Delilah Elegans

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2024

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“Forbidden” by Delilah Elegans

Submitted to Contest #280

“I’m falling in love with you.”“Don’t, look at me that way. You know we can’t do this.”“I know. But my head and my heart refuse to agree.”“This is a mistake.”“The feelings aren’t the mistake—only the actions.”“It doesn’t seem fair.”“All’s fair in love and war.”“I don’t think I believe that.”*“What’s worth fighting for, then? Isn’t love the reason we go to war?”“How can something that comes so naturally feel so wrong?”“Perhaps it’s just what we’ve been taught.”“Or maybe it’s who we are.”“We can’t stop this train—not in time.”“Would we, if we ...

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“Baby Blues ” by Delilah Elegans

Submitted to Contest #267

Though I will be the one narrating this story from my perspective, this is not solely my story. I will do my best to be fair in my depiction. This is my version of our story.  I was adopted by my family at three weeks old. I grew up in a traditional household, surrounded by a loving family, including a large extended family.  As I entered my teenage years, I became emotional and disgruntled, like many teenagers facing the angst of growing up. My parents were always wrong, and I was being held back from living my best, most authenti...

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