Lonely Oak Chapter 54
The rain had finally died down, having lasted long enough to wait for the sun to disappear below the undulating horizon before scudding away and leaving everyone without any real day. The twilight was made of fire, though. It looked like the clouds...
Lonely Oak Chapter 101 - An Emmy In Ket's Clothing
Emeral breathed with concentration, counting in her head. Her arms were stretched behind her, fists pointed down at forty-five degree angles. The muscles in her back and shoulders tingled with a satisfying twinge as they were loosened. She let out her...
Lonely Oak Chapter 32
Nine in the morning. The clouds had not yet broken in the sky. The air about was sweet with the smell of oncoming rain, half a month early. The grass was still a little wet with dew. There was a bit of a chill, which made the proceeding fifteen...
Lonely Oak Chapter 96 - If She Haddaway
As soon as the bell rang, the school burst with noise. Shoes scampered and squeaked across the roughly-polished tile, and like a tipped glass of milk the students began spilling through the doors and spreading about the courtyard. Buses tooted and...
Lonely Oak Chapter 102 - Roomy Undies Of Bravery
She squeaked when she felt a weight depress the mattress next to her. She started to panic when she heard him breathing heavily, grunting and groaning. She rested her hand on him, feeling him rock and squirm a little. "Wh-what's wrong?" She...
Lonely Oak Chapter 91
The kitchen light was on. She hesitated for just a moment. The person inside, if any, would ask what she was doing up so late--on a school night. She chewed her lip. _Act sleepy._ She told herself. _You woke up cuz it's hot, and you're thirsty._ Her...
Lonely Oak Chapter 92 - Emeral, M.D.
The mother tigress stood in the kitchen, pulling her hair into a pony-tail as she watched the coffee pot begin to gurgle. Oh how she needed the caffeine this morning. Allergies were terrible; why-ever they still existed she couldn't understand. As far...
Lonely Oak Chapter 99 - Delta
The crowd began to murmur and disperse. "That was pretty cool," Kenny commented. "I was wondering why this school had such a funny name. I guess it makes sense." "I think the whole loneliness thing was the original message of the school, but it's not...
Lonely Oak Chapter 77 - Flight Of The Spelling Bee (Part 1)
Lyza made hardly a sound as she shuffled into the classroom. Her backpack was pulled snugly against her, its weight beginning to take a toll on her posture. It carried a few extra books that she normally did not bring to school. When she went to hang...
Lonely Oak Chapter 116 - Meeting Of The Minds
The soft tic and tock of the clock counted the seconds within the small room. Beyond the frosted plastic _shoji_, the soft tinkling of wind-chimes broke up the motronomic march of the red hand. Blurry, mottled shadows swayed back and forth across the...
Lonely Oak Chapter 126 - The Meadows
There was once a place at Lonely Oak Elementary, in the school's courtyard, different from any other place in the world. There is an iron fence, that has no gate; just an open mouth. The fence surrounds a modest square of land, nestled in the corner...
Lonely Oak Chapter 124 - The Treasure Of Lonely Oak
"It's so muggy out! Feels worse than the Amazon." "Yeah right, you never been to the Amazon." Nevertheless, it was very humid. As soon as the kids set foot outside, they regretted it; water almost began condensing on their fur and whiskers. It was...