Duck Lucy

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

Stories (23)

23 Stories

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“Quick Errand” by Duck Lucy

Submitted to Contest #97

It was good to see the stars again, one of the beautiful consequences of a power outage. I could stand here till dawn, the view was so mesmerizing."Babe?" Where was he?"I think he went to the bathroom, but who knows." I hear a foreign voice say, they had a weird accent, I couldn't put my finger on where it was from."Who are you?! What did you do to Aaron?" I asked, desperately trying to feel out which pocket my phone was in while not looking too obvious."I told you: bathroom, I think, he may have wandered around a bit, can't really be sure, ...

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“Are you sure?” by Duck Lucy

Submitted to Contest #97

"So...you've been inside?""Yeah, I explored the house and then called you to check it out for yourself. Idiot. No, I haven't been in, yet.""Sarcasm's a new look for you, not liking it. Someone broke into your house and you call me? Why? No one else wanted to deal with this mess? Or were they just not in the mood to come over in the middle of the night and look for possible criminals?""You have the least to lose, you know...if you happen to die.""Thanks." It was true, even if it was a low blow."Just go inside!" I urged him."It's your house. Y...

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“Let me explain” by Duck Lucy

Submitted to Contest #96

"Are you crazy?!" I yelled at my roommate. Realising how close we were to the door I decided to whisper instead. "I don't know him, neither do you, are you seriously thinking of letting a strange man inside? What will you do if he kills one of us? Or worse? Hmm? Have you thought of that? We are not in some stupid movie, where acts of kindness are rewarded, we live in the real world, where letting strangers into your home makes you a) crazy b) stupid and c) naive!""Okay, okay, I get it. But there's something about him. I can't explain. It's s...

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“Bad or worse” by Duck Lucy

Submitted to Contest #95

"So, I think it's pretty obvious. You?" He asked, turning towards me."I don't know.""What?! Why would you choose incarceration over freedom?!""Because it's not freedom and you know that! It's a life of worry and fear. I cannot do that again.""You think jail is better? Believe me, it isn't. Nothing's worse than being locked up day after day, not even knowing what month it is, how long you've been in. You can go crazy just from the monotony of it all. And that's just, if you're lucky, which we probably won't be. You know what they do with peop...

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“What they want” by Duck Lucy

"I dare you to tell me your greatest fear." They asked with a smile. There were sudden gasps from a few around me. I knew how dangerous this request was. If you're a human you might be thinking, that this isn't even a dare, it's more of a truth. But not when you're playing with mages, when you're doing that, then a simple request like this may cost your life. I didn't know how dangerous it actually could be, I was only aware of the warnings I've been told many times to never share anything personal with a mage.'Tell me you're not actually th...

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“Putting the film back together” by Duck Lucy

Submitted to Contest #93

I wake up, tired and dehydrated. I stand up quickly."Woaw" with that I fall back onto the bed, my head spinning. On my second try, I get to the door, without causing any damage to myself. I walk out to see Ashley spinning around the kitchen cleaning, faster than my lagging brain could comprehend."Babe, why are you up so early?""I thought I'd get a headstart on cleaning.""You don't have to, I can do it. It is my house.""I just want to help. Also after last night, I didn't think you'd be capable of getting out of bed, not to mention cleaning."...

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“Warlocks are bad news” by Duck Lucy

Submitted to Contest #91

“I can’t believe you convinced me to go book shopping with you.”“Oh, babe, I thought you already realised that you can’t resist my charms.”“So what are we looking for?”“Don’t worry, I already know where it is.”“Why did you need it so urgently? Couldn’t we have waited till the morning, it’s so late?”“I need to learn something by tomorrow.”“Magic.” She sighed.“Yes, magic. Some of us aren’t born with it, okay? I have to find scrolls and books to learn. I know you don’t understand, but please, just try to not make me feel guilty for following my...

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“Generations” by Duck Lucy

Submitted to Contest #90

“Come on, hurry up!” I shouted. Mary was so slow. Although she was a girl. “I’m coming, wait up!” I heard her high voice yell back. She was out of breath already. I could run for hours like this. I guess mom was right. Living in the city does make you slower. “I win!” I say as I slam my hand onto the tree. I scraped a bit of skin off, but nothing could ruin this moment for me. Mary arrived a few seconds later huffing. “I told you it wasn’t a race.” She puffed. “Yeah, cause you are so easy to beat.” I pushed my tongue out at her. I waited for...

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Author bio

Hi, I'm sure not a lot of people will read this, but if you do then thanks for being interested. I write as a hobby and don't really want it to be more. I'm a med student, so my anxiety levels are almost always maxed out, writing helps me calm down and escape from it all, from time to time. Currently reading: This Is Going To Hurt- Adam Kay Currently listening: Dungeons and Daddies, Earbiscuits, Dear Hank&John (all very funny podcasts :) ) Stories that are related: Angel Teeth-Stemless Atractylis- Losing Touch Bad or worse- Let me explain Putting the film back together- Are you sure? Threesome- Someone new