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Submitted to Contest #310
The sun filtered through the store windows casting its warm light on the smooth counter worn from years of books passing across it, a clutter of receipts stacked to one side and some random curios on the other. Worn out coffee mugs were stacked in the middle behind which sat the owner nursing another one full of fresh coffee, the invigorating scent filling the small store. Birds chirped outside the window and the shop was empty save for the weary old man running it, still too early for any customers to come. He got up to rearrange some of th...
Submitted to Contest #309
The rain poured down from the heavy gray clouds above relentlessly, the sounds of thick drops pattering against the rocks filling the balcony that overlooked the valley. Joey leaned over the balcony with his hands tightly gripping the railing watching the dark horizon. “Of course it has to rain before the big day,” he muttered to himself. “Every time I’m reminded of him and how it could’ve been different.” He shook his head, continuing to gaze out. “And yet we’ve come so far,” a soft voice said behind him. “I think he would’ve been proud of ...
Submitted to Contest #307
Billy walked through the spacious hallway as he had countless times now, knowing every corner and turn and where they’d take him in the Zeta Academy. After spending the last decade rigorously studying to the point of exhaustion, it was all going to bear fruit today. The younger students noticed him walk by quietly while the other ones of his group seemed to stare off into space as they also strode with purpose through the hall. As he turned the corner he came upon the History room where the short wizened yet energetic instructor stood with a...
Submitted to Contest #305
The alarm beeped at 6 AM exactly as it had for the last 17 years, an unrelenting cacophony filling the room until Jimmy finally reached over to silence it. He slowly got out of bed and rubbed his eyes as he made his way over to the washroom. He saw a stranger in the mirror looking back at him. Maybe it was just age, or the after effects of the war. But no, he knew it was far more than that, far worse than that. He threw on his gear and quietly made his way through the luxurious home, making sure to not wake his parents as he walked by their ...
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