Odette walked along the beach, her feet leaving their imprints in the wet sand. Water washed over her feet every few seconds, sending a chill down her spine.
She watched the sun sink into the ocean. The distant water sucked in the sun's radiance and painted itself the same pinks and purples that swam in the sky.
An alluring hum filled the air. Odette glanced around for the source.
On a large rock, about fifty feet away, sat a young woman. "Hello?" Odette called out.
The woman did not respond.
Odette held her swimming bag tightly in her left hand and approached.
To get to her, Odette had to leave the soft sand and walk down a stony path. Sm
Written November 14, 2012
"How can you be hungry at a time like this?" Lucas asks, his arms flailing.
I extend my arm and grip the cool metal handle. Yanking the fridge door open, it released a heavenly glow. "There's a killer in the house, and you're in the fridge?"
Phil grabs my hand. "Lucas is right. We have to get out of here." He tries pulling me from the fridge.
I resist. "But I want pickles." Reaching into the fridge, I retrieve the jar filled with Sweet Dills.
Phil yanks on me again. This time I lose my grip of the fridge and fall to the floor.
"Oh my god. I'm so sorry Annie. Are you okay?"
I see the panic in his wide eyes. "I'
Lexi Foxi and the Three Ducks by ElizaDuivenvoorde, literature
Literature
Lexi Foxi and the Three Ducks
November 20, 2015
Loxi Foxy walked along the side of the road, heading into town to get bread for dinner.
Upon her travels, she came across a pond and a house that stood next to it. Frog croaks sang from the pond.
She went to the house.
She knocked on the door. No answer. She jiggled the handle and found it unlocked. It creaked open. "Hello?" Loxi Foxy called into the house. Large stained glass windows and a skylight allowed the sun's rays into the building.
Again, no answer.
She pulled the door to close it. The aroma of freshly baked bread filled her nostrils.
Her stomach growled. Loxi Foxy followed the smell to a knee high wooden tab