Purgatory
I yawned heavily as the birds chirped from outside. The gold early morning sun beamed through the gaps between the blinds. I scratched my head and climbed out of bed half awake. I dressed myself and walked to the stairway. I could hear my mum humming as she was making breakfast. I greeted her with a smile as I entered the kitchen. “Off to school with you!” She smiled as she handed me a piece of toast. I groaned and grabbed my bag and rushed out the door. Cameron was waiting
The Icy Core - Narrative excercise
The Icy core is one of isolation and silence. Cold and barren, no one seems to stay long. Those that do stay grow weary, they struggle and push to believe they can change this core to one of warmth, but they usually always cave before they succeed in their quest. Not this one however, she stayed. She talked to it, she never left its side, even when the murmurs of the core grew silent, she would still act as if it was active. Many journeyed to the core to tell her the task she
A Hero's Loss
The fire crackled lightly as I sat there thinking, feeling calm staring into the flames. This was my third night on watch in this small village. I was sent here on the orders of my commander to investigate young girls going missing at night. I thought it seemed very cliché but I wasn’t the type to speak against orders given. A young recruit was sent to me, D...Dan yeah, Dan is his name. He was quite jittery and looked very meek. He only carried a small dagger rather than the
