Lonely Oak Chapter 101 - An Emmy In Ket's Clothing

Emeral breathed with concentration, counting in her head. Her arms were stretched behind her, fists pointed down at forty-five degree angles. The muscles in her back and shoulders tingled with a satisfying twinge as they were loosened. She let out her...

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Lonely Oak Chapter 100 - No Return

"Huh, that's weird," Kval commented, noticing the package that was leaning against their front door. "That must've come after we left... but I didn't think they delivered packages that late..." The package was large and rectangular, relatively flat in...

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Lonely Oak Chapter 99 - Delta

The crowd began to murmur and disperse. "That was pretty cool," Kenny commented. "I was wondering why this school had such a funny name. I guess it makes sense." "I think the whole loneliness thing was the original message of the school, but it's not...

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Lonely Oak Chapter 98 - Oak & Firefly

By day, Lonely Oak is a place of regulation and schedule. A bell to herd the lives of children. A meal to fill their bellies. A lesson to hone their minds. A grade to make them humble. A serendipity of tax-payed day-care, and structured education. By...

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Lonely Oak Chapter 97 - Between The Lines

_Dear Whisperfoot,_ _Holy macaroni! Your dominion was invaded? It must've been a dang rogue-enchanter, I know you're smart enough to put wards down. But, seriously... that's crazy. I'm sorry your house got trashed. Aside from that... your break sounds...

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Pen Is For China

"Oh. What're _you_ doing up this early?" For a Monday morning, this was an unusual question from mom. Usually it was: _why aren't you up yet!?_ Followed by a cold breakfast and a few miles over the speed-limit. "_Rrmh_... Cabby," her brother sleepily...

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Lonely Oak Chapter 96 - If She Haddaway

As soon as the bell rang, the school burst with noise. Shoes scampered and squeaked across the roughly-polished tile, and like a tipped glass of milk the students began spilling through the doors and spreading about the courtyard. Buses tooted and...

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Snookered

"Ooooh wait-wait-wait just a second!" His boot thudded upon the dirt path as he halted his momentum with a strenuous sigh. He listened to the six sharp revs as his sister wound the reel on her disposable camera. He didn't even regard her in the...

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Lonely Oak Chapter 118 - Lady-In-Training

She watched his demeanor shift a bit. The way he subtly tensed, like a light was being shone on him; his quick blinks spaced a few seconds apart. She stood, gesturing with her hand. "C'mon, up." "What... Makes you think...?" He asked, his voice...

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Lonely Oak Chapter 117 - Senet

"Starting to look familiar?" The tiger asked, as they walked down the streets. "Yup," the tigress replied, spotting familiar landmarks she knew from when they went to and from the park. "So that was the way you used to go home?" "Yeah," the tiger...

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