She grinned as she clicked on the website.

Wow, it’s been a while, hasn’t it?

Her mom called from upstairs, asking if she had done her homework. Of course she had! Well, at least as far as her mother knew…

Hmm… same website… have any of my stories gotten any more views since the last time I checked?...Hmm…

The teen had been busy with school, sports practices and games, friends, family, her cell phone, and, the main reason of her absence, she’d recently gotten a Facebook.

Haha, there’s the good old faithful Ficleteers, keeping the internet world of short shories alive and breathing… wow, it has been a while…

She sighed as her eyes poured over the screen, skimming recent stories. The shiny glass exterior of her monitor’s screen kept her from diving inside the mini-story world; but the screen wasn’t the only thing stopping her. Time was also an obstacle. Time was catching up; it was almost overwhelming her in the race. It was very close. But she just had to keep running.