Stories

I could hear the battle somewhere off to my left though I had yet to see it. Justin and I had stayed to the forest paths that were invisible to…

I awoke to the sound of a shrill horn blasting in the distance. Sudden memories of the night before came flashing through my mind. I jumped in a hurry to…

My escort led me along a path I hadn’t seen previously. I knew we were somewhere north of the toll bridge I’d managed to cross without pay. The water here…

“Turn here.” I demanded, checking my surroundings with the directions I’d printed off the forum post at school. We were right at the ‘Just past the pirate flag turn right…

Monday came entirely too fast for my liking. I was still reeling from my time at the park and I couldn’t wait to go back. The bell rank and people…

Things had been unnaturally quiet since my inception and I was starting to thing it had all be one big hallucination. Were it not for the bunker in the train…

The following morning, I walked through the halls like a ghost. Everything was at a distance, nearly a haze to my perceptions. The noise, the light, the other students making…

I rushed along the narrow streets and down alleyways, racing the descending sun. How time had gotten away from me, I didn’t know. Yet here I was, hoping to make…

I stepped through the threshold, surprised by the dull lights that came to life with my presence. They ran every so often along the upper corner of the concrete walls,…

I glanced at the sun. It was still plenty high which meant I had a decent amount of time before I had to be home. I knew I hadn’t been…

“Evan, I’m home!” Mom’s voice shouted from the base of the stairs. A sigh escaped me as I kicked myself off the bed and got to my feet. I wasn’t…

A wave of calm washed over me. All the weight I’d been shielding was lifted, buffered by the protective barrier. I rushed to the back fence, slipping my hand through…

I watch the flicker of energies fade away. Fade into nothing. I could feel them, taste them. They clung to my skin, made my hair stand on end. And if…

Staring down the blacktop road, I felt like it went on for miles. I knew that wasn’t the case. In fact, this entire stretch of road was less than a…

Sitting on the bench, between the blue lockers, the scent of stale sweat forced its way into my nostrils. My will was gaining, solidifying the barrier between myself and my…