Struggling with CDOWake upI have to wash my handsMeasure out my cereal in a measuring cupI have to wash my handsGo to seminaryI have to be on timeThe parking lot is emptyI have to be on timeI'm twenty minutes earlyI have to be on timeCarpool to schoolI have to wash my handsTrip over my feet, I look like a foolI have to wash my handsSchool startsI have to get an AI run to my classI have to get an AI count the number of windows that I passI have to get an AThe bell ringsI have to wash my handsI take my seat and organize my thingsI have to wash my hands.And then I see it.Ten feet away.A textbook on the cart.Bac
DS: The Puppet Master P. 1Up in Smoke, Down in Ash Deleted Scene: The Puppet master, Part 1The following scene was removed from Up in Smoke, Down in Ash for length or another good reason. It was written solely for the author's (and yours of course) entertainment. Enjoy, and don't forget to leave a comment! Desirea fidgeted with her dark green dress. "Mom, it doesn't fit." I smiled, "Of course it does. I made it with your design. I want you to remember this day." "I just have a feeling that I'm not meant to find someone." "Dede, don't talk like that." Neither of us had heard Stephan enter the room. "I can't breathe in this stupid dress." Desirea took a dee
USDiA Deleted Scene: The RiverSpring. The birds flitting through the trees and the happy river rushing down the hill, taking no notice to the passing of the creatures.Spring is the beginning of new life, a time when things are born and reborn into the beautiful world. None of the animals notice two young children running through the woods, jumping over logs and swinging from trees.Desirea May Babb was quite content in the world of Cassandra. Although her mother stayed in a magical place far away, she didn't mind living in the Lodgings with her brother and checking in with Lady Nikki every morning. She didn't mind that her father was fighting an impossible war, and tha
UiSDiA: EpilogueThe EpiloguePOV: Colette I don't know what I would have done without the girls of the Library. They took me in and introduced me to a new life that was easier. After a few weeks, a letter was sent to me including a thick packet of the deaths of the war. A few names stuck out to me:Derek Rogers: died when he was under attack. He was saving Lucy from a warfront hospital being attacked by raiders. He fought off a group of more than 20.Lucy Rogers: Went insane shortly after her husband's death. She jumped off of a cliff.Kayla Rogers: Killed by a stampede outside a small village.Gracie Delane: Killed by a stampede along with h