New York | Christmas’ Eve 5 p.m.

Bette Porter was her usual self, enthralled as she went through an infinitude of paperwork. Being the control freak, everyone knew she was, her desk was so tidy and in or […]

Summer really came strong that year, the tall brunette could feel it taking shape on her forehead, as a few drops of sweat landed on her eyebrows. On the other hand, that morning in Los Angeles was the usual. The […]

Have you ever experienced that sinking sensation in your stomach? When it is suddenly very light; it usually happens when you drive down a dip in the road. That’s what I felt when Bette kissed me. Even th […]

We walked silently through the woods. I was slightly ahead, sensing her presence behind me. A part of me wanted to go back, hug her, kiss her, even do what comes after that. But something kept me from jumping in; […]

“Why did you disappear last week?” I asked her out of the blue.

“I had something to sort out” she tried to explain.

“So, when I found you passed out in the woods, it had just happened? […]

I couldn’t go ahead and risk to get even more lost. I tried to go back to Bette’s shelter but it was too dark it seemed I had walked hundreds of miles. Fear was clouding my thoughts; I thought about my father and […]

The days that came later were filled with awe, days that turned into months. I would sneak out with no problem and meet her at the temple, every morning. While my father, Henry and the others tried to find more […]

We climbed the flight of stairs that linked the undergrounds to the outside. Henry found it out of pure luck, I guess. I imagined him running like a scared peacock with no feathers, and I had to stop the grin that […]

A new island. That storm brought us on an undiscovered land, and I can’t express in words the utter surprise on my father’s face. A surprise that kept him company through the night, as I could see from the fee […]

A shipwreck could be easily associated to someone who had been living their life on the verge of exhaustion. When the ship you are leading is not responding anymore, and the crew you once thought was your ally is […]

Tina POV

I smile a little as I hear the sound of something I learned to cherish a long time ago. I feel her moving, then asking “What?” in her sleepy voice. I lift my head and looking into her eyes my smil […]