A Storyteller

“Cut off” by A Storyteller

Dozens of smiles flashed in front of my face as I swiped upwards with my right finger. Some of these people were my friends and the rest, unknown. Are these people happy? Or do they pretend to care about this life?  Why can’t I care? Why do I not want to care? What is so wrong with me that I can’t fucking care about living. Maybe it’s easier to say that I’m just mentally ill, that I was born like this. I ...

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“A day in the Bathroom” by A Storyteller

Submitted to Contest #101

I wish I hadn’t done it. I wish I could deprive myself of this moment. I am glad I did it. I wish I could stay at peace forever.  I was too tired to remember my mistake. All it mattered was that my mom was yelling at me. She screamed louder and louder with every passing second. Her eyes looked at me mercilessly, her body shook with anger as she told me yet again.  “Why don’t you j...

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“An Unfortunate Night ” by A Storyteller

Submitted to Contest #65

Jack glanced at Cecil, the latter's eyes trembled with fear, lips quivered, head spiralling out of control.  They both realized they were at the end of their lives, nothing mattered anymore, it was a planned suicide. Cecil summoned the courage to break the silence and whispered, "One last time, let's spend a night where they will bury us tomorrow". It was a decision made by the last string of hope, the last ray of sunshine, the last resort to change their minds, or maybe an invitation to tomorrow...

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“In Another World” by A Storyteller

Submitted to Contest #64

Ben woke up feeling lightheaded, he was sure he must have had too much to drink last night because his head was in a miserable state. It took him a few minutes to carefully gather his thoughts and look around only to find himself in bunker beds with some other boys his age, still asleep. Ben's head throbbed remembering last night but it took him no more than three minutes to recollect how he ended up in t...

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“Life's Play ” by A Storyteller

Submitted to Contest #64

It wasn't like any other day, Jenine was finally going to end her life today. She had been planning on a day for a long time, and today everything just broke, it broke apart so suddenly, so silently, so intensely that she finally wanted to give up, she finally decided to give up.Perhaps it was on impulse or maybe she had been broken for a long time now, she just wanted to leave, to rest a little.Jenin was alone at home, she had locked all doors, she was scared but there was no stopping her now, she had ...

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“Monsters like Me” by A Storyteller

Submitted to Contest #63

By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire. Every fibre of my being broke into tiny pieces and turned into nothing. The sun burned through my eyes as my tears fell onto the burned floor. The leaves were burned to ashes and the person who stood in front of the autumn pile was once again whole with the Earth.It was time again, just like it had been every year when I had finally found him and it was time to leave again. I am cursed, I have been, for centuries and I am willing to do that for the person I have lov...

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“Evil's Mischief” by A Storyteller

Submitted to Contest #61

Li Jie had always believed that humans were born with good and only existed to spread kindness. He had lived his entire life believing no one could be greater than the good, hence in his eyes, evil was always inferior. His theory was proven wrong when he laid on his deathbed and one after another, his own family whispered words that nearly shattered his soul. "I killed Bao". "We k...

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