Sliding door

beautiful daughter who had his whole heart. In this political system one must come to the arena and choose a door. Out one door would come a lady to whom you would immediately marry. Out the other door would come a furious tiger that would more than likely rip you to shreds. They believed that if you were guilty the tiger would come out, and if you were innocent the maiden would come out of the door you choose. This leads me to my next point. The king’s daughter was just as imperious as he was.…

The sound of trains There is an elevated railway above the street that is used for the presentation. The train is invisible from the sight of the passenger in the vehicle. When the distance between the vehicle and the coach becomes tight, the sound inside the carriage is displayed from the car stereo. The location of the rail line is reproducing based on the transport timetable. Therefore, the announcement inside the passenger car and broadcasting in the railway platform, which flies out from…

Whisking Margaret’s unconscious body into my arms, I steadily began to inch my way towards the back door in escape. However, the task was daunting. Traveling to Margaret alone was one thing; although, traveling back, amidst the intensifying search of spiritual thieves, with a comatose woman’s arms dangling amongst the floor, and having to ensure that one did not accidently bump into a chair, thus calling all attention to ourselves, made the situation a bit more problematic. Nevertheless, I…

"Mason are you here for therapy?" requested Dr. Stiner, as he casually moved towards Mason, who was in the shadow of building half way into the night. The moon was high in the sky, creating small shadows in which Mason hid. Mason only nodded in response. "Follow me towards the movie theater," uttered Dr. Stiner. He proceeded to jaunt towards the theater with Mason close behind. The way Mason paced himself only made it seem like he was having a struggle keeping up with the doctor. The walk lasted…

Griffin and his family lived in a very wealthy neighborhood with security cameras surrounding it. When he came home that afternoon he flung the door open expecting for his kids to come running up to see him but, it didn’t happen. A heavy silence filled the air. Griffin walked into the kitchen and saw a puddle of blood right by the sink and the back door open. He searched the whole house starting with James, he first born son’s, room. Nothing was misplaced or out of the ordinary except for the…

The garage door slowly creaks up as I wait to get started. As it rises above my head I stroll outside onto my driveway. The cool breeze whisks through my hair as I stare up into the cloudless night sky. I take a deep breath through my nose and take long, deliberate strides to the end of my driveway. As I reach my black mailbox, I look to my left at the barren streets, illuminated only by the yellow streetlights, and on my right, a dark, menacing hill with one yellow light at the base and a small…

I kneeled down on the roof of an abandoned apartment, watching my next prey. I aimed the SR25 American sniper at the person’s head, click goes the sound of the trigger, before I could look up I saw my victim's body lying limp on fresh concrete with at a puddle of blood surrounding them and one perfect bullet hole through their head. Bystanders immediately pulled out their phones forming a circle around the body. I picked up the sniper, slung it around my back and walked down the steps of the…

Our conversation was interrupted several times by locals who approached me to introduce themselves. Most of them were big, burly and sported jeans and a wife beater. Despite what they wore, they were polite, even courtly, as they sidled up to my bar stool to chat, or, in the case of Jac, just flirt shamelessly. Jaq was a self-proclaimed bachelor. “Gigantic fudge pooping llama alien!” I heard Woody yell from the kitchen. I blinked. Red laughed and rolled her eyes. "That’s my husband, ever the…

him out unconscious, as footsteps could be heard gradually getting louder, and louder by the second, when it all stopped. Moments later he gains consciousness and everything around him begin to blur. Luke examines the room when suddenly a door opens. As the door opens, a man with bulky arms walks in, giving Luke a cold icy stare. “I've…

Darius Smith 11 October 2015 English 242 Instructor Bonds Sinking Into Quicksand Edith Wharton's “The Quicksand” is full of symbols and meanings, but two stand out particularly well in the story: the name of the newspaper, the Radiator and the title of the story itself. The newspaper's name was likely chosen because of the definition of the word radiator. A radiator transfers heat or cold, but usually heat, from one space to another. As explained in the story, Mrs. Quentin's husband (Alan's…