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Submitted to Contest #240
I clench my teeth and my hand instinctively goes to the throbbing pain in my side. My fingertips become wet and sticky with blood as I paw over the wound. The safe-house isn’t far from me but I’m not sure I can get there without being seen. If there is even anyone around to see. The strange green lights used by the enemy were circling the dark streets not more than five minutes before. It’s almost completely black now, save for the faint illumination of the waning crescent above, casting cloud-veiled light on the desolate str...
Submitted to Contest #215
Cold sweat dripped down the sides of Lilian's face while her heart slammed against her ribcage in what seemed like irregular beats. The room shouldn't have been this dark but a blackness dimmed the light, and in the middle of the blackness sat a small boy, cross-legged on the floor. His eyes pale, not quite blue, not quite grey. There was an icy sheen to them, as if there were unpolished blue topaz stones sitting in his sockets. Unnatural. His skin also pale, but almost scaly. It was hard to focus on him, like trying...
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