By the time I’m almost finished organising the books my arms feel like they’re about to fall off. Why do we even have libraries anymore? Who bothers with pleasantries such as reading in these times?
I pick up the last book in the pile, it’s titled “Cats: A Guide Our Furry Friends”. What on earth is a cat? I open the and read the first page, it says they’re small, furry animals that make great pet...
From the journal of Detective Wilson.
_He dead. _
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_The great wizard is dead. _
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_And I have to investigate his murder. _
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_While the entire kingdom is in mourning and looking for the next great wizard, I will be here, in my office trying to catch someone powerful enough to kill the great wizard. _
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_Would they even hesitate to kill me?_
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_I can’t be thinking about this right now. I n...
“Alright, Ben. That’s enough TV for tonight, it’s time for bed.” I say to my eight year old son.
“No!” He replies stubbornly.
“If you go up now I’ll read to you for a bit.”
“But I don’t want to go to bed!” He yells, I’m about to tell him off for speaking like that but what he says next makes the words catch in my throat. “The man with no eyes is waiting for me in the closet!”
“The man with n...
The waters are as calm as I’ve ever seen them, smooth and flat as an ice rink. My boat drifts through the lake with only the slightest stroke of the oars, not leaving a ripple behind.
I move out into the centre of the lake, where all the big fish are, but once I’m out there a fog sets in. I can’t even see the bank. There’s a loud growl from above and I look up to see storm clouds, flashing with ...
Shoes.
People care a lot about shoes, too much I think. Some people pay hundreds of pounds for a pair of shoes while others will only pay twenty.
You see, you can tell a lot about a person from what they wear, but thier shoes will tell you everything you need to know.
Say their shoes are bright pink and flash when they walk; this pair probably belongs to a little girl.
Say their shoes are ...
I woke up on the ground, rough tarmac kissing my cheek. I pushed myself up and looked around, I was lying in the middle of the street in front of my house.
_How did I get here?_
I tried to remember what had happened but everything was fuzzy. The last clear memory I had was walking to Emma’s house which was… last week?
_What happened since then?_
I stood and started walking towards the house...
Ron looked around the park, it was his daily routine: find some poor innocent person, go right up behind them and whisper in their ear. They get the the fright of their life when they hear the voice with no owner. Ron does think it’s kind of cruel but it’s not like he can have a conversation with anyone, they’d get to caught up on the fact they can’t see him.
There. On the bench, the lonely man ...
I bark as loud as I can hoping someone will notice me.
“Let me in! Please, I’ll be a good dog!” I bark.
“Rocco, shut up!” Dad yells.
“No! Let me in!”
I keep barking and scratching at the door but no one opens it. I keep going refusing to give up until I hear a voice behind me.
“What are you doing?” Whiskers meows.
“Trying to get them to let me back in the house!” I whine.
“They don’t...
I lie awake listening to the steady breathing of my sleeping friends. I’ve been lying awake for hours but I just can’t fall asleep.
I roll over onto my side, Anne, my best friend, lies there, sleeping peacefully. As I look at her calm face a small smile creeps onto my face. Ever since the… _incident,_ she’s had nightmares every night, it’s a relief to see her finally getting a restful sleep.
A...
Everyone calls it a city but it doesn’t look much like one. Only a few buildings reach above sea level, the rest were completely flooded years ago.
After the initial shock and grief passed from the devestating flood people got to work rebuilding. They replaced windows with doors, cars with boats and kept building skywards in case of another flood. The stench of petrol and diesel became the smell...
