... dust pan Vivian got the sense that she was not alone, someone was watching her she was sure of it. The heavy glare of eyes was suffocating, causing the air around her to thin until she had to heave in deep breaths. Slowly standing up she saw something move out of the corner of her eye, a quick flash of colour interrupting the ... stillness of the house for a momentary second before vanishing into the watching air. Vivian dropped the broom and dust pan, letting them fall thunderously to the ground, as she sprinted down the hallway and into ... as Jake's eyes flashed. "Look out!" she scr...

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... that she was not alone, that someone was watching her she was sure of it. The heavy glare of eyes was suffocating, causing the air around her to thin until she had to heave in deep breaths. Slowly standing up she saw something move out of the corner of her eye, a quick ... flash of color interrupting the stillness of the house for a second before vanishing. Amy dropped the broom and dust pan, letting them fall, clattering to the ground as she sprinted down the hallway and into ... forehead on the palm of his hand as he exhaled slowly. An icy cold grasp shot out suddenly and enclosed Toby...

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• Grade Level: High School

... had promised to wake up early before dawn to avoid her mother and her violence. Like always or almost always, She had accomplished one more failure to add into her long list. Laura would give anything to be a kid again. Her parents were actually happy back then, enjoying and experimenting with their first years of ... and full of spirit. She was always accomplishing the impossible and now she was not even the reflection of what she once had been. She had turned into a complete failure in life, with the change of school her grades dropped, all the other kids mocked her in their innocent b...

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... compliment, the innocent and soft smell of the wildflowers mixed with the chilled air meeting with her nose, and exhaled with a small giggle. He grabbed the girl's hand, intertwining their boney fingers together and pulled her down into the tall, dew-covered grass with him.She lied next to him in ... the early fall morning, and watched his face carefully,especially his eyes, as they trailed over her own face. She blinked as a slight voice came from what seemed like thin air whispering an inaudible phrase. ... forcing him onto the ground with a thud. As he landed, his head colliding onto...

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• Grade Level: High School