There was an explosion of rainbow glitter‚ and her monster was gone. One swing of a magic blade was all it took to wake her from her nightmare. "Thank you‚" Karishma sobbed. To Vera‚ to Elias‚ to whoever was listening. She wiped her eyes and struggled to refocus on the battlefield. Elias had already danced away‚ his blade a whir of bloody light in his hands as he tore through monster after monster. With the haste in which they were dispatched‚ Karishma couldn’t tell if the creatures had fallen
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May fifth‚ 1871 - Sean came home tonight concerned about Thomas. No one has seen him since yesterday evening. A field hand saw him walking down the lane heading toward Glendara. That was his usual route. He always came by the house on his way home to check on Patrick and me. I did see Thomas last night. I wanted to speak with him and make him understand that there could never be anything between us except friendship. Thomas told me he would not have taken the liberty to assume otherwise. He could
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Lamb to the Slaughter “So there it is let’s break up. I can’t live with you anymore”‚ he said as he slammed the glass drink on the stool beside him. “I don’t understand‚ how could you do this to me”‚ she quietly said. As soon as she said those words‚ he stood up from his chair and stormed into the bedroom. Mary turned around as though as if she wasn’t hurt and head to the kitchen. She looked in the refrigerator for food and saw that there was nothing. Mary then decided to go to the grocery
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Short Story: Danger Mouse Umpa Lumpa’s And Fickle Thoughts FOUR O’CLOCK! He said I could leave at four o’clock today. WANKER! Being my last day an all‚ I was promised on Monday that I could leave an hour early today‚ as a good will gesture‚ you know‚ thanks for all the hard work and all that; ten fucking years of hard work – and I get an hour. Well‚ it’s now just gone half three‚ and that jumped up‚ four eyed little Hitler wants me to attend a productivity meeting. I should have just told him where
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To Kill a Mockingbird (by. Harper Lee) By: Jacob Coleman Alternate Ending Jem and I walked through the hollow night of the schoolyard‚ Jem not caring for my clumsiness in my childish suit. “Was I really that bad at the pageant?” I asked. “I found it amusing.” Giggled Jem. Jem’s smirk remark did not make me feel much better‚ so I quickly changed the topic. “Jem it’s too dark outside‚ I can’t see anything.” I frantically said. Jem didn’t respond‚ “Jem it’s too dark outside‚ I can’t
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Short Story There is one thing in my life that I cannot go a day without and that being my purse. My purse is much more important to me than a hauler of my things that gets carried along with me everywhere I go. It metaphorically carries my life in its silk lining. So on a frigid day in November while on vacation in New York‚ I made a horrible realization that I lost my purse. After realizing that I lost my purse I felt like a mother that just lost her child. All I could think about is that
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"...the pain of saying goodbye and moving on." Write a short story inspired by the above phrase. Bright lights. Clean walls. Clean floors. Pale uniforms. People rushing back and forth through the corridors. That nauseating smell that lingers in your nostrils for hours after you leave. Blood slipped down the left side of his face‚ dripping off his chin‚ slowly forming a tiny puddle between his legs. His hair was a mess‚ his clothes soaked - ragged in places where the medics had cut them to check
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meeting all his aunts‚ uncles‚ grandparents‚ and cousins. I did not expect for the meeting to end up like this. Brandon‚ my boyfriend‚ and his younger cousin‚ Jake‚ picked me up at Packers Bay in the ski boat. It was a chilly morning and I was in shorts and tank top and had only my towel to keep me warm. The boys forgot where the houseboat was parked in the lake. We spent the next hour and half searching the entire area of Shasta Lake for their houseboat. “Brandon‚ just call your mom and ask where
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[pic] PEN 0055 Essential English Foundation in Law ONLINE NOTES Reading 1 (Short Stories) A Rose for Emily William Faulkner | When Miss Emily Grierson died‚ our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a |1 | |fallen monument‚ the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house‚ which no one save an old man-servant—a | | |combined gardener and cook—had seen in at least
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Patience Jones November 12‚ 2012 Short Story Corrections Everything Matters Everything Matters “Shay! How are you?” asked Leah. Leah and Shay were cousins‚ but they acted like sisters. Shay and Leah lived together and were both in college. Shay had just gotten back from a vacation in Cuba. Shay hugged Leah and said‚ “I’m doing okay. I feel a little down lately.” Shay frowned. “Well‚ how was your trip?” asked Leah. Shay just shrugged and waved her off then went into the house. Later
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