She awoke with an ache in her neck and the bitter taste of yesterday on her tongue. It was a thursday. Tuesdays had tended been friendly to her‚ thursdays however had never treated her kindly. One of her happiest tuesdays had been near a year before this morning; where after realising that her time of the month hadn’t occurred for over one‚ it was tested and became apparent that she was pregnant. How or why the protection did not function was a mystery to her‚ for in those days she had always
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Puddles rippled as the rain dropped down. Lights were flickering on and off and traffic was slower than it was supposed to be. Cars were honking and people yelling. Boom! A lightning bolt went‚ scattering the birds sitting on top of the power line. They flew around in circles‚ but they didn’t just fly in circles anywhere they flew right on top of a wide long alleyway. The alleyway was lit up by the uncovered moon‚ drip drop‚ was all you could hear as it hits the ground‚ but if someone were to listen
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Mellisa‚ John‚ and Emma are eating dinner at a small round walnut wood table‚ under the yellow shadow. Mellisa and John are engaged and Emma is Mellisa’s best friend. Emma often visits Mellisa on Thursday nights. They are having their favorite dishes‚ steak and wine. “So Emma‚ what are you up to this weekend?” “I’m going to Home Depot‚ I need to fix my door.” “What happened?” “A burglar broke into my house.” “Oh god! Did that vicious thief take anything valuable? Are you okay?” “Fortunately
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It was a long trek from Greer’s crash site to the landmark that his computer had set for him. A normal‚ long stride that Greer had grown accustomed to was severely inhibited due to the fact that the snow he trudged through was knee deep; and it only served to annoy him. The annoyance further compiled by the rubbing of the flare gun against his leg. It was bulky and heavy‚ and‚ to be honest with himself‚ wouldn’t do a damn bit of good against any enemy. Therefore‚ onward he walked. The little blip
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A Day I’ll Never Forget I knew before I arrived at my dad’s house‚ that this day was not a good day. I had a feeling inside that this was the day that might explain the past months to me. Get rid of the emptiness that I had like a hole in my heart reminding me that everything wasn’t ok. Something wasn’t right‚ and I could feel it as if it were a clock ticking -reminding me continuously. Always there but after a little while you stop hearing it as you forget about it‚ but it always returns
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The Lakehouse I remember a majestic time‚ simple and happier then now. An agenda consisted of eat‚ play‚ sleep. Life as a four year old boy was carefree‚ joyful‚ eternally having fun. Although my memory may now be faded; one distinctive will always remain planted in my brain. A time of summer holidays spent entirely at my favourite place‚ which I keep close to my heart; special only to me. Our family’s humble bach‚ set in the dated lakeside town of Kuratau‚ is the place tender to me. The place I’ve
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Fianna bent down low to the ground her fingers tracing the familiar patterns of human feet. “They’re not guards‚ the footprint is too light for the heavy metal of the boot.” She stood looking down at the trekking of the small foot prints‚ “It’s either a woman or a small man. They appear to be wearing soft commoner slippers‚ and have a slight limp in there left side‚ which could be from a bag or a weapon of some sort. Possibly even an injury.” She turned to the figure standing beside her‚ brushing
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The sun beamed upon my face‚ my gaze was looked onto the cloudless sky‚ a shining blue that could allow me to feed off its tranquillity and calmness. As I stood there‚ I looked ahead on the path I was about to take. As I was walking down the surprising deserted street‚ attentive of the noise surrounding me; the cries of the Apollo’s dark-wind messenger stretched through the sky‚ gossiping of all it had seen. As I strolled pass the creamy-yellow painted‚ wrought-iron gates‚ under me was a concrete
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Lying in bed‚ staring at the ceiling‚ sensing the minutes tick by for what seemed like the hundredth night in a row; Cassie knew the feeling well. Every few minutes or so her eyes would flick over to the glowing red numbers as they crawled towards the time her alarm would go off‚ signalling a new day. The demonic red numbers switched to 3:00 am; the time for sleep fell to four hours. Cassie forced an inhale‚ and then breathed out slowly. It had been hours since she had persuaded herself to lie down
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……… I leant forward and took a whiff of the delicate poison. Its pungent smell burnt my nostrils and made my eyes water. I could almost feel the scorching sensation of it trickling down my throat. The sky modelled my affection for the vile drink he held in his hand; a thick crimson cloud obscuring from my view what I sought - light. Another approach to my predicament seemed impossible. -“Come on then! Take a swig‚” said James. “It’ll be good for ya!” Of course I knew this was complete
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