Category: 250 words

  • Stampede

    The deeper we went into the forest, the more excited I got.  I knew this would be the first time I would be able to show off my new skills, but I also knew it would be the best night of sleep I would have in several weeks.  If Mitch would let me sleep.  I…

  • Whale Watching

    I wanted to confront her, I just didn’t know how.  Every time I tried to tell her how I felt, she just laughed and kept right on trucking.  How did she now know how it bothered me?  How did she not know how left out she made me feel?  “Are you really on your phone…

  • Tonic

    “I never told him about you.  Why would I do that?  You are nothing to me and never were.  You harassed me and made my life miserable.” I listened to the woman on the phone argue with whoever it was on the other end.  I wondered if I should try to intervene and help, but what…

  • Comrade

    “He actually called you a comrade?  I’ve never heard anyone even say comrade before.”  I spread my blanket out on the grass and looked over at Sara.  She was staring off into the trees with a confused look on her face.  “Sara!”  After a few times of me calling her name, Sara finally turned back…

  • Missing or Dead?

    “She won’t return my phone calls.  She won’t return my texts.  If she’s not missing, then she’s dead.  Can you do a welfare check?”  I stared at the police officer and hoped he would take me seriously.  At twenty-five years old, I often got mistaken for a teenager.  And by the look on Officer Henry’s face,…

  • The Ultimate Sin

    “That would be considered the ultimate sin.  You won’t be able to recover from something like this.  My suggestion is you don’t go through with any part of this plan.”  My aunt continued talking, but never turned to face me.  I wanted to pound my head on the table, but knew the lecture would only…

  • The Haunting

    “I know the window was closed when we got here last night.  I’m too scared of haunted houses to leave a random window open.”  Taylor backed herself into the corner of the room and stared at the window. I knew she was trying to keep herself pulled together and wondered how long it would last.…

  • Election Dropout

    “Don’t you think I will be elected?  How could I not be after that speech I made last night?”  I watched and waited as my sister straightened her hair.  I had already decided – before her speech – I was not going to vote for her.  And then I cast my vote for someone else. …

  • The Football Game

    I knew the entire semester would come down to this single football game.  If we won, everything would be perfectly fine and my plans were on track.  Part of me wanted to tell Alex what was on the line if he played up to his capabilities, but this was my problem, not his.  The more he…

  • Filmmaking

    “You want to do what with your life?  And go where?”  I listened to my aunt’s voice get louder with each word.  I know my mother was most likely on the other end telling her only sister she was going back to school. Going back to school with two kids at home and no support…