Renee Elizabeth

“Tick. Tick. Tick. ” by Renee Elizabeth

Submitted to Contest #202

I sat in my room, watching the clock move. The sound of the hand moving reverberated through my mind.Tick. Tick. TickI squeezed my eyes shut, drowning it out.Tick. Tick. Tick.She would call me soon. I knew she would. We had just talked yesterday. We had just confirmed these plans yesterday. We’d been planning this for months. I checked my phone again.Nothing.Tick. Tick. Tick.I put it down again before picking it up quickly. My lock screen mocked me. It was a picture of us at homecoming, corsages we had bought each other on our wrists. I open...

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“The Devil and His Queen” by Renee Elizabeth

“ So, what's the catch, devil?" I asked. I wasn't exactly in the position to be asking questions or negotiating anything at the moment. He knew it too. With a smirk he leaned over and said, "No catch, princess. Maybe we can just call it a favor." I scowled, an hour ago I would have rather died than owe him a favor. Considering that I was now facing that very dilemma, I wasn't so convinced now. My hand slipped and I gasped. His eyes darkened, "Last chance." I gritted my teeth, "Fine." He smiled and grasped my hand, pulling me up from the clif...

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“The Price of Selfishness” by Renee Elizabeth

“Listen to me!”The desperation in the girl’s voice was so raw, so powerful, that I stopped and turned to her, curiosity peaking my interest in her otherwise deranged story. Tears welled in her eyes as she saw me stop. She reached out and clutched my hand, “Please sir, will you listen?”Her hand was freezing, and she was filthy. My heart twinged with pity, and I said, “I will, but only if you allow me to get you a hot meal.”Her eyes softened, but only slightly before the sense of urgency returned and she said, “I must tell my ta...

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“Stay Away” by Renee Elizabeth

The light was flickering again. Mary looked at it, a twinge of annoyance in her eyes. All she wanted to do was read her book. It was a new one. Her boyfriend, Ben, had given it to her for her birthday. It was some sort of supernatural murder mystery and she was halfway in, right when everything was getting exciting. "Hey Ben, the light is flickering again. Could you come look at it, please?" He walked into the kitchen. "Again? Didn't we just have an electrician look at it?" Mary nodded. The flickering was getting worse and it was startin...

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“Your Heart's Desire” by Renee Elizabeth

Submitted to Contest #142

Kate glanced anxiously at the sky. The clouds were angry and gray. It was still a long walk to get back to her house, and she didn’t want to anyway. There was too great a chance that her Mom would be home with her boyfriend. She was still nursing her bruises from the last time she had walked in on a date night. Raindrops started pelting her face and she looked around for a place to take shelter. The only place that looked open was what appeared to be a coffee shop on the corner. She ran in, her school bag over her head. The shop wa...

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“Go Out With A Smile” by Renee Elizabeth

Submitted to Contest #141

TRIGGER WARNING: VIOLENCE, MURDER, BlOOD, SUBSTANCE ABUSE Four teens huddled together in the kitchen around a phone. Natalie, Stephanie, Rachel, and Connor, Natalie’s boyfriend.  “Come on dude, do it! Unless you’re scared” Rachel taunted. Connor looked at the phone hesitantly.  “I know the performance was bad, but is it really worth leaving a review? I mean this isn't even constructive criticism. It’s just nasty. I mean, one star? Really?” Natalie smiled, Connor was always trying to be kind to people. That’s why she fell so ...

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“I Will Never Forget” by Renee Elizabeth

Submitted to Contest #140

Trigger Warning: Violence and Sexual Harassment I remember when you could step outside and take a stroll without seeing a government enforcer on every street corner. When it wasn't normal to see a family being thrown into an enforcer's car; the children screaming and the mother weeping. When it was normal for families to live together instead of being separated by gender. This makes me sound old, I know. But I'm not, I swear. I just remember what everyone else seems to have forgotten. About seven years ago, a new terrorist group starte...

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“The Curse of My Father” by Renee Elizabeth

Submitted to Contest #98

Cheryl smoothed the hem of her funeral dress. She could hardly believe that her dad was dead. Gone. As she looked into his bedroom, she blinked some tears out of her eyes and smiled weakly. Finally, her father could rest. He could be at peace. The general consensus of the town was that her father was insane. He was always rambling about the cloud of darkness that would rain down on the world. Cheryl had never fully believed him. However, she couldn’t help remembering when he would gently grasp her arm, and lock his gaze with hers; “Listen ...

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“Patience” by Renee Elizabeth

Submitted to Contest #95

I leaned back against the filthy wall. Once again, I had leapt before I looked. Now, I was stuck here, in this filthy internment cell. I fingered my hair, now in tangles from the events of the past couple nights. Normally I could worm my way out of situations like this. But this time, I couldn’t see a way out. I closed my eyes and thought about what I had done to get me stuck in here. My family owned a zoo full of exotic and rare creatures from different planets. I loved walking around in the mornings and checking in on all of them. This p...

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