xKricky

  It was a warm summer night in Knoxville, Tennessee. The inside of our house was humid and the open windows let the cries of insects fill the room. I was sitting in the well lit living room paying bills and calculating our taxes when my teenage son Dylan walked in.  "Dad."  I stopped and gave him my full attention. "Yes?"  "It's my friend Sarah. Her boyfriend beat her again and she said that she doesn't want to live anymore. I'm worried that she might try to, you know, kill herself." Dylan stood there in front of me, fidgeting with an anxious look. What he was going through made me think of myself when I was in high school. ----  I

Once upon a time there was a girl named Daisy. She was never punctual and very lazy. Blessed with beauty and grace, Men would swoon at the sight of her face. Daisy used her charm to get what she pleased, She batted her eyes and giggled and teased. No man would try to refuse, And thus they were all being used. Daisy's actions were starting to get out really of hand, One day she captivated a farmer to give up his land. Daisy even caused men to be disloyal, They followed her as if she were royal. She stole the heart of a fairy's mate. The fairy was left in an envious state. Out of spite the fairy used a spell, Daisy's beauty and