“-I am sorry, sweetheart. I did not mean to intrude. I just remembered when I was your age, some kids used to do hideous pranks on Halloween – My mother stopped talking and started to sniff. The movement of the box made the smell spread.“
“Once I passed the paying line, I started dodging the customers inside the shop. When, suddenly, my arm got trapped in a tight grip.”
“My aunt was talking noisily with my mother next to the main door. So when Holly looked at me climbing down the stairs, she put her backpack on the floor and rushed to meet me.
She walked, imitating a zombie, arms hanging and rolling her eyes. She then made me a gesture with her tongue, mimicking her mother, and I couldn’t help to giggle.“
“It was a forest, and it was nighttime already, but the trees glowed with a dim blue light. Pity was trembling, and I was sure he was seeing it too. It was a forest, and it was nighttime already, but the trees glowed with a dim blue light. Pity was trembling, and I was sure he was seeing it too”.
– Where did you find that? – I said, when I realized what she was holding, was the “twin sister” of the wand I had found.
– This is mine – She said, eyes fixed on the object. It caught my attention when she said “mine.”, did we own those things now?
“Come into the light,” – She said as I approached.
“Pay close attention to it,” – She touched the surface with her fingertips. I stared at it until it reminded me of something.
“What does it look like?”
“Well, it seems like the moon. Doesn’t it?”
“Exactly! It’s a tiny moon replica!” – She said, eyes wide open.
I am releasing my first short story illustrated book, Spanish version (English version coming soon) “Bajo la Vieja PanaderÃa”. This is a very special first achievement for me, since the story is dedicated to my daughter, who asked me “Daddy, what is happening there?” back then in 2021, on the “Pressure” Inktober prompt entry. This book is the answer to her question.
Purchase it in paperback here.
Or, if you prefer, name your price for a PDF mobile-friendly version here.
Here’s an illustration from an original story I will be publishing soon. A children’s illustrated book, “Under the Old Bakery”.
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