Opus

Wayland Middle School's Literary Magazine

Archive for June, 2018

Chapter 1: Arrival by Silvija Grava

My stomach dropped as I heard the conductor announce the stop. We were here. I knew we would eventually get here, but now that it was actually happening; I was scared out of my mind. My heart was racing so fast that it threatened to jump out of my chest. The butterflies that were previously […]

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The Hunted, chapter 1 by Gabriel de los Reyes

Most people think that thirteen is too young an age to die. Sadly, what was chasing me disagreed. Imagine being hunted by twenty-five hundred pounds of solid muscle, barbed spines, razor-sharp claws, and foot-long teeth. Shoving people out of my way as I ran through the city, two thoughts flashed through my head. How did […]

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Chapter 1: Chains by Joanna Barrow

Their captor tugged hard on their chains, and the two prisoners fell hard to their knees. The manacles encircling their wrists cut deeper into already worn away flesh, and the feeling of flames licking at their raw skin was evident on their contorted faces. They had drawn their eyebrows and with eyes screwed shut– a […]

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The Wings I Wish I Had, chapter 1 by Isabel Xue

  The clock strikes midnight. The usually busy streets are strangely silent. The only sources of light are the full moon and stars overhead which sing a lullaby to all of the dreaming citizens below. All of a sudden, a single room in the midst of the sleeping city brightens. A girl appears behind the […]

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Chapter 1: The Illusion Hunter by Kevin Zhao

Concealed inside of my cloak, I peered out through the narrow holes in my mask. I waited for my eyes to adjust to the dark, and dimly perceived an orb, positioned above a stand. Lustrous webs encircled the sphere, and the distinctive hum of magic occupied the air. I noticed intricate engravings carved its sleek […]

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