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The water had unexpectedly shifted. Usually it swirled friendly around her, letting her use it to her own advantage, but it had gone completely still. It was almost like she was levitating in the air, but she could still feel the cold water seeping through the gills on her neck.  She stopped swimming immediately, she… Read more: The Woman At The Window

It was feeding time, finally. Her skin was already itching to change, she’d been preparing for this one. She pulled herself back behind one of the rocks hidden on the ocean floor. She had to wait for the exact right time. She swallowed the drool that was forming in her mouth. She hadn’t had a… Read more: Right Where I Want You

(written in 2024) Holding my math’s textbook tightly across my chest I brace myself for another quiet day, another day where I can count how many words that I say out loud on my ten fingers alone. I wave back to mum’s car as I walk towards the ‘senior school campus’ that my locker resides… Read more: Wednesdays

(written in 2023) She turns the key in the lock, and opens the door, gesturing for me to go inside. So, I walk in first, taking in the beautifully decorated apartment. How trusting she is, this one is going to be easy. The apartment was small, but it’s definitely personalised to Olive’s quirky taste, which… Read more: The Counterplay

(written in 2020) It was almost her turn. She fiddled with her fingers as she anxiously waited for her name to be called. Today is the first day of the year that she turns 17, meaning she is individually Ranked now for the rest of her life. She was sitting on the only chair in… Read more: Ranked