Summer Gill

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“On the other side of the line. ” by Summer Gill

Submitted to Contest #58

I begin to tie the midnight blue ribbon around the white cardboard box when the quiet sound of my generic ringtone begins to go off. It triggers me to turn around with excitement, I carefully leap on into my king size bed to answer the love of my life as I rest my hand on my round stomach. “Baby! I am coming home.” He cheers from the other side of the line. I hesitate to respond because I am so satisfied to hear those words. I don’t really see my husband, Daniel, often. He serves in the military and is home about every six months. And retur...

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“Goodbye to Turning Tables” by Summer Gill

Submitted to Contest #56

“...Last, and definitely not least, everyone please give a warm thank you to the beautiful, intelligent Bella Howard. Honestly speaking, I would not be half the man I am now if it was not for her. I love you, Bella….” I bite my lip as I hear him say those words, slumping into a fantasy. I love you too, I reply in my head. “Bella! Bella!” I snap back into reality, as his green eyes gaze at me from afar. “What do you think of my speech, for tomorrow night?” Eli replies standing on the couch, acting as his stage. “I love it! And I know they wi...

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“Bloodline ” by Summer Gill

Submitted to Contest #55

The sound of my fire alarm wakes me from my hibernation. As I regain consciousness, my senses arouse. The smell of smoke hits my nose sending me into a panic. I jolt up from the couch, that was my safe haven, to see a large fire engulfing the noodles on the stove. I grab the fire extinguisher hoping that it still works, and to my relief, the white foam smothers the flames in seconds. After the excitement dies down, reality sinks in. “There goes dinner,” I whisper to myself remembering that was the last pack of ramen. My back slides down aga...

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“15 minutes ” by Summer Gill

Submitted to Contest #53

“Ayden look at you! You are a mess!” Alice Crain yells at her son looking at his sticky lap. Ayden coming to his senses looks at the wooden stick in his hand that was once a popsicle. Now all that remains is a puddle of rainbow liquid that soaks his pants and streams down the leather seat under him. So intrigued by his new surroundings, he did not recognize that his popsicle had melted. Ayden does not understand how the tall skyscrapers, that were once considered home, had now disappeared into fields of corn and cows— the farmlands that occu...

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“My Dearest Evelyn” by Summer Gill

Submitted to Contest #51

The sound of cannons roar through the night, and smoke fills up the sky, yet the blanket of stars still makes their debut from behind the haze. I look up at the little specks of light trying to distract myself from the pain. The bodies of men, my fellow brothers, lay upon the field that has conquered us. Some barely surviving, and others already taking their last breath. My mind races, not knowing if death will be knocking at my door, or if I will be saved so that I can gaze upon your beautiful face again. The pain worsens by the second. I b...

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“An Unwelcomed Guest” by Summer Gill

Submitted to Contest #50

Eric, Adam, Kimberly, and Jennifer stroll through the forest in silence. It has been a couple of weeks since they had hung out at their favorite childhood spot, a large tree house on a hill behind an abandoned home they discovered years ago. A place filled with many cherished memories. Deep down they all knew that these two weeks break symbolized something greater: they have grown up. And with high school now over, soon the four of them will be going their separate ways. They do not want to face the fact that this could be the last time the ...

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