Haunting of the Wok Part 1

Hello! So I realized i'm getting a bit carried away with this story so I'm gonna have to post it in parts! Sorry! Not sure how many parts there's gonna be and this short story just might be a medium one haha. I don't anticipate it being super long so I know for a fact it won't be a huge story. Anyways, here's part one of "Haunting of the Wok"! Enjoy!

Haunting of the Wok Part One

I glanced at the clock for the thousandth time.

5:35

Yeesh. She was supposed to be here an hour ago!

“You’re still here?” My mom asked as she walked into the living room and glanced at me sitting in the recliner.

I snapped out of my thoughts and sighed. “Yup. I’m sure she’ll be here soon though!”

I hope!

I leaned back and got comfy in the recliner and debated on whether or not to text Laura. I didn’t want her to get in an accident especially since it was rush hour at the moment. I was super excited to see her. She lived in a different city and I only saw her once in a while. She is practically a sister to me and I love her like one. She feels the same way about me so we were always looking forward to seeing each other when we could.

Just as I was getting fidgety and restless, there was a knock at the door. I nearly knocked the recliner sideways as I jumped up quickly and moved to shove my feet into my black Converse sneakers. My mom went to open the door since it seemed like I couldn’t get my shoes on. She shook her head and mumbled something about how I should be old enough to know how to put my shoes on properly, for petes sake.

“Hello Laura!” My mom greeted as she opened the door and moved to let Laura into the house.

“Hi, sorry I’m late,” she said softly as she turned to me.

I finished tying my sneakers and stood up.

“Eh, I’m used to it,” I said with a shrug. I didn’t think she liked it when I commented on her tardiness. After knowing her for years, though, we both knew it was just who she was.

She let out a slightly frustrated sigh and turned back to the door. I picked up my purse and followed her out.

“Bye girls! Have fun!” My mom waved as we walked down the driveway.

I waved back then quickly turned to tackle Laura.

“Oof!” She started laughing and hugged me back.

“I’m just soooo happy to see you!”

“I know. It’s definitely been a while.”

We walked around to our respective sides of Laura’s car and hopped in. I buckled my seatbelt and put my sunglasses on. The sun was slowly beginning to lower towards the mountains but it was still pretty bright out anyway.

“So, where are we going first?” I asked as she backed out of the driveway.

“I have no idea. What do you want to do?”

This was a normal occurrence for us. We never really had a plan.

“Hmm….” I put my finger on my chin in thought. “Well, I am hungry…”

“Naturally,” she said teasingly.

I huffed and crossed my arms across my chest, switching into pouty mode. She giggled and nudged my arm with her elbow.

“Oh come on! You know I’m just teasing.”

I tried to stay in pouty mode as long as possible but I found myself dropping it and smiling.

“Yeah, yeah. I know. Seriously though, I’m starving!”

“Well, where do you want to eat?”

“I don’t knooooow!” I whined. I wasn’t always the best at making choices, especially when an empty stomach was involved.

I could tell she was getting a tad frustrated so I quickly listed off the first place that came to mind and we headed there.

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“Mmm…I knew Greek food was a good choice!” I said as I patted my now full belly.

Laura made a noise in agreement and dug around in her purse for her keys. I assumed she was too full to speak.

I knew we needed an idea for a place to go next so I started to think of something we’ve done before and enjoyed. I looked up at the darkening blue sky. Stars were starting to come out and the moon was full and absolutely beautiful. I let out a sigh as I admired the sky for a few moments. I could feel Laura’s eyes on me so I tore my gaze away from the sky and turned back to her. An idea popped into my head and I smiled.

“Can we get boba for dessert? I really want the watermelon flavor again! It’s so yummy!”

Laura paused as if I said something I shouldn’t have, though it was only for a quick moment. I was going to ask if she was ok but she finally fished out her keys and smiled at me.

“Sure. I’ll have to try it since you’re making it sound really good.”

The ride to the boba place was silent. I glanced over at Laura a couple of times, feeling a nervous vibe coming off of her. I frowned. What was going on with her? I quickly turned to glance out the window once again when I thought she was going to catch me looking at her.  Out of the corner of my eye, I couldn’t help but notice her fingers seemed to be gripping the steering wheel tightly.

Ok. There is definitely something going on. I have to say something.

I opened my mouth to speak….

“I really have to pee! I hope these next few lights are green!” Laura proclaimed out of the blue.

I slapped my forehead and shook my head.

Alright, she’s totally fine. I just want to make sure though.

“Laura?”

“Hmm?” She answered as she turned into the parking lot of the boba place and pulled into a parking spot. I watched as she put the car in park and took her seat belt off. I cleared my throat.

“Is there something…”

Two hands belonging to a disheveled looking man banged against her window, interrupting my thought. She shrieked and jumped across the seat towards me as I stared at the man, completely stunned. 

His mouth opened and revealed several missing teeth and silver coated ones. His eyes traveled over us in a way that gave me the creeps. I really hoped the doors were locked. I felt Laura’s hand grip my arm as the guy pressed his face to the window and let out a hollow laugh.

“Oh yes,” he mumbled to himself then licked his lips. “She’s going to enjoy playing with you. You girls are perfect.” He let out another hollow laugh as he stared in at us for a few more seconds before turning and walking away into a dark alley.

***End of part one***

Hope you enjoyed part one! Please be gentle with your comments! Lol

Stick around for part two COMING SOON! :) 

Short Story?

One of my very best friends (she's practically a sister to me) and I ventured to this Asian restaurant one night to get some boba tea (or bubble tea. Whatever). It's a two story building and the upstairs is usually dark since it seems no one wants to eat up there in the evening for some reason. My friend needed to go to the bathroom, which happened to be upstairs, and she shyly admitted that she didn't want to go up there alone. I agreed to go up with her and even walked in front of her to help ease her nervousness. Anyways, the upstairs had a creepy feeling indeed so we joke that it's haunted.

When we went back to get boba tea once again recently (the watermelon flavor is absolutely delicious!) we ended up going to the bathroom again and experienced the creepy feeling. An idea sprang to my head not too long after. I've decided to write a short story just for the heck of it where things actually happen to us. I haven't decided whether it is going to be creepy with a hint of comedy or just flat out creepy. I would have fun with either one! I know some people want to see my writing in the form of stories, which I usually don't do because I feel extremely self-conscious about it, but we'll see how it turns out! Not sure when I'm going to be able to get it done and post it since my life is extremely busy right now with school coming up next week and....Other things....Nitpicking at me!

Let me know what you think!

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I Told You I'm Not Bulletproof

I have so many jumbled thoughts and words for my encounter (short but still very painful) with someone who has hurt me for practically my whole life.  "Tell Me Why" by Taylor Swift

describes everything perfectly. I've been listening constantly while I recover and understand why it still hurts so much....

I know this is a healing process and I get stronger from every battle but this is just gonna take a little time. I'll find myself again, I'll start feeling a lot better about myself, and I'm gonna get right back up and keep fighting because it's my life and no one can make me feel bad about it. God knows who I really am and He is the only author of my life, not anyone else <3

Remember: WORDS CAN HURT!!! Don't hurt someone just to make you feel better about yourself. If anything, it shouldn't make you feel better about yourself at all so don't do it. You'd only be a bully. Always apologize too. It may not make everything absolutely better but at least you and the other person understand you actually feel bad about it and you can move on. 

Stand up for yourself and walk away if someone is making you feel worthless because,truth is, YOU'RE NOT. You're here on this Earth for a reason.

"I take a step back, let you go

I told you I'm not bulletproof

Now you know..."

Tales of Weirdness From Riding the Bus

Riding the bus didn't really bother me at first. I kept telling myself, "this is just something you have to do so suck it up." After a few months of doing it.....Well, I found out just how crazy it is to ride the bus. I've had guys follow me after I would get off at a stop just so they could talk to me. Those guys tend to be very odd. I did meet a nice guy at one of the stops on my way home. He would just wave at me and not even try to sit by me when he saw that I didn't really want to be talked to so that's nice. After a day at work I definitely don't like to be talked to or have the energy to be social.

On Thursday, I was waiting for the bus outside of campus and I noticed a few people were waiting at the stop too. I put my headphones in to listen to music and wind down from the busy day, hoping it would also keep people from talking to me. It didn't exactly work because, as I turned away to watch for the bus,  a guy decided to sneak up on me. I turned back slightly and jumped. He was in my face! He was standing so close to me that he could have easily grabbed me if he wanted to. He just stared at me for a few seconds before babbling like a crazy person. I was so surprised and shocked but I quickly stepped back and, thankfully, he just walked away.

Yesterday, I met a friend downtown after work so I had to take a later bus home. There was a guy that sat in one of the seats across from me. He wasn't an older guy that I tend to run into, instead he was actually a college student. The nice guy (mentioned earlier) sat next to him. It was raining and the nice guy decided to spark up a conversation about it. I was actually in a good mood from hanging out with my friend and the fact it was raining. I joined in with a smile, feeling giddy from watching the raindrops fall and trickle down the bus windows. The student suddenly joined in on our conversation, happening to look my way a lot during it. Once the nice guy got to his stop and got off, the student turned to me and asked where I was heading and where I was going to get off. I thought it was an odd question but I told him anyway due to my good mood. He just nodded, smiled, and pulled the cord to get off at the stop before mine. As he got up he glanced my way a couple more times, smiled, then told me to "take care" and something else I didn't really hear. I just waved and smiled quickly as he got off, not really paying complete attention to him. I turned to pull the cord for the next stop when it hit me: did he just try to flirt with me?

Is it Really That Weird to Give Your Friends Flowers?

I'm someone who likes to show their appreciation for people and I think flowers would be the perfect way to do it sometimes. Who doesn't like being surprised with flowers? When I receive flowers I feel special and appreciated so I figure other people will feel the same way. My friends appreciate it, don't get me wrong, but I've had some friends raise an eyebrow at me like I've done something creepy.

For instance, I had this one friend (we are not friends now) that seemed like she appreciated it but then made it known to everyone (except me) that it was weird and creepy. I don't really get it. I've had other times where it was perfectly fine and actually made a friend happy. I remember when a friend was helping me out during a tough situation and I wasn't sure how to show how much I appreciated it. I went to the grocery store with my mom that week and we happened to walk by some really pretty flowers. There were some beautiful pink roses (my favorite besides cherry blossoms of course!) that seemed to just pop out at me.

Now, I don't really get the meaning of different colored roses besides the fact that red ones are definitely for romance and that pink ones are seen as affection. I figured my friend knew me well enough to know I didn't mean anything romantic by buying her those pink roses so I took the chance. She gave me a key to her apartment not too long after I met her so I decided to use that in order to sneak in and drop off the roses while she was gone. I got a text later that night from her saying how much she appreciated the flowers and it really made her happy. Our friendship definitely blossomed from that. See what I did there? I said "blossomed" to follow the theme. I'm oh so clever huh? Ha. Anyways, as I was writing the last part I could see how it may be seen as creepy to some people but at the same time it was just meant to be a nice, friendly gesture. I can't help but wonder......Is it really weird to give your friends flowers?

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The Beginning

Ok, I'm not a crafty, artsy, completely talented person like a lot of amazing people with blogs but honestly my writing is what I consider to be my art. I have a passion for writing anything that's meaningful and helpful, not super political or boring. Basically, I love to write without any expectations or real structure. I wanna be free and as personable in my writing as I am in real life. I still have a lot to learn about writing and that's perfectly fine with me! Everybody has something new to learn everyday. I've been known to help fellow classmates with editing their papers which actually resulted in a good grade for them! One of my other passions is helping others so being able to edit someone else's work to the best of my ability and help them succeed is just a great combination of both passions. Yes, editing can be tedious but I find it enjoyable because I am able to read someone's awesome work and help them out at the same time. That is rewarding to me and I'm hoping someday I may become a professional editor. Anyways, I'm excited about starting this blog and sharing pieces of my life and other things about me with you! :) If you want to know anything else about me or have any other questions feel free to ask! I actually love being interviewed and stuff.

I look forward to writing for you!

P.S Thank you to my friend and co-worker, Alex, for designing this awesome blog! You rock! Also, thank you for making me feel like a celebrity. I felt like you were my manager or something because you created whatever I demanded :P