Anna carefully surveyed the quad outside the hall. She could still hear faint shouting coming from the town center where she assumed the wraiths were rounding up the rest of her people. Not seeing any wraiths in the area, she ran to the tree line, feeling safer in the cover of the trees. Putting the sun on her left, she ran north for a while until she began to hear birds and other wild life again.
Anna walked through the forest towards the Sanctuary, trying to shake off the pain from her wound. It didn’t seem like she’d lost too much blood, but she knew she needed to get it bandaged soon. As she walked, she tried to forget the horrors she had seen. Though the start of the festival had only been that morning, it seemed like days ago. The
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Scouts from the Sanctuary were supposed to restock the huts with food every few months, but it looked like they had been neglected in the past few years of tentative peace. There was a bag of nuts that she could try to eat, but it looked like any other food that may have been there had spoiled. There were some other supplies though, that she could use. She left her home with nothing but her mother’s dagger and the sun was giving way to what was shaping up to be a very cold night. Spying an old blanket, she tore it into thin strips and wrapped them tightly around her shoulder. They would help stop the bleeding until she reached the Sanctuary and could get it properly bandaged. She took one of the old hunting jackets from the shelf to help keep her warm and set up a makeshift bed from the remaining clothes. Closing the door, she locked herself in, trying to make it look like the hut hadn’t been disturbed. She went back to the small pile of rags and curled up on them, falling into a restless sleep.
Anna woke to sun light filtering through the cracks in the walls of the hut. Blinking to clear her sight, she could almost see daylight through the thin walls. Groaning, she pushed herself up and stretched her aching muscles. Her shoulder throbbed, but her improvised bandages had held up relatively well. The bleeding had mostly stopped, but she was still weak. She wished she’d paid more attention when her mother was trying to
The sky was bleak and the earth was frozen and bare. The only nearby remnant of life was situated in the winter camp at Valley Forge. Lifeless men dragged their feet lethargically on the deep snow while their tattered clothing blow in the howling wind. “A general cry [through] the Camp…. Among the Soldiers, ‘No Meat!
She felt a chill run down her spine as she had a sense that someone was watching her from afar. Slowly turning to look behind her, she looked out in the distance of the woods by her house. When she felt certain that no one was there she proceeded the rest of the way to her front door.
The night’s sky was a foreboding glow, displaying the remnants of the chaos that proceeded on that very night. The air was calm and still, leaving no trace of the strong, mighty wind that had once seized it. Seeker Gawin and Annabelle emerge from the Great Fall forest, heading in the direction of the marketplace of the Masonburge Village with a bewildered first commander, who was heading back to the castle, passing them with his men riding a few feet behind. The people of the village have gathered in a somber mood, watching the last of the king’s men carry away bodies on one of their horses.
Atet’s body rested a few yards away from me growing colder, she hadn’t lasted long once the guards had sealed the door. I almost smiled when I heard her take that final gasp for air, her worn soul finally at rest. Being a slave, she likely hadn’t eaten well in days, but I suppose that only shortened her anguish. My eyes finally began to adjust to the harshly darkened room and I could make out her crumpled figure sprawled along the ground, I realised that it would only be a matter of hours before I would join her. My own violent coughing interrupted my thoughts; with my head pounding I notice something wet splattered on my hands. With the pain in the back of my skull came the numb realisation that I will join Atet, sooner than I had imagined. I ran my hands along the wall I leant
We have to sleep in 16’ by 14’ hut. There is twelve people per hut. We are all squished and uncomfortable. I don’t think a day has gone by that it has not been snowing here. My feet are frozen and cold. I am missing one of my fingers and cry myself to sleep wanting to be with my family. So now I have the choice to leave and through all of this in the end I get to go home. There is also frostbite, many of the men are having their feet, arms, and fingers being cut off. This is only a few of the awful thing happening here at Valley Forge.
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I peered around through the rain, desperately searching for some shelter, I was drowning out here. The trouble was, I wasn’t in the best part of town, and in fact it was more than a little dodgy. I know this is my home turf but even I had to be careful. At least I seemed to be the only one out here on such an awful night. The rain was so powerfully loud I couldn’t hear should anyone try and creep up on me. I also couldn’t see very far with the rain so heavy and of course there were no street lights, they’d been broken long ago. The one place I knew I could safely enter was the church, so I dashed.
He waited until the night’s 11th hour. By now the Princess rested in the highest tower of the castle, locked away from the dangerous world, yet so oblivious to the dangers that which fated the rest of her life. Silently the peasant journeyed outside, where he stopped at the wall of the tower where she lay. He watched her in the darkness from below, lifting his face to her, letting the light rest on his every surface of darkness. The night was cloudless. The winds wailed between the motionless oak trees as its thin branches clawed out, ever so slightly disturbing the leaves with its hostile screeches. Not the thick moss of the trees nor the damp leaves squirming in his toes could distract the peasant from so enticing a scent. All that encircled him was the sweetness of lavender and rosewood, filling his entire being as he sunk into the grass, like sand washed over by the water, with every breeze passing
Andrea sat in the break room, waiting for her shift to start at 8:30, her long, crisp black hair covered the back of the seat. Andrea had her face deep into paperwork but, then noticed Mary walked into the room and looked up, took off her glasses and wiped her forehead. Andrea’s porcelain skin, looked like it has barely seen any sunlight, or even touched. Mary and Andrea had most of the day piled up in paperwork, except for their breaks. At lunchtime, Mary added to her stories of sleepwalking into the forest, including the one early in the morning.
“The saddest thing in life is wasted talent,” said Lorenzo as he turned to his son “Calogero” in A Bronx Tale. Many would agree that special abilities for a specific person and a significant amount of consistent high effort are extremely useful for an individual’s success. Many people, however, possess a combination of the two, taking them to another level. A lot of debate has surrounded the two important factors that determines a person’s accomplishment. Many people have pursued success utilizing their natural abilities.
Lying on the ground in an unfamiliar place was all she knew besides the pain. Her body spasmed, rising from the ground, then crashing back down to cracked dry earth beneath the leaves and branches of an overgrown jungle; her head struck the tangled root of a bloodroot tree, a fresh wound opened at the base of her head and fed the surrounding forest that was hungry for blood. For food. For life.
One night, thoroughly past her bedtime, Georgiana crept stealthily downstairs to sneak a bite of pie, even though her mother would never approve. She immediately realized a heavy drape of desolation. The only noise was her heart beating to the rapid rhythm of the twitching fan. Georgiana thought that no one would be awake at one in the morning. She slipped through the doorway into the kitchen. For an instant, her heart stopped. A dreadful sight stood in her way. An innocent and isolated individual lay with his hand grasping for life, but it was already over. Taking a step back, she
"She did not take the broad, beaten road which led to the far-off plantation at Valmonde. She walked across a deserted field, where the stubble bruised her tender feet, so delicately shod, and tore her thin gown to shreds. She disappeared among the reeds and willows that grew thick along the banks of the deep, sluggish
She gets some bread but loses it. She runs to the forest lucky to survive the bloodbath. She keeps on running until she is sure she is safe. She inspects her pack she gets food some sunglasses a sleeping bag, iodine and a canteen for holding water that is dry. She finds her way up a tree to sleep.
Awards received: BOA Class Champions twice, 1st place in the local Regional Competition twice. Bronze in MetLife Stadium US Band Competition.