Melinda Madrigal

“ELIANA, THE SLEUTH” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #217

SCORE! One for the sleuth. In your face Cloverdale police. I solved your mystery. The poor puppy was hiding in plain sight. Next time listen to Eliana when she tells you the puppy is hiding under the big tree at the lake. I knew the puppy was under the big tree but nobody listens to kids. Now I can do my happy dance and say in your face grown-ups. I dance all the way home. I see my mom shaking her head. She's probably saying, "I have a crazy daughter." Mom you are so right. I love solving mysteries. You can't get me to stop. I love readi...

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“FINDING UTOPIA” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #216

My name is Haven, I live on a planet called New Eden, where everyone lives a happy life in pure bliss. New Eden is a world where you get to smile every day, laugh every day and enjoy life. Our ancestors created a world without the fear of dying. I love New Eden. I love living here. The sky is always blue. The sun is always out and we get to see the stars in the night sky. It's the perfect place to live. Now I know perfect isn't always a good thing but New Eden is what I would call perfect. Not many people would agree with me. Some would sa...

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“AN ANGELIC MONSTER: MISTY/SEVEN” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #215

Oh My God! Blood is everywhere. Blood is on the walls. Blood is on the floor. Blood is on my hands, on my clothes. A knife is in my hands. Misty, what have you done? Oh My God! I did this. But who did I do it too? Who's house is this? Oh No! There's a body. No please no. I can't look at it. I close my eyes hoping this is a dream. I open my eyes and see it's not a dream but my reality. One body on the floor. I touch him, he's dead. So much blood. I look next to the man. Oh no! another body. No, please not another one. I touch her. She's dea...

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“SUMMER MEMORIES” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #214

ELIZABELLA I can't believe the summer is over. Tomorrow is the first day of senior year. I waited so long for this time and now that's it's here I'm nervous. Butterflies are swarming in my stomach not only for tomorrow but also about what happened to me this summer. I met a boy. His name is Austin. As I sit in my room thinking about tomorrow, I look back on the memories of this past summer. This summer was just like any other summer in Holly Hills. 90 degree weather almost every day. The lake was filled with so many people, families with t...

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“THE HEALING TOUCH OF AN ANGEL” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #213

An Angel of God is sent from Heaven to a small town, call Twenty-One Palms to touch the lives of two families who are in desperate need of healing, love and faith. The Angel we shall call Angelica is sent to earth to Twenty-One Palms to the lives, the families Ortiz and Collins to bring good news. Each of these families is in need of love, faith and healing. These families have lost their faith in God, they have lost their love for each other and nothing in their lives can heal what they lost. The mission from God is to heal the families...

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“DREAMING OF YOU: LETTERS TO MY SOLDIER” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #212

58 years ago, on the 19th of August was the worst day of my life. My best friend, my soulmate went missing in the jungles of Vietnam. In the years that followed, the war continued. Many more soldiers went missing. Many more families were destroyed like mine. I never gave up hope. Eight years it took for my love to be found and to come home. During those eight years, I written a series of letters to Brian that I want to share with you. Bear with me because these letters will bring back so many memories for me and the tears. The first lett...

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“FIREPLACE MYSTERY:THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ANNALEE AND ANNABELLA” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #211

The fireplace is blazing, the flames are lighting the entire room, a nice time and place to tell you about a mystery that has encompass a town called Glacier Bay. The disappearance of twin sisters Annalee and Annabella has ripped the town apart and fueled rumors that has gone on for years. Glacier Bay, a town filled with the most beautiful mountains, the most beautiful snow-filled forest and the most beautiful town. A dream for all those that live in Glacier Bay. But the beautiful town has a dark past something we don't ever want to talk a...

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“A CHANGED WORLD” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #210

The world I live in now is different than the world I once knew. Strange beings roam my home thinking they belong acting like one of us. They are not humans. They come from another world. They come from the stars.Every day when I wake-up I look out of my window and see their ship hovering in the sky. Two years they've been here and I still don't know what to make of them. Are they friend or foe?Many of the people love them. The beings have given us everything we could ever asked for. New technology, medicine, a new food source, a better unde...

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“THOUSAND MILE JOURNEY TO REDEMPTION” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #209

These AA meetings are not working. The temptation is still within me. I miss the feeling of getting high. I miss the cold hard liquor. I miss it all. I promised my daughter I would go to the meetings and get better. My daughter is my world. I broke her heart. I broke the promise I made to my sweet girl Violet. She caught me drinking. I didn't have any words to say to Violet. Violet left home that day. She never returned. I don't think she's ever coming back. Everything that has happened is my fault. I can't take back what I did. Violet i...

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“THE LAND OF ROSES” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #208

Welcome to the Land of Roses, where everything from the mountains, to the sky, to the homes, to the trees, to the animals are covered in pink. As far as the eye can see the Land of Roses is a dreamland for those who live here. The unicorns, magical and beautiful are the protectors of the land. Gentle and kind they possess great power used to protect the Land of Roses. Mystique greatest of the protector's flies high over the land, to those down below their smiles are bigger than ever. The Land of Roses is filled with smiles and laughter. ...

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“SECRETS” by Melinda Madrigal

What if one tiny lab held the secrets of the universe? Lab 501 located on the west end held so many secrets it was impossible to believe. I began writing the story about Lab 501 a year ago when people began mysteriously disappearing. The first case I documented was of a young woman whose brother disappeared. The woman whose name shall not be revealed wrote to me asking for help in finding her missing brother. I agreed to help her. I started my investigation in the last place her brother was last seen. I began my investigation by review...

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“CREATURE OF THE NIGHT” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #206

I hate the night especially when there's no light. Bad things happen at this time. Midnight is the witching hour, I need to get to my car as fast as possible or else. Shit! What is that? Growling, low menacing growling. Oh God! something is out here with me, watching me. Keep it together Kat. Keep walking don't look back. There's that growling again. It's behind me. Don't you dare look back Kat. I take out my car keys and run to my car. I hear it behind me. Run Kat, run fast. I see my car. I made it to my car. I press the turn on button....

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“THE BECOMING CEREMONY” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #205

FULL MOON NIGHT ONE ALPHA The moon is high in the sky, a good time for a howl. My Midnight Pack is gathering. Tonight begins the Lycan Blood Pact. A ritual in which a pup becomes a Lycan wolf. Once in a generation when a pup reaches maturity, he/she will perform a rite of passage called the Lycan Blood Pact in the Becoming Ceremony and they will transform in front of the entire pack. Tonight, as the Alpha pf the pack and as a proud father, I will watch my daughter Mystic as she performs the Lycan Blood Pact. One day Mystic will become a ...

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“SALVATION” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #204

I always wonder what that blue dot in the night sky is. The blue dot shines brighter than all the stars. I look through my telescope every night seeing the blue dot and thinking why are you up there? One night I asked my parents about the blue dot and they always dismiss me. Then late in the middle of the night I overheard my parents talking. They were talking about what I asked them. Is the blue dot that important that they have talk in secret? I did research on my own and discovered that Salvation is the second home to humanity. I was ...

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“ROCKET VS TANK” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #203

Hit, punch, kick. Hit, punch, kick, headlock. Rocket and Tank are going head-to-head. Rocket lands another hit. Tank lands a hit. Rocket lands another hit. Tank misses a hit to the head. Rocket lands another hit. Tank lands a kick to the leg. Rocket lands a kick to the leg. Tank misses again. He's getting pissed. Tank lunges at Rocket. Rocket ducks and lands a kick to the stomach. Tank bends over in pain. Tank punches Rocket. Rocket slips but gets back up. Tank is seething. He can't knock Rocket down. Rocket is quick. He's using his speed ...

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