"Okay, let's start from the beginning," Anne said, taking in the chaotic scene before her. "What exactly happened here?" Jonathan squirmed under her gaze, his eyes staying locked onto

Danny sobbed as he ran through the back door of his friend's home. Sam's mother rushed into the kitchen the moment she heard his cries and cooed softly as she calmed him down. "Oh honey, what's the

Clouds. Puffy and white, they slid across the sky at an odd angle. No, she was at an odd angle. Kira tried to turn her head, but intense pain brought her to a stop. Where was she? She tried to gather her

She sat huddled in the corner of the sterile room, blinking her eyes furiously against the bright light that seemed to reflect off of every surface. Everything was white, from floor to ceiling, and the

Julia wheeled the small stool over to the examination table and sat down as she quickly read the medical chart. Her shift had technically ended over an hour ago, but the collapse of an outbuilding at a

Zhi jerked her hand away reflexively as her eyes grew wide. She was unable to mask the horror in her expression, though Ida had long since learned not to take it personally. No one enjoyed the idea of

There was a sudden knock and, a moment later, the door swung open. A petite young woman with rainbow-streaked black hair entered and offered a quick apology before sitting down next to Officer Sampson.

Officer Sampson led Ida down the corridor and stopped at the second door to the left, opening it wide and gesturing for her to enter. She brushed past him and sat down on the far side of the table in the

Connelly typed a few more lines of information into the computer, then printed out a sticker and affixed it to a visitor badge. He handed the badge to Ida and she carefully clipped it to the front of her

The Aldedge City Police station was situated on a busy corner near the center of the city. The brick building had once been used as an Inn during the early 1900s, but was renovated and converted into a

"Aine," he repeated. "And your family name?" "Aine Burke." "Aine Burke?" he repeated, a sly smile spreading across his lips as he looked at her with renewed interest.

"I don't have a purpose," said Aine, desperately trying to make him understand. "I just came out here to relax, to get away from...everything, I guess. I truly didn't summon you!"

"There have been many offerings presented to me over the centuries," the voice continued, "yet this is the first time a banana has been used. An interesting choice." Aine's gaze darted

Note: This story will be broken up into multiple parts, as it is a bit long to post all at once. It is based on a freewrite prompt (banana) provided by @mariannewest, so be sure to check out her daily

"Okay, we'll have one of our artists sit in with you when you give your statement at the station. Do you need help standing?" She normally bristled when others treated her like a fragile doll,

She adjusted her skirts and knelt down next to the body, her expression turning serious as she looked at the now-lifeless man. He had been a good-looking man before a bullet took his life. She wondered

Catarina slapped her hands down on the sides of the hospital bed and shouted, "Why won't you listen to me?!" The nurses all froze, staring at her with obvious irritation. The nurse closest to

The deputy narrowed his eyes and studied her carefully. It was common for the young nobility to make unreasonable demands, particularly when they were told they couldn't do something, as they saw it as

Note: I had entirely too much fun writing for this prompt. So much fun, in fact, that the current word count is over 1800! As such, this is only part 1 of the story. I hope to release a little more of

Vaughn sat near a cluster of small boulders, cleaning his daggers as he watched his companions finish setting up camp. Dusk had come much earlier than they had hoped, the mass of dark clouds in the sky