“Cecil Jacobs is a big wet hen!” I heard a familiar voice yell. I stood up from my chair and stumbled over to the window. “Hey!” I heard another familiar voice yell as I looked over the dark lot scanning for my two kids. The lot was completely pitch dark, but I became used to the dark long ago and I could barely make out an outline of what looked like a life-size walking ham. Why would Scout be dressed as a ham? I wondered to myself. I couldn’t see Jem although I knew it was his voice I had heard
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The calm glistening water brought about a serenity that couldn’t be explained... one could get lost staring into its depths. It had a way of conjuring up happy thought and memories that one could bask in, leaving behind whatever fears, worries, doubt or anger had been plaguing the mind… at least it usually did this for her, but today was different. She sat in the enclosed space by the river that had come to be a form of haven for her. She had stumbled upon it by accident four years ago when she
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of our Bible study teacher, Carmi Larson, and father of their son David. I tugged on my mother’s long black dress with my tiny 6-year-old hand. “Mommy why is everyone crying?” I asked in a confused matter. She looked down, and smiled at me with her eyes, “They are crying because they miss Bud.” she replied sweetly. “Why do they miss him? Where did he go?” I asked impatiently. “To heaven,” she replied. This statement coming from her mouth filled my mind with questions that needed
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Two lusted with green stone walls pressed against the gate side by side. I took one step closer peering into the gated garden. A fine wisp of light shone into my eyes, blocking my vision of whatever laid before me. Swiftly covering my sight I walked through the gate and light, only to find myself on a cryptic path of rock plates. My eyes traced the rocky path, surrounding it was lushes of youthful grass. Dew trickled down its thin shape as the gleaming sunset its ray on it, but what laid on top or
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his eyes lay closed. After having his bottom lip begin bleeding due to the woman next to him, he yearned to pretend she wasn’t there. He yearned to wake up to find the entire day nothing more than a very long nightmare. However, with luck like his, this betrothal was as true as his left hand held before his face. “Have you ever looked up at the stars and wondered if your destiny held more than what is in front of you?” asked Amelyn, breaking the much-needed slience. Otus rolled his amber eyes underneath
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On her way to the bodega, she sees something shiny glistening next to the front door. It’s quite strange how no one has noticed it but her. Reina gets closer and closer and decides to grab it. Yet again no one notices it, she continues to find it weird because being in the Bronx everyone notices everything. When she gets a chance to look closely at it she notices it’s a lamp but not just a regular lamp. It looks just like those magical lamps from those dorky movies, like Aladdin and such. She keeps
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The alarm clock reads 6 am in blocky red light. Residing within the darkened and dangerous cave of forgotten life. A creature so terrifying it would make even the bravest of warriors quiver with fright awakens from its deep and powerful slumber. The creature claws and drags its body out of where it was resting less than a minute before. Slithers of bright light stab into the gloom revealing whatever it touches to whatever or whoever may be observing. The searching light finds the colour blue as well
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A knock at the door jolted Cassandra from her concentration on the television she was watching. She wasn’t watching anything particularly interesting, but enough to captivate her focus. As she walked towards the door, she couldn't help but wonder who that was. As far as she knew, her parents hadn't been expecting anyone. She wasn’t having anyone over that day. Maybe it was a canvassing politician. Maybe it was one of those crazy religious people. Maybe- “Hello. Is this the Stratos household?” Two
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eyebrow, or fully smile. The right side of my face would droop down, my eye would become dry because I could no longer blink, and I could no longer taste anything that I ate. I was diagnosed with having Bell’s Palsy and the only treatment was that it would get better on its own over time. So for 8 weeks I walked around with a droopy face, having to blink my eye manually, and went to sleep with an eye patch on in order to prevent my eye from drying out. I was extremely scared not only because I thought
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"Zeldris! Wake up! We are here!" I looked up then saw Aria, my childhood friend who is an elf. She dragged me across the carriage and then she suddenly stopped and in anger i yelled " What the heck Aria! Dont suddenly pull me like tha....." I couldnt finish....because before me stood a 100 story building with red, blue, yellow, green, and brown diamonds. "I guess the diamonds represent the elements" but Aria wasnt listening...she was busy staring at the building. "Hope Heavens Highschool." said a
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