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Weekly Contest #66
I gaze at myself in the mirror. A pale, skinny, freckled figure with hip length ginger hair and chestnut brown eyes. This is not a bad appearance for my first day of college. Besides, it’s not like anyone will notice me anyways, I am a nobody. “Estelle, come eat your breakfast, it’s getting cold!” my mother yells from downstairs in her strong French accent. Some say her looks would have gained her a modelling career back in the day if she hadn’t chosen to become a bank associate instead. Although, her life choices are not what bothers me, wh...
Weekly Contest #41
Lucy walks into the shelter with her mother, shaking with excitement. While her mother chats to the lady at the counter, Lucy wanders around the shelter, peering at all the lonely dogs in their cages. As she walks down the rows and rows of cages, she notices a small Pomeranian puppy trying to squeeze its face through the bars of the cage. Lucy walks over to it and pats its small, fluffy head. She looks around the whole shelter. “I wish I could keep all of you, but mummy would get mad” she sighs. Lucy skips over to a large cage and insid...
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