{"id":552,"date":"2018-11-27T03:49:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T03:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/?p=552"},"modified":"2018-10-24T03:53:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T03:53:14","slug":"leopards-by-ella-syverson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/2018\/11\/27\/leopards-by-ella-syverson\/","title":{"rendered":"Leopards by Ella Syverson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Ella Syverson is a junior at a project based charter high school in northern Wisconsin where she is able to pursue her passions: creative writing and social justice. You can find her previously published work in Youngzine, 101 Words, Shady Grove Literary, and Silver Pen&#8217;s Youth Imagination.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s dusk. Maybe I should call for a ride. The streetlights are off. That means it\u2019s not quite night yet. In fact, it\u2019s not even that dark. It\u2019s only a few blocks. I\u2019ll take Edge Street so I don\u2019t pass the skate park. No need to call.<\/p>\n<p>Shit, someone\u2019s coming. He\u2019s not too much bigger than me. I could probably take him. What the hell are you thinking? It\u2019s just a guy. Eyes down. You don\u2019t owe him a smile. You don\u2019t owe him anything. Stop holding your breath. He\u2019s passed now. Don\u2019t look back. Stop getting so worked up over nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Home now. Breathe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi, honey! Did you have fun with Courtney? Next time text before you leave, ok? Just in case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs Jason back from practice yet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I let him stay late for conditioning, but Caleb\u2019s here. I thought we could watch a nature documentary. There\u2019s one about leopards that sounds good\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure, Mom. Whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Mumbai now holds the largest concentration of leopards in the world. These deadly cats stalk the city streets, preying on livestock, and occasionally even attacking people.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my god. Imagine walking by yourself at night. That would be totally terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caleb. Little does he know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ella Syverson is a junior at a project based charter high school in northern Wisconsin where she is able to pursue her passions: creative writing and social justice. You can find her previously published work in Youngzine, 101 Words, Shady Grove Literary, and Silver Pen&#8217;s Youth Imagination. &nbsp; It\u2019s dusk. 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