Day #11 – by Amber Averay (a continuation from Day #10): This time my return to consciousness was swifter, hitting me with the abruptness of a striking shark, and was all the more disorienting for it. My eyes shot open, light searing into the retinas and dragging a groan of agony from my parched throat.Continue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
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Spook-tober 2024
Day 10 I willed my body to move, and was only served more pain for my trouble. I was angry now! Panic fled from my core, and the rats scurried away as my heels slammed into creaking wooden floor boards. “Why are you keeping me here?” I screamed. “No one is going to believe aContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day #9 – by Amber Averay (a continuation from Jeanelle’s Day #8): There was a frantic chittering, piping squeaks, and the scrabbling that only comes with rats’ claws scratching upon wood. I tried to open my eyes, but they refused to obey my wordless command. At my side my fingers spasmed, and as I becameContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day 8 What the hell is going on? My eyes refused to process what I’d just seen. There was no doubt left that this fire wasn’t natural. People didn’t just become piles of ash in seconds. The logical part of my brain screamed to run, but knowing I’d been spared yet again, only drove meContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day #7 – by Amber Averay (continued from Jeanelle’s Day #6) I couldn’t deny, the thought of uncovering the mystery filled me with a sickening thrill – so much so that I nearly screamed in fear when a panicked voice screamed at me, ‘Get out of here! Get away!’ I spun around, somehow keeping myContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day 6 I hadn’t completely lost the rational part of myself. I skirted the edge of the hill, and made my way around the fire, slowly. The blaze itself wouldn’t hold the answers I sought, even though the crackling conflagration captivated me fiercely. I needed to work my way back to the point of ignitionContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day #5, by Amber Averay: An accelerant wouldn’t cause discolouration in fire; nor would hazardous chemicals – though, if it were the result of that, I’d already be in serious trouble. The smart thing to do would be to trip back down the uneven hill – away from the flames – yet before I realisedContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober
Day 4 I knew I should remain cautious, but my head was starting to spin from the panic and smoke. I peered through streaming tears, and finally saw the orange flames licking at the top of the hill over to my left, but something was off. There was a purple edge to the those flames.Continue reading “Spook-tober”
Spook-tober 2024
Day #3 – Amber Averay Pumping like a bellows, my lungs were desperate for fresh air but every inhalation drew ash and soot; every exhalation was a tempest of violent coughs and eye-watering sputters. I paused a moment, light in hand, and forced myself to shallow, gasped breaths while attempting to see…anything. The darkness thatContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day 2 My heart refused to calm, but my feet moved me forward—almost without my permission. I couldn’t see the source of the ash itself and felt no heat, but my throat burned from more than just the exertion of the climb. I cursed the darkness as my foot caught on a root and IContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
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