Last Minute

How many times would it take to learn that things shouldn't be left 'til the last minute? Was it even learnable? No matter what it was - homework, assignments, chores, competitions, dailies - they always got pushed further and further back, until they could be put off no longer. The last minute. It was more than common sense to get things done early, out of the way, forgotten about. To get things done well before hand, and well... done. A chance to fix it afterward if it's wrong, a chance to improve. A chance to admire what's been done. But things are left to the last minute, rushed, and sometimes it couldn't be helped. A distraction here or there could lead you astray for hours. Or not lead you back at all.

[132 words]

Snap

I watched his struggles and had the desire to laugh. I granted that desire. It felt so good to laugh at him. In fact, I might go as far to say it was incredibly satisfying. Not for him, of course. I was destroying him inside out, and he knew it only too well. Still, I had to applaud his strength to hold onto that thin string of life that was his. I wanted to watch him scramble on those last fraying strands until they broke in the middle. I wanted to be there when he hit rock bottom, barely breathing, but alive. Unfortunately, I knew I wouldn't have that chance. But I trusted him in the hands of my employees, so to speak. They would make sure his life was as worthless as the feral dogs that roamed the flea-infested land. I would see him snap. And smile.

[148 words]

First Chance

I didn't trust them. I didn't trust no one. No one was trustworthy anymore. It was something that took a long time to develop. A very long time. Time I didn't have. I wasn't going to waste time going around and pointing out who could and couldn't be trusted. It was easier to trust none. The truth hurt. So did the lies. What was the difference? Everything seemed the same now. Good was bad. Bad was good. There was no line separating the two anymore. It was all one big mess that I was suffocating in. The air around me was trapped and nothing mattered anymore. Kind, harsh, scared, angry, dead or alive. I wanted out and I was going to take the first chance I got.

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