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Submitted to Contest #83
“It is cursed.” “You must not let grief cloud your judgement.” “It killed my sister and my brother…it is cursed!” A sharp shout followed. The air churned with fear and evil. The soft, warm bundle screamed, kicking the floor with its tiny heels. It was lifted in the air. The darkness swirled. Two eyes glittered as they looked on him. Green, brown, black, white and finally blue swam into vision. Water splashed next to his ears. “Stop! You are endangering us all!” The figure holding the bundle hissed violently. “I...am saving ...
Submitted to Contest #80
The wooden stick struck into the crack in the pebbled pavement, making him stumble. Another child ran past him, cackling. “Ooh...Hephstus. Watch your step!” He glared at her with eyes hot with tears. A reddish scar ran across the left side of his face; inflamed skin that had crawled out with him from his mother’s womb and was here to stay. “My name is not Hephstus!” he slobbered, launching himself forward against the merciless peer that stared at him with eyes glowing in laughter. A remorseless force bore down the back of his hea...
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