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Submitted to Contest #53
That summer, an elementalist was studying. Outside his house stood his best friend, Matt, holding a slowly melting cherry popsicle. He looked up toward the window he knew was Deric’s room—the one whose curtain was shut. The front door was locked, and he had no hope knocking because he knew no one would answer. He sighed, knowing his nerdy friend was not going to emerge from his study hole for anything, not until he was done. Matt walked around the side of the house, hopping over their fence and climbing through the window, th...
Submitted to Contest #34
It was a bleak afternoon. The rain that pounded the grounds outside looked as if it would never stop, not once ceasing in its relentless downpour. I looked through the bay window in my room, spaced out as I stared at the droplets falling down in a gray curtain.Then again, I guess the current weather was pretty fitting for my state of mind these days; It’s been too long since I saw the sun. Recent events, most prominently my grandmother passing away but a slew of other things too, made sure that such a thing wouldn’t happen for a while.I shoo...
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