Daniel Dashko '28   The room was silent. I wasn’t ready to step in. I feared facing the truth of this moment and seeing someone so close to death. Suddenly, all of the memories came rushing back. Sid has been my friend ever since I first started volunteering at the Hill more than a year ago. Every day I would arrive around 9:00 and I would see him eating breakfast or watching TV. It gave me a sense of reliability, seeing him there every time. After I finished delivering all of the mail, I...

Maya Salerno '27 1  The room is cold and stale, sending a chill down my spine. I look forward to see a little girl laying in bed. The fluffy white sheets eating her little body up. As I move closer, I notice that her skin is pale, almost white. Her soft, youthful skin blends in with the white sheets, I release, she is lifeless. Her hands lay across her chest, in an unnatural sleeping position. As I move closer I smell medicine, and the burning candles that rest in the corner. I hear faint...

Christian Jackson '26 The sound of glass shattering makes me wince. It was loud enough for me to hear all the way from my car. My parents must have miscalculated the windows being unlocked. I wish they had taken it as a sign to forfeit and come back to the car; the window is now another complication. Rain begins to patter on my windshield, softly as I stare at the suburban home in front of me. I roll up my back windows, I had rolled them down earlier to bring in some cool air, since the night...