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Tom Treloar

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End of Line

The 11:47 p.m. express rattled through the night, its wheels screeching against the tracks as mist clung to the windows, blurring the patchy landscape beyond. I sat alone in the dimly lit car, the only passenger except for a man in a gray coat two rows ahead, shrouded in a shadow created by the flickering overhead lights. His head was bowed, hands folded in his lap, still as stone, a haunting figure amongst the empty seats. Outside, the rhythmic patter of rain began to fall, merging with the train’s incessant clattering—clack-clack, clack-cl...

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The Whispering Nightmare

Weekly Contest #279

I was in this small, quiet town. I was walking down this street and saw this house that had a large sign saying, “stay out Dangerous” It stood at the end of a lonely street, its windows dark and its walls covered in creeping ivy. A cool strange breeze was blowing around me. It appeared to be spooky and haunted by the spirits of those who had once lived and maybe died there.  Being young and stupid I moved into the house. I thought I inherited it from a distant relative and, despite the warnings, decided to make it my home. I was young a...

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