The Faculty - written for Creative Challenges

[prisca]

Title: All night long
Characters: Casey Connor, Zeke Tyler
Prompt: Staying up all night for fun
Words: 181
finished: 20.01.2020

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„Good news.“ Casey's eyes sparkled hilariously, and Zeke thought that they looked even bluer than usual this way. „My parents will spend the weekend at my grandparent's farm. So no curfew for two days.“

„Sounds great. Any plans what we can do with so much free time?“

„It's Friday; we could go into a club.“

„Mhm.“ Zeke thought about this for a moment. Yes, clubbing was what he had done almost every weekend; staying at home had never been an option. The silence in the house would have driven him crazy. But things had changed when he started to hang around with the school's biggest geek. „If this is, what you want to do, okay. I've heard about a new club in Akron; we could check it out.

Or we don't leave the house for the next two days. Play Diablo, watch some movies. Or we just stay up and have fun; I would love to spoil you all night long.“

„This sounds tempting.“ Casey laughed. „I would vote for a combination of all three.“

Jeremiah (TV) - written for 31_days

[prisca]

Title: The voice in his head
Characters: Kurdy Malloy, Mr. Smith
Prompt: There's a silence surrounding me
Words: 328
finished: 20.02.2017

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„Smith, what's wrong with you lately?“ Kurdy eyed the little guy, cowering on his chair in the cafeteria of the Mountain, only a glass of tea in front of him, worried. He looked so worn out as if he would faint every moment.

Smith lifted his head, his eyes swollen and dark-rimmed. „I'm fine, thanks for asking.“

„Oh, yeah, I can see this.“ Kurdy dropped down on the chair beside Smith. „When did you sleep for the last time? Or had a decent meal?“

The answer was a weak shrug, and Kurdy sighed inwardly. „Is it because of God again? What does he want this time?“ It was not that he did believe in this, but Smith did; he insisted on being God's messenger, and the stuff he told gave even Kurdy the creeps sometimes.

„It's more what he doesn't want me to do. He keeps quiet for two weeks already.“

„Well, this is good. Maybe he wants to give you needed rest.“

„I don't know about his plans. But never before he left me alone for so long. And as much as I sometimes hate his voice in my head, the silence surrounding me now is even more disturbing. I don't even dare to sleep anymore because I'm afraid that I might miss a message.“

Kurdy pulled his face. „But if you move on like this, you will break down soon enough. Guess, then you won't be of great help anymore. Try at least a bit of the stew, it's good.“

„Thanks, Kurdy, I know, you only want to help. But...“ Smith stopped abruptly, bent his head. „Oh... yeah.“ When he turned to Kurdy again, his eyes were full of life, and there was even a smile on his lips. „No time for the stew anymore. We need to go to Markus's office; he needs our help.“

When Kurdy frowned slightly, he added: „Everything okay. He is back!“

"If you ask me, that's good timing."