The howling of the wind brought my eyes to open. Where was I? Focusing in the dark of night‚ confusion washed over me as I came to realize I was in the desert. Distant landscapes of dry and worn rock surrounded me‚ and beneath my bare feet I felt the gritty sand caught between my toes. I was surrounded by those rocky hills and yet as I scanned the desolate desert it seemed never ending. The irony of the nighttime desert suddenly set into my body; that ghastly wind moving right through me and chilling
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It was the last night of camp. Everyone had mixed emotions; some girls were happy to see their parents‚ some girls sad that they are leaving‚ and some who are just kind of like whatever. That night I was between‚ I was super excited to see my family and pick up my brother from the brother camp‚ but at the same time really sad that I was leaving my friends who became really like sisters to me. Most of all I was excited to have our parents watch Hymn Sing. I walk into to the dining hall for the last
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THE CYCLE OF A RAINDROP All I feel is a burning sensation tingling through me. Glancing up through the blue waves‚ I can make out the hot sun‚ its rays beating down onto the seawater. I feel strange and very hot‚ and I wonder what is in store for me next. Water around me also becomes warm and before I know it something very strange happens… I’m going up! Yes‚ up into the air and out of the seawater. Slowly‚ I’m traveling upwards‚ towards the vast‚ cloudy sky above me. I glance around‚ hoping to
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Anya Kojovic let the door bounce back on its hinges‚ gasping as the freezing air snatched the breath from her lungs. Icy hands clawed and tugged at the thin brown cardigan that hung loosely over her yellow cotton dress. Thick patches of snow lay like dollops of cream glittering on the ground. Like the cream she put on the Babka she made with her grandmother back in Warsaw. It was clear but for a few clouds smudged into the powder blue sky. There was the sound of tea boiling‚ because that’s what
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"Meehah please‚ you don’t .. you don’t have to go." she said‚ standng in the door of the bedroom Meehah shared with Aranea. Fuchsia sliding down her cheeks. Meehah turned to her‚sitting the trident and the cloth she had been using to shine it down. "Whale you stop your blabbin’"‚ that made Feferi cry harder. Meehah signed‚ walked until she could touch the young troll‚ and kneel. It didn’t make much of a difference‚ Meehah still towered over her. "I do gotta go" Meehah said softy‚ "If I dont no
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How could he just treat us all like we were cattle as if it was nothing? The speedometer crept up to 60 miles per hour. Didn’t he care that people everywhere were starving? How could he do this? When he was elected he promised that he would Make America Great Again. 70 miles per hour. I had to get to the rally. We needed change‚ we could be that change. 80 miles per hour. My thoughts were interrupted as my eyes caught the reflecting glow of red and blue lights paint the night sky behind me. Crap
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We are leaving Alcove Springs we are following the Platte River all the way to Fort Kearny which is 11 days on the trail and 319 miles. I think the walking is going to be very difficult for all of us. We were on the trail and our tongue on our wagon broke. I think that it broke when the ox were pulling our wagon and it connect to the ox it wasn’t strong in the first place so I think that putting more pressure on it made it break‚ it took us 2 days to repair. Grey clouds are starting to form in the
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Inside the red brick and limestone trimmed First Methodist Church the organ pipes bellowed out the entrance song of Here Comes the Bride. This is so amazing‚ thought Hayden as he tried not to shed a tear. “Dammit‚” Hayden murmured as one trekked down his face. From behind him‚ Hayden felt the touch of his hand into his own as he heard Eric‚ the Moving Crew Chef speak‚ “I’m here for you‚ Daddy.” Secretly Hayden’s buttock felt a tap from Eric’s strong hand‚ while Hayden heard Eric continued to
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It seems like forever since I have written to you‚ but I have thought of you all the more. It is horrible here in the trenches. We have to live in these long‚ narrow ditches dug into the ground all day and night. We do not get much sleep‚ but I have taken this time in the day to write you this letter. The trenches are very muddy and quite smelly. Also we must look out for our bread because the trenches are infested with rats‚ some as big as cats! Their ugly little faces and long nude tails disgust
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My Perfect Day Tik‚ tok‚ tik tok‚ my palms are sweaty‚ my breaths are shallow. My hearts is pounding in my ears‚ I feel so stressed‚ maths examinations make me really nervous. Think about a good place‚ calm my nerves‚ yes my perfect day‚ I carry myself back to a perfect day at the beach........... Excitement builds within me when I hear the soothing sound of waves crashing on a deserted beach and smell the saltiness hanging in the air. Waves crashing onto the fine sand beckon me to pick
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