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Submitted to Contest #31
PAUL“You calling it a day then, Paul?”“Yeah, me and Colleen are gonna have us a little date night. The snow’s making everything real pretty tonight.”Paul Johnson waved goodbye to his fellow officer and pushed open the door of the Orangeville police precinct. The door stopped short, bumping into the person on the other side for a second before closing in Paul’s face.“Oh I didn’t mean to—” Paul caught himself when the door opened and he was met by the stern gaze of a mountainous, dark individual in a fur lined parka.“Yeah, whatever. Can you mo...
Submitted to Contest #30
The phone rang three times before Nathan Hargrove was woken up by it’s cries. He wasn’t a morning person, and the last thing he wanted to do today would be to deal with bill collectors this early. Without looking at the phone, he flipped it on it’s face and turned over. He would have to wake up soon and he wanted to relish in these last moments.It had been two weeks of the heavy rain that poured over Oakwood. The sun hid beneath the clouds without any sign of parting, making the city below a bleak and lifeless bore. Nathan sat up in his bed ...
Submitted to Contest #29
“We understand that you've been through hell and the last thing we want is to have you relive that. So when you can, tell us everything that you can remember. Take your time."I shut my eyes and for a second there was only silence, my mind grew still.I think I remember waking up to a bright white light shining in my face.My ears were ringing, kind of like a car alarm but not quite as shrill, sort of like the sound you hear in a hospital when shit really hits the fan.I was hazy, like I had been drugged, but it was the good stuff, you know. The...
Submitted to Contest #20
My whole body had gone numb with fear. It was impossible to focus. I sat there, shivering in my suit, damp with sweat. I looked down at the little box I was confined in, then up to the judge’s menacing glare, and finally back over to the prosecutor.“...Can you identify that man in the courtroom today?”As hard as I tried… I couldn’t.I remember wishing this whole thing was over so I could go back home, where it was safe. “Mr. Wheeler?” I could feel my heart beat faster and faster with every passing moment. I wheezed and strained my lungs....
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