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  • Timebomb
  • A night in Berlin.
  • Red in the Silver, Silver in the Red
  • Devil in the Details
  • Timebomb

    “We’re running out of time!” The old woman had untamed grey hair that fell past her shoulders, pale blue eyes that may have been beautiful once, and yellow teeth. Leah nodded and smiled kindly. It was just her luck, she thought, to get stuck next to the crazy on the bus. She glanced at the baby carriage next to her and smiled again. It wouldn’t matter soon. “It`s a timebomb,” the old woman continued, “a ticking time bomb. We have to save the planet!” The woman stared at Leah. “For your baby! For all our babies!” She lurched forward to peer into the baby carriage blocked by Leah who raised a...5VLone door

    A night in Berlin.

    Her long brown hair was tucked under the pillow her head was resting on. It was five am and the sunrise shone its cold light over her small, frail body wrapped in a flowery silk gown. Her pale skin contrasting with the royal blue coloured bedsheets worried Claudia. She knew her daughter was no longer 10, yet she looked just as fragile. It had been a rollercoaster of a year. After waving Isabel goodbye at the Berlin airport in August 2017, she had suddenly felt a wave of freedom engulfing her - in the best of ways.www.onedoor.cc She finally had the apartment to herself which meant that she could walk around ...5VLone door

    Red in the Silver, Silver in the Red

    Red in the Silver, Silver in the RedThenIt was hardly difficult, almost a ritual by now. All she had to do was excuse herself to the bathroom. Silently edge into the kitchen instead. Rummage for the oil and grin mirthlessly to herself about how they would never grill a steak again, what with her putting all the oil to better use. Drizzle the oil around, while sauntering through their house, staring at their pictures on the wall. Step out into the cold, black outside. Go around their sweet, cozy house, humming, the oil bottle nearly empty by that point. Pull out the beautiful, silver lighter, l...5VLone door

    Devil in the Details

    Evelyn Pritchard had been slaying demons since she was twelve. Granted, they were in her nightmares, but nightmares can teach you things. If you’re paying attention. *** The nightmares began when she moved to Aspen Valley. In them, a demon possessed the family fireplace, and she - as the youngest child - was tasked with slaying it. She was led to the fireplace, and presented with a set of rusty gardening shears. She raised the shears and slammed them down on the hearth as if she were chopping wood. An iridescent head emerged from the mantle clock, mocking her. She kept swinging. The fire raged...5VLone door

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