Stories tagged “part 6”
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Obliteration
When I’d stopped, taken a breath and bestilled my beating heart (as it were), I took stock of the situation. Well, let’s see, I thought. You’re in a quiet bar, in the middle of the night, three years in your past, standing here, ranti...
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Voice
After a disorientating hooded walk through corridor after corridor, I’ve finally been bought to a stop. I hear hushed whispers between the multiple people standing around me. I hear a sharp, short knock on a door. I hear the door being opened fro...
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Ponderalla
Ponderalla was petrified by the news, probably because she had nowhere to go, not because she loved the Prince. Her stepmother and sisters were of course very happy, they were finally free. They went back to their house, bringing Ponderalla along. She ...
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No Bueno (Part 6)
“What? Are you crazy?” Megan whispered fiercely. It wasn’t until her whisper broke the silence that I noticed how quiet the restaurant had become. There wasn’t any of the normal sounds of machines running, food cooking, or that ...
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Choices for the Chosen: Descent
Although Vanessa maintained her interest in the freeform skydive, we all ended up taking the stairs down to the ground floor. There was a tense moment in the stairwell where the building shuddered under a violent impact. The sound was deafening. Everyo...