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Weekly Contest #377
I always wished some rich relative would leave me lots of money or some great big house, but I never actually thought it would happen. As I sat in the lawyer's office and received the deed and the keys to my new home, thanks to a great-great-aunt I barely remembered, I thanked her silently. The lawyer also said she had left some money for repairs to the house only. I thought to myself, Well, that can't be good. When I asked if she had said why she left these things to me, he said, “In her will, she wrote, ‘I leave these things to Amber so ...
Weekly Contest #376
The sky was bright with purples, reds, and pinks as the sun sank below the tree line. But the sky above was a sickly gray, with clouds heavy with rain, and it was unusually chilly. Still, this was my favorite time of year, when the trees are beautiful shades of yellow, orange, and red. I gathered firewood from the stockpile beside my door and went insidemy small cottage. I made a fire in the hearth and prepared a simple dinner. The wind whistled outside, making the trees sway and the leaves dance through the air as the approaching storm dr...
Weekly Contest #375
That morning, when my alarm woke me up, everything seemed normal. But something was off, and I just couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Getting out of bed, putting on my slippers, and grabbing my robe, I headed to the kitchen to let out my dog. As I stood on the porch, the morning seemed extra chilly. A slight breeze rustled the leaves on the ground, and the stars seemed extra bright in the still, pitch-dark sky. I got the distinct feeling that I was not alone. As I stood there, shifting my weight from foot to foot nervously while waiting fo...
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