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I thought for a second, “Yeah, okay,” I replied excitedly, envisioning the stress floating out of my body like dust particles glimmering in a ray of light.

beer
 

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The tank hadn’t worked for years—we flushed by filling a bucket with water from the sink and pouring it directly into the toilet—but even the guise of trying to fix it could raise suspicion.

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It’s dark in here. There’s a large maple tree just outside the window that shades the room, so the light is filtered and dusky.

blue

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It’s dark in here. There’s a large maple tree just outside the window that shades the room, so the light is filtered and dusky.

blue
 

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In the daytime you could see a hint of the lake, blue and teasing, impossible to bulldoze and build over.

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Nightmarish flashes of Ashley getting dragged out of the Closet, motionless feet bumping along behind her.

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You can get them dipped in gold for five extra dollars,” muttered the guy before clearing his throat. “That’s, um, a joke, but you do get a discount if you pick up your food instead of asking for delivery.”

Bell
 

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I guess the bell must have rung, for rods were migrating back into the halls, refilling the blood back into this place’s arteries.

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I supposed at one point there was a pathway for the marionettes to use, but it had been worn out over time, or destroyed by some kind of avalanche.


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I edged the door open, ready to slam it shut if—what? If she turned out to be a serial killer and announced it with a calling card?

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He focused on the tv with some documentary on sock puppets. “Worse. I’m afraid you’ll end up like me.”


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For some reason, when I had pictured this trial I thought it would be more like a high school test.

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My father was inside. Alone. I giggled. He was talking to the toys.

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I hated tea. Hot tea, ice tea, sweet tea, unsweet tea, all of it.

surface
 

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I could see that my hand was a mess—not a deep injury, but extensive enough to cause a lot of surface bleeding.

collar
 
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(I'm always surprised that a word is in my WIP.)

A hint of fine cologne lingered about his collar, spicy and smoky.

Fiend/fiendish
 
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It's been a few days so I'll do Nymtoc's word, "collar".

“No!” Dan grabbed the collar of Baaston’s tuxedo and pulled him away from the grass.

Plant
 

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But luck to have it, he was standing by the door, slightly hidden behind a potted plant that branched out enough to give him shade.


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