Tag: 250 words

  • Migration

    I knew the migration would happen as soon as Mr. Walsh walked into the classroom.  My only hope was he had gotten the letter and had headed for the hills.  But either he didn’t get the letter or he didn’t care.  Only I knew what he did and what was coming for him.  I knew…

  • The Friend

    “I wouldn’t change this for all the money in the world,” Jess said as she leaned back in the rocking chair.  It took quite a bit of self-control not to say anything to her about the fact I lived paycheck to paycheck and that we were sitting on the front porch so I wouldn’t have…

  • Regrets

    I always regretted not going on the camping trip.  But I was nervous about sleeping outside and nervous about wild animals.  My mother – being the hypochondriac she was – had brought me up to be scared of normal events.  Not that getting eaten by a bear was something that happened every day, but at…

  • Court TV

    I had only gotten into watching court TV because of my grandmother.  Not one for really caring about celebrity crime, I only watched because she was obsessed and at the time, my babysitter.  She thought of herself as judge, justice and jury on every case and worked her personal revenge into most cases while masking…

  • The Diary

    “Pete has always been afraid of you and now I know why.”  Jenny’s voice came from behind me and startled me enough to drop the diary onto the hardwood floor.   “Jenny.  Listen -” I was reluctant to tell her what I was doing because she had always been so timid.  Her conscious was always…

  • Here to Slay

    “I’m only here to win.” I practiced my speech before going on stage.  I knew this was an important competition and needed to win to get in the vicinity of where I wanted to go.   “I’m here to slay.”  The lines swept through my mind and I wondered what Kristi was doing now.  Would…

  • Bingo

    I always thought my grandma won her extra money playing bingo with her friends.  She was always in the newest clothes, the newest fashion, paid her bills early and regularly had maintenance done on her car.  As she often played bingo (or at least told us she was off to bingo), I had never once…

  • The Cave

    “I knew the only place he could be hiding would be in the cave.”  Lori looked over her shoulder like she knew exactly what she was talking about.  The black look on Eli and my faces did not deter her from continuing.  “The cave in Sedona was the only place he felt safe.”  I tried…

  • Blood of my Blood

    “I knew the moment I brought up blood, she would change her mind.  There was no way she could get through any part of the plan if there was a possibility of blood.  Ever since she had to get stitches in third grade, she has fainted at the mere mention of blood.”  I peered out…

  • A Glimpse From Afar

    I knew a glimpse from afar was the only look I would get of Chad.  I knew this would be my last look before I had to leave.  To disappear.  To never see my friends and family again.  If I stayed, I knew Chad would pull me under his spell just like all the women…