Suitcase in hand, you head to the station.

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“The Suitcase” by D J

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Neon lights burn through the broken blinds, flashing onto your sleeping eyelids. They flutter open slowly, you struggle to make sense of the darkness. Where am I? A hard mattress, not your own, and an unfamiliar room comes into view. Your hands automatically search for your phone and you sit up uneasily when you find it. 1 text message. You tap. Bring the suitcase. 1:00am. Central Station Clock. You jerk as it all comes back to you. A glance at your phone tells you that its 23:00. August 09, 3033. You curse. Scrambling...

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“Hope” by Carly Clarissa

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There was no turning back now. You couldn't look back. Your family watched you leave silently from behind. You could feel their teary eyes watching you from behind as you continued to walk. You didn't look back; you knew it would only end in tears streaming down your cheeks. You had cried about this enough, even if you thought there was nothing that could make you cry. You didn’t have a choice. This was never an option, it just had to be done. Some people would be honored to serve their country in a war like this. But you are being forced ...

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“Operation Chronos” by Agatha Slightly

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TOP SECRETOPERATION CHRONOSThe mission: stop radical terrorist group Untime Disorganization from using time travel to create chaos across timelines. Good work, Agent. You and your team have successfully dismantled the Tritonic Wormhole Generator, the source of energy for our enemy’s time machine, the Tipler Cylinder. Without this source of energy, the Cylinder is useless, and the Untime Disorganization is unable to travel back in time to sow their seeds of discord, knitting together timelines and causing paradoxes here, there, and every...

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“Goodbye is the New Beginning” by Brooke Tango

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Are you sure that’s what you want to do?” Amy asks. She looks at you with uncertainty in her eyes. “You can make it work.” “Yes. I have to do it. It’s better for the both of us,” you said while you hopped in the passenger side of Amy's car. Your vision was blurred by a few escape tears you hadn't noticed. “Aw, Vee, I’ll always have your back and whatever you decide to do I got you.” She wrapped her arm around your neck and kissed the top of your head. You sighed and blinked your tears back. “Thank you. You’re the best. For real.” You ...

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“Nectar” by Charlene W

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You knew you would never be able to go back to the way it was before. You knew from the day the side comments started, “I think you’d look better in this shirt instead.” You knew when he suggested you to stay quiet at family dinners. You knew when all the property went under his name. The feeling was suffocating. His calloused hands were constantly gripping your throat and pushing you against the hard beige wall. He would cover the hole in the wall with an oil painting you knew you couldn't afford. And yet, you dusted the frame every Sunday ...

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“Forward” by Jeremy C

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Suitcase in hand, you head for the station. You gently close the door behind you, careful not to wake anyone inside. Walking along the phalanx of ranch-style suburban homes, you see the yellow taxi parked in the cul-de-sac at the end of the road, just as you had arranged. As you make your way along the sidewalk and ornate poplar trees, you notice the streetlights turning off, one by one, acquiescing to the blue-grey of dawn’s early light.You get in the cab, placing your suitcase in the seat next to you. “Bus station, 4th and Walnut” you say....

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“A Grey Area” by Laura Chase

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The buzz of the lamp post is a comfort like frog peepers in late spring. Your compact suitcase sits comfortably and securely on your lap. It was one of the few luxuries you’ve allowed yourself during this time. It would have been impossible to pack all the items you needed for this trip, otherwise. Around you the forest chirps and rustles with the creatures scurrying to find a place to sleep for the night. You weren’t keen to travel to the bus stop in the woods but you didn’t have a choice. The late notice from the kingdom requested your arr...

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“The Watcher” by Reija SIllanpaa

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Your alarm goes off at 6.15. As usual you press the snooze button, turn on your side and doze off for another ten minutes. You always had to have that ten minutes. When the alarm goes off again, you switch it off, turn on the bedside light and sit up. You sit on the edge of the bed for a moment, adjusting to the light before slipping your feet into the slippers by your bed. Today you are wearing your stripy pyjamas. You always wear them when the weather gets cooler. You enter the bathroom for exactly 25 minutes. I never understood how you ...

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“The Great Escape” by Ruth Folorunso

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One night, you realise you’ve had enough. You’re lying in bed, watching patterns move on the ceiling, when the body next to you stirs and a heavy hand lands against your thigh. The face turns to yours and the smell of almonds washes over you. Your stomach heaves and then, that very moment, you realise you’ve had enough. Like a ghost, you rise from the bed and move soundlessly around the room, finding essentials- suitcase, toothbrush, towel. Your movements are steady and your heart is steadier still. The darkness gives you strength. It ...

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“You Did Nothing Wrong!” by A. Arima

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Suitcase in hand, you head to the station. You know running away is not right. After all, you did nothing wrong. You did not kill Aleena. She was just lying on the floor at the entrance of the house. You thought she had passed out after attending another of her crazy parties the previous night. You walked closer to see her and figured out that she was lying still. You shook her. She was not breathing. At this moment, you lost your senses. Instead of calling up the emergency helpline or police or even a friend, you just dragged her body insid...

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“I Was Always Planning ” by Terri Strom

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The sun shines so brightly, but you make your eyes stay open to acclimate your brain to the new day. You are ready for the beautiful hike ahead of you. “C’mon Diesel,” I yelled to our crazy, loyal, and loving Rottweiler. He is a regal looking dog. Not one flaw. He was a gift to us for our “empty nest” party. I had never heard of such a thing but we were so grateful for it. Getting together with the neighbors and having fun. It was like medicine for the soul. Depression had set in so quickly after Jesse left for basic training with the Marine...

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“Orion” by Philip Baker

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It shouldn’t come as a surprise to you. What you’ve known as your family is not your biological parents. Your origins are quite tremulous and diverged out of the worst of occasions. Ohh don’t be so persistent you’ll know everything on time. But let me assure you that your father did the best he could so that you have a normal life to the degree that was possible. And have no doubt that he was one of the noblest of men that the world has ever come to know. He was feared and admired like no other man has ever been and his name would shout as t...

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“Endless” by Erin Hines

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You didn’t want to go, but left with no choice; luggage in hand, you head to the station. Too many memories here, memories you’d rather forge-because they were happy ones and only depressed you further to recall. You met the love of your life in this town, married them, had two beautiful children-and now they’re gone. They’re along with your happiness, no one could’ve predicted that drunk driver coming out of nowheres. That night, that night took everything from you, and left you broken and battered and with nothing but memories left. The ...

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“ONE NIGHT ON A TRAIN” by Sivaram Govindraj

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ONE NIGHT ON A TRAIN The managing director of the company said “Vanek, go to zone Alpha, negotiate and see that the contract is finalised with APC. I’ll then go over and sign it. You’ve been ticketed on tonite’s train. A room has been booked for you in our company’s guest house.” That was how, suitcase in hand, Vanek headed for the station that evening. You may ask what is zone Alpha. Companies demarcate zones according to importance to their business, name those, and use those names even if the towns and railway stations contained within th...

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“Unconditional Love” by Isabella Franco

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“You heard me. Leave. I don't want to see you come back.” Her eyes were hard on yours, drilling every ounce of her anger and fury into your body. You held her gaze for a moment, waiting to see how far she was going to let this go, how much she really meant the hateful words that she had thrown at you just moments before. Everyone in the living room had gone silent. You didn’t look, but you could feel the tension radiating between each member of the family from t...

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Suitcase in hand, you head to the station.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 188 stories

“The Suitcase” by D J

“Hope” by Carly Clarissa

“Operation Chronos” by Agatha Slightly

“Goodbye is the New Beginning” by Brooke Tango

“Nectar” by Charlene W

“Forward” by Jeremy C

“A Grey Area” by Laura Chase

“The Watcher” by Reija SIllanpaa

“The Great Escape” by Ruth Folorunso

“You Did Nothing Wrong!” by A. Arima

“I Was Always Planning ” by Terri Strom

“Orion” by Philip Baker

“Endless” by Erin Hines

“ONE NIGHT ON A TRAIN” by Sivaram Govindraj

“Unconditional Love” by Isabella Franco

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As you check your mail, you notice a letter that makes you stop in your tracks.

"Just say it," you silently reminded yourself. You knew you'd regret it if you didn't.

You looked out the window and, not for the first time, thought about how wrong the weather forecast had been.

You check the time. Perfect. As intended, you've arrived fashionably late.

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