Author: charityb
R.I.P. Part One: Rest In Peace~ Malakai ~On the outside, we look normal, like an all-American Christian family, but behind the walls of this church basement, we are far from it.My mother says it’s her calling, my father says it’s our blessing, and my sister says it’s fun. I say we’re fucked.I dont know if what we’re doing is really what God wants us to do, I just know that the more we do it, the … the more natural it feels.Natural.What we’re doing and the reason behind it is far from natural.In my family, love blends with hate, duty…
ZebadiahThe last time I saw her, she was marked with blood.Excommunicated. Now she’s returned, along with my temptation.Our touch is blasphemous. Perverse. They say she’s tainted, but they will not speak against me. His holy blood is in my veins and my word is truth. I’m the fucking Prophet. Laurel AnnFor twelve years, I fought for my soul in this evil world.Until my God sent him.My oldest … friend. The only boy I ever loved.What we’re doing risks everything, yet we can’t stop. When I sin with him, it’s the purest I’ve ever felt.I lived half my life with the…
TavinEver since Toben told me to make my first birthday wish, I always wish for the same thing: for us to run away to a beautiful place where they won’t ever find us or hurt us again. He’s the only person in the world who loves me. I love him too. He’s says we’re the same, that we’re halfpeople. He tries to protect me from the monster. The monster does’t love us, but Toben says we don’t need him … him to. Toben is all I need. He’s the reason I keep waking up every morning, in this scary life,…
Tavin:The problem with getting what you’ve always wanted, is the chance of losing it. Before I met Alexander, I was blissfully blind, unaware of what was possible. Now that I’ve seen the colors of his world, I don’t know how to go back to the dreariness of mine. As much as I want to allow myself to dream of a life that I never knew was possible, the doubts still dig their claws into my mind and I … and I fear the darkness of my past will destroy it all.Alexander:Not my wildest dreams or darkest nightmares could have prepared…
AlexanderBeing with Tavin is like eating those candies that start out sweet and then turn so sour, your eyes water. When she’s happy, her radiance is stunning, but her glow is dimmed by her dark secrets. I knew from the moment I laid eyes on her, sucking on that lollipop, that there was something unique about her. I was right in more ways than one, and while I don’t know the extent of suffering … suffering that her life entails, I’ll do whatever I need to, to convince her she can trust me. I just need to hang on to…