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anonymous As I stepped out into the arrivals terminal, the smell of strawberries and air freshener filled my nostrils. I heard the loud bustling noises of people pushing and shoving their way out of the airport and into the city. My heart filled with joy as I embraced family members whom I hadn’t seen forContinueContinue reading “The Story of an Outsider”

Vera Grade 10 You walk in and immediately know it’s a place of study. Your eyes sting as the light from within hits them. Not a feeling of warmth or coziness, not that of fire. Nor vibrant red or bright blue like it is at the parties that the students of this room often host.ContinueContinue reading “Under Scrutiny”

anonymous “I’ve never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that’s very popular out there in Africa.”- Britney Spears. Japan? Africa? Japan in Africa?What would have been easier to comprehend would be calling Africa a country,or Japan a continent, But not the two in correlation with each other.MostContinueContinue reading “Societal Ignorance”

Michelle Grade 9 The sleek white walls of the French hospital room glowed in the cool white light. Voices could be heard beyond the charcoal door that separated the room from the bustling corridor of the hospital. “Should we be worried?” Pondered Madame Malheureuse. Her newborn baby boy rested in her arms, eyes closed andContinueContinue reading “Papier Château”

anonymous I wake up. In a room. A strange room. A room I have never ever seen in my life. I start to panic. I feel my cheeks heat up and my breath falls heavy. I can’t get any more air in my lungs. My eyes begin to lose focus like a dying camera andContinueContinue reading “Where am I?”

anonymous If I’m being honest, I can’t say that I’ve ever loved you, or hated you for that matter. It’s complicated. Lately, I’ve spent more time looking into you. Not for vanity’s sake but because I wish to see the things which were once hidden from me. I’ve thought about breaking you; watching myself shatter.ContinueContinue reading “Reflective Surfaces”

Hazel Grade 11 I paused, taking a beat to try and catch my breath. I knew it was still chasing me; who would have thought a city filled with monsters and people would ever work out? This had been the second one I had encountered ever since the Decision. The first had been relatively tameContinueContinue reading “A City of Nightmares”