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Submitted by The Astonomer

Write a single scene about a chase.

It could be high speed, a car chase, someone on the run, anything you associate with a chase.

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The Chase

She was sneaking up on her target. Crouched down into the long grass she was barely visible. She moved a few inches closer. Then stopped. Sharpening her ears to hear any movement ahead. Through the leaves of the grass she couldn‘t really see anything. When she was sure that she wasn‘t made she moved even closer. Then she jumped.

Mid-air she saw the movement in the corner of her eyes and when she l...

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Pitch Black

It’s pitch black, but darkness extends your aural terrain. If you stop breathing, faint squelching sounds tingle your eardrums in the space between your heartbeats. You: sweat-drenched, bloodstained, wild-eyed. Now: seemingly calm in the spine-chilling realisation that you’re no longer alone. And that your hideout has now become a death trap, as the squelching sounds now match the rhythm of your h...

Crystals

I ran down the dark alleyway, not slowing down despite almost falling over. My lungs screamed in protest and I was sure that my legs were going to fall off any second now. But I kept running. Stopping would be far worse than not.


“Get back here Guardian Walker!” I hear a voice from behind me.


Like hell I’m going to stop, but I couldn’t run forever. I gripped my black bag, it’s now or never. I ...

No You Don’t

“IM SORRYYY,” Travis whines, dodging chairs and other objects being thrown while keeping a fast speed.


— Travis ate one of Zane’s prized possessions. A Chocolate Chip Cookie —


”NO YOU-” Zane lunges, pinning Travis to the ground with a loud thud, “Don't.”


“Owww,” Travis whimpers, “can’t you share for once.”


”In. Your. Dreams,” Zane growls.


”Okay, got it,” Travis winces, giving a thumbs up as Z...

An R&R Story: Giving Chase

Rylee snatches Ravi’s shirt from a chair beside the hotel bed and pulls it over her head, breathing his scent in.


He’s sleeping in a bed beside hers, too shy to share a bed with her, not knowing how to tell her where he wants to sleep.


She watches his handsome face in the dark, his black scruff pushed against the poofy pillows. She sighs, he’s so cute. Something Rylee will never deserve.


“Ravi,...

Chasing

Run after her.

Stop her at the door.

Fumble with her emotions.


That’s right, lay them out.

All on the table, what do you see?


She loves you, she loves you not.

Dandelions dance on the breeze.

Emotions swirl in the wind.


Count to ten and start again.

She loves you, she loves you not.


*One, two, three…*


Grab ahold of the surface.

Dance along the edges.

Take the blade.

Shove it deep.


*Four, fiv...

Chased To You

“Has anyone seen Jessica?”

It was a typical day at Mt. Shirley’s. Us girls were all huddled behind the playground, hiding from a mob of boys who just spent the past 15 minutes chasing us around the school. Don’t be the slowest, don’t stand alone. Those were the rules I lived by. I didn’t know what would happen if I was caught - still don’t - but the thought alone kept me running. All was good...

Giving Chase (A R&R Story)

Rylee snatches Ravi’s shirt from a chair beside the hotel bed and pulls it over her head, breathing his scent in.


He’s sleeping in a bed beside hers, too shy to share a bed with her, not knowing how to tell her where he wants to sleep.


She watches his handsome face in the dark, his black scruff pushed against the poofy pillows. She sighs, he’s so cute. Something Rylee will never deserve.


“Ravi,...

auf Wiedersehen

The Green Trabant flew around the corner of Friedrichstrasse, taking the turn on two wheels as it bumped along the cobblestone street. The darkness and misty October East German rain helped outrun the Stasi that were close behind. The driver skidded down alleys and up and over deserted concrete sidewalks, desperate to get to the final destination and beat the secret police and the shrieking waa wa...

Call Of A Dragon

Dodging a fireball, I tug my bag closer and duck behind a hay bail. Sweat gushes down my forehead, my back, and my heart hammers, running a separate marathon in my chest.


A bone-shattering roar shakes the earth, and my legs buckle, crumbling beneath me like chalk. Pain jolts my spine as I hit the ground, white spots flashing around my vision.

Blinking and with shaking hands, I open my bag. Nest...

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