Ashley Hassan

“Stuck In Sedona” by Ashley Hassan

It had happened... Again. Another transference in time, but this time the type of transference that left your throat dry and your hair frizzy. I looked around trying to figure out where this stupid machine had zapped Zena and I this time. It just so happened that this zap was to a podunk town. It had to be at least 90 degrees here. I could feel beads of sweat forming on my forehead and upper lip.  My current outfit was of no help and I needed to do something about it. I picked up a dusted broken beer bottle from the side of the ro...

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“The Night Before-Part II” by Ashley Hassan

I had no idea how they got back to the house so quickly. Hannah was the only person on the planet who could press the gas the way that she did. Hannah had a beautiful house, and we knew she came from old money, but it's easy to forget how much money she comes from. We knew a few things about her here and there, but the truth is she's a mystery to be solved. It's ironic because when we first met, Laura took a liking to Hannah. Her aura and posture led her to believe she was well-dressed, responsible, and dependable. She was sorely mistaken,...

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“Prince Tea House” by Ashley Hassan

Dear Diary,  I didn't think I'd ever be so happy in my life. Running away from home robbed me of a piece of my soul. I wasn't sure if I would ever find peace again. It took some time for me to appreciate my choice of being selfish. Because my small upper east side apartment had become my safe haven. I think about everyone and everything I left behind now and then, but then I remember the world we live in. My grandfather used to tell me, "Eat or be eaten." I believe the same sequence of events would have occurred if the situation had b...

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“Better Late Than Never” by Ashley Hassan

It was at that moment I had begun questioning every decision made that led up to this moment. God Jenna what the hell were you thinking!! I thought to myself. I was completely and utterly mortified. This wasn't a fairytale or a Hollywood film production; I wasn't a model, I didn't have money, and I wasn't even sure if I had a personality at this moment. It's too bad I attempted to persuade myself differently. I should actually blame Mr. Whiskers. Curse that cute fluffy little kitten for instilling false confidence in my mind. What a fantas...

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“The Night Before” by Ashley Hassan

Submitted to Contest #97

I didn't know how we got here. It was too much, I can't , I can't deal with these types of things. My anxiety is going to make me pass out. My hands were covered in blood, I just couldn't, the floors were stained red, Laura and Jean were panicking. Everyone was freaking out, I needed to do something and I needed to do it fast. And there it was.. *Knock* Knock* Someone had started knocking on the front door, Jean looked at me, I looked at Laura, and Laura looked at Jean. We were so screwed.  [ 24 hours earlier ] I can't believe...

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“Maddy's Freaky Friday” by Ashley Hassan

Submitted to Contest #97

06/09/2000 [Friday] Dear Diary,  Yes you read that right. It's me again and I'm here to complain. My life has just been one inevitable series of unfortunate events. Yes I'm not perfect, yes I may not be the best or the most determined but HEY I'm not the worst person to ever walk the earth. There was Hitler and yea. I'll admit,  how did their song go again… OH YEA! “ Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby!” I just wish I could find a way out of this suckfest. Life still sucks and my sister is still a complete-  “MADDY ! Di...

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“Kerry” by Ashley Hassan

This honestly couldn't have taken any longer, she thought to herself as she stood on the corner of the sidewalk in her red bottoms. Kerry’s crimson red hair had caught adrift in the wind, she could feel her dress beginning to rise but it didn't bother her. She enjoyed living on the wide side, she was the type of person to color outside the lines, or rather completely obliterate the lines and create her own. Unfortunately she had lost herself over the course of time with the addition of a series of unfortunate events.  “ One time for m...

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“For Lina” by Ashley Hassan

Submitted to Contest #96

In retrospect, I really did not think that she would have become such a huge part of my life. I don't know why it happened but all I can say is that I'm glad it did.  It's funny how the littlest things tend to have the biggest impact on our lives. I've noticed how as time goes on, people never tend to separate the significant moments from the insignificant. But to me, and to her, we were the most significant people in each other's lives. It started in eight grade, I was so intimidated by everything. School hasn't exactly been a “saf...

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“Our Song” by Ashley Hassan

Submitted to Contest #95

How did that song go again? Oh yea... "Right from the start you were a thief, you stole my heart, and I ? Your willing victim." They say that it takes certain experiences in life for you to feel the music that you listen to. Unfortunately I had enough experiences to relate to every old, new, and classical era love song. "I'm sorry I don't understand where all this is coming from? I thought that we were fine.." Yea, guys never really understand. They never truly understand what it means to put your all in and be destroyed. There was a disti...

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“His Girl” by Ashley Hassan

Submitted to Contest #95

I knew it was wrong, I knew it was wrong but I just couldn't help myself. I couldn’t resist the temptation. I wanted to feel her skin against mine, feel her gaze on me. Hear her voice. I wanted to wake up, and roll over, and see her skin glisten under the sun as the rays peek through my busted bedroom window. I needed her, she kept me intact with my humanity. And her voice, ugh her voice. She made me whole again, she completed me, and made me feel alive. She gave my cold, lifeless, hopeless body life. She filled.. the void.You must be c...

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“Life & Love” by Ashley Hassan

Submitted to Contest #94

TW: Profanity, Mention of Anxiety & DepressionI'm going to do my best to explain myself. Whether or not you want to talk about it, or ignore it , or disregard what I'm saying is up to you. For some time I've been feeling some type of way towards you and us in general. I know I have my faults and sometimes I don't make the best decisions, I act out a lot and I make decisions based on emotion which isn’t the best quality to have in a relationship, and I know I'm not the most patient or easiest person to deal with but when it comes dow...

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“Gen” by Ashley Hassan

Submitted to Contest #95

TW: mental illness and depression. Read with discretion...Another wretched morning, another sleepless night. There she was yet again in her room, pit in her stomach never seemed to leave. But it wasn’t just the pit that bothered her, it was the fact that she knew the pit would never go away. She was stuck, it was stuck, they were stuck together and there was no way out. Like a moth to a flame, unfortunately they were one and now they drew each other out. One of the many struggles of mundane living. How was I to please them, and make mys...

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“Tails” by Ashley Hassan

As they each took a step they could hear the leaves crunching as the wind blew hard against their backs. Almost as if it was pushing them towards their destiny. They were three high school girls, young naive and eager for adventure; Riley Lakes, Makayla Waters, and Cherry Rivers were to go on a camping trip that would change their lives forever…..    It all started when Makayla foresaw their friendship falling apart. She suggested that a camping trip would bring them together, since it's how they met.     &...

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“Moury Creek” by Ashley Hassan

Submitted to Contest #94

“Okay. I got something for you Clairy.” “Nessa- DON'T.” “Clairy, I dare you to take a dip in Moury Creek.” It was in that exact moment that every negative outcome had swarmed through Clairy like a wave. Her thoughts fought her like weapons, it was like battling lightning in her head or holding back hell fire. Clairy had been diagnosed with anxiety in the seventh grade, and her life had been chaotic ever since. “Don't listen to her, Clairy, you don't have to do anything you don't want to. You know Nessas just trying to get...

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“Adolescent Love” by Ashley Hassan

Submitted to Contest #94

They say you don't find love, but rather love finds you. Well to say the least, Diana had not foreseen finding love, nor love finding her. With all that she had been through with him, after all that had been said and done, she didn't believe that they would find their way back to each other this time. It just couldn't be possible, not after everything that had been said and done. Yet there she was, hanging her feet off her bed on a dry afternoon, hoping for a sliver of happiness to reach her, when she received a..... * DING * Imessage from I...

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