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Weekly Contest #40
I was only nine years old when it all happened. My father left us when I was too young to remember. My mother never told me the exact reason why my father left us but she did tell me that he was not a good father figure. That was enough for my young self to not further ask questions. I was raised in good hands so I never felt like I needed to find my father's identity. My mother was also working two jobs while she raised me and my sister. She would work while I was in school and she would come home around six in the afternoon. She always rel...
Weekly Contest #39
Everything happened so quick, it felt as if I was living in a movie. I had heard about the Earth has an expiration date but I always thought those were myths. I never actually believed in the world ending. A huge surge of wind came towards me and everyone continued to run. The planet was eradicating and there was no escape. I grabbed the nearest traffic pole and held on as tight as I could. I closed my eyes so tight, almost as if I thought that was going to end everything. When I slightly opened them I turned behind me and I noticed a long i...
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