Lorelei Barrett

“wE'rE AlL MaD” by Lorelei Barrett

Submitted to Contest #128

The smell of mildew filtered into my nose as I walked closer to where I needed to go. The thumping of the dryer was somewhat relaxing, the buzzing indicating it’s done on the other hand not so much. My hand reached into the dryer grabbing the warm clothing inside. I loved every minute of this part of laundry day. Feeling the fresh, clean, warm clothing touch my skin. Handful by handful placing them into my basket.  “No, Jess I don’t believe that Hanna got a fucking invitation.” I sigh into the phone, balancing it between my shoulder and...

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“Broken promise” by Lorelei Barrett

Submitted to Contest #121

“When we’re older, let’s get married.” A blonde girl with pig tales smiled. She just recently lost her two front teeth making her have a small lisp. Her bright green eyes shined with happiness as she suggested her newest thought. “Yeah, okay.” A boy the same age smiles just as brightly. He was young but he knew that he wanted to spend the rest of his days with her. She was perfect and as he responded her eyes only shined brighter. “Pinky promise.” She held out her pinky. It was an unspoken rule between them that a pinky-promise was unbreakab...

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“Play with Fire” by Lorelei Barrett

The orange flames licking the side of the house always brought me a sense of excitement and calm. The smell of the smoke. Fire is so dangerous yet beautiful. It’s alive, consuming oxygen, reproducing, and moving quickly until there’s nothing left but ash. The risk of the fire getting a taste of you adds to the high.  “Jade, are you even listening? I swear your mind is always off in the gutters.” Christine mutters. Her fake blond hair swaying to the side as her head tilts. Her piercing blue eyes hold annoyance but she quickly covers her ...

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“Simple Rules” by Lorelei Barrett

Submitted to Contest #116

You only have you to rely on, don’t bring anyone else into your messes Don’t get close, remember the last time you did Don’t drink, you get stupid when you do Don’t fall in love, it’ll only disappoint you in the end NEVER break these, they help, they protect, and most importantly remember breaking results in consequences you don’t want to face Five. Only five rules I live by, I’ve learned to make adjustments to maintain these rules. To not break them, for breaking them will only result in a shit storm. Rules that I forbid myself from brea...

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“Dangerous Woman” by Lorelei Barrett

CW: Death, Gore.You wanna do something fun? Five words, twenty-two letters. Such a simple sentence yet one that has caused a lot.“It started with Sammantha suggesting it.” I attempt to stress. It was cold in the room, my back hurting from sitting in the chair for so long. My eyes were starting to hurt from the perputentulant flickering light above my head.“We understand. We just need to hear the full story. Start from the beginning, what exactly did Sammantha suggest?” The calm voice questions, although it was friendly I knew the true reason...

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