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Submitted to Contest #317
Distant lightning pulsed over the mountainside moors, echoing through the valley. Thunder rumbled, like a guttural chant from the earth itself. Hugo stirred from his sleep. As the flashing strikes ignited the room Hugo sat up startled, strange shadows appearing across the bare stone walls. He then realised he had been awoken from a dream and sighed. His uncle's castle was an eerie, impressive place, seeming to always be wrapped in a blanket of mist, cutting a stark grey silhouette of ancient architecture into the moorlands. The patter of las...
Submitted to Contest #311
Fever Dreams Thunder rumbled distantly as lighting pulsed, piercing through the shutters of the hotel window. Rain continued to lash down. Jacob could not sleep. Usually, the sounds of a storm and rain gave him a sense of comfort, only on this evening it seemed to fuel his thoughts, each flash of blue lightning that breached his half open shutters energising his racing mind. Still he could not bring himself to close them fully, and finally he gave in, switching on his bedside light and moving up to a sitting position, sighing. 'Sleep is for ...
Submitted to Contest #249
Sam recoiled, oscillating beams of light bouncing off of his tired eyelids and jolting him fully back into reality. It had been hours since another car had passed, and for this reason alone it felt like divine intervention - he hadn’t even realised that he was beginning to doze off. The realisation of his condition set in and Sam sat fully upright, taking in a deep breath and winding down his creaking window so just enough of the sharp winter air could reignite his senses. ‘Think it’s time for a pit stop’ he muttered to himself as he tu...
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