Fiction and poetry by the Teen Writers of the Inland Empire (T.W.I.N.E.), sponsored by the Spokane County Library District
"The Red Room" by Alicia Judd
I've been trapped in here for days now. Mom says I need to cool my hot-headedness. So she brought me here. The red room. Doesn't she know I hate red? All the food is red. Apples, cherries, strawberries. Even strawberry lemonade. The bed. Red. Even the windows are tinted red. The extra clothes I was given are red. Even as I think about it, I can feel the anger bubbling up inside of me. I threw my red apple at the red window. I was about to run, when I heard the glass shattering. An idea popped up in my head. I knew it was risky, but I went with it. I used another apple to get rid of any remaining glass. It looked like a pin cushion. Carefully, I hauled myself out the window. Just then, there was a knock on the red door. I froze, then dropped out of sight. I realized all my anger had been spent. I glanced at a busy road and wondered how I would get home. As it turns out, my mom was coming to get me. I hopped into the white car. Thank goodness that was over.
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