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Submitted to Contest #148
“Arwen,” I wake up to my mom nudging me “Don’t panic, alright? But we… we think someone is in our attic.” I get out of my bed but wonder how I am supposed to stay calm? I try my best to be attentive and, well, somehow calm, but it is unsurprisingly hard to do that at twelve in the morning. I follow her to my parent’s small walk-in closet She tells me to get behind some of my dad’s clothes. “Stay here, and stay quiet. I’m going to get your sister.” she says and leaves the closet. I’m alone in here, unprotected, vulnerable. Why would she leave...
Leo pulled his ragged hoodie over his head as he walked through the rainy streets of San Francisco to his… apartment. Sure, it was not his apartment, but the owner, Blaze Nyx, was never there. He was always traveling and would come home for a night at most. But Leo only used the place for shelter because… well, he had no home.Growing up an orphan was tough, he had been living in this man’s house for almost a decade now. His parents had died in an accident when he was seven and Leo, being a seven year old, was scared and he ...
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