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1217 wordsRated PG: violence, death, blood, pain, fearPrompt: Write about a prince or princess who is asked to give up something valuable to escape the world they came from.Author's note: No, I have no idea what creative entity has possessed me this week. I might request that they choose you next if you ask nicely.“Earth?” it asks.I bite my lip. My bike helmet is getting itchy. I fumble with the clasp and pull it apart. The helmet falls backwards and into the starry depths below me. It might go to another dimension. It might also be lost in the world forever. It doesn’t matter at the moment.I’...
Little Things
“Sarah!” My mother managed to say through her coughing, though her words were muffled by the barrier. “Sarah I can’t breathe! Let me in!” She banged on the walls but the glass is too thick, too strong. I wanted to let her in, to save her, to save my little brother and my father and my best friend and my dog who we had just adopted from the shelter a few weeks back. Tears ran down my face as I pleaded with the others inside to open the door just one last time to let my mother in. The others were far off and had no chance, but my mother was right there. Though even then I knew my words we...
In Doldrums
“I swear to god these are Virginia bluebells, Carter,” Fiona said to her friend as she wiped cigarette smoke from her tear ducts. Taking another drag, she kicked one of the drooping blue flowers gently so it flopped the other way. The first signs of spring in Ohio were always the prettiest.Fiona winced as the morning sun hit her directly in the face. In hindsight, she probably should have dressed better for the occasion. Dressed in worn light blue jeans, black Chuck Taylors, and a black button-down shirt, she faced at least a three-mile hike up to their destination. Between the two of them, th...
Farmyard Fable
Golden sunlight bathed the emerald valley below in its warm rays, shining brilliantly on a quaint farm below. From within the jungle of tall grass, a rat moved swiftly through the underbrush with a rumbling hunger in his belly. Stealthily the rat scurried towards the henhouse, drawn by the sight of seed on the ground. Rooster, standing proud and colorful, stepped between the rat and its goal.“Why have you come to my home, Rat?” asked the curious rooster.Fearful and unsure of how to proceed, the rat thought quickly and crafted a lie.“To search for you, dear Rooster! A hawk harries lost hens in...