It was 5 minutes until landing. The screech of a million planes pierced our ears as they soared above us, but it was silent. As we got closer the seconds became painfully long, we were all scared to death. Shaking, I could hear the muffled sounds of machine guns and bombs;I knew that the time …
Grass, turned blue and sharp by ice, scrapes my numb, bare feet. Air stings with cold and bombards my face. My breath, misting in front of me, eagerly flies towards a sky of angry clouds threatening to drown me in snow. There is no sun here. I lift a stiff hand to my throat, searching …
My eyes were heavy. Dragging me down like an anchor, my mind was the ship. The floor ricocheted as he hurled himself through the front door and into our home. No. His home. I forced myself out of my bed, stepping lightly in case he heard . I headed towards Nathans room, avoiding the shattered …
The air was thick with the scent of pencil shavings and the palpable tension of a hundred minds in a sprint against time. In precise grids, rows of identical wooden desks stretched out, each married to a single chair. Tom locked eyes with the seemingly sisyphean task glaring back into the deep dark pools of …
I sit there in the hostile hospital room, the cold air burning the nape of my neck, my eyes averted. I’m frightened. Frightened that if i look into her eyes one more time it’ll be the last. I lift my hand gingerly, I think about taking hers in mine, squeezing it like I wished she …
It’s always the same. Every morning I wake up, terrified. Terrified that today will be another bad day at work. Not for me though. For him. He always has bad days at work. He works- It’s not important. What is important is that his manager is a tool and won’t leave him alone. Always the …
Paralysed with fear;frozen in place,terror was my constant companion.Each creak and clang resonated through the winding corridors of the unsuspecting house,the place that was once my sanctuary is now my shield from the horrors outside these four walls.Smash!I jolted from my bed,alarmed by the sudden harsh sound as it reverberated throughout the entire house.My curiosity …
