“They say that all things happen for a reason, and I used to believe that, until reason lost its meaning.” ReasonFateReflectionFirst Person Narrative Author:Kaylie Fowler
“Everything they did to us was so inhumane and unfathomable that it was almost funny. The framework for our lives sounded like pages that had been ripped out of a horror novel, something my younger self would have laughed at if she heard it. But that was our lives, and in the end, in some strange way, they had been worth living.” PainFateReflectionLiving In The Moment Author:Kaylie Fowler
“They say love can last forever, but they never mentioned how quickly it can be taken. he made thirty days feel like forever, and that was the best and worst thing about him.” HopeReflectionGrief And LossTeenage LoveFirst Person Narrative Author:Kaylie Fowler
“I thought that I loved her. I really did.” LoveReflectionTeenage LoveTeen RomanceFirst Person Narrative Author:Kaylie Fowler
“Darkness. It was swallowing me. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't see. My limbs were as light as air. Reduced to atoms? I was floating. I was at peace. I closed my eyes and let it come. No more pain, no more suffering, just air. All around me, taking up the space of my body.” PainReflectionDeath And DyingAfterlifeFirst Person NarrativeDying Young Author:Kaylie Fowler
“I had never given much thought to pain, to suffering. I never thought that bad things could happen to me or my family, and, as if it was a lesson, it all came at once.” PainHopeReflectionPainful MemoriesLessons In LifeFirst Person Narrative Author:Kaylie Fowler
“They say that death is peaceful, that you will be at peace when it is your time to leave this life.” DeathReflectionFirst Person NarrativeFinal Moments Author:Kaylie Fowler
“But the truth is, I didn't want it to. All of that pain reminded me of what was at risk, what I could lose if I was reckless. I could have saved everyone, but I could not save myself. Moments before the medics pulled the plug, I had realized that I had made my mark on this world. I had fallen so madly in love with this incredible girl, and I broke her heart. I had a best friend and the pleasure of being Clarissa's enemy.” DeathReflectionFirst Person NarrativeFinal Moments Author:Kaylie Fowler
“The truth was that I didn't want to die. I didn't want to. There was so much I wanted to say, wanted to do. I wanted to make the world a better place, I wanted to live a happy life with Maria.” DeathReflectionFirst Person NarrativeFinal Moments Author:Kaylie Fowler