[FEATURED STORY] At school, they were nothing. At midnight, they were lovers. Because one minute after midnight... a rich girl and a boy who came from nothing found something they had in common. © 2014 All rights reserved | Short-Story #2 | Humour #25 |
Northanger Abbey follows seventeen-year-old Gothic novel aficionado Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath. It is Catherine's first visit there. She meets new friends, such as Isabella Thorpe, and goes to balls. Catherine finds herself pursued by Isabella's brother, the rough-manner...
He meets my gaze, and I take a step back on instinct. I want to distance myself as much as possible from his eyes. Gleaming. Predatory. Unnatural. Unfortunately, this singles me out. "You," he says, the syllable cutting through the silence like a knife. "Catch." He tosses me one of his swords, and I manage to catch it...