Tag: Fiction
[Day 165] Eugenia part 1
Nervously, I stepped towards the door, beckoned by the specific sequence of lights above it. It was more of an archway, I supposed. A portal of sorts into adulthood. If you passed the test on the other side.
Turning around, I wrung my hands and took one last look at my parents. Continue reading “[Day 165] Eugenia part 1”
[Day 158] Camden (Is a Girl)
“…so much potential…â€
I rolled my eyes. I couldn’t believe they were already using that line on me.
“…Didn’t your parents teach you better than this?†I froze, glaring. “Camden?†I hated it when adults used my name like they knew me. Continue reading “[Day 158] Camden (Is a Girl)”
[Day 151] Not the same kid
The Nose looks up from her desk, where she had spent the last half hour bent over a ScanTron test. There is a sudden intense ringing in her ears, that both sounded and felt like tiny needles. The psychology classroom seems to bend and twist in front of her, as if reality was being wrinkled and torn. She pulls the military-grade handgun from the hidden holster, but is knocked backwards into a wall. Continue reading “[Day 151] Not the same kid”