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Submitted to Contest #321
Gilly is at Mel's house playing hide and seek. Mel lives in the double wide trailer at the end of the cul-de-sac. His mama is at work at Scooter's Bar and Grill down the road and he's 10 so he's old enough to stay at home by himself. Gilly isn't, but her older brother Mick is supposed to be watching her anyway. That's what he tells her daddy even though he's just drinking beer in the woods with his friends and Gilly can do whatever she wants.Mel and Gilly have been friends since his dog ran away last year and Gilly found him sleeping on her ...
Submitted to Contest #320
Nocturna had been basking in solitude for five years, tending her garden and conversing with the birds and insects when she hears something crying. Occasionally, hikers or kids on a dare wandered into her part of the woods. But they couldn't see her cabin, and they couldn't get past her protection spells so Nocturna didn't worry. She tries to ignore the crying. Eventually it will stop. Or something in the forest will make it stop. It sounds like a child.After an hour or two the crying seems to be getting louder and closer. Nocturna decides t...
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