![]() The impact of her arm almost sends me sprawling, but I catch myself just in time. I weakly raise my hand in response, and she rushes towards me like I’m the oasis in her desert. Just being in her presence sends a warm, giddy feeling rushing through me. Her eyebrows raise and her lips part ever so slightly. Her feline gaze falls on me, her face a stone wall to be cracked. “Tam.” The name comes out unbidden, and I can’t help the way my voice cracks. I still had half a year left of being a Fledgling and another year of being a Halfling before I achieved Special status.Ī familiar figure sashays along the left side of the room where all the infographic posters are plastered, her flowing caramel weaves dance along her hips, the same color as her skin. My hands itched to hold one of those Glocks, but only Specials that have completed Intel Academy got them. A handful of Specials are scattered about the long steel tables dressed in their usual black garb with semi-automatics at their waists. It has become my ritual every time I come back.įollowing Shane’s silent footsteps, we enter a room bathed in artificial white. My fingers instinctively find the grooves on the wall and trace the “T + D” Tam and I had etched with canteen knives all those years ago. ![]() With the entrance closed, we’re left in the dark, save for the faint light streaming from the canteen at the end of the hall. I nod my head in response and expel the breath that I’d been unconsciously holding all this time. “Welcome back, Danny,” Shane pulls down his mask, revealing a grin, though the crinkles around his eyes are absent. Once fully inside, he slides the door shut, the secret doorway unrecognizable again, save for the sliver of a crack in the concrete. He briefly glances at it before sliding the door open and gestures for me to get in. “Tag?” His voice is muffled beneath his mask, but I’m so used to the procedure my fingers move before I even register his words, pulling out my ball chain from beneath my sweat soaked tee so that the faint light from inside catches on the metal. His wild curls are tamed by the cap he snagged from the street vendors on our last patrol together. A click echoes down the abandoned alleyway, and I pull my hood down even more, resisting the urge to turn back.Ī metal window slides open revealing a pair of eyes the color of kaleidoscope green framed with dusty coal eyelashes. That was the code for a Fledgling returning. I knock twice in succession, wait, then knock thrice more. My gaze shifts left and right, adjusting to the darkness and with a well-practiced eye, I stop in front of what others see as a mere concrete wall. The leaves beneath my feet give way to asphalt, and the sound of each step becomes muffled, like someone struggling beneath a chloroform cloth. Another day, another life, what I would give to make this one right. I can feel the tingle of sparks just beneath my fingertips waiting to be released, but I clench my fist and drop my arm to my side with an exhale. A steady crunch punctuates each step I take, like bullet sounds from that day. The scorch marks are still present from that day, the blackened surface form the shape of vines crawling up the cement walls. My feet lead me towards a path well-traveled. To view more submissions from the Writing Contest, please visit /writing-contest. Here is how to clean a scorched pot using only boiling water and soap.This short story was submitted as part of Catalyst’s 2020 Writing Contest. This simple solution eliminates most stains.īefore you give up and toss your burnt pans or dirty cookie sheets, try using this method to get those pots clean. The best way to clean baking pans or cooking pots is by using some hot water and a degreasing soap. ![]() Clean a Scorched Pot with Boiled Soapy Water We’ll show you how to clean burnt food, gunk, and scorching out of stainless steel pots, nonstick pans, and iron pans using the right cleaning products and methods, and a little bit of elbow grease. Using the wrong technique to clean stuck-on food off your burnt pots and pans can damage them. Sometimes we forget to take care of greasing a pan before cooking or leave the pan on the heat just a little too long. Cleaning a Scorched Cast Iron Pan with Water.Removing Burnt Food from an Iron Skillet.Removing Scorch Marks from Stainless Steel Pans.Combine Baking Soda and Vinegar for Scorched pots.Use Cream of Tartar to Clean Scorched Pans.Clean a Scorched Skillet with Oven Cleaner.Cleaning Scorched Pan with a Dryer Sheet.Clean a Scorched Pot with Boiled Soapy Water.
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