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 94 - Bubble'n'Squeak
The day was humid. Since P.E., clouds had shrouded the skies and now the sun was hidden behind a gray, cumulonimbus monolith. Thankfully, now and again, a gentle breeze stirred the air. But that was a luxury, up in the Slide Tower. Emeral looked out...
Raspberry Line Chapter 4 - Accidentally A First Kiss
The class shuffled in, laughing and cackling. Except a few, who were a bit perturbed at the events on the playground; Emeral in particular. She took her seat, glaring forward at the empty desk in front of her, ignoring all else. Ritzer sat at the desk...
Raspberry Line Chapter 10 - Drift Like A Leaf
"Get...started?" He repeated back. "Yeah," she took his wrist and led him to an area that wasn't so populated by dirt or trash. "My instructor says I'm not supposed to do this, but..." She swung her arms and clapped them together, like she was warming...
Raspberry Line Chapter 1 - Silver & Gold
"All right class, now just like before: we take this number and ask ourselves 'how many times does four go into nine?'--and of course since two times four is eight, then four goes into nine... Ket, pick your head up and pay attention." The tiger's...
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...
Lonely Oak Chapter 115 - Elective Selective
"The school time is seven thirty-nine. Have a great day!" There was a slight pause, where normally the muffled clatter of the microphone getting put back would signal the end of the announcements. But, after a half-pause more, it didn't come. "Oh, I...
Lonely Oak Chapter 125 - The Golden Leaf Award
Finally, it had arrived: the Last Day at Lonely Oak Elementary. Kinders, firsts, seconds, thirds, and fourths, all came through the doors with anticipation of summer and fun. Of no more school food; rubbery pizza, flimsy salads, watered-down...
4X+Y Chapter 01 - I'm Sorry (Part 1)
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls," the DJ's voice came through the speakers that hung from several points around the room; "I apologize, but _The Frog and Her Five Princes_ were unable to make it tonight." The audience murmured, some letting out...
4X+Y Chapter 02 - Three Of Flowers
_So, there I was, little five-year-old Froggy, caught in the din of the big school lobby; with all the other quivering, home-sick Kindies, waiting to be herded to our safe, quiet classies._ _It was lonely, in a way. I only had two faces of which I...
Lonely Oak Chapter 93 - The Artist
"All right," coach Robert's said, "Your numbers dropped a bit, which is good. Make sure you're keeping active." "Uh-huh," Panda muttered. He knew what the coach meant. It was "Physical" day, or something like that. As if the Tests weren't boring...
Lonely Oak Chapter 112 - Dark Side Of The Moon
End-of-day break. As Ms. Hupp's class filtered back in from their science lesson, the students snagged their backpacks off the hooks on the way to their desks. In small groups, they talked weekend plans and re-counted the number of school-days they...