Daybreak: Chapter 17.5 – The Sakura Drakes

5064u, Snapdragon 14th “So you came after all.” Sakura did not bother looking up as her sister entered the room. They had locked her up in one of the spare offices in Seyda’s headquarters. It had been a long time since Sakura had visited. It always reminded her of the life she could never have,…

Disarray

Isn’t it funny how the slightest tremor can throw us into disarray, a shiver a choke, a cough, hack Invasion Until I’m heaving in bed spewing sputum and gagging on phlegm And suddenly it’s not so funny anymore And isn’t it funny how we never realize how delicate we are that fragility until it’s too…

Cleaning

            Looking around at my grandma’s house, I’m overcome with the two pronged assault of relief and despair. After weeks of cleaning, hauling out her packaged trash and dozens of car rides to the Goodwill, the living room is finally bare. Not even a 17-foot U-Haul and the 21-foot dumpster could drag all her junk…