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FADE IN INT. ABBY’S ROOM – DAY - EARLY MORNING The bed is heaped with blankets, occupants are not visible. Empty beer bottles lay on the floor next to the bed. A can of whipped cream, cigarettes and an alarm clock are among items cluttering the bedside table. The alarm RINGS. A MOAN is heard from under the covers. A hand comes out from under the covers, flaps around for and then turns off the alarm clock. ABBY a mid-to-late twenties, blonde haired woman sits up clutching the sheet to her ches...

Painfully jaded I try so hard not to be Please save me from me

I watched as the surgeon lowered the scalpel to the betadine stained skin. For five years I have watched the same gloved hands start the same procedure, but I have never seen them shake before. I standing completely still, but inside my brain is frantic; searching for another solution or at least a way to buy us some more time. The monitor beeps catching my attention. 40 beats per minute, not much longer before even this last ditch effort wouldn’t be enough. I close my eyes briefly trying to ...

I’m not an ugly girl But I will never be called beautiful For the most part I’m ok with that I guess I’m used to it now I know my limitations And I put extra effort into being …the funny one …the compassionate one …the smart one …the sweet one …the sexy one …the needed one Because I am never going to be …the beautiful one But for the most part I’m ok with that Because in the end The only one that matters Is the unforgettable one

I could tell the exact moment that you stopped paying attention to everything else and started paying attention to me. I didn’t let on that I knew you were looking; I avoided your eyes on purpose, but secretly slid small glances at you from under my eyelashes. I could feel the weight of your stare almost like fingers barely brushing my skin. I did things on purpose, planned things that I normally wouldn’t do; things just for you…because you were looking. I sat perfectly posed, pushing out my...