As I walked across the beach, the still silence engulfed me like a fire was to engulf a forest in flames. It was so quiet. After all of the commotion for the past few days and nights, it was incredible how nothing was happening. I looked up at the sky. Puffy white clouds rolled across […]

              In the distance, a gulping sound caused me to crane my neck and look around the beach that I was standing on.  I watched the jungle edges for a sign of any moment. A bush to the left of me shook and my blood went cold. A shiver ran up my spine as […]

I’m woken up from my light sleep by a loud rush of wind blowing through the trees.  I blinked a few times and took a look around me. I hear more whooshing in the distance and felt a sprinkling of water against my skin. I looked down towards the ocean where I had run from […]

When I saw the silver parachute fall from the sky, I felt a small sense of pride and hope. I was amazed at how far I had already come but also was fearful for how much farther I would have to go to win. I decided to send the voice message to my mom because […]

By the time I stop to catch my breath my legs feel as if they are no longer attached to my body.  I look around and realize that a deep, dense forest surrounds me. I also notice the slant that I’m standing on and conclude that I had been running up a mountain. I hear […]

A gust of wind overtook me, causing my head to snap back into reality. I was standing on top of a metal circle. Each one of my competitors was in a similar atmosphere, underground in a dark room. The metal circles unexpectedly began to rise. I shook my arms out like I used to do […]

The sky seemed to darken as the clouds came rolling in. A gust of cool air blew through the trees and made me shiver. In the distance I could faintly see a figure approaching me. As the outline of the figure became clearer to see, I could distinctly recognize the poor posture, the messy bun […]

My arm twitched ferociously at my side. As my eyes wandered across the crowd, my breath became heavier. My chest felt as if an elephant was sitting on me, shortening my breath and making my heart pound.  My little brother stood nervous at my side, twiddling his hands. Standing all around me were petrified faces. […]