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Submitted to Contest #149
Content warning: some bad language -------------------------------------------------------------- Camping out in Ollpheist Forest was a tradition most freshmen at Patrick Town University followed at least once, and Cassie Garratt was no exception. Though she had lived in town her whole life, she’d never been this far into the woods, not this late at night at any rate, and never to camp out. But she had promised herself she’d do it, even if she had lied to her mother about it. Margaret Garratt was a stern, God-fearing woman, and she’d bee...
Submitted to Contest #148
My eyes snap open, taking their time in focusing on the wall I’m facing and the floral wallpaper my landlord won’t let me change. Before the hideous off-white carnations are less blurry, I can hear him next door, my reason for waking a full hour before my alarm, bellowing along to one of the ten songs he knows; this morning, it’s Walking In Memphis, the original, not the cover by Cher. He knows the lyrics to this one at least - yesterday had been Barracuda and it was clearly not a song frequently in his repertoire. Covering my head with th...
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