So many 'was I really' questions flooded my brain. It felt like I was drowning in a sea of fear and doubt as I just stood there, soaking it all in.
Was I really walking up to Iron Trident
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The man who accidentally amputated the newly-wed's other leg had not stolen her husband's bees – they had simply taken up residence in one of his sculptures. Charles, the chainsaw artist, didn't want ... [+]
"I offer myself as this year's sacrifice!" I yell out frantically, my voice cracking on the last syllable. I pant as I try to catch my breath, the boiling air burning my throat with each breath. The ... [+]
"Boreas!" My consciousness gradually gathered, as the can of iced cola touched my skin, sending a chill. The smiling face before me gradually became clear in the soft light. "See that girl outside ... [+]
The rain sprinkled on the car, creating streams down the window. Andrej started the engine to warm up the car, not intending to drive out of the parking lot just yet. The passenger door opened, and ... [+]
The lightning drake, Salt, sprinted as fast as possible next to the speeding train. Her rider, Pepper, clinging to her reins and driving them faster and faster. The border was in sight, they didn't ... [+]
The city is silent around you, the place that you grew up in reduced to a graveyard of silence. You never thought you would come back here, willingly. Up until a year ago, you hardly thought you ... [+]
On the occasion in question, Halcyon arrived for work at the exact right time and performed ver duties in the exact right way. Everything to specification. No small detail overlooked. Today, of all ... [+]
Every year, we host the annual human hunt, and every year like clockwork, we win. I originally was not going to make attendance, as I had an assignment to closely monitor a younger model. I am Model ... [+]
There are approximately seventy-two seconds left until everything that we've ever known will come to an end. I am sitting on the floor in front of my living room sofa, listening to the quiet hum of ... [+]
When I was seventeen years old, Sam and I spent all summer eating nothing but boiled peanuts. Sam was my best friend, but he also had an incredible ability to flip a good day on its side. He got me ... [+]
The old man arrived at the hospice with a battered briefcase and no family. Inside the briefcase were ten watches — each one wound, yet stopped at a different hour. The nurses thought him ... [+]
Prima Facie
"SEX WORKER CHARGED WITH ALLEGED MURDER OF PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN"
Merida had read the sensational article on her way to work in the morning, then heard her colleagues speculating about
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I arrived here two years ago. I immigrated here on a work visa from Bangladesh. I left to better my life and start something new; I was all in. No one in my family had ever lived here before, in the ... [+]
She did always have the best advice. I believe when I'm in trouble, I miss her the most. At least I believe that's why she's been on my mind. If you've ever felt the stress of watching a car accident ... [+]
Otaru, a fishing port city in Hokkaido, is just half an hour northwest of Sapporo. Nestled between Tenguyama Mountain and Ishikari Bay, it is home to ski resorts with powder as soft as flour. Though ... [+]
