Closed-off Stories

Have you ever had something happen to you, that you know you'll remember for the rest of your life? Have you had something embedded in your memory, that you would be able to recite everything that happened, without missing a single detail, weeks, months and maybe even years after it happened? Do you have memories so horrifying that they plague your mind and make you toss and turn all hours of the night, never getting any sleep? Does your family tip toe around you, never acting like their normal selves, always watching what they say in case you have a bad reaction? Do you get these looks of pity and sadness thrown at you whenever someone finds out about your past? If yes then you will understand what Alyssa has been going through these past 4 years.

In a world of steel and silence, empty of warmth, Jay Hunter-cold, distant, and consumed by his work as the head of a luxury car conglomerate-has forgotten how to feel. Then comes Esme. His new assistant, all smiles and light, who refuses to be dimmed by his icy walls. With her kindness-and her stubbornness-she begins to turn his black-and-white world into color. But Jay isn't sure what's more dangerous: letting her in... or losing her.

This poem is about me being unwilling to open up in fear of being hurt again. It also deals with ideas related to self doubt and being afraid of the devolving nature of love that I've experienced.

What happens when you have a blunt girl with a bitter personality that opens up to a kind boy's sweet personality? A Bitter Sweet Moment That's exactly when Alina Regina Rodriguez meets Noah Alexander Cohen.