Susane Colasanti once said, "Everyone has a breaking point. I've just reached mine." Unfortunately for me, I realized that way too late. That's where this story begins-- a crack. It was nothing major like the spider webbed fractures you see reflecting on a teen's phone, but that irritating scratch in the corner of the screen. You know it's there and it absolutely frustrates you every day, yet you leave alone. It's a reminder to be more careful, to not be so hasty next time. Then again, dominoes are tricky business.
You may be confused, so let me fix that. The Domino Effect, you see, is the name to this game. It's the chronological hell of some people's lives. Typically it started with what seems to be nothing, just a rough day. In reality, that's the first domino. It's the tiny snowball coming full force down a slope, tumbling into mayhem which can't be controlled. You think nothing of it, but it causes a chain reaction of detrimental events. It's the slight bump which pushes that first domino into the next. It's the series of downs your life will endure until you slowly unravel.
I'll be fair here, and give you a warning now. There's twelve dominoes in my lineup, all causing cracks in the image of the Chambers' household. Some contain topics that may not be what everyone wants to read, but that doesn't mean they won't be written. It's my life, and I'm not going to alter the pages in hopes of a better ending. Fairy tales are strictly forbidden, so throw the "long ago," and the "happy ever after". This is a retelling, which is definitely not to be categorized in the fiction section at your dusty, old library. You'll see it decorated with cobwebs among all the other tragedies they classify as autobiographies. Anyways, just know you have been warned because some hardcore emo shit is about to unfold.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Hurry up! The dominoes are beginning to fall. Melanie Chambers is about to experience The Domino Effect in all of its fucked up glory.
Thump! Thump! Thump! The Dominoes begin to fall.
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The Domino Effect
Short StoryDominoes are fragile, like the lives of some people. One careless hand can undo the work of an entire lifetime. It can be the first of the series of bumps in someone seemly perfect road, it can also be the beginning of a delayed reaction. For Melan...
