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Weekly Contest #266
Today was Ky's day off from work, and he was determined to make the most of it. He had a perfectly planned out day in mind. He'd wake up at 7, get his daughter, son, and wife up after making the most exquisite breakfast consisting of restaurant-quality chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, and eggs. His wife would kiss him and tell him all about how not even Gordon Ramsey could cook a pancake to perfection like he could. His children would hug him and they would have a pleasant morning. Then at 9 o'clock they would go to the beach and build sand c...
Weekly Contest #234
“Ugh! Just ugh!” A teenage girl yelled and stormed out of her foster home, letting the screen door slam behind her. She was angry. She was mad at the world, mad at her foster parents, mad at everyone. She raced into the woods, tears rolling down her cheeks. After a while, while the teenage girl was wandering around in the woods, not entirely sure where she was going or where was, angrily muttering to herself, it began to rain. She kicked the ground and started to cry, when she came across an old log cabin. At first she walked past it, but ...
Weekly Contest #224
“I can’t sleep.” A son said to his father. “Ok. It’s what? 3 am? That sounds like a nice time to get up.” The father said and got up. He stretched and picked up the 5 year old. He had just put him to bed 2 hours ago and 2 hours before that. “Do you just get lonely or something?” The little boy only shrugged. “Are you hungry? I’m kinda hungry.” Another shrug. The father placed his son on the kitchen counter while he made a sandwich. “You know, we can’t keep doing this every night.” He told his little son, who didn’t seem to have a prob...
“Morning.” Lilly said as her roomate Izzy came in. “Morning? More like night.” Izzy snorted. Lilly took a sip of her coffee and Izzy put a chicken in the oven. Neither girl really knew much about the other. They had a mutual friend and landlord, who had decided it would be funny to make 2 girls fresh out of school who didn’t know each other and had opposing schedules sign the same lease. “How was the night?” Lilly asked her roommate. “Great.” Izzy replied and grabbed a soda. “Worked a 4 hour night shift, saw that new movie, and bought a...
Weekly Contest #223
"Ooh this looks interesting." I said and picked a book off the shelf, or well tried to, but it refused to move. "Huh?" I pulled with all my might, but nothing happened. "Um…is there something wrong with you?" My best friend Max asked. "This book is broken." I told her. She raised an eyebrow and tried to get it off the shelf but it wouldn't move. "Told you." I said. She tapped her chin thoughtfully and tried pushing it sideways, same result. "Ms. Calloway?" She said to the librarian. "Yes?" Ms. Calloway asked and ran over. "There's a...
Weekly Contest #222
"I can't." I said. "Yes, you can." My father said, "Your body will tell you where to go." I felt the need to point out that was what he said last time, and we both knew how that turned out. "Listen, smell, feel. You've got this." Dad said. I closed my eyes, even though I didn't need to. I sniffed the air, taking in all I could. I couldn't believe I had let him convince me to do this. This was crazy. This was how this happened last time, and then I could actually see where I was going. "I'll be back at the apartment. Try not to trip." H...
Weekly Contest #216
"Sorry." Abi said after she ran into a boy. Her dad's bosses son. "Ho-how are you today?" She asked him. "Um...ok. You?" He said as he got to his feet. "I am doing well." Abi said. "That's nice." The boy said. "I think my father...w-works for yours." Abi said. "Ok." The dark skinned teenager said. Abi bounced on her heels. "Well...I'm gonna go now." The boy said and started to walk away, but Abi jumped in front of him. "Hello." She said. "Hi." He said and went to walk past her but she took a step toward him and they banged their he...
Weekly Contest #214
Logan sat on the beach with her best friend, watching the sunset. She was thinking about the next day, it would be her first day of 11th grade. She was a little nervous, but pretty soon she'd have bigger things to worry about and it all started with that sunset. The sun sunk below the horizon, but just as Logan was gonna get up and tell Roxy she was ready to go, the darkness that should have followed never came, instead the sun rose in the same direction it had went down, and this time much faster. Roxy gasped. Someone on the other side of...
Weekly Contest #213
"Zane, I love you." He didn't think much of the words, although later he'd figure them as a goodbye letter. "I love you too." Zane told his wife. She had been battling cancer for a while now. She buried her head in his chest, and he wrapped an arm around her and closed his eyes, falling asleep in a few minutes, unaware that his wife would not be waking up. A few hours later, he got up to go to the bathroom, and on his way back, he tripped over a chair, causing it to come crashing to the floor. "Oops sorry babe." He said and picked up the...
Weekly Contest #211
Jamie let out a cough, and the dog that hadn't left his side all day looked up and tilted his head to the side, then gave him a kiss. Jamie chuckled and coughed. He buried his face in the dog's fur and wiped his runny nose. He'd been doing that all day. Man, when he got over this, he'd need to give Spot a bath. Jamie felt so achy and tired. He was so sick. His friends were at school, his dad was at work, his step-mom was doing whatever it was that she did, and his dog was right beside him all day long. Jamie turned on the TV and flicked t...
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