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Short Story
Hello!
Looking to swap or otherwise, but I'm hoping for readers to check out a short story submission I recently wrote for a contest!
It follows a young girl who concocts a dangerous plan for the sake of her father; one that goes against everything her beloved home stands for.
Here's an except:
"Hera was weightless for the tiniest quark-sized moment. And then she was falling, dropping like a stone through the air. Too shocked to scream, she heard the high whistle of the wind as it rushed past her, saw the wavering, twirling lights of the stars far above-
Stillness, suddenly.
There was a gentle pressure around her waist. She looked down, uncomprehending, breath leaving her in ragged gasps, and saw that one of the thick, ropy tentacles had snatched her out of the air. Pure surprise dominated her emotions, and hesitantly, she reached out and brushed a hand against the thick mass. She found that the tentacle was smooth, almost velvety, but surprisingly hard.
Then she was moving again, being drawn up into the shadowy bottom of the Solaris. Hera reached out and brushed the passing tendrils. They helped to keep her from lingering on her racing heart, the overflowing terror and adrenaline that had been elicited by her almost-fall.
Looking up, she could see that the surface of the Solaris was parting for her, a section of it splitting open to allow her passage. This too, was fascinating, and Hera found herself gaping as she passed through the yawning hole."
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