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Submitted to Contest #298
I am standing on the balcony outside of the bedroom, picking the door's lock with a bobby pin. “C'mon,” I impatiently mutter under my breath, my movements becoming more frantic by the second. Just when I’m about to give up, the lock clicks and unlocks. I let out a sigh of relief and quietly push the glass doors open. I step into the room and glance around, taking in the luxury and obvious wealth. Then the thing I'm here for finally catches my eye. Well, maybe ‘person’ would be a better word than ‘thing’. I slowly approach him and look down o...
Submitted to Contest #297
It’s been about…three and a half hours since I became lost here. The trees have far past begun to seem more like my foes and less like my friends. Who knew I’d get lost in a forest? Oh yeah, my grandmother did. She told me not to come out here this late at night, but when else was I supposed to travel to pick up the blue rose? The most magical rose of all. It only blooms at midnight on a full moon and it only stays alive for an hour. After that, you have to wait a month. I’m impatient, though. I was not about to sit there and wait for my fat...
Submitted to Contest #296
We've been planning this for weeks. Everyone in the castle knows. Well, everyone but the Prince. And people are too scared to tell him. Even me. He'd tell his father. So, I'll just have to deal with him when the time comes. We're ready. Everything is in place. The time is set. The guards have been persuaded to our side. The King has been abandoned by everyone. Except for the prince. But, what is he going to do? Defeat almost a whole kingdom? ~~~ “Ready, ma'am?” asks one of the guards. “Yes, you?” I answer, my hand on the knife in my pocket a...
As I read the name, a hint of panic rises in the deep empty chasm where my heart should be. But I make sure to keep my face expressionless. You can't show emotion in front of Victor Donatelli. You could get killed for it.“So, are you up to it?” he asks with his normal cold voice, staring at me with that sharp gaze.“Of course I am. I always am,” I reply calmly, but also firmly. I return the look.“Good. Cause, you do know the consequences if you aren’t.” He taps his fingers right next to the knife laying on his desk.Keeping my eyes on his fing...
Submitted to Contest #295
Seventeen years. That’s how long I’ve been stuck in this cold, isolated castle. No one to talk to but the servants and my father, the king. Have I tried leaving? Yes, many times. Have I succeeded? Nope, not at all. My father doesn’t believe me, but I think that there is a magic force barricading us inside. Every time someone tries to leave, a catastrophe happens. Once, as soon as my feet hit the grass, rain started pouring, and lightning flashed a few feet away from me. Another time, a fire started. The last time, my brother passed. Since t...
Submitted to Contest #294
November 23rd, 1913Dear Rose,I write to you because we are not near enough to speak. Though, I feel like we are. You are still in my heart. I miss you. The softness of your hair, the sparkle of your eyes, the sweetness of your voice. Oh, how I wish I could end this trip early and come back to you, but alas, mother needs me. The doctors are trying everything they can to cure the sickness. They say that in a few days, she should be fine, but…I for one have lost hope. Her heart rate is down and her breathing is ragged. She rarely talks, and if ...
Submitted to Contest #293
“I’m late!” I jump out of bed and dash over to my dresser, throwing my outfit on as fast as I can. How did I let it get this far? ~~~ I was up really late last night with a friend, Emma. I had a bad day yesterday and she came to help me get over it. My boyfriend broke up with me because his “feelings had faded,” and he “wasn’t having fun anymore.” So ridiculous. And I was supposed to get an email that my book was published, but I never got one. That caused a bit of anxiety for me. So, Emma came over. We watched a movie, had some ice cream, d...
Submitted to Contest #292
My world is only black and white. Also, a couple greys. And I don’t mean that figuratively. I mean literally. Everything always seems so dull and dim. It’s actually overwhelming. Not too many people are happy like they used to be, before I was born. My grammy used to tell me all about the rainbow. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Even the neutral colors like brown or tan. How everyone used to be joyful. But then the storm hit. It was so big and harsh that, when everyone opened their doors once it had passed, the colors were ...
Submitted to Contest #291
Whyisitsodark and cold? I glance around but I can’t see anything other than the pitch black. All I hear is silence. Or rather, all I don’t hear is silence. All I feel is a light yet cold breeze that sends shivers through my body. This can't be real. But it feels so real. I pinch myself to see if I can wake up from this dream but I feel the pinch. It actually hurts. This can't be a dream. I stand in silence for a brief moment before something haunting happens. “Hello~” I jump slightly as I hear a voice c...
Submitted to Contest #290
I don’t know how it happened but I think I was just threatened. Or this man is a psycho and he loves me, despite his show of hatred. Either way, I need to be cautious just in case he comes back. ~~~ “We need to get out of here,” Daniel whispers to me. I nod in agreement. He takes my hand, and we quietly step outside of the castle. I place a hand on his chest to stop him when I notice a guard at the corner of the garden. I press a finger to my lips, signaling him to be quiet. He gives me a nod, and we press our backs against the wall, slowly ...
Submitted to Contest #289
“What?” I whip around and look at my older brother. “I…yeah. You heard me,” Hunter says, looking a bit nervous. “No, no, no, no, no. You cannot just say that.” I scoff slightly and look at him with a hint of anger and surprise. “I can and I did, Julia.” He crosses his arms, looking back at me. “You’re telling me I’ve been living a lie? I thought our parents died in a car crash and now you’re telling me that they are still alive?” I say as I step closer to him, still not believing him. He stays silent, his sparkly blue eyes wandering everywhe...
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