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Submitted to Contest #296
The Weight of Silence Chapter One: A Lesson in Deception Mr. Caleb Wright had perfected the art of hiding in plain sight. For the past five years, he had taught English at Maplewood High, a small school in a quiet town where nothing truly exciting ever happened. He was well-liked but not too well-known, respected but not idolized. He maintained the perfect balance of friendliness and distance, ensuring no one ever got too close. That was intentional. Because if anyone ever learned the truth about him, his life as he knew it would be over. Ca...
Against the Current 1 The first time Leo defied the rules, it was a small thing—an act so inconsequential that no one even noticed. He held the door open for an old woman outside the municipal building, despite the unspoken but well-known regulation: everyone was to move quickly, efficiently, and without unnecessary interaction. It wasn’t until he turned sixteen that the defiance started taking root, twisting into something he could no longer ignore. It was then that he realized what he wanted—to paint, to create, to put color in a world tha...
Submitted to Contest #294
I didn’t mean to do it. The words echoed in my mind as I stood there in the dark, my hands shaking, my heart pounding so loudly it drowned out the sound of the storm outside. The wind howled through the trees, and the rain hammered against the windows. It was a night that felt like it was made for horrors. But the real terror—my terror—was already inside. I stared down at his body, lying in a pool of crimson that seemed to stretch out, devouring everything it touched. His once bright eyes, filled with laughter and warmth, were now dull...
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