AleriaCarventus

The gleam in their eyes from backlit screens was nearly the only sign of life in these human beings. They sat mostly still, unmoving, not meeting the eyes of anyone else. No one talked, and if they had, no one would have heard it. Every single person on the bus had wires running up to their ears, blocking out the sounds of their fellow humans. All this just to allow them to pretend they were alone in whatever world they were exploring.Some immersed themselves in humor, others in fantasy or romance. All were equally engrossed in their own small devices that linked them to anything that wasn't the hot, overly crowded bus. Even the passengers...

Monday April 6th, 2009 Today four people talked to me!  I was so amazed – maybe people are starting to notice me more? One of them was this really cute guy, too!  I also only got bumped into twice, and one of the people actually said sorry instead of just ignoring me like usual. It really does seem like things are looking up, so I’ll keep working hard. I grinned happily, put the battered journal on my night table and switched off the lamp. I’d been keeping a journal for 3 years now, since I was thirteen and we moved from our old town to a new one closer to the coast. Usually it was just filled with sadness and pain, but today was actually...

You may think you know me, you ghosts from the past, who knew me back thenI've changed since then, if you cared to find out But you know what? You don't matter to me. I don't know who you are Quite frankly, I couldn't care lessJust stay where you belong - in the past and out of my head. No one wants to remember the bad times.