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Still Stood Still
by Asena Lourenco

Her legs stood still in the silence like they were about to snap. No one dared say a word. The chilly breeze rattled my spine and spun my hair around. My heart was a beating drum, bold against the quiet. The thick, obsidian clouds slowly gathered above my head like a crown waiting to fall down at any moment. She towered over me, her arm wrapped around my shoulder as we gazed into the distance. I sighed. She was the only person who had ever come close to being a maternal figure to me and the person who ever would. The heavens opened and the sky started weeping. On that day, you could almost hear the sobbing. The grey puffs of nothing floating around. My fingers reached to one, only to pass straight through it. But still, still, we stood still. As still as a sturdy table on four legs. We stood, statues through a hurricane. Still.

Fiction © Copyright Asena Lourenco
Image courtesy of Christina Sng

More about Asena Lourenco:

Asena Lourenco is 13 years old. She loves reading, playing Scottish traditional fiddle music on her violin, dancing, and martial arts as well as writing her own stories.

She would like to be a teacher and writer when she grows up. She also loves cats and babies!