PB Chapter One - Mitsuki Makotoby Juan WolfaardtBeyond the glass of the window beside me, I see many houses and trees stretching along the town, lit a bright yellowish orange colour by the bright sun shining through the thick yellow smoke clouds in the polluted orange sky. Orange and black is all I really see: the rooftops, the dark casted shadows. My name is Mitsuki Makoto and my dream is to become a musician. I hate school, it wasted every second of my life I could be spending doing what I love. Well, at least it's my final year. I looked away from the window towards all the students in the class. I could see them all since I was located at the back left of the class, unless you had to look at me from the front, then it would be your right. Everyone seemed to be doing their own thing, some were sleeping on their arms, others were playing with their pencils, then there's the very few that were actually paying attention to that babbling moron in front of the class. One of them was that new girl, Kara, Kali, Kaga, can't remember her name. She arrived this morning only, didn't say a word. As I looked at her, she turned her hair and looked me straight in the eye. She was in the centre desk at the back so we were both looking sideways. I tried looking away for a while and looking back to check if she was still staring at me. Each time, she was till staring at me. Her face seemed very calm, no signs of anger, shyness, nothing. "Hey, Makoto!" a sudden voice called to me. I flung forwards quickly and saw Toura standing in front of me with both his hand on my desk. Toura is my friend, we've been friends since we were little. His real name is Toura Makoto, but we call each other by our last names not to get confused. I was about to ask what he was doing when I realised that everyone else was out of their seats and moving around the class. The teacher was gone too. I was so captivated by that new girl's stare that I didn't hear the bell ring. I looked up in front of me. The first thing I noticed was the bright orange sunlight shining on Toura's face.
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Rank: 23 Goblin's Honorby Scott HarperShyla started to glance over at Bernard, but the sight before them drew her attention fully again before she could look at the man by her side. “It’s worse than we thought,” she whispered, keeping her voice low, though she knew there was no chance of being overheard due the noise the multitude below was making. Bernard flinched at the sound of her voice. When he didn’t answer, she finally looked at him, repeating her words. His pale green eyes wide with horror. He only nodded.
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Rank: 17 The Brazen Imageby J. Leland KupferbergYisgadal v’yiskadash sh’may roboh…Amen. The words rolled off Sid Granot’s tongue as casually - and as thoughtlessly - as if he were ordering a tongue sandwich at the 2nd Avenue Deli. However, this was the 2nd Avenue Kielcer Congregation, and Sid found himself standing amid his fellow congregants, intoning the traditional Mourner’s Kaddish in memory of a dead father who had passed away eight months previously in the midst of ordering a tongue sandwich at the 2nd Avenue Deli. In accordance with Jewish custom, coupled with a pre-mortem plea from Sid’s father, Sid was to attend synagogue every day for up to one year following his father’s death, intoning the ancient Aramaic prayer three times daily - morning, afternoon, and evening. The rationale, as Sid understood it, was that once a parent passed on, it was the son’s duty to ensure that the parent secured a treasured slot in heaven - primarily by intoning the Mourner’s Kaddish, thrice daily, for up to a year. The problem, as Sid’s father had mapped it out, was that nobody actually knew the criteria for gaining admission, so the Kaddish, at the end of play, was thrown in - like bonus points in a cosmic pinball game. “I don’t ask for much, Sidalah,” his father had asked, “but give me a good reference when I’m gone.”
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Rank: 3 Summertimeby Mercedes AdamsI bit my lip whilst my heart thudded heavily against my chest, making a throbbing sound echo in my ears. I moved the Hawk to the right, dodging a falling plane. Gaining speed, I stayed on a vertical course for heaven. I drove the plane above the ominous, tenebrous clouds and leveled out to plan my attack. Feeling dizzy I carefully leant my head against the window, trying to clear my mind. I felt the cool from outside pushing at the glass, fighting to feel the warmth from within.
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