Screen Name: Kalen O’Donnell
TITLE: Dust to Dust
GENRE: YA Fantasy
For my sixteenth birthday, my oldest brother tried to kill me again.
I was at Starbuck’s getting a celebratory scone when the shadows peeled off the walls and came for me. I cursed and dove for the floor. The hot chick waiting in front of me turned, eyebrows raised over heavily made up eyes. Her perfect lips parted. For a split second I fantasized she was about to ask what I was doing later. Wait, nope, I wasn’t getting laid anytime soon. That was actually her screaming because magic shadows were slashing through the fabric of her Grateful Dead t-shirt. One more reason to hate my brother.
I grabbed her leg and yanked her down to the floor with me. Terror was the coffee shop’s new special of the day as patrons and employees stampeded for the exit. I suffered a few accidental kicks crab-walking me and my damsel in distress under the nearest table. Which was of course brimming with shadows.
Brilliant, Micah.
A midnight black hand reached for my ankle and I tapped my own magic. Dust raced from every corner of the room and stormed the air in furious clouds. The shadows kept coming, undeterred – and Mom wondered why I had insecurity issues. Trent could kill with shadows. Serena could drown you with your own tears. Alice walked through mirrors, Dennis could pull blood from a stone, but me? Oh yeah. Fear the mystic might of my magical dust bunnies!
Lame.
Congrats Kalen!! I loved this one, so glad you are a semi-finalist ;o)
I love the change to the first paragraph!!! Good luck! (Hope you win!)
Kalen,
Best of luck! I also loved the changes you made to your opening paragraph! Great job!
Woohoo! Congrats, Kalen!
This is really, really good! Good luck!
Good luck, Kalen. This was one of my faves too.
Loved this one. Glad to see it made it in. Good luck!
Thanks so much guys! Your help in getting this here was invaluable! And all the other entries are fantastic!