Start your story with an unexpected betrayal.

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“Was It Love or Was It...” by George Beasley

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According to Wikipedia, betrayal is defined as “the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals.” Is this a story of betrayal or the story of a mother wanting to save the life of her son? You be the judge. At the age of five, I trailed behind a group of individuals, accompanied by my mom and the evil person she had married. We were entering what would be my new residence. I had been removed from my home because of th...

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“Class Act” by Esther Andrews

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Being hastily excised from both my mother’s life and her will cut deep. It was the most unfathomable betrayal. I didn’t see it coming. I probably should have. But I didn’t. For sisterhood is a sacred bond. At least that’s what I had always believed.When I was a toddler, before I could walk, my sister would grab me by the arm and yank me up off the floor. She wanted a playmate and I was just the person to fill that role. Meanwhile, she shoved my twin brother down to the floor every time he attempted to stand or walk. It was me, and only me, s...

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“BETRAYED BY THE WIND: A JOURNEY OF HOPE AND DESPAIR” by Darvico Ulmeli

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Input 1:Betrayed by the wind's shifting whispers, I find myself marooned in this vast expanse of ocean. Time has become an abstract concept, blurred by the relentless cycle of haunting memories since the storm cast me adrift from safety. With nothing but determination and the debris of this forsaken island, I fashioned a frail vessel, clinging to hope amidst the desolation.With only my bare hands and the scant resources scattered across the island, I've labored day and night to construct a crude raft. Using driftwood and salvaged materials, ...

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“Just When You Think You Know Her” by Jeremy Stevens

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I was always the first to bed. I would ask if she’d like to join, but she’d always have late night things to take care of, things she couldn’t get done during her busy day. Tabitha had a tough job, and I often commended her on how well she was able to balance work and home. I knew she loved me. It was our mutual respect for each other’s space that had kept us so close, for so many years.Or, so I thought.We met at the fundraiser. She was part of the production, and I was, well, a benefactor. Don’t get me wrong here: it wasn’t a black-tie affa...

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“Rather You...” by Jed Cope

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“In here!” Chelle pushed the dark, metal door open and urged me through it. I crashed through the gap. The adrenaline coursing through my body fighting with a terror that threatened to tear me apart. I could barely see through my eyes, they vibrated with fear and a roiling river of tears pushed at the weakening dam, almost undoing me. Holding it together was a full-time job I just wasn’t qualified for. My bladder vied for my attention and somehow shouted more loudly than almost everything else assailing my beleaguered senses. I was a wreck o...

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“Seventeen Years ” by Renee Yancey

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It started with an accident. A loose hubcap hit her tire causing the car to go out of control. She hit a street sign, flipping it and pinning her. It caused her spleen to rupture not that she knew it then, just that she was hurt. The whirl of the ambulance is barely heard as she is almost out by that time it arrives just ten minutes after the accident. She doesn't know it yet, but the accident is the least of her problems. The jaws of life free her. Strong capable hands lift her. She is stabilized and rushed to the hospital. Her parent...

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“The Proditio” by Mariana Bonilla

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His breath fell heavy as he ran out the house, angry tears glistening in his eyes. “Michael! Come back!” His mom repeatedly exclaimed, but Michael continued to run down the street of the neighborhood he didn’t know. Michael didn’t recognize anything around him. Not the cars, not the houses, not the smell in the air, not even the people staring at him in disturbance. The neighborhood he had once grown up in was now more than four-hundred miles away from him. His teachers, friends, and even his dad, all taken from him.The tears threa...

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“Wedding Bells” by Angelica Sophia

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“I see your order information,” said the woman on the phone. “Not to worry, the two bridesmaid dresses were successfully returned this morning. The wedding dress is still on its way and should arrive by the end of the week. We’ll give you a call when it gets here.”My head tilted slightly; did I miss something? Why were my sisters’ dresses returned? It made no sense.“I’m sorry,” I said, trying desperately to come off as unconcerned by the earthshattering update she had just given me. “To confirm, you said the dresses were returned today?...

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“The Claddagh” by Penn Namé

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“I know you took it” I screamed at my mother.“Oh Bullshit, I didn’t take your stupid ring” she screamed back.“How could you do this?” I cried.“If you don’t shut the fuck up, right now, I’ll slit your God damn throat” she hissed.It actually wasn’t my ring. It belonged to my best friend Chrissy. It was a beautiful, gold, Claddagh ring. A Claddagh is recognizable by its two hands, holding a heart, the heart has a crown sitting on top. The hands symbolize friendship, the heart, love, and the crown symbolizes loyalty.Chrissy’s grandmother had gif...

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“The Ick Effect” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

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What I am about to tell you must be held in strict confidence, because I hold a secret that will put me in peril. While it would serve me better to keep this to myself, I feel that I need to tell someone, a living human being, this deplorable secret or curse as I have come to know it. A betrayal of the unnatural order. Let’s start with my given name, Ichabod Soletelk. You probably have never heard the name before , but I fear you will since my name will become notorious in a short time. Bartender, can you get me and m...

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“The Ragnarök File” by Alejandro Gonzalez

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The nineteen corpses told a tale Tessira hadn’t wanted to hear. Men and women she’d spent the better part of an eighteen-year deployment with had seen their last sunrise. It would’ve made a horrific enough nightmare, but the wound in her side made it real. The jagged piece of laminated ship hull sticking out of her torso screamed its silent tale of hopelessness, as it was all that was left of her only way off this planet. Worse, the enemy certainly heard the explosion that told of her team’s betrayal. When the ship went up in smoke, the on...

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“Fire and Shadow” by Michael Maceira

Submitted to Contest #241

The drums of revolution echo beneath Shadow’s feet. No, not a revolution. His revolution.Beneath a sickle moon and her attending stars, Shadow stands on the edge of the city of Montauvers’ grandest cathedral. Spread out on the roof before him are men Shadow would’ve gladly died for, men who share his island skin and exotic, emerald eyes, now pointing crossbows at his heart. At their center, Cassia stands with red curls whipping in the evening breeze, her crossbow pointed at her husband’s face with a steady grip; Hoa ...

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“Ernest And Nesta” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #241

ERNEST AND NESTA. Ernest and Nesta King were your ideal young couple they had vowed to love and cherish each other for the rest of their days. Ernest was a worried man during their ten years of living together as husband and wife, he had kept the truth from Nesta. His dear sweet angel, did not know that he was at fault and that was why she could not conceive. &...

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“My Dead Fiancé” by Eve Y

Submitted to Contest #241

Restraining the tremble in my hand, I pressed the barrel of the gun against his temple. A vein in his forehead popped, and his jaw tensed like it always did when he was uncomfortable. Good. I hope you’re fucking uncomfortable. Holding my breath, I cocked the gun and tightened my grip around the stock—the cold metal smooth against my skin. I wanted him to talk—to beg for mercy, for forgiveness—to tell me that he was sorry, that he was wrong. But no amount of willing through my gaze could pry his lips open. We both knew it. T...

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“Suburban Apocalypse” by Julia Rajagopal

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“You told them,” Hannah Gregor said to the woman at her front door. “I can’t believe you told everyone about our extra supplies.” The cool night air blew in through the open door. Light from the flashlights and cellphones shone at her like a spotlight in the dark. “Hannah, they don’t want any trouble, but you have to share,” Rachel Andrews said. “You’re hoarding food, and it’s not right.” Shouts and grumbles came from the people behind her. The group had started as a few random individuals, but more neighbors had filtered out of their houses...

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Start your story with an unexpected betrayal.

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✍️ 81 stories

“Was It Love or Was It...” by George Beasley

“Class Act” by Esther Andrews

“BETRAYED BY THE WIND: A JOURNEY OF HOPE AND DESPAIR” by Darvico Ulmeli

“Just When You Think You Know Her” by Jeremy Stevens

“Rather You...” by Jed Cope

“Seventeen Years ” by Renee Yancey

“The Proditio” by Mariana Bonilla

“Wedding Bells” by Angelica Sophia

“The Claddagh” by Penn Namé

“The Ick Effect” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

“The Ragnarök File” by Alejandro Gonzalez

“Fire and Shadow” by Michael Maceira

“Ernest And Nesta” by Christine LW

“My Dead Fiancé” by Eve Y

“Suburban Apocalypse” by Julia Rajagopal

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone who is convinced they’re going to be betrayed.

Write about someone who is stuck between two opposing sides and can’t decide which one to choose.

Set your story at a tense event where everyone is unsure whose side they’re on.

Write about a backstabbing (literal or metaphorical) gone wrong.

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