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Submitted to Contest #54
I could feel the frozen wind on my skin. it was time to witness the sunrise after a long time. I was standing on the edge of a hill. the sun was going dead, but we all knew the war was coming. life was different on Europa. We were people who could live in that bitter cold. but we had to. Our home was destroyed, Earth population scattered around the solar system. we made it to Europa. “Human brings war,” I muttered. There was an army, coming from Io to use the Europa minerals and water, to stay alive. something which could be done peacefully,...
Submitted to Contest #52
The time gate was closing and only one of us could pass the gate. It was a frustrating moment. I was looking dejected and could not stop looking at him. We were too close to get to the black hole shadow. I could not believe my journey was over there. I wished I could grab his hand. I could not count the seconds, I saw lights, lightening and I could see him going down, and he vanished. The gate opened and I got into it. Next thing I could see was my younger brother standing in front of the power box, with a half-burnt shirt, and smoked face. ...
It was Friday afternoon, I was tired but I wanted to stay in the laboratory to work on my research. My coffee mug was empty and I was tired, couldn’t get enough sleep cause of the work. I did not want to go back to my room, spending time with a bunch of boring kids that mock me because I don’t party with them. I was looking at my computer screen and talking to myself:" Why life is so boring? what am I doing here? I want to get out of here ." grabbed my coat and put on my cap. closed my backpack and headed out of the university lab and saw a ...
Submitted to Contest #51
She was in the middle of the crowd inside the bus. the bus was going to hit the rails. she closed her eyes and thought about what she should be at that moment to stop the accident. " Oh I know what is going to help," she said and started beaming. She opened her eyes and time was stopped! she started fixing her clothes, grabbed her cap and passed through passengers. " Oh you have french fries,” she said and grabbed the guy’s fries. Stood out of the buy while eating her fries and said: " now what should we do about this flying bus ? ". " Oh I ...
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