Cracked Glass

Smile In Your Face

In my room I hear him before I see him-Logan. I didn't expect him to stop by so soon. Truth is I wasn't really to thrilled about him being here. Especially since Tatianna's funeral was just days ago.

The only reason why he is probably here is to weird up my brothers brain with more of his creepy ideas. The stuff this dude gets off the internet is insane. I guess it can't be helped considering he spent most of his entire life away from civilization.

I stepped out of my room to see if it was really him. He had bags under his eyes which tells me that he's stayed up countless days to search about more stuff to go on talking about. I sigh, great this is just what I need to deal with.

"Hey," he says as he see me.

"Hey," I mumble back not really in the mood to talk.

He stares for a while and then ducks his head. "Sorry about your friend."

"Yeah thanks," I say back, "I'm sorry too."

He stares back in confusion but I ignore him instead going back into my room to avoid further conversation about Tatianna. He gets the hint and shuffles past my door to Matthew's room. He had woken up a few hours ago and I had already said hello.

Now I can hear the excited shouts coming from Matt's room and smile a little. It seemed like it was Matt's destiny to be surrounded by weird people all his life. Well, it couldn't be helped at least he was making friends I think as I lay down. These days I was too tired for my own good and seeing Logan just made me more tired so I fell asleep.

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A girl sat by the foot of her bed caressing a single lock of hair. This exact lock used to be part of a proud full head of long enchanting brown hair. This lock of hair was all she had left to remember what used to be.

She sang the same somber song she sang last night and the night after that.

The remainder of her life would be spent sitting on this bed.

For half her whole life she enjoyed living by doing what she loved most, away from the bed and outside basking in the joy of life with the help of her friends.

They helped her have fun and even helped her manage with her hair.

It was on one special day that none of her friends came out to play. They were gone and no where to be found. She spent days,maybe months, out there waiting for them.

Lost amidst her dejection someone she never met before came to her. He promised her, her friends back if shell let him take locks of her hair for the rest of her life.

The girl loved her hair more than anything but if giving it all up for her friends to come back was what it took then she was willing.

With a bitter feeling inside of her she agreed.

The man grinned devilishly and took a lock of her hair away.

The day proceeding one of her friends came back. Joy washed over the regret swelling in her heart.

Day by day night by night she willingly let the man take locks of her hair away. In return her friends slowly started coming back. They began doing the things they loved again, yet since her hair was starting to go away they didn't have any ones hair to actually play with.

Her friends and her devised a plan, they planned that once the last friend comes back that the girl would stop giving locks of her hair away. The girl agreed to the plan under an instant.