At twilight it crawls out of the depths of the earth. It’s long tail whips as it reaches the surface to set any potential prey in the area running, it loves the chase. It’s short and stubby little face looks like those creatures that roam the savanna laughing at their kill but it’s body, that is slim and long and faster than anything else in the realm. It’s razor sharp teeth is enough to shorten a...
‘Today is the day, I have to do this. I don’t have a choice anymore, she deserves to know.’ I tell myself as I pull the mask over my face and jump from my bedroom window.
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I arrived on her balcony moments later panting half from the swing over and half from nerves. I gulped down my anxiety as I tapped on the glass door and took a few steps back..
“Hey Jos-“ She looked at me and tilted her ...
“There is nothing left for me here, everyone that I love is gone. I’m alone in a country that isn’t mine and I have no where left to go except back to my home.” I rasped through my tears.
“Not everyone, I’m still here and I promise I will be by your side through it all.” He wrapped his arm around my waist and stroked my hair with the other.
“No.” I pulled away to look into his piercing blue e...
..It was cold and too quiet, not even the trees dared to make a sound. I was not alone even though I could not see anything or anyone, so I tied up my amber red hair and continued on my journey.
I had almost reached the top of the mountain to the overlook I desperately needed to find home when a shadow swallowed the light from around me. I heard it then, a strong sound that could only be the fl...
