Tag: short-story
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The Mountain’s Top
I feel a sharp pain shoot through my leg as I step on a piece of rock jutting through the grassy floor. My knees buckle as I struggle to find my balance, wobbling back and forth as I shift my weight to keep myself upright. As I do my awkward dance however, the round tin…
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A Failure, Through and Through.
He was a failure, through and through. The thought echoes through Yuri’s mind as he grips his plate tightly, struggling to cut into the fish on it with his plastic knife. “Here.” a voice beside him says. Yuri looks up and sees Brull, one of his childhood bestfriends sitting beside him, with a fork in…
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The Purpose of Rain
A soft rumbling fills the skies as Isaiah looks up to watch a wave of clouds envelope the sun. It would rain soon, Isaiah notes, as the skies turned gray and a chilly breeze sweeps through the park. He had been walking around the park for hours now, exploring the paths and hiking through its…