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No, I don't expect anyone to actually want to read this, but I'm putting it up anyway so I can at least show I've been doing something over the summer. Even if it's an incredibly dull something. Infection Over the past few millennia, humanity has made a successful enterprise of traversing the globe, thriving in even nature's most inhospitable environments, conquering even the largest of natural predators, and then promptly succumbing to lifeforms that can fit by the thousands on the tip of a pin. Primarily these consist of bacteria and viruses. Bacteria make up an entire domain, Eubacteria. Due to their small size and rapid reproduction,

Aragashi They let the fire die before anyone dared to move. Even with the darkness closing in, it was a relief to be free from prying eyes. Even better, the forced conversations could stop. Far better than talking about the weather or exchanging how-are-you's for the umpteenth time, wondering if such a shallow ruse really would fool anyone. Awkward situations like that were a fate slightly worse than death. Even in different circumstances silence would have been welcome. No one had told them – not that they could, what with the language barrier – but everyone there knew that Ama was marked for depopulation. It was the only expl

 The nurse opens the closet door. Blinks. He pauses for a moment to take in the situation, sipping at his coffee, while I stare up like a deer caught in headlights. I edge back and trip over a mop. "Go on," he says, gesturing outside. I stare. "Really? Um, thanks." I grab Sock's corpse in my arms and half-run, half-stagger away. He's weighing me down, but it feels wrong to just leave him face down in a broom closet. The nurse murmured something barely audible beneath the thudding of my feet, then, when nothing happens, raises his voice. "Guards!" Already sirens begin to blare. Damn damn damn, why did I trust him why why why…. They

 He never leaves. Oh, sure, he's quiet most of the time. If I'm at school or eating, or asleep, he leaves me alone. But he's nearby even when I'm not paying attention to him. Still, I decide that today I'm officially sick of him. I'll write whether he likes it or not. Take that. Just as the pen touches the paper, the black lab pads in. He looks left, right, then transforms. Then he continues to saunter towards me, confidence radiating from every step. He's in his late teens, wearing a well-fitting Hollister shirt and ripped jeans; his hair, a natural raven black, is tousled but controlled. Handsome. He's the kind of kid who would quickly beco

"You're not going." She turned away, popped the tab on another beer. Obviously she wasn't going to argue this out. If I came back later, though, there would be no guarantee she'd still be sober. I thought for a moment, keeping half an eye on my little brother. I couldn't lose my temper in front of him. "Mom, please. It's not like I'll be alone. RISD's opening up in a few weeks, and I'll be here until then. I'll stay safe.  Besides, I'll be making something of myself. I might be the next Picasso or–" She snorted before I could finish. "Mom, I'm leaving whether you like it or not." It sounded wrong even as I said it. Mom stared at me f

Chaos must come before there is peace The bullets must sound before they can cease For tears to dry, first they must flow And there must be rain before the rainbow The quarrel must start before it can end A heart must break before it can mend The leaves must fall before they regrow And there must be rain before the rainbow There will be failure before there's success You will get more after there's less The candle must flicker before it can glow And there must be rain before the rainbow The darkness will help you to reach the light Because the wrong will cause the right Life can be hard, but make sure you know: After the rain,