Black Love Prologue

      Jasmine stared at the dark starry sky moonlight glinted off the bloody tears as they trailed down his cheeks. A sigh seemed louder than usual in the wind, as he turned from the wilderness and into his study.  The vibrant red and gold blurred together as he stumbled into a desk and onto a couch, choked sobs shaking his body.

“Why?”

Stupid Bet

Cal tapped his pencil against the desk in a random rhythm demanding his mind to think of the correct answer to the test. He could hear the irritated huffs around him, feel the burning glares that bore into him, yet none stopped his pencil.

‘Answer, answer damn it what could be the answer.’ He looked back over his paper and decided to select randomly. His pencil moved in circular motions now, much to the relief of the rest of those around him.