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Submitted to Contest #272
Within the blink of an eye, lightning is shooting across the sky and striking the ground. Thunder rumbles loudly and is deafening to all ears. Despite the violent storm that is occurring, only one area is being affected by it. A simple house sitting alone on a lonely road surrounded by nothing but woods; everything outside the perimeter of the house is untouched. The wind violently whips around the trees and bushes that border the house, stripping the leaves from them. Rain slaps the ground and fills up the entire backyard until it becomes f...
'I don't think I've ever been so close to being in the sun like this.' Juliet thought, staring through the car window. With the safety of the tinted windows, she is protected from sunlight. Looking through the glass makes everything gray and dull, but Juliet can imagine the colors.The red, green, and yellow of the stoplights. The red on the roses that are displayed outside a flower store. The splash of colors that are shown on clothes displayed outside a boutique. The blue in the sky and the white in the clouds.'It would be nice to see it al...
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