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Everywhere you look, it’ll be there. Everywhere you turn, it’ll be there. It seems like you can never get a minute alone. Terrifying, not as in peeing in your pants terrifying, but blood curdling scream terrifying. All of this happened on a rainy and thundering night. In Florida, we’d always get a lot of thunderstorms and rain. I was in my bedroom, writing a horror story for my creative writing class. I’d thought that the horror story I was writing was making my heart jump out of my chest, but this actually happened to me. I was waiting for ...
Submitted to Contest #102
Hi, I’m Anna Daniels and my childhood was all sunshine and rainbows. With my best friend, Jonathan Tylers. Jonathan was kind, sweet, smart, prudent, and quiet. We’ve known each other since kindergarten and we’ve always played outside together. He was my only best friend. The one that understood my personality. The one that understood my toughness. The one that understood me overall. Being 26 and being married is great and all, but I think that my story needs a better conclusion, I miss Jonathan. I haven’t heard from him since he moved away b...
Submitted to Contest #101
It’s true when they say, “Like seasons, friends change.” and they’re right. Friends do change like the seasons. I know now that everybody is not your friend. How would I know, you may ask? Because I went through it. I was in college at the time when I met my roommate. It was almost three years ago. AUTUMN I was nervous to go to college. It was a huge turning point in my life. Before I left to make my way to college, I packed up my room. The most upsetting moment of my life. That meant taking my life seriously, now, and leaving my childho...
Submitted to Contest #99
I just had to deal with the day that would never end. It was a rather interesting day, considering that my life is pretty boring. But I was, at least, called responsible enough to drive to the music festival with my friends, Calliope and Natasha. I don’t think I was ready, though. I’m only sixteen. Here’s how it all started.June 21st I woke up at eight o’clock with a smile. I usually never wake up like that. Waking up that early felt really good. I made some breakfast, but it was not successful.I was too focused on my toast to check on ...
Freshman in high school. Jack of All Traits.
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