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Submitted to Contest #298
“Wake up,” I hear the gruff voice of my knight, Arthur, say. I groan, glaring at him. “It’s not even daylight yet. Can’t we wait?” I pull the covers up over me, hoping he’ll leave me alone, but instead, I hear him walking over and then feel the cold air around me as he pulls the covers off onto the floor. “Hey! I demand you to-” “If you want your father to see you as a prince, you need to act like a prince,” he says before I can even demand my covers back. I sigh, knowing he’s right; I sit up and slide off the bed, still not used to waking u...
Submitted to Contest #297
I get shaken awake by Archer, jolting me into consciousness. Even though I hadn’t made a sound, his urgent shushing sent a chill down my spine. It’s a bad sign if he’s telling me to stay quiet as soon as I’m up. I look around in the darkness. The unfamiliarity of the forest we’ve had to camp in for the past week still feels unsettling. Then I hear a loud CRACK echoing through the silent night. I grab a flashlight and turn it towards the sound, getting up into a crouch. The human shape comes limping through, and thankfully, the creature hasn’...
Submitted to Contest #286
I wake up as my alarm goes off. Turning it off, I look at the time - 6:00 am. I have to be at work in an hour. I get out of bed, stretch, and look around the dark room but see nothing, only the silence greeting me. I head to the bathroom, passing the full food bowl, and I start to see some mold on the wet food that has been left out for over a week. Getting to the bathroom, I can hear the small water fountain pump struggling to spit out the water I haven't given in quite some time and the smell of the cat box I can't force myself to clean. I...
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