In a dimly lit room‚ six figures sit around a dark‚ oaken table at its center. As they observe one another in silence‚ a woman opens the door with a knock. Quietly closing the door behind her‚ she approaches the table. Six sets of eyes follow her‚ as she wordlessly pours black tea into each china cup she set before them. The woman withdraws into the shadows of a corner in the room‚ away from the gazes of the six figures. After making sure that everyone has taken a sip‚ one of the figures‚ a black-haired
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Prompt: Scars The sounds of gunshots and rapid explosions pierce through Roy Mustangs ears. A grenade had detonated A few feet away from him‚ forcing him to fall into the ground below. The shrill cry of the woman he loves filled the dusty atmosphere around him. He frantically looked around‚ his eyesight obscured from the smoke. As it began to clear‚ Riza Hawkeye laid across the hot desert‚ the sand soaking up her blood from a leg that was blown away with the blast. She was holding her open wound
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Your mother must have loved you so for I would love to have a daughter like you. Yes‚ we had great fun together she was a musician and taught me the Piano‚ Violin‚ and I learnt the Flute at school‚ when she would go to perform she would always say to me look after those men of ours till I get back‚ I am‚ a drunken driver killed her on the way back home from performing. I lost it for a while but I’m ok now‚ however‚ I worry if my dad is late back from his surgery. Thank you so much‚ you will have
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our company!" He claims‚ execrating as a cupid‚ when he was well-known for his dalliance. "You’re in no position to make decisions like that..." "It’s either this‚ or something happens to her." The demagogue threatens‚ flashing a picture of the woman who made me feel a million of emotions at once. Andrea Days have passed‚ and still - no word for Baekhyun. "Should we phone his parents?" I ask Lay‚ who seems oddly quiet since his disappearance‚ causing him to shake his head vigorously in disapproval
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Forests always made Modred happy. They gave him a sense of safety‚ a quiet place to think. He loved the sound of leaves crunching under his boots‚ and whenever displeased‚(which was quite often)‚ he would snap twigs and branches. It was one of those days where Mordred was displeased. This time it was with his adoptive father. All he had done was kill a wolf! All his damned father cared about was‚ “good” this‚ “good” that‚ “You need to realize it can’t defend itself‚blah blah blah.” He had been getting
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Prologue The squealing of the tires around me is not a pretty noise; most will find it obnoxious and just bat an undaring eyelash at it‚ thinking more about how their tax dollars will go to the eventual repair of the road rather than the events taking place. Then again‚ these races weren’t anything new‚ they met international expectation and the local clubs are known for having the best armature road racers around. The Coal Trailers are the strongest team by far and a major force to be reckoned
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About noon‚ on the fifth day of their journey‚ Charity told Uriah to stop the wagon. Looking around‚ Uriah did not see anything in particular that caught his attention and did not know why she wanted him to stop; as far as he could tell‚ there was not anything they needed there. And‚ his mother had not gotten off the wagon to go do her business or said anything about eating lunch. So‚ after bringing the horses and wagon to a complete halt‚ he turned to Charity and asked‚ “Why did you want me to stop
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Under the Rug I was unpacking my toothbrush in the bathroom when my daughter yelled‚ “Dad get over here! NOW.” I hurried over to see her looking at her phone. I read what she was looking at and I completely regretted buying this house. I should have known by the broken windows and the weeds that covered the fence and door. When I read the document on her phone I wanted to hurl‚ and I had to leave as soon as possible. The document said that back in the late 1700s our earliest relatives lived here
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who is nice‚ warm‚ and cooperative on the outside. However‚ in many situations‚ she apparently can heat up and embarrass people in a professional manner and grow in size as Chief likes to say‚ whereas the common folk may shout at each other with creative vocabulary. We enter the doctor’s office‚ and Dr. Spivey stands. “Good morning‚ Mr. Johansson. I am Dr. Spivey. We have brought you here for an introductory interview to discuss some fundamental information and concerns about you. May you
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dehydrated.” Jake went and drove to the worksite. Trying to forget all that happened he thought about the girl. She was beautiful in Jake’s eyes. With her long brown hair and her smooth silky face. But the thing was‚ she was dirty; like a homeless woman. Jake let the thought go. He thought it was all an illusion. The next day Jake went to work again. As the day went on he kept hearing noises. “Help ME!’ they’d say. “Please‚ Help ME!” Jake ignored them until the girl appeared again. She stood
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