Opennovella2021 Stories

Her past is a mystery; her future has been planned out for her for as long as she can remember. Cilla has never known a normal life. She's been training since the moment she could talk to complete one objective. She's never known what it's like to be a normal teenage girl, with a family and friends and school. But she's about to jump right into the middle of this elusive "normal" life. Even after preparing for years, will she be able to carry out her mission as planned? When she finally meets the target of her objective, strange new emotions threaten to uproot everything. But she is a weapon. And weapons don't feel emotions. Weapons only kill. ********** This is an entry for the Open Novella Contest 2021 - based on prompt #4: "You're a weapon. And weapons don't weep."

What do you get when you combine afternoon detention with an Alien invasion, a homicidal teacher and an inter-galactic protection detail that you don't remember signing on for? Harriet, Eloise, Max and Freddie are about to find out. Welcome to Bogge Creek P-12 College, where this week, staying alive is the only academic goal that really counts for much. An Open Novella Contest 2021 story based on Prompt #4 ("You're a weapon, and weapons don't weep").