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Clara stared darkly at the pier before her, bathing in warm sunlight and the smell of the ocean before her. She turned around, glancing over the beach with distain, puffing along on her cigarette, waiting for her son to return with the two …

Opuss № I

Emily stood on the edge of the pavement, pretending it was a rooftop she was perched precariously over, and dangled one mud cover shoe over the edge, where she could see its reflection in the grimy puddle beneath it. She sniffed, then drew …

Opuss № I

Joan picked up the silver orb, the source of the eery light that had emanated from the chest she now knelt before, in the lawyer's office. He had left only a few minutes ago, a mysterious and inquisitive look on his face as she held a key t…

VIII • Opuss № I

Dean was a man of many stories. You could never be certain of the role he played until the very end, constantly surrounding himself with pretty lies and prettier women. They called him the man of diamonds, due to the hundreds of small, glis…

VII • Opuss № I

Cherry was a short, blonde, excitable chick who would frequently get into trouble with the law, though not in any serious way. Some folk would say that there's a lot more to a person than can be summed up in one short sentence, but it would…

Vi • Opuss № I

I am a stranger in a familiar land. I smile at friends, wave to my neighbours, greet my family with love and wonder why I am alone.

v • Opuss № I

I find myself awakened by the cawing of a crow. I lie on concrete fields surrounded by plumes of fog and wisps of mystery. Nothing but sky and ground greet me, and I cry with misery as emptiness fill both the world and I. I lift myself off …

iv • Opuss № I

If anyone was to inquire about the blue house with the abandoned garden and dilapidated structure, most of its neighbours would turn their heads and claim ignorance about any deeds that went on in that house. And if that inquirer grew as in…

iii • Opuss № I

Elliot had been waiting patiently, leaning against some old brickwork, leg propped up against the wall, minding his own business, when the most peculiar thing happened. He had only been ignoring everything around him as he zoned out, starin…

ii • Opuss № I

Rebecca was a firm believer in all things mystical and enchanting, which could involve any creatures ranging from mermaids and imps, to Golems and Demons. If ever a person told her of a fantastical creature that was purely fiction, Rebecca …

i • Opuss № I