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Submitted to Contest #64
“Aneska! Pojďte si se mnou sednout!” I turn on my heel to face Natálie, my best friend. It’s ethnic day at United Academy, so for lunch, we have authentic Chinese food, courtesy of our Chinese chef, Madame Lu. Pressing my tray against my chest with my left hand and grabbing a Doctor Pepper with my right, I follow Natálie to the table. Setting my food down, I slide into the booth. Natálie is at ease, but I glance nervously towards the staff who are in the cafeteria, watching for any tone of distress. Then I turn back to Natálie. Natálie and I...
Buxby Manor was enchanted, the legends said. That was not wholly true, but for young Isabella Wright, it was certainly an enchanting prison, with ivy growing up its exterior and it being surrounded by pine forests. There was a wooden swing behind the manor but still inside the gates, and Isabella spent hours sitting, swinging, reading, and doing a variety of other things on that swing. It was her escape within her prison. Because Isabella was no average child. She was the Queen of Switzerland. Her father had died when she was just a yea...
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