We had spent weeks and weeks clearing a spot in the bougainvillea in your garden, until we had a safe house, a place to call our own. Every day after school, we would rush through our homework and then hide from the summer heat in our haven under the...

I wrote this story for the NOVA short story competition, but simply could not get it over 2000 words, and then ran out of time. So, I have decided to post it here instead. It is an expansion of

I havent done one of these for a while, and this one is late, but at least it almost feels as if the words are returning. Thank goodness, considering NaNo is 20 days away :) [Fiction] Friday Challenge for October 10, 2008:

black clouds    laying low heads peaking over the hills there is no wind here the door to the house - completely deserted - stands wide open no secrets here it is an empty shell laying in wait for the storm the...