First Campaign Challenge

It's time for the First Campaign Challenge of the 4th campaign!  The challenge is:

Write a short story/flash fiction story in 200 words or less, excluding the title. It can be in any format, including a poem. Begin the story with the words, “Shadows crept across the wall”. These five words will be included in the word count. 

If you want to give yourself an added challenge (optional), do one or more of these:

• end the story with the words: "everything faded." (also included in the word count)

• include the word "orange" in the story

• write in the same genre you normally write

• make your story 200 words exactly!

Here is my entry:

No Escape

Shadows crept across the wall, blurring as they moved quickly.  Screaming.  Aaron pulled his knees to his chest, and attempted to block out the sounds of his mother’s screams.  Desperate, pleading.  He clutched the little orange bear to his chest as tears trickled down his cheeks.  A sob threatened to escape from his lips as his mother’s screams ceased.  She was gone. 

“Find him!” the Guard yelled into the cold night.  “He will not escape.”

Rocking back and forth in his hiding place, Aaron waited all night.  The rusted smell of blood reached his nose and his veins heated with anger, but he stayed.  A pale sun rose that morning; red as the blood that had been spilled in the night.  Aaron crept from his hiding place, stepping into his nightmare.  No surface was untouched by the crimson liquid or the scent of death.  His father, mother, and even his twin sister, Ariela.  Their eyes were vacant, forever staring at their own fate.  Aaron knelt down by Ariela, holding her cold hand in his.  A tear dropped onto her cheek as he brushed his lips across her forehead.

“I love you,” he whispered.

At five years old, Aaron was alone.

200 words exactly!  I decided to do a little background story for one of my minor characters in my WIP "Nameless".  If you liked it, please go vote for me here!  I am entry #38.  Thank you!

Hope you liked it! :)