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Weekly Contest #192
He opens his eyes and looks over at the clock. He doesn’t need to, he knows what time it is, 5:00 am. Just like every other morning. He rubs his hand across his face and lifts his legs over the edge of the bed. And, like every other morning, his back shoots pain down his legs in protest. He groans and stands up. He shuffles to the kitchen to get coffee started and looks out the window over his fields. The sun is peeking over the hill sending off brilliant gold and pink bands of color of which he takes no notice. He is just looking for anythi...
Weekly Contest #190
“Speak now!” his stepfather says to me over the phone. “If you don’t, you will be speaking to the police. We will not need to get them involved if you just tell us where he is.” My palms are sweating, and I feel dizzy. The police? This is really bad. What if they call my parents, I will be grounded forever, then how will I help him? “Sir, I swear. I don’t know where he is.” I told him. “I have not talked to him since yesterday morning. He didn’t tell me he was going to run away. I have no idea where he would go.” I know he doesn’t believe me...
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