Ella Kinnett

“Taking Time ” by Ella Kinnett

I knew that he had always thought about it, but I never thought he would make it a reality. Cam and that brilliant mind of his has really done it. He has made everything that I have ever dreamt of become a reality. That's only one of the reasons I fell deeply in love with him. He is smart and funny and so creative and when he has his heart set on something I love seeing the fire and inspiration in his eyes because you know that he will give his all. When he loves, he loves deep and you can tell. A part of me is jealous of his brilliant natur...

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“Finally ” by Ella Kinnett

The blistering hot sun beats down on his bare back scorching him to what feels like his very core. He looks down at the dust on the dry, thirsty, ground and refrains from falling into it’s trap like all men who are dead have done. He stumbles down the much trodden path, who some dare to call a road, too exhausted to look in the shops to his left and right.  He is distant from me, yet I still feel his pain radiate off of his miserable body. I know that the one whom he seeks is me, yet I am too afraid to admit it, even to myself. As he s...

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“Only Three Weeks ” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #91

“I swear if I find you two… two.. hooligans making noise in this library again, then you will never hear the last of me! I am giving you both a three week suspension from the library!” The old library hag yelled at us as she marched away to go find others to howl at. What does a librarian expect? Two 15 year olds found a new comic book. It’s not like we weren't going to enjoy it. I guess people just have different ideas of what enjoying a good book is. I glanced over at Cadence to see what her reaction was to this almost funny form of a scol...

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“My Twenty One Roses ” by Ella Kinnett

Every year on my birthday since I was seven they always appeared on my doorstep, those bright red roses. They weren't from my mother or my father or any of my siblings nor did they appear on the door steps on their birthdays. Only mine. I've changed schools and even graduated but they still appear, I have made new friends and new enemies yet still, once a year, they appear on my front door step. There was always a rose for every year that I have been alive. I try not to expect them but they really mean alot to me just the thought of kno...

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“Same Place, Same Time ” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #85

“ Rory, did you hear that?” I ask, hearing glass shatter. She nods and we both rush to the kitchen hoping to see what happened. All we find is a broken plate shattered in pieces on the ground..  “It was the wind,” Rory said, sounding kind of disappointed. I feel like she’s always looking to save the world sometimes she just has to accept that she can’t. “Rory, do you ever think that…” I hesitate because I can’t find a way to phrase what I’m trying to say.  “Think what?” she says slightly annoyed in my hesitation. She always want...

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“Stronger, Smarter, and More Fit to Survive” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #84

“I want to go outside and see the sun. I want to be able to run for miles. Please can I go out for just a few minutes,” I say drawing out the words so my voice sounds even more desperate.  “A.J. you know my answer. As your mother it’s my job to keep you safe and keeping you inside is the only solution for right now. I promise I want to go out just as much as you do but we can’t.” “Why not?! It's not fair that I have to live my life never seeing anyone's face but my own mothers. You at least have to give me an answer. I’m 14 now I can ha...

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“Just Say Yes ” by Ella Kinnett

“Ready for Christmas Eve Jamie?” I ask, unable to keep the excitement from spilling out. “What is there to be ready for? It just means that Christmas is the next day and Christmas is just another day of the year. I wish you would stop making a big deal of it Charles. You have asked me if I am ready for tomorrow at least a billion times. It’s just like every other day of the year.” “Oh trust me, this year is going to be special.” She looks up at me and I see that special glimmer in her eye and a slightest smile but only for a second, then...

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“Happily Ever After - No Matter Where, No Matter What” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #59

‘What are we going to do after the wedding? Where are we going to live Josh?’  ‘Gabby, don't you trust me?’ he said with that special spark in his eyes.  ‘Of course I trust you, I love you.’  ‘To Saturn and back?’ he asks with a contagious smile. ‘To Saturn and back a thousand times’ ‘Good’ he says as he takes my hand and we continue our walk through the park. That conversation seemed like forever ago even though it’s only been two months. So much has happened these past few weeks that I have lost track of time but who...

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“The Mutant Child” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #50

I hear evil laughter from right behind me. I need to ditch them fast. I fake a left and then turn right down a long road. I guess my training wasn't a waste after all, I think to myself. I chuckle loud enough for them to hear and keep running. So what, I’m a stupid, mutant mistake. Is that a reason to chase me so I can be dissected piece by piece in a smelly old lab? I was born in a lab. I’m just a science experiment. They messed up my DNA, that's not my fault. It’s not like I volunteered to be a weirdo who will never know the feeling o...

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“Look to the Trees” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #50

It was a blistering hot Florida summer day. I was starving and thirsty. There were no resources and the odds of me coming out alive was very slim. Something was going to eat me or I was going to die of starvation if I did not find shelter and something to eat soon.  “Look to the trees,” were my mother's last words before she was killed. Her and I lived out here alone for as long as I can remember though she never told me why. We moved through the woods never making a home in one spot and so that's what I intended to do because now she ...

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“The Commercial” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #50

I have always wanted to... more like needed to be an actress. Whether it be in a play, movie or even just a small commercial. I had to. There was no doubt that acting was my thing, even though I had never done it before (unless you count being in the comfort of my own home and only in front of my family). I enjoyed working backstage while the older students at my school would put on brilliant performances like Mcbeth and Hamlet. As I would watch every musical that I could strain my eyes to see, I would ache to be on the stage acting along wi...

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“Goodbye Questioning” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #49

“Okay listen, they are going to take you back one by one so you will be alone when they question you, but while you wait for your turn you will be in the waiting room. When you go back, be confident and stand tall, be sure of yourself and speak clearly. Also do not talk to anyone unless you are spoken to. Not even people in the waiting room because they can get you into some big trouble. Look at me Hazel, you can’t mess up with this, it’s life or death.” I just look at him. No words are able to come out of my mouth. I am terrified but I can’...

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“Aspen the Hero” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #48

I want to leave so bad, but I can’t, there's no way that I will get chosen. I have been in the same old tank looking at the same old faces for what has seemed to be years upon years. If any of you are wondering, it’s really boring doing the same thing every single day. Some fish who were said to be in the tank even longer than me, just didn't wake up one day. After a few days if they still were not awake they were taken away by the humans. Some say that they died of boredom, but those are just the legends and fairytales that the minnows tell...

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“The Silver Slayer” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #48

One dark and stormy night The Silver Slayer sat plotting in his house. He was plotting on how to defeat his enemy, the Tin Foiler... One day, Tom was sitting minding his own business eating a hotdog on a bench in the park. Suddenly out of nowhere, The Tin Foiler walked right past him! The Tin Foiler was a wanted criminal around the world and Tom was surprised that he was walking around in public like this, because a big award was offered to anyone who could catch him. The Tin Folier walked up to Tom and looked at his hotdog and spoiled it! T...

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“My Worst Nightmare - Not so Bad” by Ella Kinnett

Submitted to Contest #48

First day of school. A.k.a the first day of the worst nightmare anyone could dream of, at least for me. Some kids look forward to school. Some look forward to the social part, and learning enthusiasts look forward to the actual material, but let me tell you. I look forward to none of it. We are only ten minutes into the first period and Mrs. Gibson will not stop talking. “This is my first year teaching here and I'm very excited." When is this period over? These kids are giving me nothing but blank stares. I need to make something up to distr...

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