A Short Story : A Story?

I closed my eyes, exhaled as much as I could, and pushed. Face first, I was thrown against the first gate. My thoughts threatened to permeate

“Do you know where to go? I don’t see the classroom on my map.” I asked.

I don’t remember precisely what she said back but it was probably along the lines of “hello” or “hi.”

“What could be in there?” I asked myself. Even though it looked a little unstable, it could be an amazing place. “Yes!” I squealed.

“You do know what sort of house you’re living in, don’t you?” Viviana asked. “Surely you’ve seen things. Heard things.”

"Is this some kind of secret addition to the library?" I said awestruck, staring openly.

Cera opened the door all the way, letting her grandmother see the man so she could assess him for herself.

Once I reached the top, an unexpected feeling of terror coursed through me. Glancing around anxiously, I noticed sombre portraits staring down from behind layers of dust. I couldn't help but feel that someone was watching, following me. Whirling around, I saw nothing but the faces in the portraits staring at me. I swallowed a nervous whimper and continued into the dark until I was outside the only room on that floor. The door was all that stood in my way now, shielding me from the potentially perilous room beyond its thick oaken panels. My hands trembling, I guided my finger slowly around the once delicate

Anne rose from the faded green chair and switched off the TV, sending the room into immediate darkness, until she flicked on the overhead light. “If that was only me,” she wondered

“Yeah, my sister’s tall for her age too. I guess it runs in the family.” Her family needed Connie to be whole. She was the little ray of sunshine that brightened the day and made life better. Another tear fell and she wiped it with the back of her hand.

I woke up expecting to find the smell of cakey pancakes, maple syrup, and crispy greasy pepper seasoned bacon. But instead, I awoke to my girlfriend Jade tugging on my arm telling me “Get up get up, we're gonna die if you don't!” The Nukes dropped in California first, and then Boston leaving the rest of America in fear and wanting to evacuate as soon as they could. Jade and I ran for our lives to our neighbor's house where they had a bunker that they said they'd let us use in case of an emergency. They were in the Bahamas on their honeymoon, but luckily they were nice people.

The top of the Notre Dame bell tower was chilly now, the sun had disappeared beyond the horizon hours ago. Madeline gazed out at the city, enjoying the stillness. Paris was quiet tonight, a rare occurrence in a huge city like this. She sighed, leaning against the cool stone. This night reminded her of the one several months ago when she had seen Gabe for the first time. Little had she known then that she had just met the love of her life. Monique had been right all along.

The old teacher looked at him inquisitively for a moment as she studied his figure. “So you’re here. You’ve clearly mastered the magics I taught to you before my departure.”

Cynthia : (pointing at Julia ) is that she blind girl from our school , what is she doing here ?

The hotel was beautiful. Chandeliers on the ceiling, art work that must have taken years along the walls. When you walked in the room it