Temper Tantrum - pt3 - CCC - Chapter 3

Writing Prompts – Creative Copy Challenge #287

Today’s words are brought to you by Liss Thomas.  Liss is a young adult author currently traveling with her husband across the country. Her debut novel, Finding Monsters is the first in the 'Guardians of Esurack' series, now available on Amazon.com

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1. Finding
2. Monsters

3. Blue

4. Shimmering
5. Guardians
6. Anubis (jackal headed Egyptian god)
7. Light
8. Butterfly
9. Realm
10. Quest

Jill stared out the window as branches scraped against the new panes. She could see the large screws securing the window shut from her perch on the bed and swore under her breath. It used to be a picture window but now the old divided pane broke up the view into small ugly squares. How was he finding the time to do all of this? He probably got help from his former cop buddies. They appeared out of nowhere like guardians on a quest to ruin her life. Jill kicked off her black punk boots and shrugged into her favorite skull T-shirt. She climbed into bed and turned off the light. 

The realm of sleep and dreams crossed into reality. Jill heard the sound of nails clicking her window and monsters fighting below. She awoke with a start and glanced at the window. A large butterfly sat on the corner, its blue iridescent wings shimmering in the moonlight. Jill smiled and closed her eyes but strange sounds continued to filter through. When she opened her eyes again a face watched her from behind the divided panes. Lips pulled back over sharp canines, dark cold eyes stared at her from the head of a jackal, like the Egyptian god Anubis. The growl its lips made shook the glass, penetrated the walls and caused her heart to stop. 

Jill screamed.