Crown’s Plank (forty-one) Dirt Mouth

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Tobi

Tobi stared at Tess’s limp body and wondered what she would do next. Surely, dawn couldn’t be too far away. Let Miss Antonia find her on the floor with Tess and there would be hell to pay. Her mind and her heart warred with one another. Trust never turned out well for...

Crown’s Plank (forty) Rip the Ground

by | May 19, 2015 | Tobi

As the last syllable left Tobi’s lips and imposed itself upon Tess, the energy in the room shifted. It was that abrupt, as violent as the raging winds of a tornado in Spring. Tobi watched as Tess’s body went slack and she collapsed to the floor. The girl...

Crown’s Plank (thirty-nine) In Remaking

by | Apr 26, 2015 | Tobi

Tobi continued to stroke Tess’s hair. It was obvious that whatever had happened to her while she had been unconscious had traumatized her. After months of actively pushing Tess away, Tobi now found herself feeling at home near the girl. With each quiet word...

Crown’s Plank (thirty-eight) Bliss in Darkness

by | Apr 7, 2015 | Tobi

As Tess explained what had happened to her after she had crashed into Tobi in the clearing, Tobi struggled to understand its meaning. She strained her imagination in an attempt to picture Tess’s body in the strange liquid on some odd, howling planet that was...

Crown’s Plank (Thirty-six) Sleeping Arrangements

by | Feb 19, 2015 | Tobi

Tobi was awakened by the beam of Miss Antonina’s flashlight sweeping the room. After a few seconds of disorientation, she realized that they were back in the house and that the Mistress was simply completing the bed checks that she performed every few hours each...

Crown’s Plank (Thirty-five) What You Don’t Know

by | Feb 13, 2015 | Tobi

Eyeuongo. She whispered the word over and over to herself throughout the ritual. She willed the tears that stained her face to pass as evidence of her emotional dedication to her new “position”.  It was the only way. Never had she known pain as she...

Crown’s Plank (Thirty-four) Ethereal Fruit

by | Dec 31, 2014 | Tobi

Tobi uprighted herself before the city gates, enjoying the warmth that saluted her bare feet as they touched the ground. Aside from this place, she had never tread upon any piece of earth that knew her personally. There was no sun, but the temperature was always...

Crown’s Plank (thirty-two) Spired City

by | Dec 8, 2014 | Tobi

The cry grew stronger, calling to Tobi. She placed her left hand over her heart and reached her right hand to her forehead, gently touching her index and middle finger to the spot just above and between her eyebrows. Had she been in her physical body she would have...