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The Theater

  Ryan jerked back to reality at the sound. In a world, taken over by aliens… He knew this all. He had seen it hundreds, thousands, millions of times. But how could he have? He had only just sat down in his seat. He bought a ticket to the newest summer blockbuster, and anxiously waited for it to begin. But he had seen this trailer before. He knew he had. As it went on, he could guess what would happen next; and then it would happen. He knew what the voiceover would say; and then he said it. Ryan thought he was going crazy, until the next preview started— A loose cannon cop, pushed to the edge. He’s out for revenge on the people who killed his family— And someone behind Ryan shouted out, “And he won’t stop until he finds them!” And he won’t stop until he finds them! came the voice from the trailer. Everyone else in the theater clapped and applauded. Ryan tried to turn his head, to look at the man that had said this, but found he couldn’t. He couldn’t move any part ...
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I Am...

            I stood alone on one side of the room. It was a big room, built to look like a cabin. It was the activity room, where everyone would meet and play games. It was the second night of a retreat I was on with my youth group. As I walked along the wall, my youth pastor suddenly called out to me. That seemed odd. Why would he need me? I was just picking on that Craig kid, maybe I was in trouble? I curiously made my over. He then led me out of the room, along with one of the other adult helpers. He turned to me, concern on his face. I was the more bewildered. What was going on?               I am King Osiris, sitting at his feast, unaware of the trick Seth has set for me. Unaware that I was about to be trapped, and my body scattered all over the Nile.               “Gideon, we just got a phone call. ...
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The Stranger on the Roof

Jerry stood looking over the edge of the building, preparing to jump. He thought back on all the things that had brought him to this point. He began to make a step up to the ledge before, once again, bringing his foot firmly back to the roof. He made another half-hearted effort and returned his feet side-by-side again. After mentally scolding himself, he went for it once more before flinching at a nearby noise. “Just do it already!” said a voice next to him. Jerry looked over to see a stranger; a man he had never seen before, smoking a cigarette not twenty feet away from him. How had he not smelled it? “If you’re going to jump, jump.” The stranger was young, late-twenties. He was a good-looking guy with sandy blonde hair, a cocky, crooked smile, and symmetrical features. He sat on a square cement block, puffing at his cigarette. Jerry simply stared at him, confused. “That’s what you’re doing, right? Trying to work up the nerve to jump?” “Who are you?” was all Jerry could ma...
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