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Weekly Contest #42
I slammed the door to her room open, adrenaline and fear pumping through me in place of blood. I frantically scanned the room, my ears roaring and my eyes stinging with tears I refused to let fall until I was certain. Then, I saw the thing I had told myself over and over wouldn't be there. A scream welled up inside of me, straining against my skin. So, I let out the most horrible sound to ever escape the lips of mankind.I was sitting alone in my bedroom, scrolling through something on my phone. That's when Angela texted me.Angela: Hey, do yo...
Rain splattered daintily on the rooftop where she stood. No, not stood. She never stood still. Instead, she danced. She danced on the rooftop, letting the rain trace rivers down her skin, following the rivets and dips of her body. The only music she had to dance to was the steady rhythm of the rain, dancing to its beat from the sky. That was when I first met her."Excuse me?" I asked tentatively. She opened her eyes, which were a hazel color, shifting in the wavering light of the thunderstorm. Her feet never stopped moving, even as she spoke....
The fluorescent lights shone bright in my eyes, forcing them awake. My limbs felt stiff and numb, as though needles were forced through every tendon in my body. I groaned, and stretched out, trying to free the rigidity from my bones. I frowned, and took in my surroundings. I was in a hospital room, the sterile smell only just now hitting my nose. I was sprawled across a white armchair, along a long row of hospital beds. The beds were mostly empty, except for the one right next to me. In it, there was a man. Something about him tickled my mem...
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