Lights out in Merriweather City_A Magnanimous Trip_Truth or Dare_Late Return
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Lights out in Merriweather City
Every single light in the city went off in a collective pop. A young man in the Merriweather Public Library was left in the dark as to what the ending of his book could be. A few college age girls at the Fitt Girlz Gym stumbled off their treadmills due to the sudden loss of their sight. In the town hall, the mayor’s hand slipped off the signature line during the important signing of a law. With how often blackouts occurred in this city, you think that they’d be better prepared for it. But, as always, the first thing the populace thought to do is panic. The mayor started to rip the signature-le...
A Magnanimous Trip
CW: substance use ----- Three forty-five; the clock ticked away as Martin placed three tabs of LSD on his tongue. The smaller-than-a-finger-tip paper tabs were unique, as they were triangle shaped and portrayed Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” before being broken apart. Martin was at what seemed to be the peak of his spring break. He slumped deep within the brown loveseat in Ray’s basement, which swallowed it’s occupant up, even without psychotropic interference. This couch faced a door that led up several stairs to the grass of Ray’s backyard. To Martin’s left was a small TV playing The Simpsons, an...
Truth or Dare
Truth owww.onedoor.ccr Dare. THE sleepover party game. The make-or-break game of your childhood; will they, or won’t they?For those who are unaware – truth or dare is the game where you are asked well, truth or dare. If you choose truth, you are asked a question and have to truthfully answer. If you choose dare, you are given a task and must complete that task. If you do not complete your task, there is a consequence. You won’t know the consequence until you refuse the dare. My advice: don’t refuse the dare. Now that we are all on board, let the game begin. It started as a regular Saturday night. My sister ...
Late Return
“Dad, I have to return this book!”“What are you, nuts? The mutants are about to come out. You can’t go out there!”“But if I don’t return it today I’ll be hunted by the Librarian Squad! They don’t play!”“Why didn’t you return it earlier?”“I forgot.”Dad gave his eleven year old son Felix a pained look. All he could do was look down at his shoes, embarrassed.“Fine, we’ll go now. Maybe it’s not too late.”“Wait” said Mom, “you can’t be serious. It’s too late, the sun is going down. You’ll be out there with the mutants.”“I know sweetie” he said, taking her in his arms. “But you know those librarian...