Moments of Wonder and Ponder

A futile apology A short narrative.   Slowly, carefully…I entered the room. My heart pounded; emotions escalated; limbs trembled; what was I going to expect? The room was decorated with gaudy and bold shades of red wallpaper that maliciously smirked at me in revenge whenever I raised my head or got lost in a cloud of delusional thoughts. I hesitated to glance at the grandfather clock, which ticked in ponderous reminder. It emitted a slow and paced, monotonous sound that echoed and rebounded back onto the hollow walls - hollow and empty, lost out of life. The atmosphere — musty and cold- wrapped me in a suffocating, heavy, inescapable trap; it enveloped me, it made me feel heavy — my chest felt uneasy. The hefty and bulky teak furniture dominantly sat in place; heavy cotton curtains cascaded down onto the floor like a waterfall, blocking every inch of sunlight that hoped to enter the room through the window. In the corner of the room, there was a photograph stuck onto the wall. A sm...

The house was large and rectangular, its structure determined that it was designed with much diligence. It stood in the center of an immaculate lawn, surrounded by common lilacs and Azaleas trimmed in bushes, bright - colored and vibrant -  creating a vivid and lively atmosphere. The subtle and soft fragrance of blooming flowers, breezy wind that encircled through made them swing and dance all along in different directions. A big, naturally carved pond was found in the corner, it had impressive, eye-catching, lively koi fish that swam through. Attractive garden chairs surrounded the big, wooden, table with an exquisite glass top. Sturdy light grey bricked walls surrounded the garden, the graceless bougainvilleas peered through the wall and reclined on it. A tall, broad, rectangular building stood connected to the right of the wall, it was built with luxurious precious stones that shone upon reflecting the sunlight, Tall, huge glossy French - windows gleamed, and the tilled steps th...

An outline of a quest story. Photo by Raimond Klavins on Unsplash Henry Fox was a 17 - year-old determined teenager who grew up with his grandmother. He lived an ordinary life of unpleasant occurrences and was mostly a dejected person until, after ongoing squabbles, he inherited his great grandfather's valuable, beyond price treasure that consisted of 95 pairs of gemstones, and many blue diamonds, also a map to another valuable treasure.  Before death, Henry was lucky enough to hear one of the last statements of his wise great grandfather at a young age when he requested Henry to vow to him in honesty that he will never let his relatives know that he inherited this treasure. Quite unfortunate for him, but after the death of his great grandfather, Henry came to an awareness that two of his past comrades had turned against him, Marlin and Edward. The two untrustworthy boys had accompanied Henry whilst he heard this advice from his great grandfather, to Henry's astonishment they ...