Writing Prompt

A slight metallic smell tints the air as I look at the dappled spots of red leading into my apartment building. I pull my coat tighter around me.

I flinch automatically as someone walks up behind me.

“Goodness dear, it is that time of the month?”

I am shocked that this old lady could even assume that this amount of blood came from me.

“Of course not!” I say, harsher than I intended it to be.

“...

A canine laid under a layer of snow, the biting cold not reaching his skin. A warm orange light shone from the windows of his master's den of wood. But he didn't wish for this warmth. His ice blue eyes watched the forest line, hearing the howls of wolves carried gently by the wind. A thin tether tied him to a wooden peg hammered into the ground, hidden under thick snow. He was among twenty other h...

_I was following the, I was following the-_

I trek through the snow, panting heavily. I gasp on to the wound to my abdomen, wincing in pain every step of the way. You can’t be mad at animals for being vicious. I should’ve listened when mother told me I shouldn’t explore these woods.

“You’ll get yourself killed.”

I continue humming the relaxing music to myself, moving forward into the big mass o...

I’m lost…

Lost in the middle of nowhere…

Or at least, I think I am…

I’m blind to it…

The snow that is…

Everywhere I turn, it’s white…

As far as the eye can see…

But then again, it’s not that far, is it…

As I journey on, I come across a willow tree…

The same one I’ve stumbled upon many times before…

Its branches a familiar embrace…

I lay beneath it…

Taking a break…

Then I wake up…

And for some un...

I could sense the hesitation in Tsuki’s figure even from yards away. It looked as if his whole body was crinkling up in some type of paper ball that was ready to be tossed at the nearest classmate you hated in primary school. I wanted to run over and encourage him to step away from the fire and into the snow, perhaps even start a snow war with him, but fear held me back. Everything had been so dif...

It’s gonna snow today! That’s all. My fingers are freezing and descending into numbness, but my brain is on fire with excitement!

And school out early and tomorrow. Heck yeah!...

_Life was good in the age of coldness but it always feels good only in the dark. There were two kids in Aspen Highlands, Colorado. It was the time of winter and snow started falling over from the sky in the morning. The kids wondered why the snow is falling from the sky ? A little while later, they forget about the question and were too excited to play a snowball fight. It was the time of Christma...

Boy am I glad to see you !! Says Jef to the triple a tow truck worker. I’ve been out here in the freezing cold freezing my ass off.

The truck driver says “I feel you. It’s been snowing non stop, I’ve been getting calls like this all morning. But in order pull your car out this snow ditch, I just need a valid form of identification to verify your account. Jef checks his pockets, and remembers that...

Eyes dilated, each breath was meticulous.

With shaking hands that thick blood had covered, her gaze slowly drew up the snow infested driveway.

Her boots make a crunching sound while maneuvering through the snow. You’re laying on her driveway apron, suffocating. The cold air does nothing to help you. It muffles your cries for help.

She’s amused. It’s a game.

She steps on your forearm and somethi...

We both jumped. I took a deep breath and dragged the back of my hand under my eyes. “What was that?” God, I was pathetic. My entire body was still trembling and my voice was shaky.

_Get ahold of yourself, _I thought_. _

“I think the tire popped.” She said, getting up and looking out of the window. Sure enough, the RV was headed down an empty side road. As soon as we hit the dirt, whoever was dr...