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Weekly Contest #230
“The movements are deranged,” I utter, as I look in astonishment at the faces which surround me, their hands pointing to twelve. It is noon, but not a sound, not a chime, not a bell, not even a tick-tock. Perplexed, I look across the room at my dog, Ben. He is still sleeping. Feeling unsteady I flop down into my old leather chair. I close my eyes. Upon opening them, I see myself asleep in my chair. My heart pounds, chest tightens, and mouth dries. Maybe I am dead. I try to shout, and a bark comes out. I sound just like my dog, Ben. I look s...
Weekly Contest #227
I awake with a fright as I hit the side of my box. “Careful you don’t drop it!” a distant voice calls, as I slide helplessly, back, and forth within my cardboard abode. Feeling scared and groggy, I wonder where I am, what is happening. “Watch out! The lid is falling off,” someone shouts. In an instant, a dazzling light blinds me, even though I keep my eyes shut tight. “Pass the box down to me,” says a voice I now recognise as Mrs Tapley’s. Surely, it is too soon to wake me. The cardboard floor beneath me drops down like an elevator. My st...
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