Espacio Novels & Stories

Mathew didn't care anyway. "My secret." Philip said with a smile and they both laughed. "Anyway, this is Clara Hamilton, and Clara, this is Philip Cruz." Dr. Mathew said. "Nice to meet you," Clara said shaking hands with Philip. "And you too." Philip replied. "Ella es hermosa ¿no?" Dr. Matthew asked in Spanish because he knew that Clara couldn't understand it. In translation, he was asking Philip, if Clara was beautiful and Philip smiled. "You have a very good sense of humor, Dr. Mathew." Philip replied, determined not to let the old man's question get into his head. He didn't like cheating people so her had to answer in English so as avoid the question.

I just keep talking to myself, not sure if it is to fill the silence around me or to drown out the screaming in my ears. Looking around at my surroundings, I notice there is not much to look at. From where I am standing, in the middle of the room, off to the right is an old twin bed with a quilt thrown on top. To the left is a sparse looking kitchenette. One small refrigerator, hot plate and tiny round table with one chair, make up the whole thing. In the center of the room sits a worn couch. I can see one spring sticking out from where I stand. There is a door to my immediate right. Walking carefully over to the door, grabbing the worn knob, I slowly open the ratty door and peek inside. Of

The room was simple with nothing special, just a bed, a nightstand on each side of the bed, a table and chair across the bed. Everything in the cabin was made of wood. Maybe this wasn’t a bad idea after all, Kimberly thought to herself. While staring at the room, trying to take in every detail, she realized there was nowhere to charge a phone, but, that wasn’t even the weirdest part of Kimberly’s discovery. She also found out that there wasn’t any bathroom, this made her freak out. How was she supposed to shower? She wondered and was about running out of the bedroom when she bumped into something hard, causing her to fall on her butt. “Where are you heading to in such a hurry?” Ian asked whi