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Submitted to Contest #192
A gaudy sneer contaminated his already callous face. His lips were peeling like paint, dried blood dotting the skin. His hands limp and numb; his legs rocking to the beat of the deafening grandfather clock that was nowhere to be seen. His breathing was shallow and laboured. The glare in his eyes blinked with possibility and life, despite his shattered appearance. Suddenly, his lunatic grin vanished, replaced with a fear-filled hanging jaw, brimmed with dread. Except for his eyes, all the colour in the old man faded, with the colour of the da...
Submitted to Contest #183
A tingling sensation bubbled up inside me. My heart pounded against my chest like a sea of rocky waves crashing against a cliff. I could not show any emotion, there were too many tossing around my stomach like butterflies. My eyes widened and my peeling lips stretched into a hearty smile. My strawberry blonde hair blew onto my face. The abrupt rush of cold wind slammed onto my reddened cheeks, and my scarf fluttered in the breeze. Standing a mere few feet away from me was the very quixotic yet exhilarating dream of my lifetime, wrapp...
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