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Submitted to Contest #257
Juliet was walking home through the woods when she heard it---voices and the sounds of a scuffle. The sun was setting and she had to hurry home, for Father had strict rules about her being out after dark, but one of the voices was familiar. “Ian! What are you doing?” Juliet followed the sounds to a clearing, where Ian Bracebridge had drawn a short sword and was standing over a boy Juliet had never seen, who was on his knees in the clearing, his face white with fear. Ian’s frie...
Submitted to Contest #255
The Darlington ball was the event of the season. It was all Mama had talked about for weeks, the only topic that seemed to break down some of the distance between us and take the wary uncertainty out of her eyes. She positively glowed with pride as we set off in the carriage---me in the new dress that Mama said brought out the green flecks in my eyes and my stiff new slippers with just the slightest heel. I felt scared and stiff and strange, but I was determined to please Mama, to make such a success of the evening that I would erase the bit...
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