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The Strongest One

by ~TheArtistOfWords, Aug 8, 2012, 9:49:53 PM
Literature / Prose / Fiction / General Fiction / Short Stories

The blasting monotone of I.V. drippings and droppings are the first things Kayla hears in the morning and one of the last things she hears at night. Her eyes, an unchanged and unchangeable Fruit Loop green, flutter open, taking in the starch white hospital walls that glared at her from her bed. She sighs a happy sigh. Today was not a day for sadness.

Her mother, Marie, must have thought the same thing, because she entered the room wearing her rare, pretty smile. Her long sunny hair was swept under a baseball cap, and Ed hazel eyes were fighting back stubborn tears. Her voice, nearly suffocated with emotion, choked out a "Hello, sweetie."

"Hello, Momma," Kayla replied eagerly. Her multiple needles and tubes prevented a close, or long, embrace, but any was better than nothing. "Is Papa coming to see me today?"

Marie seemed to swallow something back as she stared at her eager daughter: it seemed to be both pride and a deep, unthinkable pain. "Papa can't come until tonight, baby. I'm so sorry, but you know how Jodi is."

Kayla nodded; she did, in fact, know how Jodi was. She was a mean, heartless woman who ran a very big bank for a very rich man, and was well paid for it; she made sure people like Daddy did their work, and usually her work too. Her father was well paid too, but most of the money was spent on Kayla now.

Marie ran a hand on her daughter's forehead as the familiar tap-tap-tapping of nurses' shoes echoed in the still and empty hall. "Darling, listen to me, okay?"

Kayla looked up, her attention on her mother, while her silent and impassive tears raced down her cheeks.

Her mother continued, never once leaving her daughter's carefully pain-concealed gaze. "You are the bravest, kindest, most pacifying girl I know. You do know that, don't you?"

Kayla sighed, happy, vague memories floating through her mind as she replied with a simple, silent nod.

The nurse burst in then, shattering the moment, the day-dream. With the check of a chart and the click of a pen, she patted Kayla's head, which once held locks of woven gold, but now lay bare and cold.

"Looks like you're in Chemo-Therapy today, honey," the nurse said sweetly, adjusting the bed to easily push her down the sweeping, twisting corridors. "Are you ready?"

With a squeeze from her mother's hand and a nod from the girl herself, the three walked down the halls where they had walked a thousand times before, and would walk a thousand times again. And when they reached the room that killed off the cancerous cells, and the healthy ones, Marie leaned in and whispered "Happy 6th birthday, my Angel."

One of my favorite pieces.

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16. Meaning of it All"What the bullocks kind of a question is that?"

"Just answer the question George."

"You see, this is why I think everything seems so damn unimportant in the end; questions like that drive me mad. Why muck about with all this nonsense when there are other problems that demand much more of our attention. Say, for instance, world peace: people have been blathering on about that for thousands of years, empire after empire wishing and hoping and planning on it, but no we, as a race of beings, are no closer to it now than we ever were before. Why might that be? People put their attention on the most stupid and trite of things.

"Take the Johnson'16. Meaning of it All by ~TheArtistOfWords

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GhostThere is some kind of weariness in her eyes. I never noticed before. She shimmers in the shaking light of the hallway, as hoards of sheep push, shove and slam into each other. The egos clash while hateful brays curdle the innocence, if there was any left, of those around them. But her...there's something different about her.

She's certainly not a sheep. There is a grace to her walk, a weary attentive look in her eye. As though she has seen this all before, all too many times, and was aware that it would never change. I tried to soak in everything about her, really see her for the first time. She sat in front of me in primary school, yet I caGhost by ~TheArtistOfWords

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82. Can You Hear Me?She would laugh with him, joke with him, and talk with him. They talked almost everyday, but the conversations were not memorable. She was not memorable: he was worth remembering. She was a whisper of existence in his life, no more than a speck. Not worth his time, not worth his imaginary advances, not worth his memory nor his attention: but he never thought that. He was too good to think that.

She would talk with him in classes and about them, but he rarely noticed. He saw her intellect and used it. She saw his humor, the light that seemed to spark from his very existence and she was drawn to it. She, who knew too much about the dark, wante82. Can You Hear Me? by ~TheArtistOfWords

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Die Now or Live Forever Fan Fic"Micheal, we're home." The mother locked her door behind her, knowing the mortal dangers that could be faced. After all, it was just a few minutes into November. "Sorry we were out so late, your brother got sick. Did you pack the rest of Larry's things?"

There was no answer. Her youngest son, a lad of ten or so, was beginning to fall asleep on his feet. The mother smiled at him as she wrapped his arm over her neck. The poor dear, he's all tucked out. She thought as she carefully led him to the stairs. I should have just spent the night at Mom's like she said.

An odd kind of smell hung in the air, one of garlic, blood, and beer. She wrinkleDie Now or Live Forever Fan Fic by ~TheArtistOfWords

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Harry Potter IM Chat Part 60SCARFACE23 ENTERED CHAT
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[MOD]Percy: And that is why I have locks on my door now.
SCARFACE23: What happened?
THING1: He's still mad about the taffy.
[MOD]Percy: I have every right to be. You two won't be getting in my room again.
THING2: Just keep telling yourself that.
SCARFACE23: You got out of the taffy?
[MOD]Percy: They gave me my wand back and it was relatively simple after that.
THING2: I still think you should have just let us continue the test.
[MOD]Percy: Who would even buy that taffy?
[MOD]Percy: It is a horrible thing to pull on anyone.
THING1: For your information, we already had four buyers in line for itHarry Potter IM Chat Part 60 by ~sketchyraptor

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In The Daylight

In The Daylight

A false downfall
An unexpected revival

Sunset to moonset
Shining through darkness

Life...redefined
Death...redesigned

In the valley of promises- I will fear no end
On the brink of weakness- I will ascend
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Roads of the toughest
Paths of the darkest

I conditioned my flawed limits
So fearful memories won't be paralytic

I had to raise my own spirit
Strength and endurance become so vivid

A chance for change / A moment of fate
A time to make peace / A brief feeling of creed
A sealing of my slate / A silencing of my mistakes
A secret ready to be freed / A chain soon-to-be incomplete

Pain and peace are infinite
Judge the wratIn The Daylight by *RainbowizedSky

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In The Rainfall

In The Rainfall

Pent-up
Overly repressed
Dripping with blame

Thoughts erupt
Pain expressed
Drowning from hate

I felt...
I felt...
I felt your anger

I held...
I held...
I held my pieces together
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I always wait for the right moment
To finally break down

I need the pain to flow perfect
To let it all out

I'm reaching for my tainted core / I won't let you corrupt me anymore
You will not be a part of me / This is not how it's going to be

I always wait for the oncoming storm
That's the only time

Endure it all until the promised calm
Just to call it mine
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Set free
Sorrows shattered
I am myself again

Grief released
Clouds scatter
It's gone In The Rainfall by *RainbowizedSky

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We Parted on StyxLike I’ve waded in the river Styx,
The misery and turmoil sticks.
It clings to my sullen flesh,
Pulls me down to the riverbed.

If I’m honest I’m almost tempted...
I’m nearly as forgotten and just as degraded.
Life has lost its spice since you departed,
You’re the one that’s gone yet we’ve both decayed.

I try to reach out to you before you enter hell.
I slip and miss you ‘cause I chose to dwell.
If I could take it all back I would,
But I’d forgotten all that was good.

I’m standing at the gateway to Hades,
Still see you but you’re quickly fading.
I paid the boatman, I have paWe Parted on Styx by ~Nami-Kamalika

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Mood: Tired
Reading: Paper Towns/Psychology for Dummies/Steampunk
Watching: Pitch Perfect
Playing: with the mind of God
Eating: Popcorn

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
I got cut snorkeling in shark-infested waters in Columbia.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
A bunch of photos, posters, paint and an inflatable bear head.

3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP?
Grind my teeth and get possessed by the Devil

4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Mostly rock and underground show-tunes, but I'm getting into Swing again and old-school Rap

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
11:00pm

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
I want a freaking book published, goddamnit

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
Innocence

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION(S)?
An old polaroid picture of me and my dad, before I got Diabetes and before the divorce, where I did his makeup.

9. HOW TALL ARE YOU?
5'4 1/2"

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
Sort of; if I'm in a tight space I am fine, but if someone is blocking my way and I know I can't get out on my own, the paranoia sets in.

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
No, I get scared of what's in the dark.

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
A guy-friend of mine (not on purpose and he doesn't know he did. I don't want him to seem like a sociopath-and-asshole)

13. WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR?
Oblivion

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
It's a 3 way tie between brown hair - dark brown eyes & blond hair - green eyes & black hair - grey eyes

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF PROPOSING?
I would want him to have the balls to propose to me.

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?
Hot chocolate, obviously

17. FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Pepperoni

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Brownie Earthquake

19. FAVORITE COLOR OF ALL TIME?
Don't have one; Hell, my favorite color changes everyday. Right now it's a turquoise.

20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH?
Only the cracker kind.

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED?

22. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
...I guess...

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
HA, fuck no

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
There are brands? This is a girl who wears jeans and graphic tees whenever possible. I don't pay attention to it.

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
4 mother effin 2 (42)

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
Brunettes

32. FAVORITE QUOTE?
I have multiple. One of my favorites is "There is no indignity in being afraid to die, but there is a terrible shame in being afraid to live." (Dr. Who) & "'Lonely, Vaguely Pedophilic Swing Set Seeks the Butts of Children" (John Green)

33. FAVORITE PLACE?
In a house I rent out in North Carolina, there's a small room with a Captain's Window and a really comfortable couch. No one can find me when I sit there and I zone out into my reading. That's my favorite place.

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA?
Yup

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Feelings & Anger

36. MET ANYONE FAMOUS?
Half the cast from "Weekend at Bernies", blond dude from "Criminal Minds", Eddie Munster from "Munsters" and other people who I forget.

37. FIRST JOB?
Babysitting

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
Yes, to a cop

39. DO YOU THINK EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A SOULMATE?
I think it's complicated and that my theory is just as complicated

40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT?
Getting fucking worried about the tornado warnings

41. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY?
No

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
My intellect and my writing

43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES?
Yes

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Peace and fucking quiet. And, of course, for no one to forget it this year. :/

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT AND THEIR NAMES?
I have no idea on numbers, but names would definitely be Lyra and Augustus

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My grandfather, my mother (first name) & my grandmother

47. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TURN OFF OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Shitty Personality

48. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU LIKE(D) ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL?
New Experiences

49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE?
Straightening kind?

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
HA no

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Salami

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
Picking at my nails

53. ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON?
No, not really

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I'm pretty shy and quiet on the outside, then effin weird once I start talking, so it could go either way

55. DO YOU AGREE WITH FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS?
Yes, but I do think that feelings will develop sooner or later (biological reasons and personal opinion)

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
To an extent, but a good personality makes you more attractive outside

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
By crying and then writing.

58.WOULD YOU RATHER GAIN 58 POUNDS OR LOSE 58 POUNDS.
Lose it so my mom will stop harping

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
My barbies; I had the most kick-ass story plots for them

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
About 100

62.WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A LITTLE KID?
Yeah, but not for very long

63. Do you use sarcasm?
Hell yes, it's the body's natural defense against stupid, and I deal with LOTS OF STUPID

64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE?
Depends; if it's KFC Mac & Cheese, definitely. If it's homemade mashed potatoes, it could lean towards that depending on the recipe

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
Someone to make me laugh and who I can trust to help me grow as a person.

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Jackass (don't ask), Jaq-azz, Jackie, Jackal, J-Lo, Jack-Jack, Jack-Attack, Jack 'O Lantern,

67. FAVORITE SUPER POWER?
Ultimate control of the Mind (includes the mind superpowers and control of them; mind-reading, telekinesis, mind control, etc.)

68. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
I CAN'T DECIDE, I NEED A CATEGORY

69.WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH YOUR ENEMIES?
Be more successful than them

70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Cookie Dough

71. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES?
Last time I checked

72. DO YOU HAVE A COMPUTER IN YOUR ROOM?
Most of the time

73. PLANS FOR TONIGHT?
Write and take notes

74. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE WHEN YOU ARE OLDER?
England, Ireland, Canada, New York, California, Oregon, Washington, Puerto Rico, or Virgin Islands

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
I don't give a fuckdamnshit

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
My keyboard click and clack

77. LAST THING YOU DRANK?
Water

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My mom

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Smile or eyes

80. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?
Write or read

81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE?
Gym

82. FAVORITE SEASON OF THE YEAR?
Fall or Winter

83. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF CANDY?
3 Musketeers or M'Ms

84. HAVE YOU EVER REALLY AND TRULY HAD A BEST FRIEND?
Yes

85. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
Dark brown normally, but the more sun it gets the more chocolate it becomes, and if chlorine gets in there red comes out

86. EYE COLOR?
Changes. Today it's green

87. SHOE SIZE?
8 1/2

88. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
Pizza Hut

89. FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
Max & Erma's, Panera or IHOP

90. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
FUCK NO

91. WATCH TV TODAY?
not really

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Halloween

93. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
Piano

94. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT?
ANARCHIST GODDAMMIT XD No, I don't have one

95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Hugs

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Relationships

97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
A Tee shirt that says "SAVE THE CLOCK TOWER"

98. WOULD YOU EVER BE A HOUSEWIFE?
Depends on the circumstance

99. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
Steampunk: Extraordinary Tales of Victorian Steampunk

100. DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE:
Complimacated

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I am a young author who was born and raised on the East coast. I listen to most kinds of music and I am a firm believer in "If you don't know, don't gossip.". ANYWAYS, I love many of the artists here and they are the inspiration for most of my work. I have a bookrix account, where I post stories for FREE, and I want critique! Tell me what the hell I am doing wrong!

And as for those who came to "troll" on my page because I am a "fucktard" and "the worst artist and writer ever", I don't appreciate it and I kindly ask you to send me a note about your anger with my writing instead of using insults. Thank you.

Oh, and thanks to BouncyTheEmpoleon for originally bringing this to my attention. I do believe their words were "THIS FUCKTARD IS THE WORST ARTIST AND WRITER EVER. EVERYONE, GO TROLL THEM TO DEATH"

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*lombregrise May 8, 2013 Professional Writer

Thank you for the fave!

~TheArtistOfWords May 19, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Always happy to please.

*lantern-rose Mar 29, 2013 Professional Writer

Thank you for joining #TheBackOfTheBook!

=Sammur-amat Nov 11, 2012 General Artist

Hello there, dear friend!

Congratulations!

You have won a poetry or prose commission from me through your participation and victory in `IrrevocableFate's Reasons to love dA's lit community

Kindly note me which it is you'r prefer (poetry or prose) and the theme of your choice and I shall get to it asap.
Thank you and congratulations once again

~TheArtistOfWords Nov 12, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I prefer prose, but whatever is easier for you to write is easier for me to enjoy. As for theme...............would you be able to do a conflicting narration, one of a transcendentalist and one of a dark romantic? That would be wonderfully delicious. So sorry if it is difficult, and you do not have to do it; I may do it myself, should I have time, but I want to see how you would do this. Thank you so very much.

=Sammur-amat Nov 17, 2012 General Artist

So sorry its taken me forever to reply, my laptop crashed 5 days ago and I just got it 2 days ago and I've been real sick with the flu for 3 days and counting.

I will get back to all promises and regular programming before this coming Monday evening though.

My apologies for any inconvenience I may have caused!

~TheArtistOfWords Nov 28, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Oh, it's okay, school has been keeping me offline. I won't be checking that often, and I understand. My computer crashed a year or two back, and it wiped everything off my hard-drive. And the flu sucks, I'm sorry you were/are ill. Again, it's fine, I understand. Just let me know when it's up so I can see it.

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~Android3000 Nov 6, 2012 Hobbyist

Happy Birthday!

~TheArtistOfWords Nov 12, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Thank you.

~Nami-Kamalika Nov 6, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

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