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Saving Us
I was running so fast through the forest I had to save it, it is the only thing that can keep us alive and everyone is counting on me to save it. I just can not bare to see it die I would die just so it could live that pear tree needed to be saved but these people were chasing me because they don’t want me to save it. They have enough food and water to last them a life time but no one else does because they stole the food and water so this pear tree is the only thing left to save us all. The other trees are either dead or these people stole it. I knew I was so close to finding that pear tree, after a little bit I realized I was lost and then those people cornered me and they captured me and brought me to the place where they were living. After we got there they threw me into a pit it was so deep I think it was at least 16 ft. After a little while I realized I was not alone in that pit there was a guy there he had a pear in his hand and you could obviously tell he was dying and he said to me “take the pear and find a way out of here save everybody” it was in a raspy voice so I took the pear and I said thank you. I dug through all the dirt with my bare hands. I found my way out and I was home free or so I thought there was more of those people and they were guarding the outside of where I dug up I had to fight them and I got so lucky because I beat all of them it was crazy. I ran away looking for the pear tree again I could not find it for the life of me so I ran back to my town so everybody could split the one pear I had. Once I got to my town everyone looked sick and dirty and they all looked like they were going to die so I shouted I HAVE A PEAR and all the facial expressions when from upset to exceptionally happy so I found something to cut the pear with. I spilt it so everyone could have some there was approximately 62 of us there used to be 177 of us but they all sadly died so we split the pear but it obviously was not enough so I went on my journey again to go find that tree but this time someone else came with me it was a guy I liked he offered to come with me and of course I did not say no he is the sweetest person I know. we walked off to find that tree we looked for hours and hours and then we realized those people were chasing us again but something weird happened this time. I heard one of them chasing us say under her breath “I hope they don’t find that secret world” I told the guy that came with me and he said “WHAT!?!” Like he was surprised but I do not know why he would not be. We decided to look for this secret world it felt like we were looking forever but then I realized that she might have said that to throw us off guard because she did whisper it kind of loud I realized why in the heck would there be a secret world so I gave up looking for it. I told the guy that came with me just to stop looking and look for the tree so we did it took a long time but we found it grabbed the pears and ran but there was those people still chasing us we dodged them and got back to town and shared all the pears but those people were coming for us ready to kill.
By Evelynn5 years ago in Fiction
Tunnels & Homes of the Evanai
It was the third time Patrick had gone upstairs to check on the roof since the three of them had eaten supper. He was trying to keep himself from climbing those five stories more than once every two hours, but it was going to be difficult now that Heather & Josiah were asleep. She had given out shortly after they’d put the baby to bed & he was glad for that. She needed the rest. Seventy-two straight hours of record-breaking snowfall & blizzard conditions were putting everyone in the apartment complex on edge.
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock5 years ago in Fiction
Theoracism
Jolie pressed the doorbell. She clutched some non-alcoholic sparkling cider. The door opened. Tinkerton stood with a satisfactory look plastered on his face.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Fiction
The Cold Hearted Merman & The Adventurer
Mermaids, Merman, same thing! CHAPTER 1 Mermaids! That’s the story. Well “Merman” actually. I’ve always been a believer myself. However the last thing I expected in this life was to meet him. To truly bond and get to know him. He let me learn his ways and I let him learn mine. I didn’t expect for it to get this far though…
By Tasjanah Anderson 5 years ago in Fiction
Verglas
I found my phone under a rock, it was partially cracked but it still turned on. I opened the voice memos app and began a recording of my experience surviving a flash winter.
By Amber Fierce5 years ago in Fiction
The Adventures of Logan van Zant: CH VI
Captain Henry Samuels watches through his spyglass from Poseidon’s Mistress. He sees Logan, Aurora, and a stretcher board the Grumman Albatross. Logan and Aurora’s hands are tied.
By Jericho Osborne5 years ago in Fiction
Order of the Heart VII
Elmira Rostov was born in Russia in the 1970s but managed to come to Canada in the 1990s with her two young children. She had been a linguistics expert in Russia and, once settled in Canada, had enjoyed a successful career working with Canada Customs. This, of course, all changed once the Covid-19 pandemic became the “Infection,” and people died all around her at least for a time before slowly clawing their way back to their feet.
By Bruce Curle `5 years ago in Fiction
The Gilded Looking Glass: Chapter 2
The hand reaching into the attic was comically large for being attached to the comparatively little person stepping through the mirror. To use the word “person,” at least in the sense that people seem to use it in reference to other people who are, importantly, human, would perhaps be false. Each finger on the hand was excessively long and pointed, and if the soft, slipper-like shoes had been removed from the feet they would be revealed to be likewise. The face of the small person, now fully through the looking glass and into the attic, was round, pointed at the chin, framed by two ears which also pointed slightly at the tops. The ears were peeking out from petal-soft hair, the color of grass in the springtime. Most of the face was dominated by two lilac eyes, barely divided from each other by a tiny upturned nose that sat above a rather wide, smiling mouth. The reader will perhaps recognize this creature-person as a pixie, likely from the forest given the elongated hands and feet. It is also worth noting that this particular pixie was a female. She was dressed quite elegantly in a fine silk tunic that was clearly too big for her, amusingly contrasted with bare, spindly legs below the knee and practical shoes. It would certainly be easier to refer to this pixie by her name, but names are curiously powerful things, and one should not go about freely offering their own name about. Or the names of others, for that matter.
By Chloë J.5 years ago in Fiction
Dietlinde's Path
I lean back in my chair. One Perditan day after my arrival, the life I once knew has forever changed. "So, you're telling me, now that I'm a Mavrica, there is no way to undo my transformation?"
By Brian Drake5 years ago in Fiction
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How did I get here? Trapped underwater. Struggling to survive. The pressure was rapidly building in my lungs. I pushed toward the surface, in the direction of the purple lightning. The distance between myself and the top seemed to be getting further away as my strength rapidly depleted in my attempt to escape this watery grave. Forcefully pushing the water down to gain leverage created a barrage of bubbles and pieces of lumber from the disjointing ship began falling into the water around me adding to the chaotic state of the stormy water. I could not see through the dark sea which led to even more panic inside my bursting chest. I knew I needed to survive but that felt like an impossible task. I began to give into my inevitable fate and lifelessly floated in the darkness. Except there was a light coming from above that was not the striking of the purple lightning. The sky was lighting up, and above me I could see her. The girl that had jumped with me, motioning for me to come toward her, to keep on fighting. I pushed the water down again and again until I reached the top. The surface was only an inch thick but still more than I could break from below. I banged on the ice that was holding me hostage with my fists and the girl on the other side was slamming her foot downward attempting to crack the shell. Fear penetrated my body as the chill from the frigid water slowly crept up my legs and directly through my chest. I screamed for help, expelling the remainder of my oxygen reserves. The bubbles in the water lifted my body and pressed me directly against the ice as I went limp. I heard the crack and several voices shouting in panic just before I blacked out.
By C.L. Deslongchamp 5 years ago in Fiction
Mismatched Mailing
Eyrie, Harbinger and Watchman, let out a string of vile curses. Quietly, so as not to let the Disciples hear. It would not do to let them witness her distress.
By Kristen Slade5 years ago in Fiction
Chronicles of Idukuria (Chapter 7)
Chapter 7 “So you say your name is Amal?” "Yes, I came here because she ran away from home about two weeks ago. I called the police and told everyone I know but...no one answered my call for help. But I found this in my sister's room.
By Cyber Dragon5 years ago in Fiction