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 Here is one of my short stories. Please post your opinions on it. I'm open to critics , because I want to improve my writing as much as possible.

Even if I told somebody about what happened to me, they wouldn’t believe me. I mean, I can hardly believe it either, and I’m not too sure about what happened.

It all started one overcast night. It was a full moon, but you could hardly see any light coming from it, because of all the clouds covering the sky. From time to time, you could hear the cricket’s song outside in the yard. I was reading a book in my bed, when I heard a noise coming from downstairs. So I got up, and went to see what was going on. When I got near the end of the stairs, I shouted:

“Mom? Is that you? What are you doing home? Was the trip cancelled?”

But nobody answered, although the lights in the kitchen were on. So I walked slowly, as to not make too much noise. I was getting scared. I knew my brother was spending the night at his friend, so I was home alone. I reached for the umbrella near the entrance, and then I entered the dining room. The light was becoming stronger, as I’ve approached the kitchen door. I could hear the noise intensifying and getting louder, there was even a crash. Although I could barely stay on my feet, because they were shaking uncontrollably, I watchfully entered the kitchen.

eRepublik is a massive online social strategy game (as they like to call it) that started popping in 2007 when it received a seed funding of €200.000. The game is set in a mirror version of the real world in which players (citizens), join in local and national politics, set economic policy, start businesses and wage wars with other countries.

Techcrunch reports of a €2 Millions Series A round from french fund of funds and venture capital AGF private Equity. While AGF wins hands down the Worst Website of the Century award it certainly is a very interesting venture capital fund, with €2.5 billions under management and investments in some of the best european startups, such as Meetic, Dailymotion, Viadeo, Yoono and others.

The spanish company will also use the funds to finish the development of the game and launch the spanish version, while also launching new games based on the eRepublik platform.

"We sometimes invest as early as the seed stage in exceptionally exciting companies and eRepublik was one of them last year. We are happy to confirm our first judgement with this new round: eRepublik creates dense and long-lasting games on a low-cost basis, while leveraging fully the strong engagement of its players – something the gaming industry would be very glad to industrialize,” comments Guillaume Lautour of AGF Private Equity.