Isabella Tellez - Young Women’s Leadership Academy

My clock flashed midnight, and as my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I thought I saw a figure, but as soon as they adjusted, it was gone. I got up to use the restroom, and I swear I saw something in the mirror, but when I looked again, there was nothing there. As I headed back to bed, I thought I saw it again, but I figured I was just tired, so I went to bed.

Tanielle Dlamini - North East Academy of the Arts

The leaves outside fly to the ground. The temperatures start to drop. Wal-Mart begins putting out dreadfully ugly Christmas sweaters. In comes the spur of pumpkin patch and cemetery dates, cuddling while watching horror movies, and sharing, more like stealing hoodies. Infamously known as Cuffing Season.