Establishing the Mood 2021 by Ms. Sanderson

Ms. Sanderson - example

MsSanderson — 2021-11-07 00:16:32 UTC

Maya could never be certain if it was the rustling in the bushes or the shifting night breeze that caused her to startle and slow down. As her eyes scanned the dark lane, Maya was sure she saw something out of the corner of her eye, something present but ephemeral.

A full-circle inspection of the quiet lane left her shaking her head.

“Hello? Anyone there?”

#spooky

2021-11-11 13:46:09 UTC

My friends and I were sat at our usual lunch table. They gossiped like they do everyday, and I stayed quiet and listened like I do everyday. I looked around at the rest of the cafeteria in boredom, only to find Brody staring at me with a terrified look on his face. His chest rose up and down quickly, and his eyes couldn’t find one thing to look at. At first I thought he was being weird, but then I realized. The world around me went dark as my heart began beating like crazy. He knows what I did. Now I just had to figure out how he knows and if others know, too.

Introduction to The Queen Bees Breakdown by Selwa John

2021-11-12 18:25:20 UTC

6 AM the sun shone through the window of Cheryl Armani’s room. There were many windows in her room, all illuminating the sleek hardwood floor, sodden with dirty clothes, textbooks, and college pamphlets, Cheryl had collected. There was a bed in the room, Dead center and under the window so that the bed of Cheryl Armani was always the brightest thing. Lying among the chaos of cotton duvets and silken pillows in the bed that shone with the morning sun, lay Cherry. Queen of Chain Bridge Prep.
#slowburn

Tosca period 7

2021-11-13 20:11:23 UTC

Val stepped out of the cab and into the rainy London air. The people she saw walked slowly, and the cars were fairly quite. Of course Val had only ever been to Boston Massachusetts or New York so she was not one to judge. She hasn't really seen the world, all she new was city’s were loud and suburbs were quite. However Val wasn’t subject to change. She wanted to explore and make friends. Yet all she saw around her was a yellow yield sign and a cab cruising away from her down the “wrong side of the road”. There were no street signs and the buildings around her were old and missing bricks, the windows had cracks in them and the flowers hanging were all curled up and sad. #empty

Evan Olcott period #5

2021-11-17 17:15:25 UTC

I got off the bus, and walked to school. I saw the long line of cars, and busses behind me. I went through the door and into the crowded halls. When I got in, It was like one hundred lawn mowers running at the same time. It was unusual, since only some people were talking.

2021-11-17 18:15:33 UTC

I walked toward my five story Berlin home. The home I've known for my entire life. The one with polished oak wood floors, and the echoey hallways where you could hear your voice throughout the house. I could see the Christmas tree in the far right window on the first floor. I could smell the freshly baked pastries that mother used to bake, and could taste the sweets and feel the hair of the fragile dolls I was gifted.I could feel the coldness of the kitchen floor where me and Rosa would play chess for hours on end laughing amongst ourselves, me always making the jokes, and Rosa always laughing and talking about what was going on in the news that day, or what type of bird was outside the window. But then I opened my wet, tear stained eyes and all I saw of my old, beautiful, memory filled house was dust.

2021-11-21 04:09:19 UTC

I walk carefully to school. One step at a time. As though I’m walking on ice that would break at any point. I approach the school’s main entrance and immediately feel as though all eyes on me. Everyone chatting noisily just seconds before just goes dead silent all of a sudden. It’s only the first day. What did I do? Is it my face? Hair? Clothing? Won’t anyone say anything?

2021-11-22 18:53:39 UTC

A couple hours later, when they heard the last scream and the last shout, Sai and Ben left the capsule bedroom, to find blood and entrails strewn all over the floor, and the bodies of people they once knew, and strangers they could’ve known.
“I wonder where the Star-lady went?” Sai nervously asked, not talking to anyone in particular. He felt Ben tug on his raggedy white shirt and motioned his hand toward the cafeteria. There, the body of the mysterious woman, who gave her life for them, her starry eyes now stained with red, lay mangled and beaten on the cold floor. Her hand, gone stiff and cold due to rigor mortis, was still gripping the metal pole. Sai and Ben stood there, astonished and disgusted at this example of the human capacity for violence.
After what seemed like eternity, Sai snapped out of his trance-like state and took in the state of the shelter. How could a place with good intentions be transformed into such a gruesome scene? “Because that’s what adults truly are...They’re scary! Monsters! There must only be a few good ones…. Look at what they’ve done to us, Ben!” Sai answered his own question aloud. Ben watched his brother break down, he too, starting to feel a mess of emotions. “You know I’m right! Even before this place..even...” His voice trailed off, and they both began to sob, choking on their tears, and they fell to their knees.
uh #grief maybe? #shock? :P

Student Example: Juan Paris, Period 5

MsSanderson — 2021-11-27 14:53:25 UTC

I walked down the cracked sidewalk, the frail autumn leaves crunching beneath my feet. I huffed as I walked up the steep hill to the bus stop, my warm breath hitting the cold air creating misty walls of steam. The morning was wonderful. It was a perfect fall day; the sun was shining, the air was fresh and brisk, and the leaves on the trees had turned beautiful shades of red, orange, and yellow. They reminded me of a Fire, crackling whenever something touched it. The thought made me feel warm and cozy inside. (Description of setting)
#satisfied (#Mood)

Template: Add your first & last name & class period

MsSanderson — 2021-11-27 14:54:52 UTC

Type up a description of setting that develops mood.

Include the #mood

10 points

Sasha Taylor period 4

2021-11-29 14:27:17 UTC

I walk carefully to school. One step at a time. As though I’m walking on ice that would break at any point. I approach the school’s main entrance and immediately feel as though all eyes are on me. Everyone chatting noisily just seconds ago go dead silent all of a sudden. It’s only the first day. What did I do? Is it my face? Hair? Clothing? Won’t anyone say anything?

Graham Buck (Sanderson pd3)

2021-11-29 15:39:17 UTC

“What are you?” I asked.

It didn't reply. I didn't expect it to. The thing sat there, head tilted. Looking in my direction. Snow began falling and the creature got harder to see. There was something wrong with this place, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I put my hand on my head, feeling dizzy. As I was putting my hand down, a ladybug flew off my fingers. It flew into the snow. I could only see the silhouette of it now. The ladybug seemed to transform into a large bird and it flew away, into the white sky
#wtf

Matthew Anbinder P3

2021-11-29 15:40:26 UTC

I look as myself in the plastic mirror and smell the sanitizer cleansing the air. I am not safe here. I am not ok with this. This is supposed to help me but how will it when i don t want it.

#distrust

Katie Hardwick Period 3

2021-11-29 15:40:44 UTC

“Hello? Earth to Ollie Griffin!!!”

“Oh…” He says while blinking rapidly, kinda like he just woke up.

“Meet me at the arch to Frisco at 7:00 sharp. Don’t be early, don’t be late.” He says mysteriously.

“That’s like 30 minutes away!” I cry.

“Are you coming or not?”

“Fine. I’ll be there. Should I be worried?” I ask nervously.

“There is nothing to worry about...if you come at 7:00 sharp.” He says.

“Great. See you then.” I say halfway out the door. #suspicious

Nathan Bastuscheck P3

2021-11-29 15:42:14 UTC

Suddenly there was a loud boom and the Earth shook, just like the one that woke him up earlier last night. But something was off. The tremor wasn’t continuous, as it had only lasted a few moments. Muse had also fallen to the ground. He hadn't before. Suddenly there were screams and another tremor knocked him to the ground. Ok, NOW I need to see what was going on, he thought. Muse struggled to reach the front door as the tremors became more and more frequent. He finally reached the door, and when he opened it he was shocked.

Even through the piss yellow shields that surround his home, Muse could see what was going on so clearly he almost didn’t believe what he was seeing. Asteroid shaped UFOs crashed in the now cracked tar of the unused road. He watched in horror as their humanoid rat bodies shifted into the victims that are now lying dead on the street. Muse looked around in panic, and spotted his girlfriend, Anna, kneeling on the ground with a gun next to her head the next block over. His home was on the corner of the block, so Muse could see everything going on the next few streets down. He started running towards her without thinking. Somehow it didn’t notice Muse. Suddenly the thing holding her down pulled the trigger and Anna slumped to the ground, dead.

“NO!” He screamed in horror.

Suddenly Muse’s head started to hurt and suddenly a dark purple hand that looked like it was made of electricity rushed out of his back. It looked more and more like Saiko Yonebayashi’s kagune from Tokyo Ghoul, as it took a more solid form and looked like a really buff arm. The hand was now around the thing’s face slowly crushing his skull as he mindlessly squeezed harder and harder, even though it had his girlfriend’s face. The head exploded and blood got all over him, but he didn’t care. The rest of the aliens avoided him as he ran down the main road to the forest. He got halfway but then froze. His friend, Mike was being loaded into one of the enemy shuttles. He didn’t have time, and he didn’t want to unleash that thing.
#nightmarish

Evan O

2021-11-29 16:44:02 UTC

I woke up, and slowly started to get out of bed. I peaked at my alarm clock, and read “7:30”. I realized that I was going to be late for school.

As fast as lighting I got out of bed. I got my clothes on, and decided to skip breakfast. I ran on the bus, and was relieved. Until I realized we had a science test today, and I didn't study.
#Mood #panicing

Nicholas Giordano period 5

2021-11-29 16:45:50 UTC

I froze when I saw what was outside. At my feet was a picture, a picture of a man. A man with yellow eyes and black hair. I didn’t want to believe it, no it couldn’t be true how could he be here, how could he have…… survived.

#Shock

Isabelle Cooke (period 5)

2021-11-29 16:50:11 UTC

One of the captains comes down and suddenly drops to the ground. It looks like he got shot two times in the chest and Luke and Anna are confused. They leave the room to see what's going on and they see three other people shot and everyone running, screaming and panicking. They start to panic so they go back to the first class and they only see one person shot but they all realize that they are under attack. The captains know that there are other bad people on the boat with them so the boat is on lockdown. #nervous #mood

Reilly Schilling period 5

2021-11-29 17:05:56 UTC

He looked up at the creature. It was odd. Not like any animal he had ever seen before. It had two large fluffy wings and three giant electric blue eyes. The more he stared at it the more confusing it became. The eyes were fused into the wings, with no head or neck. There was no mouth or legs or arms. It looked like a badly made art project, that a kindergartener had haphazardly glued together. He simply couldn’t understand how something like this could… work. But there it was, flapping a few feet above his head. He didn’t know if it was even alive. It was moving but surely there was no way something like this could be a living thing. He reached out tentatively and ran his hand along the feathers. How in the world was this thing moving?
#confused #mood

Deepshree

2021-11-29 17:06:19 UTC

I even ended up looking through all the closet doors and storage doors. “I’m sorry, but the person you are calling has a voice mailbox that has not been set up yet.” says the robot on the phone over and over after multiple calls. With anger, I reply, “COME ON.”

Helen Hass P5

2021-11-29 17:09:19 UTC

The kitchen hadn't changed at all. Sunlight streamed in through the wide windows, dappling the floor with gold. The walls were cluttered with colorful pictures and stick figure portraits that she did when she was younger and her Nana still hasn't taken down. The smell of fresh baked cakes and honey chamomile tea wrapped around her, sweet and soft and everything she remembered. A warm feeling brushed through her, coiling fuzzily around her heart. She couldn't stop the laugh that bubbled out of her as her sister tossed her a perfectly round Jubilee, the golden suprise filled dessert her Nana loved. She bit down and tasted honey exploding in her mouth. It was still warm.
#warm

Esperanza

2021-11-29 17:10:56 UTC

Period 5

My parents blissfully head off to the GrowGreen grocery store, just like any other ordinary day.

“Minia, your father and I are going to pick up some snacks. Remember to take a shower and do your homework.”

Within ten minutes of their departure, the door creaking shut and the click of the lock, I wash up, get into my pajamas, and brush my teeth. It takes a lot of bickering, but I somehow manage to convince my little sister, Pilar, to do the same. By the time she’s done, I have already finished my study guide for an upcoming math test.

It’s not long before Pilar complains of boredom.

“Minia, I want to do something. Can we please take a walk around the neighborhood?”

“Pilar, I am ready to go to sleep. You are too. Today has been a long day. Let’s end it on a positive note.”

Her face crumbles.

“But we’ve been waiting here for thirty minutes. They should have been back here by now.”

“Our parents are just busy. They probably found a lot of good stuff and are looking for a way to take care of it all.”

I kiss her wet forehead, which smells of organic shampoo and conditioner. We climb into our warm beds and rest. Pilar falls fast asleep in no time. I, however, take a while, especially with the delay that’s going on with my parents.

I stir and try to put myself to sleep. I can feel it. Something isn’t right.

Twenty minutes pass and my parents still haven’t come back.

Forty five minutes pass and they aren’t home.

One hour passes.

Two hours pass.

#Foreshadowing

Sofia (period 5)

2021-11-29 17:13:28 UTC

Maisy had a wonderful day, this was unusual for her but she didn't feel alone anymore. Maisy finally had someone to talk to, a friend! As she was walking she saw a white van slow down and pull up next to her. Her mind goes straight to the worst possible saniero, she freezes as she sees two men jump out of the car with black ski masks. She panics.

Audrey Pierson - P5

2021-11-29 17:14:44 UTC

I woke up suddenly with a scream, panting like a dog while I thought about my latest dream. As I recalled the events slowly fading from my now lively brain, I remembered. I closed my eyes as I anticipated the headache that I knew was coming as I saw the memory floating in my head.
#fear #surprise #mood

Christopher Fleischmann #scary

2021-11-29 17:15:03 UTC

The strange man grabbed her legs and took a bite of her leg for some reason! My mom fell over and tried to get away from the strange, yelling for help. The man caught up. I wanted to help her so badly but I was in shock from what I had seen. The man caught up and bit her back! I started to see blood splat all over my mom’s body. He then starts using his hands and cuts her and yanks flesh out of her back. He was eating her like a dog by now, he was just using his head like a dog eating out of his food bowl. Someone did hear her yelling and came over but the second he saw what was happening he got out of there as fast as he could. My heart had never beat this fast before. The first thing I do is call the police. My friends heard me screaming from what I’ve seen and they asked if I was ok. As I dialed 911 on my phone I explained to my friends what was going on. I could tell they didn't really believe me so I just left the call.

Mathieu Mercer

2021-11-29 17:15:33 UTC

Giorono: ah Fugo and Trish I see you have returned from your mission in Spain

Fugo: yes Giorono, we brought back the briefcase.

Trish: yea there were so many stand users there I was surprised

Giorono: Hmmm interesting? Is the product ok

Fugo: I don’t know

Giorono: Trish let me see the case

Trish: here you go

Giorono (in head): if the content of the case is a stand arrow we need to go back to Spain and figure out how the arrow got to Spain

corvon

2021-11-29 17:15:58 UTC

When he was leaving out the back door he saw a park with little kids on it. It was five of the in a group that was all laughing and playing around. So they didn’t see him coming so he hid behind a tree. It was a dark night. There was nothing near the park beside trees and woods. The bad part was that these teens were all alone in the woods and there wasn’t any house near there.So the killer just waited for the right time and then one of the boys in the group said he had to use the bathroom.

Campbell Sanford P5

2021-11-29 17:16:18 UTC

A plastic tube is placed in my airway and everything goes dark. She dreams of a day that Hunter where they played in the pond when they were little kids, jumping and splashing in the pond. She was as happy could be the sun was all on her on that moment. Water starts to rise Hunter runs out of the water but it was to late for Quinn it was up to her neck. She yells for help but nothing happens. Her head goes under the water. Things go dark again.
#scary

avery krawitz p5

2021-11-29 17:16:33 UTC

When i get to practice i go to the locker room why is the locker so small why is the room small and then i look in the mirror i am so tall and i have a beard something must be up when i went to sleep i was this small thirteen year old now im this big man something must be up with me am i crazy should i go see the doctor but then i decide just to go to practise i start to run i feel like lighting i run faster then the speed of light now i guess i don't say anything because i don't know who any of these people are like whats the coaches name and who are all these people telling me good job.

Ekram Saeed P5

2021-11-29 17:17:33 UTC

She quickly gets back in the car and holds onto the steering wheel so tight as if it was the only thing keeping her alive at the moment .``Thump Thump Thump” Raniyas heart was pounding out of her chest, she clutched her chest trying to calm her rapidly beating heart. “Hey! Are you alright?” a person who had witnessed what had happened. “Step out of the car!”the same person said. ‘Thump thump’ Raniya couldn't hear any of them.

She started to sweat and her vision got blurry. And before she knew it everything around her began to shatter like broken glass and turn a bright white color.

Luke Vaughan - P5

2021-11-29 17:37:41 UTC

Jolyne all of a sudden started hearing something, at first she couldn’t make out what the noise was but then she realized it was a police officer but where was the noise coming from? She didn’t see any officers besides the ones driving her and Hermès in the police van but the glass between the back and the front was far too thick. In an instant all the sound of the officer talking was cut, she heard a blood curdling scream from nearly 20 meters away, it was the officer. Once they stepped out of the police van they saw that the officer's ear was on the floor and he was bleeding badly. While the paramedics were getting him into an ambulance Jolyne saw her lawyer.

“That asshole lawyer is gonna pay for what he did, he ruined my life.” jolyne said with anger in her tone

The curious string followed up behind the lawyer as he got in his car, and went inside the car. All of a sudden the car was yanked to the left, the string moved the wheel way to the left and the car exploded as it crashed into a wall. The lawyer, dead.

“Wow this string is really powerful!” Jolyne exclaimed

#anger

Nour El Houdaigui, Period 7

2021-11-29 18:56:10 UTC

The sun squeezed in through the cracks where my curtains were not quite covering the large window that faced my bed. I could feel the sun on my face but my body begged for five more minutes. I could hear the TV blasting throughout my small New York City apartment as I lifted the soft duvet cover over my face while I tried to go back to sleep.

#sleepy

Ian Abizaid period 7

2021-11-29 18:56:38 UTC

when I caught up they were both frozen. Just absolute STATUES! I’m about to ask them what’s wrong when suddenly Jeremy unfreezes, puts his hand over my mouth and points forward. Then I saw it, a WOLF DEN filled with sleeping wolves!

#fear

Anu Tuguldur period 7

2021-11-29 18:57:40 UTC

I woke up groggily wanting to sleep but remembering I have a long day ahead of me. So many things to unpack. “7:34 am” the clock presented. It was Sunday so I started work on Monday at that new Pho place. I slowly got up and walked over to the bathroom. I reached for my toothbrush and lazily put an absurd amount of toothpaste on the bristles. The mintieness from the toothpaste jolted me awake. My mouth started to get sore from the toothpaste, I spit it out and rinsed my mouth. I turned the sink water to a colder temperature and splashed it onto my face. Feeling more awake and fresh I walked over to the boxes piled up in the corner of the room and I went to work. #tired

Rania K. Husted - Period 7

2021-11-29 18:59:27 UTC

I take deep breaths. *Inhale… exhale*. I am just standing there, in front of his door, staring at the door handle. Contemplating whether I should go in or not. I stand there for two more minutes. My hands start shaking and I start fidgeting.

#anxious

Carter Dunn P7

2021-11-29 18:59:45 UTC

“Are these people trying to kill us?” Hudson asked.

“I mean what else would they want from us,” Miles replied.

“Well they took our friend, and we are pretty much trapped in this place,” Hudson said.

They walked slowly, with their heads that looked down at their feet. Although, they were still being very cautious.

#anxious

Dani Patdu - period 7

2021-11-29 18:59:48 UTC

“Yokina is being a good sister, that’s all.” I laughed. My parents smiled.

“Well, I heard the throne room changed. I wanna check it out.” I stood up and started walking to the throne room.

My parents rushed behind me.

“Wait-“ Dad ran after me.

I opened the doors to the throne room, and I was in for a nasty surprise.

“What the-?!” I gasped in anger. The throne where I used to sit was gone, and Yokina’s seat was in the place where mine used to be. My fists clenched and started getting hotter.

“Damn that Ikari!! I hate her!! I hate her!!” I set her throne on fire.

“Kasai!” Mom called out.

The throne didn’t catch on fire. It must’ve been made with a fireproof substance.

“Trying to set my throne on fire, little sister?” A voice called out and echoed throughout the throne room. I turned around and saw HER. The woman I had wanted to avoid all this time. Ikari.

“Why would you care? You’re not the one who got their seat at the throne taken away.” I gave her a fiery glare.

“Oto-San, Giji-San, may I speak with Kasai outside?” Ikari asked our parents. They nodded tearfully.

#sudden anger #rage #resentment? lol-

jazzi Albashir - P7

2021-11-29 19:05:13 UTC

She strolled through the alleyway, told that it was the safest way to base. Treading quietly, she halted immediately at the sound of glass shattering. Raven held her breath, turning her head around rapidly. Without warning, she felt icy hands cup her mouth. She was pressed onto somebody's back, and her aura sense told her they were powerful. Raven felt around her captors body, and felt a cold, sharp object. A dagger. #Tense

2021-11-29 19:07:00 UTC

Great Oaks had a local diner called Harrison diner that everyone went to. Everybody knew Mr Harrison like their mom or dad. He was a kind and sweet man who was in his 60s. Although the diner had the best burgers in town When you went to his diner you didn't just go for the food,you went there to talk.

Ash was sitting in the diner around 10 pm, he was the only one in the diner at that time. He was drinking a vanilla milkshake which was Susan's favorite. He remembers after school they would come here and share a milkshake. Mr Harrison was standing behind the register playing an iPhone game that Ash helped him get.

Suddenly he heard the door open. He saw a tall man around 6’2 with a mask holding a very big shotgun. Ash didn't know what was happening

All of a sudden the man pointed the gun up

BOOM

Ash dropped under his table cupping his ears with his cold shaky hands. Then there was another one

BOOM

Then he heard the door close. He got up and ran over to Mr Harrison who was lying on the ground with two holes in his chest, they were identical to the ones he saw on Susan. He started shaking mr Harrison to see if he was alive

He was dead

Ash felt a sharp pain in his chest that lingered

Then he saw that there was a small pistol on the floor that Mr Harrison took out when the man came into the store. He grabbed the pistol and coked it back and ran outside. The first thing he felt was the cold breeze on his face,all he saw was the dark and empty parking lot.

He pointed the gun into the air and shot it.

“GET BACK HERE”

He shot the gun again. But he was still looking at a dark and empty parking lot. He put the gun in his waistband then wiped the tears from his eyes. He ran inside the shop and saw that there was no money taken from the cash register. He grabbed his phone to call the police, the police eventually came and carried Mr Harrison away.

#scared

Jordan Getner, period 7

2021-11-29 19:11:36 UTC

I hate going home, it's always so quiet until my sister gets home. My dad usually gets home at around eleven pm so we don’t see him very much anymore. San Francisco does have its noise but that doesn't make it feel any less lonely. I don’t really have many friends, just two, Zoe and Carl.
#lonely #alone #mood

Period 7 Samuel Griffin

2021-11-29 19:14:08 UTC

Lanala longs to learn more about what’s happening. “Magic” she repeats over and over again. “How could it be? That I am magical?” She needed answers and she needed them now.
#Blownaway

Hannah Gray, Period 7

2021-11-29 23:37:43 UTC

I walked past some wildflowers, their soft perfume getting lost in the wind. It was starting to get warmer, the grass growing a brighter green and the sun just starting to peek out of the clouds as if it were shedding a comfortable blanket after a long nap. Following the worn path, I find a bench and sit down, finally relaxing after a long journey away from home. #calm

Patrick Porter Period 3

2021-11-30 15:30:10 UTC

He felt a mixture of
fear and dread.

“The games are beginning,”
said this guy named Fred.

All they had for rations was
biscuits and bread,

it chills to know
all but one will be dead.
#Dread

Lucas E. PD. 3

2021-11-30 15:30:54 UTC

The panicked people, pacing back and forth down the long, skinny alleyway. The plane engines screaming in the passengers' ears as the panic grew throughout the aircraft.
#panic

Satya Nachnani pd 3

2021-11-30 15:33:03 UTC

Nested by a birch tree at the fringe of the woods, her light illuminated the trees. Tall oak, hazel, birch, and the prickly holly towered over her, cutting out even the glimmer of the moon. Wet bark and trampled pine needles let out a woodsy fragrance that mixed with the smoky smell of the night air.
#foresty

Caden Henault pd.4

1019657 — 2021-11-30 16:20:40 UTC

I just sat there stunned, they had finally done it, they had done it. The deep thought was finally broken by a single beep from my pocket. I had completely forgotten my phone in my pocket during the chaos. I pulled out my phone to check the message as a beep came over the intercom. #scared

Karsen combs period 4

2021-11-30 16:22:53 UTC

I make a run for it but hands grab my ankles and pull me down the stairs. My hands grab onto the pole from the railing up. It feels as though there’s hundreds of hands touching me pulling me down on the ground. I can’t hold on and my hands and head hit the pavement hard. My hands gush blood and my head is throbbing. That's when I feel a damp cloth around my nose and mouth # suspense

Devesh Stansbury P4

2021-11-30 16:23:40 UTC

I approach the cafe, waiting at the polished brown door. I look above, and read “The Friendly Bean.” This is the cafe I have gone to everyday for the past few months, no exceptions. The bell above the door jingles as I enter. The aroma of coffee beans fill my nose. This is the feeling that I look forward to every morning.

#satisfied

Mary Hardwick Pd 4

2021-11-30 16:27:27 UTC

“We’ll be back soon, Harper,” I told Harper.

“Ok,” Harper replied. Maisie and I went down the stairs and were surprised to see a girl with long dark brown hair standing at the end of the staircase. She looked kind of an older high schooler.

“Hey guys. I’m Bella,” The girl said.

“Hi!” We said back. “I am Ella and this is Maisie,” I said. Maisie seemed to have no words and looked scared.

“We better get going but, nice to meet you!” I said.
#nervous

Rosalind V. Period 4

2021-11-30 16:28:50 UTC

Huh. So this woman was insane. Ah well, all in a day’s work. “Ma’am, I’m afraid that I’m not looking for any sort of offers right now but if you’d like I can recommend some coworkers-”

“Don’t ‘ma’am’ me. I am no madwoman and I care nothing for your coworkers,” the lady snapped, “you will be useful to the 7th. To the world. Otherwise I would leave you to rot like your predecessors. Which is not to say I’m opposed to that idea.” #indignant

Tommy Thernstrom Period 4

2021-11-30 16:34:39 UTC

I start running. Running as fast as I can possibly run. I don’t look back, I don’t stop and think, I just run. I can hear the massive footsteps behind me. I feel like they are not only pounding into the street, but pounding into my skull. My head is swimming, my vision is blurry. I suddenly duck down an alley and turn right, then left, then right, and then...I don’t even know anymore. Then, I stop and catch my breath. I collapse on the ground and listen. I don’t hear anything. I think I’m safe.

#terrified

Aydan, Period 4

2021-11-30 16:41:56 UTC

He winced internally and grunted as he slipped back into the shadows of the hallway. He held his head as he stumbled a little, trying to get away from the alarms and all the action. Something had opened a floodgate inside his head, thoughts that hadn’t ever been there before were just screaming at him. Things he didn’t understand. Scattered screams, clips of conversation. A name. He didn’t think it was his, but it felt...it all felt familiar.

#overwhelmed

Marney Shattuck

2021-11-30 16:42:04 UTC

“Yeah of course.” I start. My throat starts to clench up. I can’t say much without bursting into tears at this point. “Sorry if that just kinda caught you off guard right there”, I finish. I can see her frown a little. “It’s all good”, she says, “I’m really sorry to disappoint you though”. “It’s okay”, I say, “I gotta get going though. Just let me know if you need a ride back to the hotel”. She gives me a little smile and a nod as I head out of the room.

#rejection

Noah Hessling - Period 4

2021-11-30 16:42:06 UTC

However… I saw it.

A spark. Then another. And then many more, followed by a tiny flame on my index finger. The flame started to grow bigger and bigger as it took the form of a ball.

And then… it was released. It landed on the floor, and immediately it caught on fire. I was in a state of stupor as I, with my legs running my entire body at the time, ran and got the fire extinguisher from its hiding place inside our kitchen. My body ached from going so fast. Years with significant exercise being few and far between can do a number on your body. As I rushed up the creaky stairs back to my room, with all of my might, I squeezed the extinguisher. White foam, the color of a soap bar, spewed out and onto the floor. The room was gradually dulling down from scarlet into orange and then into cold, clear white.
#nightmarish #suspensful

Gelila K. pd. 4

2021-11-30 16:42:44 UTC

My fingers started trembling as I heard my name being yelled repeatedly. I paced back and forth, trying to not make the wooden floor creak.
#scared

Seva Raineperiod 4

2021-11-30 16:45:19 UTC

I was a little worried the rest of the day. “What if he called the cops on us?” Davie said not to worry about it while we were walking down to the creek. Hanson was in the hammock and Joe was on his phone. It was really quiet at the hangout spot, we were enjoying the breeze and the sound of water gushing down stones near the creek. It was so subtle and my head was clear before out of the blue Davie asked “ So what was that equipment out in the hills, did you guys see it?” No one responded cause we were all in our own worlds at that point.
#calm

Nisrine Badri Period: 4

2021-11-30 16:46:47 UTC

“No, you will not kill my mother. Not this day or any day to follow.” King James IV shouted at the top of his lungs on February 8th of 1587. He couldn’t allow his mother to die, for some other monarch he didn’t know, or was even related to. "My deepest condolences, but England and Scotland are officially at war. You will regret this.” Queen Elizabeth, my ancestor, threatened in response, marching in the other direction. Let’s get to reality, shall we? It’s been centuries, and this war still has not ended. #mood #darkenergy #threatening ✌🖐 #terrified #tense #ariesenergy ♈ #fear ~~

Lilah Hoffman pd. 4

2021-11-30 16:49:22 UTC

“Cooper!?” Mrs Anderson marched from the front of the dead silent room all the way to the back row. Eyes peered as she walked down the middle of the aisle scowling straight ahead. She reached Cooper’s desk and stood right in front. She stared at Cooper. Her brown eyes stone cold beneath the thick rims of her dark grey glasses. Cooper’s head was lying down in his arms on the desk.

“Cooper Burton!” Ms. Anderson said angrily. Realizing Cooper wasn’t waking up she slammed the beat up ruler in her hands down on the edge of the desk with all her might. Cooper shot up from his slumber frightened.

“Wha- oh uh…” Cooper started to say till he blanked out. Drool from what clearly was a nap dribbled down his chin. Quickly whipping it with the back of his pale hand.
#busted

Mateo Irizarry Period 4

2021-11-30 16:50:41 UTC

Mart:Wait whats going on?

Then a portal flashed right in fort of marks computer and was glowing the room! After that it started to suck Mart in!

Mart:No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
#tense #terrified

Donovan Rossi P4

2021-11-30 17:00:40 UTC

Suddenly I heard a high pitched scream to my right, I whipped my head up and saw the ghost of a little girl, who was staring at her arms as they started to disappear into little trails of mist that drifted away from her, the trails leading far off into an unknown area of wreckage.
#sudden #scary

Elliana Snyder

2021-11-30 17:20:10 UTC

I don’t know why, but that gesture and our previous conversation had bothered me more than I cared to admit. He had just ignored me. First of all, rude. Second of all, what did I even do wrong? My emotions were a knot with too many scattered ends. My mind wasn’t helping either. It was a jumbled mess that kept trying to figure out what and why Jarad had done that, but couldn’t come to a single conclusion. Was I really that emotionally clueless? The stupid no-abilities scenario didn’t even make sense! Why would he get offended over something as stupid as that. It wasn’t like I said no, either. Why was he so disturbed over a few pauses in my answer?

#confused #embarassed

Kennedy Burt Pd.6

2021-11-30 18:22:38 UTC

I walked toward my five story Berlin home. The home I've known for my entire life. The one with polished oak wood floors, and the echoey hallways where you could hear your voice throughout the house. I could see the christmas tree in the far right window on the first floor. I could smell the freshly baked pastries that mother used to bake, and could taste the sweets I was gifted each birthday. I could feel the coldness of the kitchen floor where me and Rosa would play chess for hours on end laughing amongst ourselves, me always making the jokes, and Rosa always laughing and talking about what was going on in the news that day, or what type of bird was outside the window. But then all those memories flew away like specks of ash coming out of a fire. I at last opened my wet, tear stained eyes and all I saw of my old, beautiful, memory filled house was dust. #Sentimental

Anna Brodsky, P6

2021-11-30 18:23:19 UTC

My beautiful plant was sitting there on my floor. It had a lot of new growth, including a leaf. This is the first leaf on this plant. I grabbed my ruler to measure it, and it was over a foot tall. I glanced happily over to my other plant. These were not looking as good. I speed over to my succulent to see its soil spilled all over my white desk, pristine color ruined.
#happy to #stressed

Owen Anderson, Period 6

2021-11-30 18:25:02 UTC

The wind blew through the open window, the old wooden house lightly creaking against the pressure. I walked over to the window and closed it. The sky was a dull grey, clouds set a shadow over the town. Everyone was inside their homes, and the streets were silent. If you didn’t know any better, you would think this was a ghost town.
#gloomy

Matthew Vaino, period 6

2021-11-30 18:26:41 UTC

When we hit the floor below us, we closed the hatch ran as fast as we could out the door, closing it slightly too loudly. When we reached the entry glass dome, I heard a man shout, the guard had heard us.

“Hey you, stop!” The guard cried.

“Run!” I shouted to Mike and we both bolted down the hall the metal dome.

We reached the dome, but the guard must have reported it on a radio or something because more men were waiting in the metal dome when we got there. They fell on us, grabbing our arms and legs and carrying us back down to the entry dome, but we stopped at one of the facility doors by the command center, one of the men opened the door and they tied us with zip ties to chairs.

#intense

Max H.

10061551 — 2021-11-30 18:27:34 UTC

“Yo! Jon! Where are you!" said Will.

“I’m standing right next to you, you idiot.” I replied.

“Who are you calling an idiot?” He said as he playfully punched me in the arm.

Going for a playful/happy mood

Bela Barish period 6

2021-11-30 18:27:51 UTC

As we sneak through the ruins of my old school, now completely reduced to rubble and covered in over a foot of snow, I feel a chill run down my spine. But not the usual, it’s constantly snowing and I’m freezing chill. No, something is off.
#Fear/suspense

Olivia R

2021-11-30 18:29:21 UTC

My eyes start feeling heavy and all the voices in my head fade away. I drift back into reality, “Hello?”, I say because there is no one in Mr. Nistes classroom. I look at my watch, 2:50. I figured everyone went outside for the last 10 minutes of school. As the door creaks open to get out, I notice something, the plant that was next to Mr. Nistes desk is suddenly droopy and dark. That’s weird. I step into the hallway and start walking down the stretched hallway that looks like it could go on forever. The way the ceiling lights reflect off the floor, I remember when I used to chase the reflections down the hallway until I fell and laughed it off. That was when I was happy, when I had my dad. I think about him, the way he-, mid-thought I stop, something is different, it's quiet. There’s no one in the hallways. Maybe there was an outdoor assembly. I start to worry. I usually worry though. I walk outside and raise my head to see if anyone is out there. “What…”

#tired to #terrified

Cameron Holley, Period 6

2021-11-30 18:30:33 UTC

After swinging for a while I finally broke the roof and right before me was a shiny gold chest waiting to be opened. I opened the chest and got a blue assault rifle, some grenades, and a medkit. The building I was in had multiple floors and each one of them had at least one chest. I grabbed all the loot and I left with a purple ar (assault rifle for short) , a shield pot, a medkit, and some grenades.

#fortnite battle royale #emo #depressed

Maralmaa B. period 6

2021-11-30 18:39:51 UTC

I started to get scared, I was freaking out, I could feel myself breaking out in a cold sweat, I didn’t know what to do, I could feel my goose bumps, I wanted to run. I... “Are you ok?” Says Niko. That calmed me down. I took one deep breath and let it out. “Huuu haa.” I felt much better and my mind was clearer but I still had goosebumps.
#Scared

Kennedy combs period 6

2021-11-30 18:43:08 UTC

My hands slide on the old leather of my car steering wheel as I take a turn onto harbor avenue. Butterflies flush to my stomach as I pull into the driveway. It was not the picture of perfection that started for sure. There are weeds growing all around the house, pretty much everywhere except for the dry dirt patches filling half of the yard. The house looked old and kind of crumply. It was painted a deep brown color and it sat under the shade of too huge, almost tired oak trees. Dull street lights are around the corners of the cracked cement road. Nothing was perfect about it, yet everything was. #newbeginning

Ava Nelson Period 6

10082271 — 2021-11-30 18:44:15 UTC

It was cold and the street lights didn’t shine very well here. Suddenly, the hairs on my neck stood up. I felt someone or something watching me. I turn around. Sitting in the corner was an old woman. I had never seen her before.

“ Sorry, didn’t mean to come into your territory” I say while calmly backing away.

“ Don’t be afraid Alex, I have been waiting for you.”

“ How do you know my name?” I whispered as I eyed her reproachfully.

“ I have known you for a long time my dear.” Her voice is strangely strong. It didn’t match her appearance. She had wrinkles all over her face and her eyes had huge bags under them. Her white, grey, greasy hair fell over her ears. Her skin was very pale. She looked to be on the brink of death. Yet her voice sounded of that of a thirty year old.

”I have watched you grow up. Watched you lose your parents. Watched you end up on the streets.
#creepy #tense

Marc B Period 6

2021-11-30 18:54:25 UTC

“Reality will come to and end soon, TRUST ME!!”. I rushed to call Caleb over to see this. He was in shock!! Me and Caleb had to talk for a minute.

“What the heck is that?”

“I don’t know, don’t ask me!”

“I got an idea, What if you distract everybody while I tear the paper down and put it in my backpack?”

“Sure, sounds good.”

“Hey guys, let's get our bikes ready for our next ride to the museum.”

“Ok, Ok, Ok, Ok”
#Shocked

Sloan Stafford. Period 6

2021-11-30 18:57:28 UTC

The palace was cold, like always. Dark grey crying skies that never stopped. I had another dream about mama and our little home. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I had never been taken from my world. I barely remember it anyways. It was a hundred years ago after all. As I walked through the palace halls I looked out the huge window. The spires and winding complex architecture of the gloom district brought a melancholy feeling. The small, fast closing, clearing in the clouds showed the massive web of structures and buildings which reached to the edges of this reality. What a pretty sight.

#gloomy
#lonely
#livelaughlove 🥺🤞💖
#Trishlikefish

Lariah soto period 6

2021-11-30 19:21:44 UTC

Sarah started to get more stressed about the prom but she couldn’t figure out why. Maybe she was just nervous, but for what? There is nothing to be nervous about. What ever it was made her start to sweat like a pig. It started to bug her so she called her friends to come pick her up.
#anxious #nervous #worried #confused

Zaria Pd 4

2021-11-30 20:02:43 UTC

“Umm, this is hard to talk about but yeah. I always feel sad and my mood about things have changed. The only time when I feel good is with Mason, and even then I still have like a cloud over my head. I feel alone and lonely in this world and I miss mom” My voice breaks. I know I just said a lot but it feels good to get it out. I can feel a tear slide down my cheek. There is something in my voice that I haven't heard in a long time, sadness.

#depressed

Mayla Leal Period 6

1044322 — 2021-12-01 03:24:45 UTC

I didn’t want to sit at the dinner table but I decided to just ignore everyone and eat. I was so hungry I could eat a cow. My mom made her special Mac and cheese and a bunch of other delicious foods that you can’t get her to make EVER unless it’s a special occasion. This doesn’t seem like a special occasion to be honest but you never know. I was so focused on my food, I could barely even listen to what was going on. I can’t believe my poor mother has to deal with me. Right when I was about to look up from my food, Rob said something. I looked straight back down. #unengaged

Tessie Antonipillai Period 4

10068921 — 2021-12-01 06:24:25 UTC

I could hear my feet loudly crunching on the leaves, and my hand brushed the branches away so I could get to my destination. I’m almost there. I was running now, desperately trying to get to him, and finally I broke through the last patch of trees. “Jonathan I-”

But nobody was there.

#desperation

Shikhar Singh period 3

2021-12-01 15:07:47 UTC

“Why didn’t you shoot him?!”

“That was your job”

“NO IT WASN'T”

BOOM! Tys heart dropped. What just happened. He heard the dumpster open and someone drop something into it.

“WHY DID YOU DO THAT!”

“He was dead weight” “Come on we have other plans”

Tyrone was shaking uncontrollably. His heart was beating out of his chest. What had he just witnessed? He slowly got up and opened the dumpster. Inside it was a lifeless body and a tiny red flag. #scared

Martin Moreno PD3

2021-12-01 15:09:27 UTC

I get kidnap by a man wearing black clothes, I was walking to my bus stop and then a man grab me and cove my mouth and my nose with a tissue with some chemical drug that made me sleep, Then I woke up on a white room with nothing, I was crying because I don’t have couldn't do anything and also I thought I will die. Then a man appeared and told me that I will be safe, but I will have to be calm,  of course I wasn’t calm. Then they started to talk me like nothing happened, I think they didn’t realize what they did, but the worst part was that I couldn’t move a single muscle because they will kill me, so they told me that they just want me for a few years for make draws for them because they saw that I drawed very good pictures, and I could be the new picasso.

#Spain #kidnap # be safe

Nolwenn, Period 5

2021-12-01 16:55:05 UTC

I push the chips into the broken lunch box and pick up the rest of the scattered food as fast as possible, throwing them into our very convenient outdoor trash can. I dash right back to my lunch box and pick it up. Thanks to my mom, having successfully broken my zipper once and for all, I would need to carry my lunchbox with two hands, preventing its contents from slipping out. Though there really are only potato chips in there.

No matter, the most important thing right now is getting to school on time, which I am not doing a very good job at.

I bolt forward, sprinting to the rendezvous point as quickly as possible. I am not about to get another lecture by Jay on how important his spotless attendance record is.
#In a rush

Ethan Stone period 5

2021-12-01 17:01:09 UTC

I wake up and realize I’m not on the train anymore. I’m in a dark forest. It’s nighttime. A dark, stormy night. I slowly sit up and look around. It’s almost pitch black. I can barely see the trees around me. I’m terrified. While I look around I see a pair of blood red eyes. I panic as I try to scramble to the trees behind me as I start feeling the ground rumble. As I’m running away I hear loud steps chasing me. I look around for an escape and I see a cave to my left. I sprint for it and I hide behind a rock inside. I wait and wait and wait. Finally I hear the sound of the earth shaking disappear and I leave my hiding spot. I look out the cave and see nothing worth noting. I slowly look behind me and I see the pitch black cave. Then suddenly the blood red eyes reappear and an animal so dark it looks like a shadow, pounces on me! It gets me pinned down and I see it’s massive, sharp teeth. As it goes to bite my head straight off, I wake up.#afraid

Hermela Beyene period 5

2021-12-01 17:13:11 UTC

I peered out the car window, my forehead leaning against the cold glass. The California weather was acting up. Thousands of droplets of water were pounding on the tempered glass making a delicate but steady echo through the car. The heat from the vent blew so loud it masked the silence. Dad gripped the steering wheel tighter, hands turning pale as they made a faint squeak on rubber. He released his death grip and sighed.

#Tension

Jack, Period 6

2021-12-01 18:08:43 UTC

Jimmy peered down the long hallway, noticing the three different Diamond chandelier. He watches the butlers dust the useless random furniture, barely breaking a sweat. “This was living” he thought. Just like in his dreams. And in his dreams, he always wanted to do one thing. Stay young.

The butlers hear loud thumps, causing them to look up. And what they see sends their souls to the heavens above.
A 5’8”, 39 year old, 200 pound curly haired man, running through the main hallway, breaking the priceless antique furniture.

Brayden period six

2021-12-01 18:12:57 UTC

I could not sleep the thought of me never seeing my parents the again the my dream of becoming a pro NBA plAyer drifting away hurt me I never realized how much my family and friends me to me I wish I could wake up from a dream that’s been going for days but no this is really happening. All I feels is tears drizzling down my face like car widow when it rains I don’t know what the purpose of living is if there is nothing to prove # sad and lost

Alexa moglica period 6

2021-12-01 18:13:34 UTC

She was gone. And I knew it was my fault too.
Regret/guilt

Helena b period 6

2021-12-01 18:18:35 UTC

Lindsey fell onto her knees on the ground unable to do anything, she couldn’t cry, she couldn’t talk, she couldn’t move. She was frozen on the floor.
shocked

christian period 6

2021-12-01 18:36:17 UTC

He was under the table staying as still as a rock. If someone heard him he would probably get shot. He tried to peek up to see if they were still there. He saw 3 men in ski masks pointing a pistol at someones head. Suddenly one man walked over to where he was hiding. #scared

Cecilia Stolzenberg period 7

2021-12-02 00:16:46 UTC

Sandy dunes stretch towards the water, the wind whispering over them and through the leaves of the forest. Cattails dot the tan mounds, as well as the tall, thin grass that seems to invade every beach. The lake itself is a deep gray-blue, broken only by the soft lap of waves. I have to strain to see the other side, but it almost looks like there’s a building on the western shore. Little streams break the sand, trickling into the lake. Scanning the shore, I see a shallow area to my left, near where one of the little tributaries joins the lake. It looks like the perfect spot to fish.
#calm

Brendan O'Reilly period 5

2021-12-03 01:32:15 UTC

These are two different descriptions of the same place at different parts of my story.

It was an epic castle, with walls tall enough to scrape the sky. Towers like bridges to the stars, a tall, almost cathedral like center building with balconies and windows like eyes. Peering across the world. The surrounding foliage climbed up it’s walls trying desperately to reclaim their land.

It was an imposing castle, with walls tall enough to stop the sun in the sky. Towers like the boney fingers of a long dead hand. Pulled into the earth by heavy vines. An almost cathedral-like building with windows like eyes. Peering into the hearts of anyone who dared to face it, searching their secrets, their fears, and their lies.

#Dread

Aiden period 3

2021-12-06 13:09:28 UTC

It’s so unfair. I think to myself, as my salty tears touch my lips. I decided to just go to sleep, maybe it was a bad dream.

Margad Bilegdemberel period 5

2021-12-06 16:25:36 UTC

If I was remembered by nobody I would have never existed. All my achievements are worthless euphoria only to prove my shameful mindset. In existence to my own liberty, which was never a valid account. But here I am naked and unveiled, vulnerabilities to be revealed. I sit here in dread clinging to my forsaken existence. The dreadful emptiness inside of me, a hurtful indifference has been there always. I think about how much time I lost in the past, how much time I wasted in futilities, mistakes, sloth, and unwillingness to live, the willing ignorance I had to face the blind eye. The disqualification as a human being like the rest, as the pool of humans blur into nothingness.

#dread

Lauren D pd3

2021-12-08 01:29:19 UTC

Everybody gasps, murmurs and shouting filling the room, too many questions being asked and none being answered. It’s like some tragic incident just happened and the reporters are all surrounding you for every single detail. That’s when everybody goes silent. Apparently, a tragic incident did just happen. #anxious

Vedica Chudiwale period 6

2021-12-14 01:47:18 UTC

Dribble,

dribble,

dribble.

The wind blows through her thick brown hair as it bobs up and down, side to side with the wind.

Swoosh,

swoosh,

swoosh.

It's remarkable. It feels to her as if she’s flying through green clouds in paradise; as if she could be doing this her whole life and never get tired. Every goal;

shoot.

Every score;

score.

All the misses;

darn!

Even when she misses, the surge of energy rushing through her veins like tiny cheetahs inside her running up and down is unexplainable.

Jamie Bildner period 4

2021-12-15 23:54:12 UTC

Suddenly a huge figure came out of the sky. It looked like a gremlin except not. It was much bigger and had blades for fingers and feet, flight capability, also it didn’t burn up in the sunlight which they found peculiar. It attacked gizmo and the others who used their bamboo staffs to block its attacks yet they weren’t able to keep up and soon were at blade point. Gizmo knocked a rock up like a soccer ball being sent to one’s hands. Then the mogwai all attacked at once and managed to push it back thus forcing the super gremlin to retreat.

#suprise

Abby Shanker period 6

10069501 — 2022-01-27 03:07:54 UTC

Blinding orange and white light encapsulated Rey’s spacecraft. Encased in liquid light, she started to panic. I’ve done this a million times. Her thoughts raced like jets and her hands became sweaty. Entry, descent and landing.

#dread