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Sarah El Dhaibi

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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Fated

Submitted to Contest #83

I had been trapped and perched on this rough Boulder for days, the oceans violent waves smashing senselessly onto my legs. The suns blazing heat scorching my naked skin that not even the water could heal. I was being punished. Being punished for refusing to live an imprisoned life.  It was all worth it, however my plan did not go as I had hoped. Nonetheless, I escaped.  My bones ached heavily, weighing my body down, leaving me with no energy. Transitioning from mermaid into a human body was excruciating. I was hungry, thirsty a...

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Tongue Tied

Submitted to Contest #76

My heart raced as I stood, my back resting against the chipped wall, watching my mother stand over the poor rigid creature who had been paralysed for the last few horrific days. The room was ice cold as my mother began pacing around the room, her eyes still glued to the thing that lay underneath her defeatedly. I began shivering uncontrollably as my lungs began to burn from the cold.Mother had warned me not to utter a word in front of the creature disguised as a girl. She referred to her as a beast, but I knew better. As a young girl, I’d al...

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