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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020
Submitted to Contest #52
Melissa hurried back home, her heart was pounding loudly in her ears, her breath was shallow and she was looking frantically behind her as she ran, fearing that somebody might have seen her. The road back home suddenly felt long, her burning lungs were gasping for air, about to burst with every breath she took, her legs were uncomfortably numb and she was on the verge of collapsing, yet she kept going, like an eagle chasing after its prey. Sweat rolled down her skin in salty, thick beads. The forest which was once her safe haven became a dan...
Submitted to Contest #50
I woke up to the feeling of sun rays peeking through my window and I felt its warmth spreading through my soft bed sheets. My amber eyes open reluctantly, contemplating whether they should greet the day just yet. I allowed myself to stay in bed a little longer, soaking in the warm summer sun rays. My eyes followed its trail to where it was lying on the floor, like sweet, glistening honey. After what seemed like forever, I groggily forced myself out of bed and stood to gaze by the window, inhaling in a long shaky breath. The weather was unexp...
Submitted to Contest #49
It’s 6:30 and the sun has just started to set down, cotton candy-colored clouds are fighting in a battle of bursting colors completely oblivious to the deep shade of blue sky slowly creeping. I always admired the sky at that time, a new shade appears each day, and the clouds’ patterns were never repeated. A small chilly breeze wrapped its arms around me in a light embrace reminding me of how long I’ve been sitting here waiting only did the sound of crunching leaves under someone’s footsteps alert me of this guy approaching me. “Mind if I s...
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