Freesia Arete

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Fashion Fiasco” by Freesia Arete

“How to get rid of unwanted gifts?” I googled as I stared at the ugliest sweater I had ever laid my eyes on. It was a size too big for me and had the worst color combination ever. An odd cake layer of baby blue, brown, black and neon green at the end, like an exclamation make at the end of a boring sentence. What was up with that? I could hardly believe it was gifted to me by my best friend, Rose, who knew my taste and passion for fashion better than anybody else! Annoyed, I clicked the first link below the add. Six ways to get rid of unwant...

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“Confusion” by Freesia Arete

Submitted to Contest #103

I sat on a park bench looking at the two different acceptance letters. One was to study medicine at the top university in the country and the other was for art college. I could feel my heartbeat as I let out a shaky sigh and looked to the sky. What should I do now? What path should I choose? Please give me a sign. I remember I was around five or six years old when my mother asked me ‘So, what do you want to be when you grow up?’ I was busy coloring, so I simply replied, ‘I don’t know.’ I had never thought about it. ‘Well, how about becoming ...

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“Flat number 403” by Freesia Arete

Submitted to Contest #102

No one had ever seen the face of the man who lived in flat number 403. Not even me, his neighbor who lives in flat number 404. You do not need to know my name. I am an ordinary person with an ordinary life. A boring life really, that was until my new neighbor moved in on the 11th of July. I cannot forget that day when everything started to change. I saw him move in that night dressed in all black around midnight when I was returning home from a walk. He carried only 2 small suitcases and I would never have noticed him if not for the glint of...

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Beginner writer