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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021
Submitted to Contest #99
I've been lying on the floor in a fetus position trying to protect myself from them. I tried peeking but regretted it cause one of them landed a hit on my head. I can hear the cheers and insults some spectators throwing at me but as time goes by, the noise just became like a buzz of the bees. I can no longer care about the tears and snot on my face but I still showed them my fighting spirit by glaring at them. After what happened, the crowd gathered to watch me endure the pain disperse as soon as a teacher entered our room. He was our ...
I was sleeping with my face lying on the table where I work when the alarm I set rang loudly. I searched for my phone using my right hand to turn it off and as I did that, I slowly open my eyes. The sight of my messy work table welcomes me. I groaned cause I'm too lazy to clean it as soon as I wake up. I, first, went to the bathroom to wash my face before wearing my gray hoodie which was lying on my bed, and my eyeglasses. I started walking lightly towards my first destination which is the famous cafe near my place. The employee assi...
After doing nothing, Claire decided to go out to breathe fresh air. As she continued walking down a path she saw a worn-out sign which read "Path to you". She stared at it for a few minutes before deciding to walk in the direction its arrow showed. She was amazed by the tree-lined avenue while following the path. A gush of wind disturbed the trees. She stopped to feel the wind before starting to walk again while looking around. Minutes later, she saw a narrow but long river at the end of the path. There are wooden benches stationed t...
In a cramped room, a single man was sleeping soundly not until he heard the sound of thunder. He jolted up sweating profusely and look out of his window where the rain is pouring so loudly. He sighed before mumbling, "Ugh. Damn it. What a disturbing dream". He got up and went to the living room. Before he even sits down at his black leather sofa, he felt the ground shake. He immediately went under the table for safety measures and stay there until it stopped shaking. He wondered what if it was an earthquake with a high magnitude so he ...
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