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Submitted to Contest #164
The Rose The heavy metal doors locked into place. A loud clang echoed against the dingy prison walls. Immediately, the lights grew dim. This prison held no more than two hundred inmates at one time—every bed in use. He plopped down upon the thin, worn-out mattress, ignoring the impulse to scream. Sometimes confinement within the grey three-by-five cell could drive a person insane. Under the flattened pillow lay hope: a worn calendar full of slash marks, one for each day served. Five more and then fre...
Submitted to Contest #163
DEAD WRONG The inside was dark. Madison Redman was bound and shoved into the compact trunk, her entire body afflicted with agonizing pain. With each bump in the road, her pounding head throbbed, and her heart accelerated. When will he finally stop? What will he do to me once he reaches his destination? She tried to wiggle her fastened wrists. The scratchy rope burned her skin. But this didn’t stop Madison from trying to break free. Free from this horrific nightmare. And from thinking people are basica...
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