CY Croft

“Dashed Dreams” by CY Croft

Marika was so excited about this new job. It was a dream come true. She had been changing jobs over the years and targeted jobs that allowed her to have the skills for this current one. After ten years of gaining the required certificates and jobs, she was offered this job. It was always something that she wanted to do. Her supervisor was strict with her work ethic. However, she had never been denied any leaves that she wanted to apply for. That was after she had checked on the work calendar to ensure that it didn’t clash with any important ...

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“Who Was That?” by CY Croft

Submitted to Contest #13

Adjusting his collar for the fifth time, he cleared his throat. He had moved to the neighbourhood months ago and had not really greeted his neighbours except for the occasional wave. He was not the sort to go up to a stranger and just introduce himself. It was weird and he disliked touching hands. Because germs. Mama had taught him that germs were bad and had given him all sorts of vaccines since he was young.Although she had passed years ago, he kept going for the annual vaccine for influenza. He was proud that he had never taken any sick d...

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“The Sky Turned Dark” by CY Croft

Submitted to Contest #12

The sky used to be blue. It just turned dark one day and everything turned into shades of grey wherever they went. No one knew what colour looked like now. Julie always wondered about it but the thoughts often disappeared as soon as her brother appeared. He was like a ray of light and everything seemed to have colour whenever he was around.Justin was no longer there. Her world never saw any colours again. They had been together that day when he just disappeared. Julie searched for him using her connections and nothing turned up. Not a hint o...

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“Can We Go Home Now?” by CY Croft

Submitted to Contest #11

Tessa yawned. She had been accompanying her parents to quite a number of parties and frankly speaking, she was bored. There were no children to play with her and none of the food were suitable for her according to her mother. Then why would you bring me here? She asked once and promptly received a shush. She never asked again.It was the school holidays and this was when she had to attend even more events, her parents called them those, with them. This was when she wished that she was old enough to stay home or go out by herself. They had jus...

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“Do Not Disturb” by CY Croft

Submitted to Contest #10

5.00 AMThe alarm rang. Harper’s hand searched for the alarm clock. Finding none, she groaned and opened her eyes. She had left her mobile phone at the other end of the room. With a grunt, she crawled out of bed towards it. Sighing, she got out of the room to wash her face. She was starting to regret her decision.6.00 AMThe dog started barking. Harper was done with her morning routine. She hated the neighbour’s dog because it barked constantly. She had no idea why her neighbour kept it if he couldn’t control it properly. Why can’t he train it...

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