Alexis David

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“Lady of Whispers” by Alexis David

Submitted to Contest #274

The children thought if they approached the whispers they might become intelligible, that their comprehension would be proportional to their proximity. Only they couldn’t figure the source of the hushed noise. It was coming from somewhere down in the darkness.  They exchanged a glance as the sky cried into the Earth’s open jaws, and they drew up to the lips of the mouth in the ground.    They didn’t need words, but they used them regardless. “We have no choice,” he said. “Let’s go,” she replied. She set her foot on the fi...

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19 | she/they | aspiring author working on way too many things at once