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Weekly Contest #42
It was a surprisingly cold night for June as Toby the kitchen boy in Manon’s Tavern was doing his evening shift, serving tired men and cleaning beer-stained tables with an old rag. It was only around 11 at night but Toby was already exhausted after helping the farmer down the road, who’s wagon wheel had broken and together Toby, the farmer, and his donkey pulled the wagon into the village center. The kingdom’s most famous knight, Sir Jameson, had returned from a long, tiring journey home for the north. He sat in his usual spot in the center ...
I wake up with a start in thepassenger seat of the silver BMW that Malory is driving as I don’t have mylicense yet. My best friend, Malory laughs and jumps out of the car, blondecurls swinging in a high ponytail. “Come on sleepy! This will befun.” She calls to me as she goes around to the trunk of the car and leans againstit, slurping from an old coca-cola can. I grunt and mutter about how I’m stilltired and the house can wait for a little longer as I get out of the car halfasleep. We’ve been driving for 3hours to get to this stupid haunted ...
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