CREATIVE WORKS

Victoria Belway
Contributor

 

Sonam Kaloti
I waited for the bus, an hour too early Arts Editor

 

a halo of dim light curled around my head They and I, we're on different planes

so I cannot say that we feel the same.

Your demons: we're all cast in chains

but they and I, we're on different planes.
And only I can feel your pain

as I float above your sleeping frame;
because they and I, we're on different planes
so I cannot say that we feel the same.

singing, performing a little mantra

14 minutes, 11 stops, get off the bus at the

Toys “R” Us!

An exhilarating 14 minutes of my phone swallowing me and
me swallowing bolded font:

You will know it’s us,

Google will remind you with a little vibration,

when the sudden halt of the bus

causes a bitter butterfly sensation.

To your left, the Toys “R” Us,

Now, close the email application.

A glimpse of something jubilant, juvenile,

maybe mocking or menacing,

a neon sign that forces the guilt right back down my throat
I calmly squeeze through the door, my halo suddenly melts into black;
Get off the bus, I see the

Toys “R” Us!

Morgan Hannah
Life & Style Editor

 

¢€Mask? What do you mean? What are you trying to say?” | ask, my breath catching in my throat like a piece of food I can’t quite swallow. Though, somehow, I
think I already know what this creature is getting at. I shouldn't have taken off my helmet. But why? I can clearly breathe with no problem; the atmosphere of this
strange planet supports both human and alien life. Is there something more that I’m unaware of? Perhaps some environmental disaster that is about to occur?

The alien takes a step backwards, looking as if it’s about to take off.

“Wait! What are you trying to tell me?” I ask again, desperation burning at the edges of my voice. The creature gestures its hand towards me, curling each of
its fingernails inwards, then it begins to turn around and walk away, slowly. I think it’s trying to tell me to follow, so I do. No hesitation this time, my boots sink into
the soft red soil with each step I take. The thick atmosphere is naturally warm and balmy, and as far as the eye
can see, everything continues to exist in shades of warm reds, oranges, pinks, and golds. What an unusual
planet... ifnothing else comes from this adventure, at least I had the opportunity to explores something entirely
fascinating and otherworldly.

The creature and I walk along the base of a deep red mountain for what feels like a couple of hours. I’m a
couple of feet behind the creature for my own safely. Having drank most of my water, | still feel parched and
my throat is tight and tasting sour with each swallow. I've stripped off my outer layer and tied it around my
waist—and have since noticed the sensation that my skin somehow feels thicker.

It looks as if a slight rash has begun to develop on my arms, and possibly elsewhere. But the oddest thing
is that there’s a discolouration to my skin that is abnormal. All the rashes I’ve ever had in my life leave my skin
covered in red, bumpy, itchy hives. This one isn’t itchy, but rather bumpy and almost green. A woozy sensation
trickles through my body each time I think about what is happening to my skin, so I try to focus on my

surroundings and on the creature leading the way. But another question bogs at my mind: the way to where?
Continuation of this exciting adventure next week!

 

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Weekly crossword: Good luck?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caroline Ho

Web Editor

ACROSS DOWN

1. Sphere 1. Resident of Muscat
5. Peak 2. City in Normandy

8. Yon’s counterpar

t14. Type of binding
agreement (abbr.)

15. “__ have thunk?”

16. Lizard species

17. NZ city

1g. Vancouver NHLer

20. Japanese for “cat”

21. Eyelid issue

23. Fashion magazine

24. Common pasta ending
25. Consumed

26. Started a private chat,
briefly

29. Number of innings ina
standard baseball game
31. Teller of untruths

32. SSD alt.

35. Swine, cutely

37. Tire (2 wds.)

39. District in London or
Manhattan

40. Right-hand page

41. Many a teen’s ailment
42. Coffee chain

44. “Uh oh!”

45. Scottish headwear

46. Wan

47. Get one’s ankles wet,
perhaps

48. At that point

49. Felon’s flight

50. Bark shrilly

53. Cruising, perhaps

56. Atop

58. __ facto5g9. “Aw, darn!”
62. Politician at the end of
their term (2 wds.)

64. Holier-than-thou type
65. Taiwan-based
electronics co.

66. Co., en frangais

67. Stuck-up sort

68. Gov't branch, in brief
69. Fruity aperitif

3. The Queen’s palace

4. Hole-punching tool

5. Restrained

6.__ Carlo

7. Small whirlpool

8.___, haec, hoc

g. Grocery store chaimo.
In key

u. Lug

12. [attached]

13. Gardening tool

18. Defeat in a boxing
match (abbr.)

22. Decrees

25. Some number

27. Mackerel shark

28. Before, poetically

30. Lab assistant of many a
horror story

31. Fortunate

32. Piece of equipment for
19-across (2 wds.)

33. Sand structure

34. An area of Vancouver,
for short

35. “Hey you!”36. Tiny
amount

37. Electronic music genre
38. Surprise assault

4o. Trick

43. Scrooge’s cry

44. Root vegetable

47. Pre-workout routine
48. Unspoken

4g. Rent agreement

51. Character coding
acronym

52. Fireplace implement
53. Venomous vipers

54. Give the cold shoulder to
55. Overseas currency
57. __ the Impaler

58. BC Services Card,
e.g.60. Seoul’s hours
(abbr.)

61. Pig’s digs

63. Approx.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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