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Submitted to Contest #259
The ballroom glittered with the refracted light of a thousand candles, hanging above in chandeliers and casting a warm glow across well dressed attendees. To say it was loud would be an understatement, and it did nothing to ease Elara’s buzzing nerves as she watched her cousin, Princess Isabelle, ascend a set of steps and turn. Their eyes met above the crowd, and Isabelle sent her a proud smile as she lifted her voice, calling for attention and swiftly silencing the crowd. “Thank you all for coming,” she said, looking around the ...
Submitted to Contest #156
Mentions of drugs, kidnapping, sexual violence/trafficking Comet Pizza Word Count: 2218 “My sister’s name is Charlotte. She loves pizza, crop tops, and she has blonde hair. She’s out there somewhere, so please–if you see something, anything, please let us know. I just want my sister back.”    Charlotte went to Comet Pizza with three of her friends Friday night. That was two days ago. And she hasn’t come back.    It wasn’t like going to Comet was out of the ordinary. It was a regular thing–she and h...
Submitted to Contest #148
Mentions of murder, brief mention of blood. 78-year-old woman brutally murdered in apartment.    At the time I was relieved. The loud voices of police officers at my door, wailing sirens outside, people asking me what happened - all that was a welcomed relief to the oldies music and scratchy voice yelling at her cats from the other side of my wall.    78-year-old Judith Maren was gone now. The world now knew her merely as a woman that was murdered in her apartment. All they would ever know i...
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