Living with Cruz was wonderful, we would swim during the day, roast marshmallows at night, watch movies. It was like a dream living here. He was always there for me, if I needed his shoulder to cry on or if I had to tell someone about the horrible nightmares I was having. He never judged […]

It had been a while since I had met Cruz, the boy I had fallen in love with upon first glance. He had sent me a letter, a risky thing to do, thank goodness I usually always check the mail. It reads: Dear Estella, It has been 5 years since I last saw you. (After […]

I lived in the basement of my stepmother’s house, that picture you see sitting on the stone block is my wonderful father. He no longer lives with us. My father always thought it would be great for me to have a new mother and sisters. My own mother had died at my birth, so I […]