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•As I walked through the dark streets, the wind chimes blew in the sharp breeze, playing their eerie, taunting song into the dark night. I heard a scream of fear and distress. It was Charlie.
Hailstones pounded the sodden earth, whistling through the chill April air and raining blows on Luke's head. He felt nothing. Sitting on a rickety wooden bench on Hampstead Heath, he was numb.
*This is going to be short; there are only three parts.* Luke sat on the floor in front of the fireplace, slowly, methodically burning the newspaper he had kept for two weeks.
By Miscellaneous. Jim smiled to himself as he looked out the window at his little sister and her tricycle. Or more likely the tricycle. He was silently congratulating himself for a job well done.
I pointed at the thug inside the bar. 'he's the one who smashed up your car!'. In fact it was me a few hours before. Watched as this thug pushed the other to the floor.
I asked the girl to spill the beans And tell me about the call and what it all means She said she had been chatted up by a local thug But she told him to get lost and called him a mug Embarrassed...
Finally the subway comes to a stop, the passengers standing almost losing their balance. Others who are sitting get up and go to the doors, almost waiting to sprint through them as soon as they open.
Any ideas for a title as I simply can not think of one. .............. .................. .............. I felt springy and light as I stepped from the house into the weak Saturday sun.
Chapter 4 <> As we opened the gates we saw Bella-Jayne playing with Anna. My heart started pumping and I felt a bead of sweat on my forehead. They hadn't noticed us yet...
"Sticks and bones may break may bones but words may never hurt me." reads a poster for some abuse hotline. The poster is a liar. Words do hurt.
Not all heroes are like the ones they tell us about in school, not all of them defeat monsters or fight with superpowers or a sword. Some just survive and hope that one day everything will be okay.
#thinline Peter looked at Sarah and was relieved to see a smile play across her face, 'no mate, just time to go home.' Peter stayed on his feet and finished the brandy in one gulp and put the empty...
Sally - 19th August She'd moved out of Ryan's flat a few days ago and now she'd just found her new place in her new location. Chelmsford...
[The Bronx. Early Fall. It's dark, rain is falling the streets are empty, security lights from shop windows reflect on a steaming manhole cover in the road and a pink Cadillac parked nearby.
This is my new screenplay, I will post small updates. EXT. Under a pier - midday A homeless man awakens from a rough night sleep. An old German shepherd (Karl) lies in his lap.
Blood dripped down her wrists, her tears staining her porcelain face. Soul tugged, and ripped inside, my eyes looking at the girl I could not save.
I had tear streaming down my face as I ran to Alice and Alicia's place. It wasn't to far from Harry's, it was in the same block of apartments, just a few floors down.
Pale yellow light of the evening struck the flooded pavement, turning the already filthy rain water to a murkier brown by the minute.
He paused briefly Then sprinted with full gust Against the unforgiving odds. Valor, Honor, and Trust The night was clear, A noiseless escape, A silver glimmer of hope, A journey to make.
We walked out of the room. Jonny clutched the Yankees cap in his hands, and I clutched Kay's hand. The doctor told us to go home, but, right now, that was the last place we wanted to be.
I was a little bit suspicious of Jonny, at the moment. I believed that his parents got him the flat, but what about everything else. The DIY stuff. The rent money. Oh God, the rent was due.
The next day was boring, it was just the three of us, moping around the flat. Bored.
I knew who it was instantly. He rolled down his window, stuck his head out and yelled: "Quick. Get in. There's a storm brewing!" It was Jonny.
Chapter 2 - Alice Wednesday 1st April 2012 Ding. ... Ding. That noise... I woke up all foggy eyed and rolled over to switch off the ararm.