Short stories to read when you have little or no time!
Chapter Seven “What were you thinking?” my father yelled in my face, spraying my cheeks with spittle. “You can’t just yell at a League of German Girls leader! And then walk outside like it’s no big deal!” I sighed, sinking deeper into the lumpy cushions of our couch. Herr Muller had received a call from Frau Muller, and had rushed home to yell at me. Of course, I hadn’t told him about Gretchen and what…
Chapter Three PART ONE: Re-Discovered Over time, Crystal had learned (and known) that there was something special about herself. Just a bit of odd about her versus other 5th grade children. After all, she had amber eyes. Even her best friend Hazel had the usual and preferred blue eyes and blond hair. Not that she was an exception. With her waist-length wavy red hair and thick lashes, she could have been the most popular girl…
-Chapter Two- “Mother!” Scarlet called from the front door, holding her satchel across her shoulders. It contained the book about dream visitors, her notebook, and a letter from her parents that she had received when she had gone on her first solo trip to Florida on her tenth birthday. “Scarlet Becker! Where do you think you are going?” Mother stumbled down the stairs, looking confused and slightly angry when she saw the satchel. “Mother, I’m…
-Prologue- A dream visitor. Scarlet had always wondered if they were real. But she had never guessed that she would be one. Did she even want to be a visitor? Was it something that she had truly considered? Worst of all… was she always going to be a dream visitor?
| Chapter Two | Haisley watched cars wizz past their U-haul van that her parents had rented, before climbing into the seat behind her parents. She tossed her bag into the back, just as her dad started up the van and drove away. Haisley reached into her pocket to text her friends, but her pocket was… empty? “Ahh! Mom, I forgot my phone!” she screamed, and her mom turned around. “What?” she cried, turning to…