The door opened gently. “Kelly?” Her mother’s voice called out softly. “You awake?” A mumbled “yeah” came in response from under the duvet. “It’s just past ten, sweetie. We’ll be leaving in a couple of hours.” The door was pulled back out again and Kelly yawned, stretching out her arms before wincing loudly as a … Continue reading
“Why did she do this?” they asked, She wished she could answer them , but dead people don’t talk . If she could speak this is what she would say . It all began on a cold winters day . The sound of a strong wind and shaking branches rattling in her ears, Lucy walked … Continue reading
Lucy always thought about the mystery of time and wished to go time travelling for a great journey of a life time, like they did in SCI-FI movies and in great books. Yet she couldn’t, she just simply couldn’t, for a few simple reasons. One; she was only four years old and two; her mother … Continue reading
The sun was shining in my eyes. Not knowing where I was, I looked around. It was dry and the hot rocks that surrounded me burnt my delicate skin. On further inspection I found myself on an isolated beach that I had never seen before. Where was I? And how far was I from home? … Continue reading
As I sat at the table in the dining room of the grandest hotel in all of the town (In fact, I believe it was the finest hotel in all of the county!) I felt both proud and excited. One hundred and twenty seven guests in all had all arrived at the hotel to commemorate … Continue reading
As I lay on my back, I rubbed my stomach whispering “Soon my Michael ” I turned on my side all eyes staring at me.I knew that soon I’d be out of here with my Michael and nothing would ruin the moment of glory.As the moonlight shone in through the window and I waited for … Continue reading
His eyes are as black as coal. I have never seen anything like them before. They don’t look human. He growls and glares at me. Petrified, I try to crawl away from him, but it is no use. He is smiling at me, a predatory look gleaming in his eyes. “Any last words?”, he asks … Continue reading
I let myself into my apartment, took off my precious Channel coat and stepped out of my Louboutins. It had been another stressful day at work. I took my laptop off the glass side-table and sunk exhausted into my pale green couch. While looking out the two walls of glass at London city illuminated I … Continue reading
I was dreaming… We were in the car. Dad was driving. My brother Josh, like usual, was blabbering on about some football game he had watched. Bonnie was listening to music, probably the Black Eyed Peas – she was obsessed with them. Mum and I were chatting about the leaving cert exams I would be … Continue reading
The door shuts, and I’m trapped. Alone and vulnerable in the gloomy, damp room, which smells of stale sweat and defiance. This is my punishment; I didn’t obey the rules. To not obey is unthinkable, unallowable. Everyone must obey here. We are given rules and follow them without question. There is a strongly implied ‘or … Continue reading
