The field stretched out in front of me for miles ahead. My boots hit the ground with a loud thud, my breath filed my lungs but the pain was enough to make me slow down to a near jog.
The man was behind me, getting closer and closer with each step. Panic rose in my chest and the path continued to grow longer in my eyes. There was no where to hide, I could only run and hope that white cottage at t...
Muriel sat on the stone bench, her white gown flowing elegantly down her golden legs. She sat there waiting with roses in her hair, waiting for her lover to claim her as his bride.
But the groom never arrived. Was he dead, did he get hurt or did he simply not love her enough? Muriel’s sorrow and rage took over, she reached for every man that walked past, in the hopes it’s her lover. But when the...
Philip stoop atop the platform, realising that sometimes, he can say no. Sometimes, you don’t need to take the bet. Sometimes, it’s okay to just look boring. But, he is who he is.
The rainbow of creatures that stood in front of him, blinking and waiting, did nothing to ease his nerves. The faces of some making him realise that, he, a simple man with one eye, was nothing special. But a bet was a ...
She gripped the ancient relic tightly, feeling the power run through it. The wind around her roared, her eyes shut tightly, her hair almost ripping from her skull.
Then silence.
She stood in the cave, the relic gone. What just happened? She thought loudly.
She went to grab her torch, but it wasn’t where she dropped it. Quickly she realised she didn’t need a torch. The cave was illuminated by...
TW: topic of abortion and loss
June 21st, 2001
Today I found out I am pregnant. I did the test and the lines didn’t even need a minute before staring back at me.
I’m too young, I’m only 19. I’m going to make an appointment, first thing tomorrow.
June 28th, 2001
I couldn’t do it. I had to go for a scan since my cycle is irregular and thats when I saw the heartbeat. I will make it work somehow...
Today was the first morning, Sarah was to feed her neighbor's cat, Whiskers, while they were on vacation. As she entered their home, using the spare key they left her, she found a note on the kitchen table that read, "Give Whiskers the medicine in the blue bottle."
Scanning the counter, she saw a blue bottle and mixed the liquid into Whiskers' food, watching as the cat eagerly devoured his meal....
I was awakened by the unforgiving sun rays pouring in through the skylight. My room, which felt like it was in the Amazon forest rather than in a country cottage south of Oxford, needed some fresh air. So I stretched my half-dead body and swiftly flicked the latch before pushing open the window and letting a light breeze roam the stuffy room. I loved my room, I was always a believe of bigger isn’t...
Linda was holding Phoebe whilst she was breathing into a paper bag trying to calm herself down. In and out, in and out, in and out. Wendy was pacing, her dark locks bouncing with every step she took whilst on the phone “we don’t CARE that the cake isn’t ready, we need a cake for the wedding!” She screamed down the phone.
It was all in shambles, how did her perfect wedding become such a mess in a...
Jamie ran across the rain covered streets, more than excited about all the candy he is going to eat after tonight. He will go as Spider-Man, his granny made the costume herself, so it’s going to be perfect.
His blond soggy hair was starting to get into his eyes but he carried on running, until he saw a shadowy figure in the distance. It stopped him in its tracks. He couldn’t make out who it was,...
Elanor crouched behind the tall grass of the frozen meadows, breathing hard. She had to escape. She had to. The ground slick under her boots has already slowed her down and took her precious breath away, she couldn’t run anymore. The beast, mocking her in a sick way, took its time to prowl across the meadow, digging its claws into the ice covered mud. Elanor knew the beast could see her, those yel...
