WORMS_A World Divided_Extraction_The Girl & The Spider
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Sophie has purple juice stains around her mouth and on her hands.www.onedoor.cc Jack is trying to fill up his tub with the ripe blackberries. We're also finding windfall apples here and there amongst the trees.I tell the children not to wander out of sight. There are marshy places in the ground and I don't want any accidents.“This is a good place though, isn't it mummy.” says Sophie.“Yes it is.” I say.“I found a worm.” says Jack. He wiggles it in Sophie's face and she squeals.“Worms are good.” I say. “They help churn up the earth and make good compost for things to grow.”“Like these berries” says Jack. He d...
A World Divided
Trees rushed by in a blur, their needle-sharp branches slashing at my face and clothes. Cracks of the sky peeked through the branches, coming in and out of focus. My heavy breathing filled the air.My golden locket thumped against my chest with each stride of my strong, short legs as I twisted through the trees. Footsteps pounded behind me and I pushed myself to move faster, to go farther, to get away.Thunder roared in the distance.I snaked around an enormous tree trunk before my shoulder could collide with it. But I wasn’t so lucky with the next. As I rounded one, another sprung up in my path...
Extraction
The first thing I noticed walking into the house was the bits of porcelain coating the ground like dust. The wobbling steps leading up to the door should have braced me for the worst, but the damage was more than I expected. The chairs in the dining room looked practically dismembered and had their colorful fabric ripped off. If I hadn’t known better, they would have almost looked like festive tapestries strewn across the room like that. I picked up the pace, fearing that I was walking on haunted ground. Kicking aside broken china, I made my way across the remains of the kitchen to see a woma...
The Girl & The Spider
The small girl hugged the pail of water to her chest, slightly panting. Her humble ribbon was loosening over her unruly hair, and the pail handle was slipping under her sweaty fingers. She set it down for a moment, wiped her hands on her dress and then tried to tuck her hair under her ribbon.She waited till the cool breeze cooled her skin, and was about to continue on, when the same breeze brought laughter to her ears. The rough jeers came from below the slight incline she was on. She took a few steps to the side and saw a group of boys that were, if the girl were to guess, up to no good. Upon...