Roxie Van Der Linde

“For better or for worse.” by Roxie Van Der Linde

Submitted to Contest #41

The moving truck stoped outside Quinn's apartment block and hooted. She popped her head out of the sitting room window and smiled down at Ben. Ben, her boyfriend for three years and now her fiance, had asked her to move into his townhouse with him. She was so excited to start this new adventure with him."Quinn lets get a move on," Ben shouted from the street below.Luckily she had thought ahead and hired some guy to do all the heavy lifting. Quinn walked into her bedroom with some liver spread. In it was a sleeping pill for her french bulldog...

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“A day of adventure.” by Roxie Van Der Linde

Frankie stretched as he woke up from his mid-morning nap in the sunny corner of his owner’s bedroom. I wonder if my food has been put out? He wondered as he walked down the corridor towards the kitchen. Luckily his owners were at work for most of the day and the dogs were locked outside. Far away from him. He had the whole house to himself. Frankie wandered into the kitchen and jumped out the counter, sniffing the air. Yummy. He thought. My favorite seafood flavor. He started eating hungrily. Once he had finished he licking his lips, decidin...

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“Home safely” by Roxie Van Der Linde

Submitted to Contest #41

The mist rolled through the forest as Jacob and Amy made their way towards the main road to wait for the school bus. These early winter mornings were getting to Jacob. Amy had been accepted onto the swim team at their high school and she needed to be there before 5 am. Their mom had asked him to go with her to school in the winter mornings when it was still dark. They walked silently through the forest, Amy in front, excited to be on a team her first year at high school. Jacob usually dragged his feet. This morning he was so tired and kept r...

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“Friends in service.” by Roxie Van Der Linde

Submitted to Contest #41

 The day started out like any other day, or so she thought. Abigail had gone out with the troops to do a sweep of the surrounding village where they were based. They walked in formation along the dirt road, stopping every now and then when they heard a chopper or tank and hiding in the tall grass. When they entered the village everything seemed fine, normal even. Then suddenly Hero, the brigade’s dog, started barking. This was the last thing she remembered. When she woke up, her ears were ringing and noises seemed muted. Shaking he...

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“Best day” by Roxie Van Der Linde

Submitted to Contest #40

As the bell rang indicating the registration period, Bella felt her heart sink to her stomach. This was her third school in three years. Her aunt promised that they'd stay in this town till shes finished her final year of high school, she wasn't holding her breath. Bella started walking slowly towards the school's entrance and waited for her aunt. She watched as the girls all filed into class. She felt out of place, it was hard enough starting a school near the end of the first term but also this was the first time she'd be at an all-girls s...

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“"Friends till the end"” by Roxie Van Der Linde

Submitted to Contest #40

The buzzer was being rung continually. Duke woke up, feeling so confused. He checks the time on his phone, 4:20am. what was happening? He turned to check on Amanda, his new wife, was still in bed. Empty. He sighed and got out of bed, slipping his slippers on to his feet as he walked into the still dark living area. Suddenly he heard Amanda speaking and someone else crying. what was happening? Duke felt for the light switch against the wall and flooded the room with a blinding light. There, sitting on the sofa was Amanda and Sage, his best fr...

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