Maura Ansley : Writing

Surprise . . .

Surprise . . .

A Chapter by Maura Ansley


Dani "Be careful." Mom told me. She kissed my forehead. "I just need some groceries. I'll be home soon. Stay inside." Once she was gone, I grabbed a t..
Tears

Tears

A Chapter by Maura Ansley


Dani “No! You are not going out with that s**t!” “Nicole is not a s**t!” Thomas yelled. “And I sure as hell will go out ..
Aftermath

Aftermath

A Chapter by Maura Ansley


SamWhen Dani walked down the stairs, I swear my heart stopped. Luckily, Dylan saw this coming. He managed to distract me with some idle conversation w..
Rollerskating

Rollerskating

A Chapter by Maura Ansley


Dani I pulled on the rollerskates, pulling the laces as hard as I could in order to tighten them. Dylan laughed at my efforts. “Oh, shut up!&rdq..
Fight

Fight

A Chapter by Maura Ansley


Dani “So. How is this picture I drew?” Cally asked. I looked. It was a girl, draped in a black,shadowy cloak. She was kneeling by a lake, ..
Accident

Accident

A Chapter by Maura Ansley


I managed to avoid Sam for the rest of the day. Until baseball practice. The minute I sat down on the bench, the coach called me over. “Listen, ..
Dani??

Dani??

A Chapter by Maura Ansley


Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.I woke up to this sound. I was in a clean, white bed. Everything smelled strongly of rubbing alco..
Funeral

Funeral

A Chapter by Maura Ansley


Sam “Hey Seth.” I said, aware that my voice was breaking, and the tears were starting again. “Sam? What’s wrong?” I didn..
After

After

A Chapter by Maura Ansley


DaniIt was almost a week later. We were getting ready to move that weekend, and it was the last week of school. I was leaving school on monday and lea..
Two dates and a wedding

Two dates and a wedding

A Chapter by Maura Ansley


DaniOh, my god. This could not be happening. I had not kissed my best friend. We had definitely not told his brother and my entire family. I would wak..