Short Story

“Ethan! Which part of me don’t you understand?” She barked at me, her nails burrowing into my ripped varsity jacket. I yelled and kicked at her knees, but I was slow to comprehend that she actually increased her height. She looked like a Cyclops about to devour me for good. “You are meant to be one of us.”

it is life, Mama!” Mama: “Oh—so now its life. Money is life. Once upon a

“Are you alright?” Though it sounded as if she were choking on cloth, Loki recognized the voice as Dallea’s. Her voice was comically laced with worry, contrasting with her sinister looking armour.

I then heard a woman's voice echo through the room. “I see you have made it through my tasks.” She gave an amused chuckle and continued. “You have earned your reward, I will grant you one wish.” I knew instantly what I wanted. “Bring Azes back! Come on what are you waiting for!” She growled then shrieked. “You think you can fool me! Very well you may have the boy back but you will pay the price for attempting to fool me.”

“I need you, I need your lyrium to keep Justice calm.” Anders blurted out, eyes downcast to the floor.

Avi, though no longer tense, looked at the girl warily. Obviously, she knew Avi, but Avi struggled to put a name to the girl’s face, though she sounded familiar…and looked

Suddenly it’s like the temperature in the room has plummeted and I’m frozen as she whispers to Stacie Miller her new best friend. I can only imagine what she’s saying, probably something like “Who’s that freak?” or “What happened to her face?”. It was bad enough that I could barely accomplish looking in a mirror without flinching at the hideous scar distorting my face. Caused by the accident

and saw her mom and sister, in their own bikinis. Smiling, she placed a handful of sun screen on her legs and rubbed it in, she continued up to her chest, neck, and face. Offering her sister, the bottle. Taking off her bikini top, she laid face forward, so her sister could place some lotion on her back, and places where she could not reach.

Flich will not stop talking with his mouthful. Walker seems use to it as his ear is literally chattered off.

It’s weird to separate himself from his job. He doesn’t really like it. Which is probably why he’s stayed single for so long. Well, he has Rebecca, but that’s beside the point.

Rudy had a lot to learn about reading. Meredith half listened to his voice at the back of the crowd as she swiped left, left, left. She'd heard him read it so many times she had it memorized. He should be toning it down though. People wanted to co-create the emotional experience.

"Nothing like my brother leaving bruises on my neck. What am I supposed to tell people at school? Oh someone tried to strangle me with a wire or how about my brother is a werewolf and I just tried waking him up, but instead you tried suffocating me. Which one sounds better?" Mae sasses at her older brother. Mae never had a filter since the day she learned how to speak. From picking up sailor language and being poor at keeping secrets, a filter was never consider. The only person that finds that hilarious is Stiles. Scott stares at her neck to see his hand prints red and swollen around her neck. He knows for sure they 'll turn into bruises and Mom would be curious, especially their Dad since he is also back into the house.

The smattering of rain on the roof overhead calms me, beating out an irregular rhythm like an anxious child unconsciously tapping his foot. The dim glow of my phone screen washes over me as I wait for the light to return, cut off by the flash flood inducing rain. I look around, and sigh; yet again, the lights on the ceiling are blank, leaving me with nothing to shield myself from the impending darkness.

Ryder stared up at the Snowbelle gym, his heart racing in his chest. Liepard gave off a growl as she looked up at her, a smirk of determination on her face. Emma stood beside him as she looked up at the gym as well.

I watched as the um, um...I do not remember her name, I have a horrible memory. I remember the other servant called out her name but I do not seem to remember. The girl took Will's arm and followed him to his horse.