Angelina Jeong

“Countdown” by Angelina Jeong

12 hours left  Amery sighs as she drops the heavy box of her clothes into her new room. For every step, the floorboards creak as if they are about to crack through. Her room is very small, barely enough for a mattress and a nightstand. There isn’t even a closet but it isn’t something new for her. The last time she lived in a proper room with a bed, mirror, and closet was when she was five. Now after 11 years of moving here and there, she is used to these unpleasant rooms. This is the fifth time she has moved in five months. And Amery k...

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“Hide n Seek Pt. 5” by Angelina Jeong

Swoosh, Woosh With those noises, the four Brinsons were taken back to their living room with the same Monopoly board in front of them.  “Oh. My. Goodness,” Georgia whispered. She looked to see if the whole family was there and she was happy to see all of her family members staring back at her. Her mom, Josh, Jacob, and Gemma were staring with sparkling eyes, filled with the same level of happiness as her.  KNOCK KNOCK!  “AHH!” Georgia screamed, surprised by the sudden knock at this late time of the night.  “It’s fine. I’l...

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“Hide n Seek Pt. 4 ” by Angelina Jeong

The next thing they knew, they were back in New York, where they had been 2 years ago. They were now holding hands again and looked around in both shock and amazement. The hot atmosphere surrounded their skin and the sound of tourists and taxis filled their ears. Next to their mom, their dad was there, holding her hands tightly as crowds of people filled the streets.  “We made it,” Georgia muttered in disbelief.  The rest of them, except her dad, who didn’t know all of this, cried happily with their hearts. However, the happiness a...

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“Hide n Seek Pt.3” by Angelina Jeong

“THUM THUM THUM!” The shadowmen started racing up the stairs, each one of them taking one floor. It sounded as if a whole pack of wolves were set free in the house. As the second one started climbing the stairs, the sound of the chickens filled the room and the man shrieked. Their mom, having no choice, decided to open the small opening and the children had no choice but to follow her in. The space closed but the door handle was visible from the inside. The dim, yellow light shone in the room and all of them, even their mom, gasped at what...

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“Hide and Seek Pt. 2” by Angelina Jeong

Submitted to Contest #94

“5.... 4…. 3… 2… 1…” The countdown was coming to an end and having no choice at all, Gemma, Jacob, Georgia, and Josh started running with their mom following right behind them. It was a dare they accepted. A dare they were forced to accept…  “Run! Run! We know this house better than them. We’ve played hide and seek here in this house a million times,” their mom whispered as the shadow men duct taped their eyes shut and set an alarm for 5 minutes.  They held each other's hands in the guest room on the third floor and looked each...

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“Hide and Seek ” by Angelina Jeong

It was a peaceful Saturday at 2 A.M. and everyone was fast asleep. Except the six family members living in a wonderfully big green colored house in L.A. It was a private house and no other houses were near them.  “It’s MY turn!” Gemma shouted at her older brother, Jacob.  “No, it’s MY turn! Mom just went, which means it’s my turn now,” Jacob shouted back.  “Gemma! Jacob! Stop that nonsense of screaming! It’s 2 A.M. anyways so it’s time for bed,” their mom said to them. Tiredness covered her whole face. She was a skinny w...

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“8:59 pm” by Angelina Jeong

Before I start this story, I want to say that this is a nonfiction story. This is based on a true story (mine) and maybe many others!  April 16th 2021 My thin fingers were shaking in fear. I was trying extra hard to type faster, faster, FASTER! But at the same time, I couldn’t make one mistake. Because if I did, that would take up at least 0.5 seconds to delete and rewrite it. I didn’t have a SECOND to waste!  April 9th 2021  Now, now. How did I get there? What is happening? I took off my glasses of the future. I just ...

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“Dream Come True” by Angelina Jeong

Submitted to Contest #88

Ariel started singing with her gorgeous, golden voice and Ursula started pulling the voice into a glass case. “Huheheuheheh,” Ursula’s evil laugh filled the ocean and right then, Ariel glowed brightly and her mermaid fins got replaced with two legs.  Emma’s giant, glossy, hazel eyes were wide open, showing a little mix of confusion and anger. “Mother, why is Ariel trading her beautiful mermaid fins for ugly legs?” Emma stopped her mother from reading.  “Oh, Emma, it’s just a story. This is something that won’t ever happen. It...

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“Painted Ladies ” by Angelina Jeong

Submitted to Contest #86

"Oh gosh!" I groaned as the tour bus roared into my neighborhood. Spring. It was here but it brought the tourists with it. Every year, this was how I knew spring was here. The beautiful yellow flowers were blooming along the walls of the houses and hummingbirds were flying and sucking the nectar out of the red flowers from the bush. The trees were blooming with green leaves. I live in the pale yellow house in San Francisco. This city, more precisely, my neighborhood, gets no privacy. When I mean that, I mean zero privacy. I know that my ne...

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“In My Galaxy ” by Angelina Jeong

Submitted to Contest #83

"I feel like this is Heaven," Tokyo Goldwell, emerged from the Hawaiian water, her tan skin glowing golden as it reflected on the sunlight. Her long brown hair was slicked back with the cool water, covering her bare back. "This is the dream of my life," Hazel, Tokyo's best friend, said as she laid her head onto the cushion of the beach chair. They have been friends since 15 and this was their 10th year anniversary of being best friends. "Let's go get lunch at the famous Hawaiian sandwich and pineapple dole whip place," Tokyo said as she ...

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“The World of Future ” by Angelina Jeong

Submitted to Contest #82

Tessa cried in happiness as she launched her app to the 10,000 people to test it out first. It was finally working. She had been working on it for the past 10 months. She got up and went to get a cup of coffee. The espresso tasted so sweet for the first time in 10 months. She sat on her chair, enjoying some time for herself. After 30 minutes, she went back into her office to check on how things were going. Ding! *new mail from Heather Bishol* Tessa opened the email faster than ever. It was a feedback from one of her testers. Dear Ms. Harpe...

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“Butterflies ” by Angelina Jeong

Submitted to Contest #81

"Elijah! I told you to wash the dishes and fold the basket of laundry," Rose sighed, looking at Elijah, who was still in bed, snoring away. She smacked Elijah's back, forcing him to wake up."What in the world!" Elijah groaned in pain. He looked up at Rose with his eyes half open in frustration."Before I left for work, I asked for you to wash the dishes from last night and fold the small basket of laundry. Look at the house, it's still a mess after I came back from work. It's been six hours! What have you been doing?" Rose blasted those words...

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“Why Can't Women? ” by Angelina Jeong

Submitted to Contest #80

Anna watched as her mother put a long banner looking like a tie. It went around her shoulder diagonally that said, "Women's Rights ". Anna, age 10, wanted to ask her mother what that meant but before she could ask, her mother gave her a kiss and ran out the door. "Father, where did mother go? Why is she in such a rush?" Anna asked her dad. "She went to a meeting to discuss women's rights with people who have the same thoughts as her. I would've gone if I could but I will be staying home with you today," her father answered. "W...

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“Regret ” by Angelina Jeong

You can never know where life will take you in just a day, or even just a minute. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have spent all day on my laptop scrolling through YouTube all day. If I could go back, I would spend all day with her outside. I would've gone to the beach and the park, her two most favorite places. I would've ran until I beat her to the giant oak tree at the park and I would've bought her lots of yummy food afterwards. Only if life was that nice. Only if life went your way. And only if I didn't do things I would regret....

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“Unexpected Destiny ” by Angelina Jeong

Animal crossbreed expert and zoologist, Robert, sighed as he faced the 20th failure of the month. It had to work but it just wasn't working out! He was full of guilt as he looked at his poor animals, getting tested over and over. He was sorry but he had to do it. It was a cruel order from the Vinceton Testing Lab's CEO, Liam Harbor, who was also his father in law. Robert was an ordinary zoologist when he met his wife. At first, he couldn't be more excited at the thought of having a father in law with the same interest as him! It was exactly ...

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