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Weekly Contest #360
Tick. Tick. Tick. The metronome of the clock is the only sound echoing around in the lab. The room is icy cold, and in the middle is a cryochamber, shaped like a coffin. On it, the barely visible thermostat reads -50°C. Around the place, shelves are filled to the brim with textbooks and papers, messy counters are flooded with energy drinks, half-built parts, microscopes, and illegible sticky notes, and– The clock gets faster. Tickticktickticktick. A hiss slices through the silence as nitrogen clouds fill the room. The temperature has rapidly...
Weekly Contest #68
Trigger warning: murder, mental illness, drowning***I sigh with content as I watch the sunrise, filling the darkness of the world with its light. The fiery red slowly turns into orange, then a bright yellow. The rays hit my body, and the sudden warmth makes me shiver. I close my eyes, and my long, black hair spreads out on the grassy hill below me. Lifting my head, I look forward groggily.I study the sun’s reflection in the lake, a blend of colors making art.“The view is nice, isn’t it?” Alice giggles beside me. I squeeze her cheek...
Weekly Contest #67
KNOCK, KNOCK!Summoning the courage, Julia frantically knocked on the door of Mark’s house, fidgeting nervously as she waited for the door to open.Creaking, it opened, and Julia took a deep breath. Mark stood in front of her wearing sweat pants and a plain white t-shirt. Crossing his arms, he raised an expectant eyebrow eyebrow.“Let’s do it.” She looked up at Mark’s tall figure.He nodded, having expected this. She sighed, exasperated with his silence. “Tell me when we need to start planning or whatever,” she said, rolling her eyes. She walked...
Weekly Contest #66
“Work harder!”“Do better!”“Try again!”“No- not like that!”“Do it again!”The sounds of his mother’s ‘encouragement’ —or lack of— had pressured him to work harder, do better, and try again.And he needed to work harder, do better, and try again to win the 2020 Sportsman of the Year annual competition at his school. It was only for seniors, and this year was his chance to shine— especially because winners go to the national competitions. “142, 143, 144…” his mother counted his push-ups.He pushed himself using the final bit of energy he had ...
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