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Submitted to Contest #34
"Zombies!" I yell, taking off down the hallway and skidding in my socks on the polished hardwood floor. Leaping onto the couch next to my younger brother Marvin, where he bounced hidden under a blanket. I peek out between the slats in the window blinds, watching in horror as grotesque, deteriorating bodies shuffled up to the house. Rotted limbs falling off, and foam dripping from their hungry jaws. Marvin scooted up next to me, the four year old pulling a gun out from beneath his baby blanket. "Don't worry I've got this!" he...
Submitted to Contest #33
Her beautiful, pale blonde hair fell in flowing waves to her waist. It verged on white, and when light struck it I swear she had a halo. She was as beautiful as her hair was and just as fascinating. I had never talked to her but merely saw her pass in the school halls, her hair trailing in wisps behind her. Junior year I believed it was fate that she sat in front of me in most classes because I loved looking at the back of her head. Admiring her hair everyday became something I looked forward to. She is the most petite and ...
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