I never did anything in my life that made me happy.
I wasn’t married and I didn’t have kids.
I was a drunk.
A nobody to society. I guess.
But as I heard the screams next door, I knew…
I knew my moments were running short.
I couldn’t scale off time.
There were no clocks in sight.
I was shocked to see around me.
They had stitched my lips shut.
I should’ve just went home.
I should’ve skipped the bar for once.
Who knows where I would have been then.
This dungeon cell was cold.
I was kept only with my underwear.
I wondered what the woman did in the other room, to be caught.
What was her life before?
Her ongoing screams didn’t tell me nothing.
The men in robes chose her over me.
I wish they would have gotten my ending over with.
Story under my 2nd pen name: Kamari L.
Author’s Notes: Kamari L. will be the pen name I go exclusive with Amazon with. I want to fit in the world of kindle as well. the best benefits for kindle, is to write for the kindle unlimited market — where tons of users already have monthly subscriptions.
This model will allow my work to be completely free to users, and give them instant access to anything I publish — DAY ONE. A market that I have been neglecting for some time now, misunderstanding that there are readers who crave literature…over there as well.
Keep benching all those guys In your inbox, baby Imma do nothing but reward you When all is said and done
~ Sakari
You’re willing to wait I’m the one that’s impatient But you look so impressive Why do I have to wait
~ Sakari
Your First (Outerlude) I swear on my heart, I want to be the first of your everything I want to be the first one to never leave you The first one to wake up in the morning, searching for you The first one to notice when you can’t sleep at night The first one to calm you down with kisses on your chest The first one to catch your tears in my hand *** I want to be the first to explore your imagination
My 4-part mini poetry series, Empath, is available now on Amazon. Still under my pen name, Sakari Lacross, this is a wide pen name — so there is no exclusivity.
The book is available now for 99 cents, with 60 pages of content. Poems that continue to grip at different sections of the heart.
I almost don’t want to answer this question (just kidding). But I’ve spent tons of time writing, as usual. As well as figuring out a really good marketing strategy. I’ve also moved around the country a few times now, and I’m on my way out.
Let’s start with me moving around. I was in Michigan for a while. Then California. Now I’m in Seattle, and I’m on my way to Oregon. Oregon being my last stop, before I head overseas. My end goal: Move To The Philippines.
I’m also going back to online school. I was taking a course to teach abroad, and I recently stopped for about a month. I’m starting my classes back up next month, and I should be done soon. I’m super excited.
Secret Project???
There are two crowds of readers in the publishing world: Casual Readers & Subscription Readers. Again, this is how they are presented to authors. These readers aren’t often seen mixing, meaning casual readers don’t mind finding books on different platforms, while subscription readers are found checking out books on Amazon (exclusively). The goal for me, is to line the pieces up.
Both communities in one.
I know I can’t do this under one brand. Sakari Lacross is only one being. It’s a name that has already stapled more as a “wide author,” meaning the brand behind that name is known for publishing to a wider audience. No exclusivity. However, a second brand, allows for me to form a different strategy, without abandoning my old pen name’s lane of marketing.
Kamari L???
Exclusivity will be the brand under this pen name. The name will be under Kamari L. Kamari will introduce a more disciplined lane to my writing, as well as my targeted audience. The pen name Kamari will work under the horror and Fantasy audience. The writing style will tell stories through the form of journal entries, giving the feel of poetry and emotional connection, through past and present tense story telling.
Targeting Amazon exclusivity, allows me to keep the door open for readers. Those with a Kindle Unlimited account, will be able to gain instant access to my biweekly releases of all the episodic fiction I release under the Kamari name. For so long, I’ve abandoned this audience.
I have multiple projects in the works under this name, and I can’t wait to…yeah…more on this in the future…
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Entry 1
I requested my mother’s body. I wanted to give her a proper burial. To my surprise…they couldn’t find it. A corpse. She was clearly dead. She had been murdered by…
None of that mattered. I still couldn’t wrap my head around her missing body. She had now been added to the list of missing corpses that had been being removed from their last site of rest. Who would move a woman spilling in cold blood?
The law would only tell us citizens so much. I hated this. This was now my mother missing — not someone I was watching on the news. And to think…me and my mother was just watching a missing corpse report on the news, four days ago.
She was gone before the scene could even be properly investigated. Though I watched her take her last breath. None of this made sense. There was no sign of proper connection to the previous bodies and hers. Just a string of murders and then… Whoever was doing this, was beyond sick. *** (Future Project In The Works. Something for Kindle Unlimited Users)
When I ask what you’re doing I meant to ask if you were thinking of me I mean do you love me When there’s so many guys around
~ Sakari
My latest poetry book is out now. Alone, is the start of a new poetry series, known as Too Many Missing Pieces.
A free quick read that’s available for everyone. Downloadable from multiple published platforms — Link Below:
Connor and Autumn match each other running up a tall building. Their speed is unbelievable to the mortal eye, but the two are able to track each other’s movement with ease.
Connor strikes first again, leaving Autumn on defense as he evades another attack punch from Connor and slams him into the building with a grappling counter. Connor quickly summons a set of glaives behind Autumn and charges them through the air.
Autumn flashes out of the way of the glaives, allowing the glaives to attempt to impale his younger brother instead. Connor shifts into his purple mist form, avoiding the glaives as well before shifting back into his physical form, upon touching the city’s hub ground again.
Autumn appears before his younger brother as well.
AUTUMN: We’re going to alert the entire city brother. Please Connor, let’s stop this foolishness.
Connor breathes a series of heavy breaths.
CONNOR: You’re so full of it, Autumn. We can’t stop. We just can’t. Don’t you get it? You’re gonna be dad’s little puppet for however long he wants you to be. You’re not going to have any freedom or mind your own. Well that certainly isn’t the life for me.
Connor glances back and looks at Jolyn. Her eyes show concern. Connor then places his attention back on his elder brother.
CONNOR: If dad wants her dead, you tell him to find a way into this realm and do it himself. Otherwise, brother, I’m going to shred you into pieces over her.
Autumn’s voice finally jumps.
AUTUMN: You’ll do what!?
In the mist of his voice jumping, Autumn flashes back into range of Connor. Trailing nearly beside Autumn, are two waves of magic energy streams that blend with purple lightning. Connor or Jolyn didn’t catch when Autumn’s superior speed cast these magic waves.
Connor shifted into his mist form again, only giving him enough time to avoid the two blasts as he launched himself into the air. The timer on Connor’s mist form runs out, turning him back into his physical manifestation just as Autumn leaps into the air, and catches him by the throat.
CONNOR: (Gargles) Fuck!
Autumn quickly forms a dark orb of magic and blasts it into Connor’s stomach. The blast shoots Connor backwards through the air, having him crash into a nearby building in the process. The hub’s destruction is starting to become more and more outright.
Jolyn turns her fire powers on, getting ready to aid her lover. However, her power jumping, draws the attention of Autumn.
Autumn shoots down from the air and flies in her direction. A stream of mist attempts to catch up to him at a fast rate, leaving Autumn to glance and notice as he feels the surge of magic energy following him. Autumn ignores this and keeps going for Jolyn.
Jolyn braces herself, before expelling a strong stream of dark flames into the direction of the immortal. Autumn dives directly into the flames and a loud yelp is heard shortly after.
EXT. DOWNTOWN/CENTRAL HUB — NIGHTFALL (CONT’D)
Connor stands in place, now back in flesh form. The aftermath shows flames still burning against the ground, and two figures in the distance.
Autumn holds Jolyn by the throat, leaving her feet to dangle away from the ground. Connor is cautious about his next move.
Jolyn struggles, with Autumn simply looking at his younger brother as he effortlessly holds her in place.
AUTUMN: It can be over now, brother. All of it. We can go back to father, and I can speak to him about forgiving you. No more conflict has to be.
Autumn places his attention on the struggling Reborn.
AUTUMN: Her life, and it all goes back to normal. The past is made up for, and the future is saved.
Autumn places his attention back on Connor.
AUTUMN: Afterall, you were the one who started this plague.
A portal opens on the ground behind Autumn, unleashing a glaive that instantly pierces through Autumn’s back and chest. Autumn gasps and looses his grip on Jolyn.
Jolyn collapses to the ground, landing on her knees as she grabs her throat with a series of coughs to follow. She watches as a series of glaives come out of portals that quickly manifest from the ground all around Autumn.
In every direction, Autumn suffers impalement. Autumn yelps in pain.
Connor uses his super speed to get to Jolyn, helping her back to her feet. He wants to hold her, though he senses a strong disturbance in energy beside them.
Connor jolts Jolyn and himself away from Autumn. A massive purple storm erupts from Autumn, along with an echoing yell.
The echoing yell turns into a monstrous roar, and underneath that roar, the dark storm clears and unveils Autumn in his monstrous form. He towers in the distance of his younger brother and his true target.
The glaives are gone from Autumn’s new body. Autumn belches out a roar that stutters the ground around them. Connor steps forward, accepting his brother’s challenge, though Jolyn grabs him by the arm.
JOLYN: Connor, no. This is all too much. We can run together. We can get as far away as possible. I just…
Tears start to form in Jolyn’s eyes. Connor catches this, unable to turn his head elsewhere in this moment.
JOLYN: I just don’t want him hurting you, any further. I don’t want you to risk your existence for me.
Connor releases himself from Jolyn’s grip with a light tug. Jolyn respects his wish, watching as he removes himself from her.
CONNOR: Don’t you get it, Jolyn? It’s because of you I have an existence. You are the second person ever to give me this. I failed the woman I loved once before and now…
Connor takes his place in front of Jolyn, as if he is protecting her from his elder brother’s sight, and challenging the mighty beast before them, at the same time.
A flashing memory of Connor’s previous lover smiles in his head. This memory transforms into Jolyn and her own smile at the café.
CONNOR: I have someone new to love. Someone I won’t just watch my brother kill. I’ll kill him over and over again, for you.
Connor turns halfway to place his attention on Jolyn.
CONNOR: When this is all over, we’ll go anywhere in the world together. Anywhere you’d like. I just want the rest of my eternity to linger with you.
EXT. DOWNTOWN/CENTRAL HUB — NIGHTFALL (CONT’D)
There’s worry in Jolyn’s eyes. Connor’s eyes disregard this, signaling for her to trust his words. Her expression refuses to change.
She grips at his hands, though Connor lightly pulls away, going into the direction of his elder brother. Ready to face the monster ahead, Connor super leaps off the ground, bursting into a glide that directs him in the path of his levitating opponent.
Autumn’s fiend form breaks its neutral stance, reading its claw to swing. Connor continues his trajectory, going at his elder brother with full force.
The fiend nearly connects, with Connor placing his arms up to protect the side of his body that would suffer from the impact. The attack nearly lands, going through Connor instead of damaging him. Connor is confused.
The massive image of the fiend vanishes, resembling that of an illusion. Connor stops his glide as quick as he can, scanning the sky around him as he remains above ground.
Jolyn screams for him.
JOLYN: Connor!!
Connor is unable to react fast enough, swiftly turning around only to get impaled in the chest. A blue dagger is held in Autumn’s hand, with the receiving end being placed inside of Connor.
Connor becomes motionless, staring into his brother’s face as he awaits an explanation.
AUTUMN: It was the only way of stopping father from dealing with you, brother. The dagger that father once didn’t entrust in either of us…he entrusted in me.
Connor begins to gasp as he notices something start to change upon him. His skin begins to turn blue with small trickles of frost forming on him. Jolyn clutches her mouth with her hands as she watches the two levitate in the air, now at the climax of their battle.
AUTUMN: I wanted things to be different between us. I really did. But…the heart you don’t even have…those false feelings inside of you…lead you astray.
The ice starts to encase Connor at a more rapid paste, becoming thicker as everything is affected by the magical frost effects of the dagger, except the impalement area where the dagger still resides.
Connor gives Autumn a look of betrayal, though he cannot speak. Autumn fights back tears until he can’t anymore, holding the back of his brother’s neck with his hand.
AUTUMN: I love you, brother.
Autumn shoves the dagger deeper into Connor. Connor jerks and his entire body becomes a block of ice. He begins to plummet out the sky shortly after, with his brother watching as his younger brother eventually slams onto the ground, shaking the surface without shattering.
The extinction of vampires, known as Reborns, was a promise. Sent to be Death Dealers of their own kind, Connor and his elder brother Autumn, slaughter those who carry the less fortunate blood of vampires. Being Immortals — vampires with a pureblood lineage, they’ve been able to achieve this with ease. That is until Connor falls in love with a Reborn, turning the brothers against one another, as the elder brother wants to see their mission through, while the younger brother…wants to follow the guidance of his soul.
The first book is out now — free to all, with your choice of platform. A quick episodic read, with the next episode already in preparation for release. Grab your free copy below…
INT. JOLYN’S STUDIO APARTMENT — CLOUDED DUSK (CONT’D)
CONNOR: Autumn isn’t a monster. Believe it or not, he doesn’t care for killing our own kind. I’m not so innocent myself.
Jolyn braces herself for what Connor is about to say next.
JOLYN: What are you trying to say, Connor?
CONNOR: My father ordered him to take down the vampires. All the Reborns. He ordered the same to me as well. And for years, I aided my brother in this. Father was worried that being that the Reborns couldn’t control their thirst, seeing as they weren’t born vampires, then they would wipe out humanity. And for a while, it looked to be that my father was right. Villages were being slaughtered left and right. Towns were dangerous to wonder around at night. It was my fault anyway.
Connor doesn’t want to say the next part.
CONNOR: I made the first Reborn. I changed the first human being into a vampire. Something that neither father nor my brother knew was possible. We were all still new to our vampiric curse.
Connor pauses.
CONNOR: Her name was Eramis. We didn’t know what had happened to her. But one night…I lost control. I bit her and believed I drained her. I thought I killed her. I wanted so bad to be done with my own life. I tried everything there was to kill myself. I was the one who discovered that the sunlight couldn’t kill us. But then…she rose. Approximately fourteen hours after I buried her. She changed and took on our characteristics. Father took her in to ease my mind, allowing her to stay in the castle with us. But then…then she started to hunt. And she started to change others. I tried to help her get control of things, and over time…she got a grip. But by then, she had already changed so many mortals, that we were now facing some sort of vampiric epidemic. So father casted an order. He demanded that we eradicated all of the new vampires. The Reborns. We did this. We spent every night killing our kind for hours. It took us less than a month until the vampire legend…became that of a legend. Eramis even assisted us on some hunts. And then…it happened. Father ordered her demise as well. He said that Reborns couldn’t exist. That he didn’t understand them. I couldn’t kill her again.
Jolyn shows concern.
JOLYN: So then Autumn did it.
CONNOR: Not right away. I took her and ran far with her. Regions. It took six months for my brother to catch up with us. But…when he finally did…
Tears of blood begin to roll out of Connor’s eyes.
JOLYN: Ok, we don’t have to talk about it anymore.
CONNOR: I stood there, Jolyn. I stood there. I froze up while he slaughtered my lover, right in front of me.
The extinction of vampires, known as Reborns, was a promise. Sent to be Death Dealers of their own kind, Connor and his elder brother Autumn, slaughter those who carry the less fortunate blood of vampires. Being Immortals — vampires with a pureblood lineage, they’ve been able to achieve this with ease. That is until Connor falls in love with a Reborn, turning the brothers against one another, as the elder brother wants to see their mission through, while the younger brother…wants to follow the guidance of his soul.
The first book is out now — free to all, with your choice of platform. A quick episodic read, with the next episode already in preparation for release two weeks from now. Grab your free copy below…
His massive dragonish wings break the line of sight of the moon. Autumn’s monster form levitates in the sky.
Connor steps forward, ready to face his elder brother and make up for his mistakes in the past. His eyes radiate with a center purple.
Autumn roars into his brother’s direction, raising his massive claw shortly after. In the palm of its hand, the creature gathers a massive orb of dark energy.
The darkened purple orb of destruction is slung out of the obelisk’s hand, drowning the air around it as it comes towards Connor and Jolyn with full force. Jolyn readies her black flames, but Connor uses his powers instead to turn into a thickened black form of mist.
Swirls of what used to be Connor, meet the large orb of dark energy. The black mist quickly expands around the orb, creating a vortex that pushes the orb and itself into the large fiend. A short explosion goes off, creating large waves of destructive winds in the process.
Jolyn braces for the strong aftermath, as she bends her legs and guards her face with her arms. The fire that was once ignited on her, is now gone.
Two images descend from the sky, these figures being Connor and Autumn. They exchange shots as they fall headfirst, with Connor landing a strong double punch to Autumn’s face, before belches out a dark energy stream that hits Connor in the chest, launching him yards away from Autumn before the two slam into the city’s river.
Shrouds of swirling black mist break out of the large body of water, meeting Autumn just as he catapults out the water and back into the air. Autumn grows a set of demonic black wings without having to fully transform this time, choosing to slam himself right into the black mist upon seeing it.
The mist quickly converts back into the physical form of Connor, with Connor coming out of his mist form, right into a punch in the face. Autumn follows this up with an instant dark orb to the chest, breaking Connor back through the air and sending him crashing into the doc’s housing unit, behind Jolyn.
Jolyn screams for him.
JOLYN: Connor!!
She runs into his direction, but is stopped when a dark orb speeds into the small housing unit before she can reach him. The orb explodes on impact, destroying the unit and launching Jolyn backwards through the night air.
Autumn catches her just as he descends back on the docks, grabbing her back with one hand, only to revert and slam her into the ground, back first. He then places his foot on her neck, as the hard surface around her, suffers from a series of cracks.
Autumn cocks his right hand back in the air, allowing it to extend with massive fiend-like claws. He looks down at his target, watching as she struggles to removes his foot from her throat as she is now nearly planted into the ground.
AUTUMN: I won’t allow some girl to come in between me and my younger brother.
Autumn’s tone doesn’t change. He still is nearly emotionless when he speaks, giving off a soft-spoken voice in the process.
AUTUMN: I’ll straighten him out after this, just as I have done before. You’ll simply be another memory for us to have to deal with.
Jolyn struggles to the point of forming tears in her eyes. She quickly ignites her powers, readying flames that she was uncertain would do anything. But before either of them could make the next move, a fast spear shoots through the air and takes a chunk out of Autumn’s chest, nearly hitting his heart.
Author’s Notes: This is going to be the first episodic series that I actually launch. It’s going to be 6 episodes deep, with each episode being 30 pages a piece.
It will be launched across multiple publishing platforms (Apple Books, Barnes & Noble and Kobo, to name a few). These episodes will be free for all readers, no strings attached. The goal is to give readers an actual choice, as a compilation edition will be released afterwards, with an option of purchase.
The compilation edition will be all the episodes in one physical copy, plus more book content that can only be obtained in the compilation edition. Again, this will truly be the choice of the reader, as not gaining the compilation edition, will not hinder you from future seasons.
The compilation edition is mainly for those who are truly immersed into the universe of the series and want more before the next season’s rollout.
I swear on my heart, I want to be the first of your everything I want to be the first one to never leave you The first one to wake up in the morning, searching for you The first one to notice when you can’t sleep at night The first one to calm you down with kisses on your chest The first one to catch your tears in my hand *** I want to be the first to explore your imagination
~ Sakari
I’d like to stay inside This world of fantasy Live out my life with you Inside this RPG
~ Sakari
One life is all we have No matter what the metrics say Why not avoid the final boss For as long as possible
~ Sakari
Stay in the countryside with me We don’t need the city noise There are small markets nearby Fresh meals for us both
~ Sakari
Sadness isn’t a promise You are Every day that I’m with you Nothing is broken between us
~ Sakari
I don’t wanna wait Until I find the courage to Everyday I’d like to be on screen with you
~ Sakari
Can you see the beauty in it This distant land That rains stardust And lights up the night
~ Sakari
Your First (Outerlude) I swear on my heart, I want to be the first of your everything I want to be the first one to never leave you The first one to wake up in the morning, searching for you The first one to notice when you can’t sleep at night The first one to calm you down with kisses on your chest The first one to catch your tears in my hand *** I want to be the first to explore your imagination
~ Sakari
My newest serialized poetry book series, Empath, is available now for preorder on Amazon. The first arc will be a four-book series, with each book specializing in a different theme for “Longing.”
Book 1 will be called — Empath: From Autumn To Spring. This, like the ones after it, will be a quick read, and is priced at 99cents. This particular volume will focus more on the love side of things, being very big on daydreaming/fantasizing, about the hopes that love brings to the narrator’s heart.
This will be dedicated to those who just want some form of romance in their literature. No depression…no form of sadness. Only hope and inspiration. None of these books will have to be read in chronological order.
Drop me from the highest sky Back first, I fall into intoxication This intimacy is forever One night at a time, I remember *** You make me believe and eat Away at this plate of edible flowers Petals that love you for you We should be saying those magic words Soon *** Hey Siri Set a reminder for 8:30 Every morning I want her to wake up To a passage of feelings from me *** Hey Siri Would it be me too much If I walked from my place To where she stayed Could I convince the sky To follow me to your side *** Hey Siri I think this heart of mine Wants to hear from her more
Your hopes are mid You have the wings to fly You fear what any single mother does Getting your hopes high
I won’t tell you…to fly
~ Sakari
Poem # 2
Ride my vocals like the bike you drive I’ll sing to your beauty, you beautiful being And it’s only human for me To want you in this way The supernatural aspect of things Stay in my journal
~ Sakari
Poem # 3
Every conversation Tales of a hidden meaning Your aura feels hopeless You want hope from our dialogue ~ Sakari
Poem # 4
To the girl that’s tried before You don’t have to try again I’ll try for us both You can wake your heart up again
~ Sakari
Poem # 5
We think of additions to our lives More kids for you and myself Immediately, we both want more The process should be held on to
~ Sakari
Poem # 6
This is cool This is a performance With an opening act that promises To notice you from the crowd
~ Sakari
Poem # 7
Break the rules to our roles We don’t need to be like everyone else We don’t need everyone to see us We can go outside together, when it rains
~ Sakari
Your First (Outerlude)
I swear on my heart, I want to be the first of your everything I want to be the first one to never leave you The first one to wake up in the morning, searching for you The first one to notice when you can’t sleep at night The first one to calm you down with kisses on your chest The first one to catch your tears in my hand *** I want to be the first to explore your imagination
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Plot:She’s been on the run from the League for five years now. She maintains as quiet of a life as possible. With that being said, twenty-six-year-old May, is being tracked down by a faction of assassins, who have the ability to dispose of their targets, by murdering them in their dreams. Using what they call, “Dream Magic,” May has to face manipulated nightmares, with death by dream, being death foreal.
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SETTING: BRIGHT RED SPACE — TIMING UNKNOWN
A twenty-six-year-old woman by the name of May, stands in the center of a red plane. An open space of nothingness.
Surrounding her, a group of people stand in a mindless matter, with their faces stuck in the sky above. May is confused as to what is going on.
She doesn’t say anything, just waiting to see what’s going to happen next. She doesn’t move, only spinning her head in different directions as the bodies stand around her, still not forming any human actions.
May conjures the courage to move first, barely reaching a hand out to a motionless man in front of her, before…
His body suddenly suffers a large gash across his neck and shoulder. This gash nearly splits the man down the middle, before fountains of blood sprout out the stranger, and his body drops to the ground.
May gasps.
Withdrawing her hand, the blood gets on her, following a sequence of sudden deaths happening to the other mindless people around her. One by one, the others are cut down, with their blood raining on her as well.
May’s anxiety builds, as she turns in every direction to see all of this. With no killer in sight, she screams.
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INT. MAY’S BEDROOM — NIGHTFALL
May wakes up in her room. A nightmare is what she realizes had happened, as she looks down into her hands, before covering her face with them.
She speaks to herself.
MAY: Get a grip May.
INT. FRONT ROOM — MORNING
Morning comes around and May enters the front room of her two-bedroom apartment. Seeing her younger sister sitting at the dining room table, Clarissa, is already having breakfast.
Clarissa immediately notices her big sister.
CLARISSA: You look like crap.
MAY: I feel like it too.
May opens the fridge before closing it right back up.
MAY: I guess I have to go shopping.
CLARISSA: What do you mean — there’s plenty to eat in there.
MAY: Yeah, but there’s nothing I want.
May leans on the kitchen counter, now carrying a strong thinking face.
CLARISSA: It’s safe to assume that last night you didn’t sleep well either?
May nods.
MAY: It’s going on six days now that I’ve barely been able to get a lick of real sleep.
CLARISSA: Wanna talk about it?
May shrugs her shoulders.
MAY: What is there to talk about?
CLARISSA: Your past. That has to be what is bothering you.
May thinks shortly into this.
MAY: I’m not sure anymore.
May looks at the watch on her wrist.
MAY: I picked up an extra client though, so I guess I’ll get ready for that.
May grabs her backpack and her keys and heads for the front door.
MAY: I’m skipping breakfast today. I’ll be going to the grocery store later. Just send me a list if you want something.
Clarissa nods, stuffing her mouth with more of her bagel. The sound of the front door closing is heard in Clarissa’s background.
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INT. CAFÉ — MORNING
May sits down at a table by herself, opening her laptop. The café is semi empty, with only a handful of workers at the front.
May gets a nice view out the window, before a video chat request comes in on her laptop. May accepts.
Appearing on the screen, is her friend Zeon, a man who’s thirty-one years of age.
ZEON: Catch you at a bad time?
MAY: I wouldn’t say that. But I do have a meeting in a few minutes, so I can’t be on here long with you. Why, what’s up?
ZEON: Well, I haven’t heard from you in a few days. I was starting to worry.
MAY: Sorry. I’ve just been in my head a lot.
ZEON: Still aren’t sleeping?
MAY: Not really.
May rests her head on her fists.
MAY: Shit sucks. Feels like I’m falling apart, but I don’t know why.
ZEON: May, do you need –
MAY: I’m fine. I’m fine.
May ruffles her hair with both of her hands.
MAY: My sister is keeping me tons of company. She’s keeping me mentally together, so I don’t feel like I’m going to fall over the edge.
Zeon sighs.
ZEON: Ok. But before you go, I need to ask you one more thing. Have you…experienced anything weird?
MAY: Weird? No. I’ve been keeping low.
ZEON: Alright. Stay alert. Even though it’s been five years, you don’t want to chance making a single mistake. They could still be watching.
MAY: Yeah. I expect that.
ZEON: I’ll check back in with you in a few days.
May nods and the video chat ends. She sighs and sinks her head into her arms that she folds on the table.
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INT. CAFÉ (HOURS LATER) — EVENING
The café is now empty, and the workers are starting to clean up. May sighs and closes her laptop, packing up shortly after.
She speaks to herself.
MAY: I need a break.
EXT. LOCAL STREET — EVENING
May leaves the café and heads down the street. The streets are empty, with cars not even coming down the way.
MAY: I could get used to this peacefulness. I don’t really see this nowadays. It’s usually noisy as fuck down this way.
EXT. RIVERBANK. PARK — EVENING
May moves alongside the local Riverbank Park. Here, there isn’t anyone in sight as well. This raises an eyebrow to her.
MAY: Ok, now something isn’t right.
May moves her head back and forth, checking her surroundings carefully.
MAY: People are normally here. There’s just no way that not a single person or vehicle has been seen, and I’ve walked several blocks now, near the main road. Especially at the park around this time.
May comes to a sudden stop. Upon feeling a disturbing chill, she slowly turns around.
She’s been on the run from the League for five years now. She maintains as quiet of a life as possible. With that being said, twenty-six-year-old May, is being tracked down by a faction of assassins, who have the ability to dispose of their targets, by murdering them in their dreams. Using what they call, “Dream Magic,” May has to face manipulated nightmares, with death by dream, being death foreal.
First Part of the mini-series will be available soon on Amazon…
Mykel, a 9th grader, is chosen to be an obstacle to hell’s freedom, as demons are given an opportunity to walk the earth, freeing themselves from eternal damnation. However, the catch comes in, with only a selective handful of demons, being able to target the human girl, as the rest must stay in the abyss, hoping for a victory. This victory being, killing the 9th grader, and bypassing her chosen bodyguard, Gabriel, a demon gone rogue, fighting for his freedom, as he chooses to serve Heaven, in this underground war.
Am I allowed to see you this way Do I have your permission to daydream To lay beside you in a summer’s field And tell you, how much I hate the summer *** You have a balanced look Of ambition and amazement I let it go, every time I exhale No point of waiting, I exhale No point of anxiety, I exhale The moment I take in your image, I exhale *** Captured, but I can’t say it enough I never asked to be released from this trance Who needs a soul when I have eyes Can I just talk to your spirit instead
To tell you you’re beautiful Is to tell winter it’s cold *** To tell you you’re beautiful Is to hold the sunlight in one’s hand *** To tell you you’re beautiful Is to land a shot, on a stationed target *** It’s obvious that the wind blows during a storm And that night is always after day Just as I am after you, hand and foot If you were to pass my way *** (An inspired poem by you — thank you for being beautiful)
I didn’t know When you went away That I would lose this much Track of time So much is gone from me now So little left to complain about *** My only star in the sky On a napless night, you are Resting in my mind, like you aren’t Working the night shift Taking away my attention From the moon towards the disgrace So distant, let’s not be that anymore So maintained, let’s not blame life again *** Even if we know each other Let’s build all over again You’ve been outgrowing me I’ve been unsure about other things Call it a waste of time And be back beside me *** My only star in the sky On a napless night, you are Resting in my mind, like you aren’t Working the night shift Taking away my attention From the moon towards the disgrace So distant, let’s not be that anymore So maintained, let’s not blame life again
~ Sakari
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