I’m standing right at the edge of what it seems like the end. My little toes hug the sides of the edge‚ begging not to take one more step closer. I stare into the calm blue beast beneath me and it stares right back. I could tell that the beast knew how scared and nervous I was. I cautiously dipped my right foot into the water; big toe first and the rest followed. “There is no way I can do this‚” I thought to myself. “The water is not the right temperature‚ the lifeguard is not going to help me‚ my
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A small village‚ in the middle of the desert. Built from hardened sand that was molded into houses. It was midday‚ and all of the villagers were inside of their clay huts‚ waiting for the sandstorm outside to slow down. It had started a couple of miles away‚ but the dry‚ loose‚ sand and harsh winds had been perfect for it to grow. It had only been bad luck that it went to their village. In the farthest hut to the east‚ almost outside of the village‚ Tomas was curled up in a chair in the center
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David turned his head and spat off the front porch. It had been a long day. It was good to be home. He turned the key‚ his brain releasing a little squirt of dopamine at the familiar sound of the coming relaxation‚ and waited on the next of the two sounds he heard every day at 5:30: Scruff banging against the door. There was no banging‚ though. No panting‚ either. Nothing at all to signify to dog even knew he was there. After a decade of driveway-key-door-dog‚ it was easy to notice the silence
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ENG4U Journals – April 2013 Jaymi B Stardust Emily woke up in the dark to an electronic beeping coming from her backyard. Tossing the blankets off her body‚ she quickly ran to the window and peered into the expansive garden. Among the rose and honeysuckle bushes‚ she could see two small spheres glistening softly in the moonlight. Each of the metallic balls had a small light‚ blinking in time with the strange noise. The lights were so bright that Emily could distinguish them from her bedroom
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One serene spring evening‚ the snow goddess Chione was helping her mother Orithyia grow trees in time for the season of winter. Chione was a wonderful young lady‚ she had long luxurious dark hair indistinguishable to that of a wolf‚ splendid cocoa eyes that mirrored the sap that is expelled from a Sycamore tree‚ and snow white skin. Being the daughter of Boreas‚ the Bringer of Winter and divine force of the North Wind‚ she had inherited her father’s forces of the cold. Moreover‚ she had been honored
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It has been just a few hours‚ but it was harsh to stay without any food or water. And I arrived in front of the hole when he day became night. Although I was dying‚ I felt like lying down for a few minutes on the desert land. The stars in the sky was magnificent bright and dazzling. I wanted to stay more‚ because of the star; I had to leave for at least one more chance to go back to home. I worried about my family and friends and others‚ I left the house more than a week and now‚ I might couldn’t
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Alivah was running for her life through muddy fields and dense forest‚ attempting to evade the sniper who was on her tail. She’d been grounded by one of their anti aircraft missiles‚ and her parachute was kind enough to tangle itself into a chestnut tree‚ of all things. The spiky shells of the nuts had pierced the fabric of the chute and stuck as if they were deliberately trying to hinder her escape‚ and so she had to hurry to cut herself down. From her vantage point in the tree she couldn’t miss
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HSC STUDY BUDDY Belonging Creative Writing Perfection?/Perfect Chaos. The steel door slid closed behind Jian with a quiet susurration‚ sealing the room with a series of soft mechanical clicks. The hideous moans of the Misbegotten that perpetually polluted the air faded. He was swallowed by sanctified
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Ella Wheeler Illinois It’s late at night and I’m running through the cotton fields of the slave plantation in Kentucky. Day after day I had been forced to endure working at this horrible place. Not anymore because I am going to finally escape. My friends all say that someday things will get better‚ but to me things won’t get better when nobody is willing to try. I am going to be that person who will change the thoughts of other people. Suddenly‚ I hear a shout behind me that brings me to the
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Looking out the kitchen window‚ the snow was just beginning to fall‚ a light dust covered the roof of the car that sat on the side street. She had hoped that today it would snow‚ it was surely a good day to wish for it. Thanksgiving only comes once a year‚ and this year she had so many things to be thankful for. It had been a nail biting year at times‚ but it was time to start making new memories‚ fresh memories‚ ones that would last for a lifetime. Smiling‚ Kelli daydreamed about what those memories
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