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Weekly Contest #368
At 1.15 pm the rain arrived. It didn’t just arrive though; it came in torrents. It pummelled the world below, submitting it to the power that it unleashed. The unwary, the unprepared, sought shelter wherever that may be, most failing in that single act of survival. It cascaded from the clouds, bouncing off the hard surfaces, seeping into the soft. Rooftop gutters overflowed, so that waterfalls scurried down the brown brick walls. Branches of trees groaned under the weight; leaves catching a single drop that was ready to disgorge itself ...
Weekly Contest #367
‘There’s no turning back you know...once you go through...’ I closed my eyes and made a very audible sigh. ‘I’m just saying Mister Sullivan...once you go through, there really isn’t any turning back...’ I opened them and turned to look at the man who was standing unnaturally close to me. He was small of stature, wispy hair covering a bald spot, and a nose that seemed to twitch when he spoke. He was by all accounts, unremarkable. Not here though. Here, he was the main man. He was the man who had control. He was the man who cou...
Weekly Contest #366
I don’t know when it happened, or how it happened. It just happened. There was no specific moment or event, no specific date, no specific feeling, it just was. It was late, and I was lying in bed staring at the ceiling, the small rays of light from the bright moon creating shadows. As usual, I couldn’t sleep, but this time it felt different. It was different. There was something aching within me, like the slow realisation that this wasn’t enough. None of it was enough. Let&nb...
Weekly Contest #365
As I walked up the gangplank, my skirts rustling and the sun’s rays briefly blinding me as the ship’s hull shone brightly, I saw him. He was stood at the entrance waiting for me, his demeanour that of someone who felt he was important. He stood there, oblivious to the passengers who squeezed past him, all cases and hats trying to negotiate the small space as they excitedly boarded the ship. I didn’t share their excitement. ‘My dear...’ he suddenly exclaimed in that high pitched voice that I had come to despise. He had spotted me well before ...
Weekly Contest #270
I’ve been waiting for this. This moment. This night. I’m not saying I’ve been waiting forever, but it feels like it. I’ve been nervous and on edge all day and all my colleagues at work had been looking at me strangely. Even stranger than normal, if that was possible. Some even started to avoid me when I told them what I was doing this evening, but I haven’t got time to understand why. I decided that they were just jealous, and I have no interest in that. Anyway, I was looking forward to tonight. The day was a blur. I’d...
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