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Submitted to Contest #67
The vibrant, bustling colors assaulted my eyes as I took a hesitant step out of the gloomy alleyway. The plethora of sights to take in overwhelmed me, and a dizzy wave of fear washed over me. However, just as I was about to step back, I felt my feet move of their own accord, dancing me into the light. Bright, beautiful bulbs hung from strands attached to poles on either side of the street. They burned a deep red, unlike anything I had ever seen. Stalls and carts littered either side of the crowded path, where creatures of all shapes and si...
Submitted to Contest #66
I was almost there. Just one more step, one more reach, and I would succeed. I would do what I had trained and prepared for my whole life. I would be rich. I could have everything that I’d ever only dreamed of. But… I was hesitating. All my life, I’d been training for this moment. Before I could walk, I was pulling myself up and across rocks and boulders, soldiering my way on with twice as much determination as anyone ten times my age. People assumed that it was because of my father’s legacy, but there was something more, something that ...
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