Fate of the Mayfly_The Mega Cookie Contest_The Color of Memory_Euthanasia
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Fate of the Mayfly
The soft shades of pink and orange on the undersides of the few wispy clouds scattered across the western sky signaled the coming of the great light. Below, the water was placid, disturbed only here and there by the briefest flick of a trout’s tail.From the primordial depths, the pupal larva of the mayfly shrugged free from the muck, wound past the slowly swaying reeds on her way toward the surface, and emerged into a new world. She blinked her primitive, unfocusing eyes.Water, air, sky, light.By the side of the lake perched an ominous form, its skin a shimmering green, rows of black spots lin...
The Mega Cookie Contest
"Everyone please head to the auditorium for an important announcement at 9:00. Thank you, have a nice day. Also, don't forget to buy merch from the school store."Everyone is whispering about the assembly. Would it be a police officer come to say some rules? Or an early holiday? Or an upgrade to the school? New I-pads or computers? Extra tests? A bake sale? A carnival? None of the teachers know either.When everyone is settled into the auditorium, kindergarteners in the front, 8th grade in the back, the principal walks onto the stage."Hello everybody-" The microphone screeches. "Sorry-so, umm, w...
The Color of Memory
I hear her voice in my mind; she is telling me to remember. She tells me to find the memory, hold it tight, and give itwww.onedoor.cc a color. The time I fell and scraped my knee when I was six, I am crying on the sidewalk but then she scooped me up and made it better. At first it is sad and blue, but then turns to a warm, ocean color. Or there was the time she took me to the carnival, and we laughed so hard on the tilt-a-whirl, my favorite ride, that my stomach hurt; that one is the color of sunshine. But then I hear his voice yelling up the stairs and think of all the recollections painted red and ...
Euthanasia
What felt worse, how normal things used to be, or how terrible they became?I laughed when they came. I did your job, I told them. Laughter was the best medicine, but it wouldn’t cure the gaping hole in their chests, which appeared to be true agony, from where blood oozed like the toothpastes they gave us. Just a little pressure, and it all came rushing out. How could you laugh when you might break at any moment?How could you laugh when you weren't human anymore? Annalise was determined to talk to Aaron, despite the fact that his father probably wouldn't let her meet him tonight. They shared ...