The Inner Work Novels & Stories

Ruby made a phone call; she told the person on the other end what she wanted. "It will be here in about twenty-five minutes. Make yourself at home." (I am going to take a quick shower.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Ruby** His eyes darkened. “What did you say?” “Can you hear everything in my mind? I am not sure how it works.” My face was turning red. “I am so sorry; I do not know how it works either. You are the only one I can talk to like that.” His eyes are still dark, I like how he is looking at me.

Ruby noted, beaming up at him and before he could respond to what she said, Ruby was running across the field, "Catch me if you can!" _______________ Ruby and Nicholas had been running through the fields, laughing and having the time of their lives. Ruby was so happy that she forgot about her problems, for now. However, there was still this voice of guilt in the back of her head saying how he killed her aunt and he was the reason that she almost lost her big sister. Yet, there was this little girl inside of her that hasn't been out since she lost her parents. The little boy inside of him, that only she knew how to bring out, seemed to know how to bring the real her out.

He finally spoke,his voice filled with indifference. His uncaring attitude shattered something in me. A surge of emotion swam through me, betrayal,heartbreak,rage. I heard several gasps as a sudden light erupted within me,surging through my veins like wildfire.. My body trembled as the sudden change took over me,every muscle twisting and reshaping as power and pain collided. I gasped,my scream shifting into a low growl. When the light faded,I stood there on four legs,although I was smaller than most wolves,my red fur shimmered with an ethereal glow,and my eyes burned with defiance. The crowd stared,And for the first time,I felt whole.

All things are the same. This seems like forever to me. The sensor camera moved to acknowledge that a human has changed its position. It took me in its electronic gaze. I am still trapped here. In all the ways it matter. My heartbeat has turned erratic as if it would break free any second. My throat is parched as if I have been thirsty for ages. My insides feel scratchy. I tried to move my fingers. Has something possessed me? After using my whole energy, I finally moved my hand.

Mia He stared at me for sometime. With his face devoid of any emotion. I knew he was an introvert. He wasn't very social. He loved being in the quiet, because he was a quiet person. "You're a lawyer for christ sake. You work more than you should." "And me working more than I should has made me never to loose any case." "You're here working your ass off, when most lawyers just cram plentiful words, a day to court." I replied, then scoffed to myself.