Stories tagged “running away”
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Invisible
I sat back down in my seat. My heart was beating fast in my chest. I had on a long sleeve, blue, loose fitting t-shirt and jeans. My hair was up in a pony-tail. I was trying to blend in, but everyone kept looking at me. I was the new girl, and by the l...
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Forever Forget
She stared out of the taxi window at the rain. She watched the rain run down the window leaving little trails then disappearing forever. She stared at her reflection in the window and watched the tears run down her face. The tears would never stop, nev...
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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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Time to Run
I took a deep breath, motioning for Nadya to do the same. Then, I grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the edge of the crowd. I pushed all kinds of people out of my way. Potheads, hippies, punk rockers, fat guys who formed conspiracy theories in the...
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Chthonic Creatures
Her breath was heavy and her heart pounded. As she sprinted she could hear the faint presence of the bodies behind her, their voices hissing angrily, “You can’t escape,girl!” She suddenly stopped dead in her tracks. The voices sang in...