8: The REAL Fun Begins
Gilbert woke up on a hard wooden floor. Sitting up, he massaged his stiff back as he took in his new surroundings. What a peculiar place he was in. The walls were covered in colourful green, navy, and burgundy patches and a strange light coming from the moon-shaped window tinted the room purple. Underneath the window was a spinning wheel along with a wooden worktable lined with sewing supplies. It looked as though whoever was working there was there recently because the table was still messy with light blue string strewn everywhere. The area surrounding the wheel was filled with plush toys, some empty, and some incomple
5: Resentment
“Gilbert, wait! Come back here!” called Mr. Hayward.
Those words went straight through his ears. The crying boy scampered down the gravel path, ignoring the two voices calling out for him – both Hugh and Mr. Hayward’s. It didn’t matter to him anymore. He was not going to go back to that orphanage. Not after what he did to Mrs. Hayward. She was dead because of him. He didn’t want to admit the reality to himself, but Mr. Hayward lost his wife and it was his fault. Mr. Hayward loved her with all of his heart and he’d taken her away from him. The images of her death were permanently engraved
4: We All Fall Down
Gilbert woke up to Hugh shaking his shoulder rapidly, whispering, “It’s time to wake up. The Haywards are downstairs.” He was crouching next to his bedside with an exasperated look on his face, continuing to shake his shoulder although Gilbert was already awake. “You need to get up so we can go into the r…” Hugh drifted off mid-sentence, remembering that some of the children were up and about around him. “The you know what.”
“What are you talking about?” he wondered. “And stop shaking me. I’m awake.”
“You cloud-headed ninny!” Every
10: Return to the True World
They travelled alongside together, making the long journey away from their old lives and following the river to anew. As the sun rose on, night fell on the monarch orange horizon, bringing the pale golden moon to the white stars. What a beautiful sight to behold. The moon, which he thought he would never see again, was there right before his eyes. He found it strange how he appreciated such a simple thing now that he almost lost it for good. No giant bears looming into the heavens, no barren tree that stretched across the world – just the peace of an ordinary nighttime sky. He was at peace. Peace of brillian
Horror Story: Patches the Rabbit by Lamentine, literature
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Horror Story: Patches the Rabbit
The playground was bustling with children. Kids were pulling stunts on the monkey bars, going up and down on the teeter totters, taking turns on the slide, and playing an exciting game of freeze tag. One of the girls who went by the name of Alice wandered around the playground, searching for a group of kids to join when she noticed that a boy was sitting alone on the swing set. He wore a dark purple hoodie with black stripes and he looked as though he was in the highest grade. In his arms he cuddled a stuffed, white rabbit plush with glossy black button eyes and glittering blue stars on its paws and ears. He had this rather bored look on his