The Devil

Pure Dreams

The Devil was sitting on the Birthday cake!

She looked around.

Could the others see him too?

The Devil then went from the cake to the cookies.

Why, you little...

The Devil looked at her, sneering.

She couldn't believe no one was freaking out.

The Devil chewed slowly, still sneering.

“Would you like some tea with that?” she said out loud.

Everyone looked at her.

“It's the Devil!”

“You're crazy.” And they laughed.

He was gone.

But, the next year, she could swear, she saw the Devil again, mocking her from afar.

Perhaps her end was near.

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Adult

LEA 20

His first apartment was decorated in a simple, elegant way. The scent of vanilla welcomed her as she entered the living-room. A few books were scattered on the shelves, displayed to counterbalance the other objects. It looked like a setting, but he was proud of it, she could tell. A pot of white flowers and twin candles almost tricked her into believing he was a nice guy. He wasn't. She had to run, screaming through the hallways. No one opened the door. No one helped her. And, at the hospital, she could still recall that sickening vanilla scent, welcoming her...

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Corner

Black Kite

Go to your corner, they said. And I did. I went to my corner. I was only a child and I had to obey.

Today, I am not a child anymore.

When they say, go to your corner, I laugh and walk away.

Today, I am an adult and my corner is not their corner. My corner is my place and it's my world and it's my people. My corner is not obeying anymore, no.

When they say, why have you changed so much, I laugh and walk away.

Today, I choose my corners and smile and live and shine.

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Reflect and Engage

Betelgeuse

Life would never be the same. He was leaving everything behind. He wanted that, but he feared it as well.

As he approached the exit, he looked back and he saw the carnivore plants he had created and grown. They stood motionless and eerie behind the glass wall.

For a split second, he wished he could give up and go back to doing his magic and growing the most unusual plants. But he couldn't. So, he left.

A week later, he received an urgent appeal. He had to go back. The plants, in a fit of anger, were eating everyone.

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(Pick Two: Reflect, Pounce, Gymnastics, Obsolete, Engage, Girls, Easier)