit me, and chills spread through my body; I was shivering and I wondered if it was because I was cold or just nervous. It was my first time donating blood and I was terrified, but not of the pain or needle, I was terrified of passing out from losing too much blood and completely embarrassing myself. Medical beds were arranged in a circle with bodies on top of them and one lifeless arm dangling down from each, dripping blood into a blood bag.…
We were playing just dance 4 on her Xbox. It was a lot of fun. I actually wasn’t too bad at it.…
When people think of monsters, they normally think of vampires or werewolves, goblins or ghouls, but what people fail to remember is that monsters aren't just the things that hide in our closets, sometimes, they are the things that hide in the darkest parts of our mind. They can come in many forms, some physical and some mental. My own personal monster is my depression. Depression isn't something that can be cured by the contents of a first aid kit, so learning to deal with my monster was difficult, but there was only one way I was ever going to get better, and that was by pushing myself. I managed to beat my depression with a large support system and the active will to recover.…