Lyra Dhani

“The City of Death” by Lyra Dhani

Submitted to Contest #92

When the light went out, Giligan didn’t flinch. It was hard to discern his expression in the darkness but Jenni knew what to watch out for. Even when the outline of his figure didn’t break, Jenni heard his silent scream. The loss of the light made no difference to him. She crossed the room to sat by his side.    “Are you scared?” she spoke up. They both knew she wasn’t talking about the devouring shadow circling them. Materialistic, worldly things hardly mattered to Giligan, the same way a dead man would regard his past life. ...

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“Nowhere Train” by Lyra Dhani

Submitted to Contest #89

"Hei, Lel, are you listening?"Leili wasn't listening. She was more interested with the graffiti expanding from the roof to the wall and scretching under their feet. The red hurt her eyes but the sight was undoubtly pretty. Sitting beside her, Kami didn’t seem to care as much.Such a pity, Leili thought. There was nobody else in the train to see such beauty. The compartement was practically empty, only the sound of Kami’s salty mutterings filling up the silence.“Leili,” Kami sighed. “You need to listen to me.”“I am listening to you.”It wa...

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“The Safe Place” by Lyra Dhani

Submitted to Contest #88

Every inch of his body was hurt. Herin had to catch his breath every five minutes just to stay concious. He could still hear the echoes of the hunter chasing behind him, their tauntings still fresh in his mind. In front of him, all he could see with his bleeding eyes was the darkness of the forest. With his blood pouring from his chest, the shadow wouldn’t be able to help him. They could smell his blood. Herin had nowhere to hide and no place to run. This is it, his ghoulish brain supplied helpfully. I am going to die here. At least,...

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“The Mark of Liesmith” by Lyra Dhani

Nick was the kind of kid that went out of his way make sure you weren’t eating alone in the cafetaria. He had kind, warm smile, and when he laughed, the world brightened up with him. Everybody wanted to be his friends. It was just so easy to dismiss the huge mark of Liesmith in his neck. Everybody else pretended that the mark didn’t exist. That should make them as much as a liar as Nick was. Alex couldn’t. Everytime he saw Nick, his eyes immediately zeroed in to the ugly black spots spread from his collarbone up to his neck that stop right...

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“A Prince's Love” by Lyra Dhani

Submitted to Contest #88

The television stopped working this morning. Robert was more surprised that it could last this long. The electricity was still running but if things kept up like this, the building would be demolished by the end of the week. With nothing else to do, Robert grabbed a pack of cigarette and went upstair. When he arrived to the rooftop, Ellysia was leaning againts the fence in complete silence, his wide blue eyes pointed at the sky. When they first met ten years ago years ago, he had told him that such beautiful green-stained sky shouldn’t hav...

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