#causewhynot

[hexedrosel-arts]

Cold tin roof

Ray looked down at the cold roof, he used his hand to touch the metal, the friction of cold against his warm, tender hand was the only thing keeping him awake. He counted bolts in the metal, he tried to figure out what types of metal the roof was made of. Staying awake wasn’t easy, but counting numbers was, being five wasn’t easy, but counting to five was.

1 2…1 2…

Ray tapped the roof, fingers making a pleasant noise for him to hear. 

Tap tap,tap…tap tap,tap

A subtle drum on the roof, and about 2000 bolts on the roof. A full moon shone down on a boy who just counted his days away. Ray looked up again, he counted the bolts in the roof, and he could count the stars.

1 2…1 2…

Tapping the roof, making a noise, counting the stars, to a boy so small this was the world. A winter night, a full moon, and stars that spoke tiny words, stars that could be counted.

1 2…1 2… 1 2…1 2…

How tiny am I to the world?

He thought, was he too small for the world to know? Would be a boy who counts stars without a hand to hold? Would he be something else, could he? He just counts unknowing of what the world could be with him around. He stopped tapping, waiting for sleep to overtake him as he counted.

+ Amy’s chapter

  “You know, I wish you weren’t so curious.”

Ray was always strange, even compared to his peers, human or not. He was always small, too small, or maybe everything is too big. He was quiet and he snuck around when people couldn’t see him.

Ray stared up at the roof, he counted the plates that he could see.

1 2… 1 2…

The sun went down, and even as the light went low, he counted. He laid down on the floor, letting curly blonde hair fall beside him. Ray waited, counting the plates and counting down the seconds until someone called for him. Maybe someone with a chirping voice, or a quiet, eerie voice, there were many voices in this place.

“How long will it be until they say my name?” He wondered, he looked over at the door, so far away it felt. It was taller than him, 

everything is taller than me,

 it loomed over his room, it was cold and gray, 

what wasn’t cold and gray?

He stared at the door, bored with counting plates and seconds away, he waited for the door to creak, a thump to the door, something to let him know that he could go out. After they took away his window he wasn’t able to see his beautiful star-filled night. He could only see small cracks of sunlight.

“I want to hear the stars, I want to see people walk by. I want to be -

CREAK Ray paused his thoughts, sat up, he cleaned up his sweater, wiping the dust that settled on it. He fluffed his hair to cover his face, he grabbed his notebook and his pencil. Standing up, he got close to the door, listening to the voice on the other side.

“Hey Ray-ray, do you want to come out now?”

The voice was filled with anger, but not to him, but to the world. She always sounded like that. Writing an answer, he opened the door to answer. A yes written in gray, a color Ray was too used to. A silent agreement as he felt a large hand grab his book. A tug and he stumbles out of the room.

“Atta boy, now let’s eat,” said the girl. She was always ready to go from one thing to another; she never stopped moving about, and her tainted silver pigtails were always messy due to her habits. Starting to write his question, he heard her answer,

“It’s 7 pm I think, now come ooon, I’m starving!”

She chirped, anger edging closer, she’s getting worse by the day. Ray didn’t question her, he just followed, as he always did. She led the group, he followed her orders. It was easy to do, and Ray enjoyed things it was easy to do.

He counted the cameras on the walls.

5…10…5…10

No matter where he looked, they seemed everywhere, maybe he was miscounting. Wandering the halls with his acquaintance was proving to him that no matter what or how he was being watched.

“You know Ray, I wish you weren’t so curious. You seem to know everything about this place, I wish you could just stop.”

Turning, Ray paused, he wrote quickly, her words sounded dense to him. How could someone be so confused? He spaced it out, she needed to understand,

A m y, w e n e e d t o k n o w e v e r y t h I n g t o l e a v e.

She never looked back though, Amy was more distracted with food, or the next task. She always paid attention to what was in front of her, so she never noticed anything behind her. Ray wished she could notice that he was worried, he wanted someone to answer, and he wanted her to answer. He wanted to be noticed.

[bassitus]

New weekend read from my TBR pile! I've read stalker, monster, alien, demon and fae stories. I think it's time to sprinkle some Greek Gods into the mix. Cause why not? #bookworm #newreads #straightfromthetbr #causewhynot 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣 https://www.instagram.com/p/CkEULEPpun7CYDopg5sNFVoT0q6IQfib_iB0VU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[phynxlike]

Something I made As well😂 😂 #lockdown2020 #april2020 #tiktokvideos #lockdownshenanigans🤪 #causewhynot #causeican #lockdowntiktoks #creative #hehe #fire #videoedits #vidoesofinstagram #lockdownsa #putyoursoundon #giveitatry ❤️😁 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_X-r_hJ3QbHaQOM89mgtX_xL21scfcvfpLDow0/?igshid=1ixlqknogdjnj

[euphorickitty0418]

💋#selfie #selfiesunday #causewhynot #makeup https://www.instagram.com/p/B8o0moVB-HW/?igshid=1rkriqpjme0f9

[iloveeatingcake]

Don’t @ me shippers

[priyetasisodia-blog]

Friend- Tries to take a candid . Me- Makes the weirdest smile ever 😓 Does this happen with you too?? Are you your own photobomb?? 😅😅🤣🤣 #StillSharing #CauseWhyNot 😅😅 (at LaTigre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyChJUjDOgOpe9JYIqU0dEEJKcNF3h_zUZzl80/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vrbjb8a0s6bg

[oh-these-silly-critters-blog]

Let's get to know one another!! Lets play a game! #questionquestion #havingfun #causewhynot https://www.instagram.com/p/BsuQt6WnDxyKSh0QEbToZYNHCFHPf0-bmO6bR80/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12bln95eqe1bc

[chaoticwriter0526]

Lowkey really wanna make a series on what different flowers can be used to symbolize in writing or just in general because I love writing that has hidden meanings/ foreshadowing that the writer shows through symbolism in any form.

Should I?

[mrskkgio]

More flashbacks! #causewhynot #southcarolina #photography #favoriteplace #besttime #charleston #family #wecute @t12oyb @elisabeth_kay @khellquist #flashback (at Charleston, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp5XIibHuXD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=quo14v13wb7q

[mischiefmilia]

“You realize that’s going to kill you faster right?” She teased the boy who was smoking as she sat beside him. “Got an extra?” Her fingers out and wiggling for a cigarette of her own.

[wahyuaburame]

Halo semuanya, #AyoTOSSTBC bersama Wahyu! Taukah kamu kalau TBC adalah penyakit menular terbesar di dunia? Sedihnya, Indonesia menjadi negara peringkat kedua sebagai penyumbang penyakit TBC terbesar di dunia, dan sudah banyak orang kehilangan yang terkasih karena TBC. Oleh sebab itu, Wahyu ingin mengajak kamu membawa perubahan bersama melalui TOSS TBC Virtual Run & Ride 2021! Partisipasi kita dalam TOSS TBC Virtual Run & Ride 2021 adalah aksi nyata untuk berbagi dan membawa perubahan, karena sebagian biaya pendaftaran akan didonasikan kepada Dompet Dhuafa untuk mendukung aksi nyata penanggulangan TBC di Indonesia. Yuk olahraga bareng Wahyu dan wujudkan Indonesia Bebas TBC Tahun 2030 bersama @kemenkes_ri @tbc.indonesia dan @causeid. Kapan lagi olahraga kita bisa jadi sangat berarti bagi masa depan masyarakat Indonesia? ⁣ Ajak teman & keluarga kamu sekarang untuk membawa perubahan bagi jutaan keluarga di Indonesia, termasuk kamu. Daftar sekarang di bit.ly/wahyutosstbc (LINK ADA DI PROFILE) karena SLOT TERBATAS! #FindYourCauses #CauseWhyNot #TOSSTBCVirtualRunRide #charityrun #charityride #virtualrunindonesia #virtualrideindonesia #charityevent (di Jl. Bintara Raya, Kranji, Bekasi Barat.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSOUTFcF8c1/?utm_medium=tumblr

[missey150-blog]

Just some Baldi's Basics art. C: 

[tatertac]

Almost over with the semester and graduation is sooo close, haven’t finished all my finals yet but I did finish my final thesis for my Illustration major, and here’s my favorite piece from it ~ I give you @therock as the Greek god Apollo!! Everything was drawn and painted in photoshop, probably took 15 hours to complete? Heavily inspired by classical art/academic painting. Swipe for full image ~ Also wanna add a big happy birthday to you Dwayne Johnson! #illustration #photoshop #digitalart #painting #dwaynejohnson #art #characterdesign #causewhynot #realism #artrealism

[phynxlike]

Some mid week inspiration! 😎😁🤗 #inspirationalquotes #quotes #midweek #quotestoaspireto #inspiration #staypositive #midweekmotivation #motivationalquotes #causewhynot #ifnotwhynot #stayinginspiried #beautiful #keepsmiling #keepmovingforward #lockdown2020 #april #hermanuslockdown 😁 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-u7MzXpR2az2W7jdTH2JFCGKUpvOQslCOcC2U0/?igshid=1arulwp63oey6

[bokureii]

Isaac found a hat, tore the top part of the hat off and now is wearing it to try and impress the ladies :v, You should take your “helmet” thing off first Isaac before you put the hat on. Then again, he doesn’t wanna show off the top of his head rip, some say that’s he actually bald orr he has very long hair which makes him look like a girl >:0

Anywayy, I shall finish this off as a proper background :V

[mzpinkz]

#causewhynot