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Julie LeeRuby ZornZelda CristR Stories 04-07

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  • wake
  • The Door of Mystery
  • The River, The Mine, and All of Us
  • Below Bellena
  • wake

    Honestly, I'm not really sure when it started. Only that even now as I write this, something nags at me to wake up.But the thing is, I am already awake. Wide awake. Because every time I sleep, I dream of myself in a hospital bed, my mother gripping my hand as she begs and prays that I wake up. I see my father pacing the room, eyes tightly shut as he mumbles under his breath. I see my little sister sobbing as she asks me, why won't you wake up? I miss you. I see my older brother searching possible cures on his phone, and him whispering to me, Hey, this really isn't funny anymore. Get up, yeah?B...Wfyone door

    The Door of Mystery

    The hinges creaked, protesting from ages of neglect. I felt the cool bronze of the doorknob pressed against one of my clammy palms, and the rough, peeling wood of the door beneath my other as I began to push it open. My heart pounded against my chest. I could feel the blood raging through my head. Everything was so loud that I wondered if anyone else could hear it. Then I remembered that I was alone. I stood by my lowww.onedoor.ccnesome before the two doors, ultimately deciding my own fate. Glancing over one last time at the door next to me, I paused, hesitating. Everyone went through that door, as if ther...Wfyone door

    The River, The Mine, and All of Us

    CW: pandemic The water there was red. Little particles of clay were constantly swept away by the raging river, and the iron deposits made it look as though the water itself had rusted. The river itself was positively serpent-like, winding its way across the Earth in a hissing rush, as though maddened by something. The process by which that water was filtered was long. If there was a slight delay at the plant, we may have a few hours with no running water in our homes. If you were washing the dishes and suddenly your pipes ran dry, you didn’t have to wonder about the reason.I’m telling you all ...Wfyone door

    Below Bellena

    DAY ONE TAPE ONE, SIDE A: 00:00I found this recorder in a drawer somewhere. If I'd remembered where the drawer was, I’d go back and look for more tapes, but I guess I’m good with the few tapes that I have left.Well gee, you’da had more if you ain’t wasted the others on all yer ‘Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3,’ and yer ‘Is this working yet’ and yer ‘OW! I jammed the buddon’...  02:01 Ok, PepperJack, thanks for your input! But you know I don’t know how to work these things.  That’ll happen sometimes–the interjections. You see, when a part of me gets an idea, it just spills out like melty cheese! An...Wfyone door

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