Scrambling behind some brush, she began to weigh her options. Before she was fully able to comprehend them all, a shift of soggy leaves indicated the person (creature?) was getting closer! "Run" was all her instincts communicated to her, so she complied. In a full sprint, she made a beeline for...
I added some descriptive words to the voice in order to help with that, and also tweaked the options themselves. I had a hard time deciding how to end this chapter and what choices to make. I see now they were pretty poor. I'll do better next time! Thank you for your constructive criticism; it...
In the distance, she saw that temple again. The one she had spotted earlier, right after the wreck. It seemed closer now than before, but still far. The temple looked as though it was not in ruin, so she knew someone of power or intelligence must tend to it. Her only hope was that they were...
The realization that she was not alone sent a bolt of fear through her body. She suddenly felt wide awake, but her fight-or-flight instinct kicked in; only to find out she didn't seem to have one as her body seemed to freeze in place. As the figure lumbered its way in, she shut her eyes tight...
Her vision was going fuzzy, and she felt herself start to drift off. Right before darkness overtook her, a thought suddenly hit her, "FRANK!" Her body tried to bolt up with the thought, but a pang of pain had her slowly sinking back down. "No, no, no! I have to find him! He'd do the same for...
The wind was pounding, and the motor fan was quite loud. Marie-Anna had to yell the following words in hopes of having them be heard, "Would you like me to take over for a bit?!"
"What?!"
"WOULD YOU LIKE ME- Oh, never mind..." She gave up half way and decided to instead just forcibly move her...
Finally the day came, and here we find Marie-Anna Thompson was running around her house like a mad woman; arms full of this, that, and the other thing. "Oh geez! I'm not forgetting something am I?" Does the plane even have enough room for all these suitcases? She contemplated these things as she...
Hello, and welcome to the story of Marie-Anna Thompson. A young, aspiring teacher with big dreams, still left uncrushed by this man-ruled country. On this particular day, Marie-Anna received both the best and worst news of her life, news that will change everything she knows about all she's ever...