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“The Girl In The Window” by Eryn 003

Once again, Cathrine throws aside her bed covers and her night gown trails across the floor. As if in a trance, she glides towards the window, the moon peers down at her through the glass.  *** A young woman turns in her bed, she is restless and wakes. She sits up on her silk sheets and squints in the darkness. An array of light dances in front of her, illuminating her face, but this is not any ordinary light, this is the light of the Moon King. Lady Helen knows that something isn’t right, fear creeps up the back of her neck...

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“You’ve Got Two Choices” by Eryn 003

Submitted to Contest #95

“You’ve got two choices,” The man with a black mask says, “One: it’s you, or two: it’s her.” He points at us and then at the picture. *** I was walking home from an after school activity, my parents had called and said they were going out for a bit and wouldn’t be home till late, maybe even the next morning. I decided I’d go to Chloe’s house, she said earlier that she’d be inviting the rest of our friend group, so if I could make it we’d all have a little get together because we haven’t seen each other since we changed schoo...

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“I Don’t Cry” by Eryn 003

Submitted to Contest #94

“Here,” I say, dealing out the weed. We stand in a huddle in the corner of the field next to the bushes. The street lights flicker as I glance around us, stuffing my earnings into my coat pocket.  We nod and I slide away like a shadow, as if I was never there.  Yells of drunken fury and curses of the vilest sort meet my ears as a mother welcomes her daughter home. “Elena! Where were you?” She slaps her hard across the cheek, leaving a red splotch on the side of her face. I ignore the swear words in between her mum’s breaths a...

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“I Thought I Would Lose My Only Real Friend” by Eryn 003

Submitted to Contest #93

I can’t believe I lost the bet. I was so sure an Inimi would attack at the party, all my calculations said one would. But fortunately it was just a misreading.  If one had actually attacked – I don’t even want to imagine what could have happened.  “You know, you don’t have to help me clean up,” I say, looking at Lorrie as she adjusts one of her oversized shoes when it slips off her foot, “I can do it myself, I mean, I was the one who lost the bet.” “Yeah, yeah,” She replies, swatting the air, “What are friends for?”  I roll my...

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“Shadows From the Past” by Eryn 003

Submitted to Contest #92

“Mum!” Tilly called, “Where’s the ice cream?” Her stomach rumbled loudly and she imagined how nice it would be to have a spoonful of that soft sugary creaminess run down her dry throat. She grunted with impatience whilst waiting for a reply. Katy’s voice drifted through the ceiling, “I don’t know! Get ready – we’re leaving soon.”  Esme hid behind the doorframe and watched, a guilty look on her face, as her older sister sighed with exasperation. “What?” Tilly spat, grumpy now because of the lack of sugar in her body.    “U...

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“Crystal Mae; Another World” by Eryn 003

Submitted to Contest #91

“Hello?” My voice echoes as I tip-toe into the dark library. There’s no reply so I shut the heavy wooden door, making a loud creaking sound. I wince at the noise.Dark shadows stretch across the walls and bookcases, created by the light of my lantern. I shiver as a breeze comes from the Banned Books section that belongs to Master Edward, his wife isn’t allowed to read the books there, let alone his children. He even dusts and cleans the bookcases himself which is absolutely absurd considering a man of such high status is known to do nothing b...

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“Trapped” by Eryn 003

Submitted to Contest #90

The sky weeps, it’s tears pitter-pattering on the roof as the crowded train I sit in speeds along the tracks. I turn my head just enough to see the fog outside. A grey blanket covers London in sorrow.We turn a corner and head into a tunnel.It happens too fast to process, my mind goes blank as a screeching noise rings in my ears. People fall around me. Screams fill the air with terror. I feel a sharp pain somewhere in side me when my body is yanked upwards.My eyes open to a blurry scene; rubble, bodies, metal and worst of all a crimson liquid...

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