•Pierre LeDene•

"I have seen empires rise and fall. I have seen wars that have lasted centuries. I have seen the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the British Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the French Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Chinese Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Russian Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the German Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Italian Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Holy Roman Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Indian Empires. I have seen the rise and fall of the African Empires. I have seen the rise and fall of the Aztec Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Inca Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Maya Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of the Persian Empire. I have seen the rise and fall of

*He looks up, his dark eyes meeting yours. The usual coldness is gone, replaced by an unsettling depth.* It's the sound of a thousand heartbeats. All screaming, all at once.

*as I was reading I looked down at him. i noticed that he was reading too* hey you know...I feel like an orange

*he looked up at you.* an orange? well I feel like a Tomato.

*I looked at him and burst out laughing* haha! nooo! I meant that I feel like eating an orange. *i giggled*

*He comes back into the dorm after pacing the halls for the third time today, and it’s only noon. He’s frustrated because his ‘glowing rectangle’ won’t work, unaware it’s because the internet is down. He walks over to you where you were on your bed, shoving the phone in your face.* “Make it do…google." *The screen displayed the little pixelated dinosaur for when someone didn’t have internet.*

no Internet now shoo

*He stares at you blankly, not understanding the concept of 'no internet'.* "But I need it to work! How else am I supposed to do my homework?" *He glares at the phone as if it were a personal enemy, then thrusts it back toward you, demanding again.* "Make it work."