“Jess, do we have everything?” “How am I supposed to know? You have the check list.” I groaned and walked over to the bag of camping stuff and started checking everything off the list. I watched as Danny grabbed his camera and hooked it to his bookbag. “Is that really necessary?” “Yes. We might want to take pictures of cool looking trees.” “You’re so stupid.” … Continue reading Date Into the Woods by Makayla Snow

The blinding lights of the car racing down the one lane road was the last thing I saw, before the sound of metal on metal rang in my ears, and everything went black. We have driven down this road a million times. You have to in order to get anywhere away from home. My dad warns me about this turn everytime I take it knowing … Continue reading 1 Wish by Hannah Shekey

Day three of death. It seemed to only grow darker, colder, lonelier. The growling of stomachs caught on the wind, picking up the ears of any nearby predators. The loss of protection from the burning sun.  Lucas and his friends are huddled around one another, passing around what is left of Lucas’ flavored drink. The last one of the day. They were only granted a … Continue reading Is That Us? By Skye Riddell

Everything was new, and nothing was going their way. They were stuck in a strange world outnumbered four to one. All the while the leaders did nothing to help or protect them from harm. This was the reality for the three friends that had just finished their previous tour. Even though they had familiar faces with them, they had to stick together so that they … Continue reading Jack Face Janitor by Jayden Rhodes

“Rose, Get up! Malalate ka na ulit sa eskwelahan!” The thirteen year old could hear her mother yell at her in her native language of Tagalog from down the hall. Rose groaned to herself as she slowly sat up in her bed. Her eyes slowly fluttered open and she looked around the room trying to gather her senses. She slowly grabbed her phone and saw … Continue reading Fallen Kingdom by Candice Payne

Billy is a 13 year old boy. He turns 14 in a couple days. His mother wants him to grow up, and stop acting like a kid. Billy decides to hang out with his friends and go on a crazy adventure one last time. He texts all of his friends to come over to his house. He wants to have a meeting. His friends all … Continue reading The Diamond Cave by Alex McCusker

“Boys! Mom and Dad are about to leave for dinner. Andrea will be here to stay with you while we’re gone, but she’s running a bit behind.” Adam and Damon’s mother shouted from the kitchen as the twin boys played video games on the couch. “Ugh! We don’t need a babysitter! We’re almost 13!” the twins groaned. The doorbell rang, and their mother, Mrs. Anderson, … Continue reading The Records of Hawk Creek by Jaidallyn Andrews

“Hey honey. How are you feeling?” My mom sat down on my bed. “I can’t believe he just got up and left. We were together for 5 years. How could he do this to me? He told me we were going to get married. We were looking at houses. What did I do wrong?” I buried my head in my pillow. “Honey, things happened. Maybe … Continue reading Behind the Screen by Makayla Snow

Princess Amelia was born into a royal family in which they had a quest for her. From the day Amelia was born, her family engraved in her mind that when she turned sixteen, she had to set off on a quest that only she could attend. Amelia is a shy girl who only has a couple friends and spends most of her time reading or … Continue reading QUESTionable by Jenna Perry

It was a sunny day on the beach. Jason was chilling in his lawn chair while feeling the breeze hit his face. He hears a bunch of girls giggling, so he looks over. He sees a  guy with sunglasses on. Jason watches the girls sit on his lap and move his arms around to make it look like he was dancing. Jason is convinced that … Continue reading Untitled by Alex McCusker