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Submitted to Contest #281
The wind whispered through the trees and chimneys as snowflakes fell gently on the snow-covered rooftops. Not a man or beast was in sight. Inside the Addams household, the only sounds were the crackling fireplace and the occasional snore from Mr. Addams, interrupted by a well-placed kick from Ms. Addams. Yet, for those with keen hearing and vivid imagination, there was another, barely noticeable sound. “MURDERER!” “GUILTY!” “DAMN YOU, CRIMINAL!” “SILENCE!” Santa’s commanding voice immediately established a fragile silence over the wooden din...
Submitted to Contest #218
Raindrops were now gently dropping on the hood of his car. The calm and repetitive sound the water made upon collision with the metal hypnotized him. Slowly his eyelids were beginning to lower. Steadily with every rhythmic drop of rain, he was falling deeper and deeper in his leather seat. However, this was not the time to sleep. Marcus quickly grabbed the two yellow folders on his passenger’s seat and placed them in a nice brown leathered briefcase, given to him as a gift on his 20th anniversary as a public defender. Looking at his rear-vie...
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