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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2019
"Aren't you tired?" Gemma shrugged, turning to face her exasperated sister who was sprawled out on the ground in a starfish position. They had been marching throughout a vast desert in search of a place to rest for the last day. "Not really," she responded. "I'm starting to become numb to the heat." "Maybe that's because you're dehydrated, not because you're built differently than anyone else." Miriam refuted, rolling her eyes. Even in the middle of nowhere, the sun beaming on their eyes and the air scorching their skin, Miriam still fou...
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I flickered my eyes open, and found myself in an unfamiliar room. I saw a bunch of other kids in the room, lying on the ground with me. "What is this?" I thought, feeling my head throbbing. One by one the kids started waking up and seemed to be just as confused as I was."Where are we?" one of them asked, trembling as she looked at her surroundings. Everyone shrugged and we all shuddered at the creepy room we were all sitting in."HEY KIDSSS!" a voice exclaimed. I looked up and saw an overhead speaker hovering over us. "So glad you could join ...
"Lizzie, hurry up!" Bella called out, getting impatient. Lizzie hurriedly, slipped her shoes on and grabbed her map. "Alright! Let's do this!" Lizzie exclaimed, excitedly jumping around in Bella's living room. Bella giggled at Lizzie's silly gestures and she opened the car doors. They both walked outside, rolling their bags behind them. "All aboard the Lizzie Express!" Lizzie declared, putting her hands on the wheel. "Yeah, take that into the backseat, cause I'm the captain of this ship." Bella implied. Lizzie rolled her eyes and went...
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