We leaned up against the wall, and I had no idea what was coming next.

“Ok, now stand.” Miranda led by example.

The twins and I stood. Miranda and the twins seemed to be suppressing giggles. I didn’t like it. I looked around the room, hoping that none of my other friends were watching as I made a fool of myself, by following Miranda’s commands in her strange game.

“Now step to your left.” Miranda...

Ainsley opened her front door and took a deep breath. She walked forward a few feet. The weather was nicer than she had expected. She turned around and went back inside. She grabbed her shoes, phone, and keys before heading out to take a walk.

She hadn’t got very far when she heard someone call her name. Ainsley knew the voice immediately. It was her neighbor, Valin. She turned around and he jogg...

Finre looked out his window, just as the night before, longing to go out. But he knew he couldn’t. He never could. He watched, looking this way and that. He waited. Finally, he saw it. A small flicker of golden light appeared in the distance. Slowly, it became bigger and bigger. He thought, _if only I could go out and run down this hill, I could reach it_. But still, he knew he couldn’t. He must n...