Stories tagged “Discovery”
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Once more
Without realising it, I’d walked out into the middle of the room as I stared into the past. Fear made a metallic taste rise in my mouth and I swallowed with some difficulty. What was happening to me? I hadn’t felt like this since…sinc...
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Ginger: So Very Much More
Slowly my eyes adjusted to the sunlight. The warm rays shone down into the room through a porthole in the ceiling. We were in some sort of pantry. The walls were lined with shelves containing jar after jar of incredible-smelling foods. Suddenly I remem...
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The Diary of a King: Stone Age
Today, Oog made an amazing discovery. We were throwing stones at the women, you know, having a laugh, when Oog throws a stone, misses, and it slides on the ground. But… it slided in a way, where it seemed to rotate as it hit the ground. So, Oog d...
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The forest
There was something in the forest, they said. Something valuable. Many had set off to find it, they said. But none had ever returned. Then how do they know there is something there? But I am a sucker for tales such as these, and my mind was already ma...
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Afraid of the dark
The forest was old – that much was certain. Ancient trees hung with moss, roots all tangled together. It was also dark; and the air was dank. The forest filled me with terror – what ghosts and spirits are in here? What demons await me? ...
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My Night With Ethan: The Nadir
Ethan lay upon a black leather couch. Nothing covered him except a pair of baby blue Calvin Klein briefs hugging tightly to his body. Ethan set his eyes on me, and I felt a twinge shoot through my body. “What do you want me to do for you, sir?” I g...
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Run Away (II)
“I really have to go,” I say. He’s now walking behind me as I head for the exit. “But isn’t that weird? You know, her eyes looking like yours,” he says. I feel like he’s being sarcastic and he’s figured m...
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Austin's House
Austin’s room is simple and neat. The few posters he has on his walls—Farach Fawcett, David Beckham, Jessica Alba, Mark Wahlberg, Pamela Anderson—seem to show his taste in sports and movies. I’m still scanning the room when he s...
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Oh my God (III)
I’ve been waiting for Ethan in the police station for about an hour now, with my hands on my stomach, I feel like puking. Before I can, Ethan finally walks out the doors that he involuntarily went through a few nights ago. Thanks to me and my bab...
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So Close
“Austin!” I say as he opens the door to his room. I take a glance at where Austin’s book is and thank God for it being placed exactly where I found it. “Sorry I took so long,” Austin says politely. I smile signifying that ...
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See the Leaves
The crisp autumn air hugs my lungs in between drags. Wispy billows of smoke fill the air like chiffon. My mother would have a fit if she knew I smoked. “Unseemly” was the word she used to describe such things. So, like most of my interests ...
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High School Reunion
“Hi,” I muttered. I knew he could hear me. “Hi,” he replied. The silence was as oppressive as the heat. “So it’s… been a while, hasn’t it?” “Ten years. Prom.” “Yeah.” As if I...
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Chronicles Of Millie and Me Chapter 4
Cuthridge, Victoria, Australia May 8th 1989 The day had finally arrived for the new owners to move into their new home. The family comprised of a mother, father and their 8 year old son named Demetri. A strange thing happened when I passed Demetri in t...
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Green Cathedral
The last of Drayden’s footfalls were muted by a carpet of pine needles, soft and silencing, lending a spring to his step that mirrored the carefully contained excitement that he felt every time he neared the grove. He broke cover from the ferns, ...
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The Bridge of Intulcar
The leaves crashed too loudly as he ran. Niccolas tried to minimize the noise by making unbalanced leaps and bounds, only to trip, waiting to hear the sounds of discovery over his own ragged breathing and pounding heart. Somewhere within the woods was ...