There was nothing but silence. She had stopped fidgeting with the treasures around her long ago. Her hands now laid on top of her chest, while she rested against a pile of gold. The loot around her could last her a lifetime and buy her a villa on some remote…
They stayed silent and still for what felt an eternity. The room was huge, uncannily ominous in its grandness and lavishness. There were riches and bright trinkets everywhere, yet when she moved at last it was not to bask and dive onto the piles of gold.Olve was not the one…
Sixty seconds. He tapped his hand rhythmically against his arm, following the beat of the nearby clock, from which he could not look away. There was a deep irate scowl on his face, yet he felt expectation at the same time. Time kept moving forward.Two minutes. A pleased smile grew…
Beautiful, yet so grim. The ruins were labyrinthic, intricate and almost majestic in their design, but there was no denying that if the walls had a voice, they would scream or wail. The natives of the island, even if primitive, were great craftsmen. It was a real shame that they…
Hello to the ones who check out this site! So, I know I have slowed down with the updates; sorry. First, I do want to pour all my words out of my brain and give you a daily dose of stories, but I have quickly remembered that my body hates…
“Donde estas, pequeña rata?”If he had been around to hear her, he would have pointed out that he was taller and more muscular than her, and certainly much more honorable. Of the two, she was the scoundrel, even if the two had been street rats once.Barbara huffed and slowed her…
He woke at dawn, although he was not brushed by the light it brought. The first thing that his eyes noticed was pure darkness. By the time he got rid of his dazed thoughts, an hour had passed. With a deep groan, he finally sat up, noting how his whole…
Sleep sometimes was like death itself. There were no sensations, no thoughts, only an apparent eternal silence. Nonetheless, unlike the everlasting embrace of death, any slumber had an end.First, as always, there were echoes. His mind awoke slowly, faintly, to the sound of steps and murmurs. They were accompanied by…
She kept yelling, demanding them to row faster. When their boats reached the shores, she was the first to jump onto the sand, with urgency and intent. Her eyes pierced the beach, in hopes of spotting her target. No one dared say a word as she gripped her pistol tighter,…
There was a loud ringing noise, deafening. If he could, he would ponder the rumbling sound of flames, which blasted after the strong crash. The only thing his mind could focus on, however, was the words he heard before they got on the plane. “It will be fun, I promise.”…