Loneliness
By Austin Blair
A wise man once told me if I went to prison, expect Loneliness.
I didn’t believe him until I experienced it for myself.
I’m surrounded by 60 people at any given time and feel an emptiness inside me. I’ve signed up for several pen pal programs and still feel lonely. I try and I try to get female pen pals but never get very far. They all stop talking to me after awhile. One or two of them stuck around. My girlfriend that I had when I came time left me. I’ve learned to embrace it instead of fighting it. People say they will come see me, yet here I sit with no visits.
We are all here on this earth for a reason. We are all people, no matter what we have done. So if you see somebody that looks lonely don’t be afraid to sit with them and make friends.
You never know, you could be the reason somebody decides to keep trying, and living.
Paralyzed in Sleep
By Austin Blair
It was late one night, I was in my room. I was on a phone, video calling with my girlfriend at that time. I was singing to her cause she couldn’t sleep. When I knew she was sound asleep, I hung up and got out my home made Ouiji board. I have always been interested in the paranormal. When nothing came of using the board, I put it up and fell asleep. Well, I thought I was asleep. I turned my head and looked at my closet- which had a curtain instead of a door that I had pulled open- and staring out at me was a set of eyes. Red eyes. I could see anything else. As soon as I looked at it, I could not look away. I fought, and when I could move I bolted out of my room, grabbed my moms gun, turned the light on, and checked my closet. There was nothing.
I chalked it up to a nightmare then fell asleep. The rest of the night was peaceful.
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