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Submitted to Contest #53
Bella’s popsicle started melting shortly after she received it, and her shaking fingers only helped the mush relieve itself from the wooden serving stick. Within moments, she was forced to stare at the shiny, red-green puddle on the side of the street. Her grimace must have been apparent.“Gotta finish ‘em quick these days. You want another?” The ice cream man smiled at her over the side of his truck. “On the house.” He waited a while for a response that never came and eventually drove off, not prepared to deal with whatever the woman on the ...
Submitted to Contest #48
Reed had trained her entire life for this moment. She was the hope of her town, the first person to be born with superpowers there in generations, and the only chance they had to defeat the man who ruled them, Amon Sadeas. She had the strength of five men, could eject beams of energy from her hands, and could fly. She was also ten. The grains of dirt felt surprisingly final when they passed beneath her feet as she walked to the castle’s gate. One way or another, her life would change today. Her village and all its inhabitants would be free,...
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