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Submitted to Contest #273
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. The locals old enough to remember the time when the cabin had an owner locked their doors, closed the curtains, and tried their best to pretend there was nothing there. Those old enough to remember the last time this happened did the same, pulling their children indoors and trying to convince older teens and young adults that it wasn't safe.Of course, the candle had been lit by one such teen earlier that day, only noticeable once sunlight faded...
Submitted to Contest #237
Two very different women land their broomsticks in front of the very normal house. Each broomstick disappears into thin air as the women walk from their landing spots to meet in the open driveway.“What are you doing here, Ella?” says the taller of the two.“Collecting on a promise, although I wish I did not need to,” replies the one with the shorter hair.“Me too. I am sorry that we both have to take from them at once, it seems cruel.”“Such is the nature of a contract, as I’m sure you know too well.”Ella simply nods, and they walk to the door ...
Submitted to Contest #221
I screamed as I fell through the floor of paradise for the 5th time that week. Once again, I landed in my old office, to see my replacement standing next to my old desk holding a candle that dripped bright red wax onto the floor. You'd think that by attempt number 5 she'd have thought of a candle holder that caught the wax, but she kept re-assuring me this would be the last time. Maybe at that point she actually believed it. "What is it THIS time, Dolores?" "Okay, no need to take that tone. You're dead, it's not like you have anything be...
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