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Melinda Madrigal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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ZOMBIE WOMAN RUNNING FOR HER LIFE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #279

Dirt, worms, maggots are crawling all over my body. I have a splitting headache. My legs and arms are twisting in the wrong direction. I straighten my legs then my arms. That feels good. Bugs be gone. Dirt be gone. I feel like a new person. Wait, something is wrong. My eyes are blurry. I blink twice. Nothing. I rub my eyes. Okay, that's a bit better. I never had the greatest eye sight. Oh no! I know that sound. My stomach is growling. I need food. Where to get food? Something is else is wrong. I'm not home. Where am I? I don't like this feel...

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A SOLDIER'S CONFESSION

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #278

Families are supposed to be close. Families tell each other everything. But what happens when one death bed confession changes everything. One confession changes your whole life and that of your family. My family was as close as a family can be. Our love for each other was so strong. I believed nothing and no one can tear us apart. But I was so very wrong. Grandpa Charles was the best man I ever knew aside from my father. He was strong and fearless. He was also the biggest teddy bear. His love was unconditional. Grandpa Charles always forgav...

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THREE WICKED WITCHES AND ONE NOT SO WICKED WITCH

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #277

Once upon a time in the town of Ashwood Falls there lived four sisters, who's name began with the letter B. The oldest Beatrice. The second oldest Bianca. The third oldest Blake and the youngest Bella Rose. All four of the sisters are witches. Not the good kind of witches but the most-dastardly witches in all of Ashwood Falls expect for one. They play the most evil of tricks on unsuspecting people. The three oldest are the worst. Beatrice, Bianca and Blake, dark-hair beauties with the most enchanting greens, the color of Emerald and the most...

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FAMILY IS NOT FOREVER

Melinda Madrigal

I always believed family was forever. I believed family can conquer anything. I believed any situation we can get through. I was young. My mind was young but family was everything. Here is my story. From the time I was a little girl I believed my family was strong and tight knit. That we would be together always. There were my parents, brother, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents on both sides. We would come together at which ever house and have fun. There was food and drinks, music and dancing. I was happy that we were together. Family vac...

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3 AM

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #275

3 am, the witching hour. The hour of death. The hour of evil. The hour of my nightmare. The hour of my visions. The hour that has haunted me for six years. Six years, that's how long I've been afraid of 3 am. Six years, that's how long I've been having nightmares. Six years, that's how long I've been having visions of murder. I lost part of me six years ago. I lost my memory of that time. I lost a family I don't remember having. Remembering that part of my life hurts. What hurts is not the family I don't remember but that I don't remember th...

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A MOTHER'S UNDYING LOVE FOR HER CHILD

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #274

Fate is resourceful. I used to believe that but fate has a cruel way of coming back to haunt you. To haunt your family. To haunt your town. I always been a woman of fate. A woman who believes fate is what you make. I believed my family was the greatest thing to ever happen to me. I have a wonderful family and three amazing children. We live in the most beautiful town, Ember Falls. A town where everybody knows everybody and where secrets are hidden. I have been keeping a very big secret from my town. A secret that has shattered my little town...

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TRUTH SECRETS DEATH

Melinda Madrigal

"Don't tell anyone what we heard and what we saw." That was the last time I saw my best friend. Those were the last words she told me. She disappeared last week. No trace of her is left. It's like she never existed. Everything that used to belong to Lyric is gone. Her home. Her business. Her bank accounts. All gone. I feel like whoever got Lyric is coming for me next. I can't ask for help. I can't tell anyone including my family or Lyric's family that something sinister is lurking in our town. I don't even know what I heard and saw is real. ...

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THE NIGHTMARE OF MALLORY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #272

The story of Mallory begins as any other story. The story of innocence's. The story of beauty. The story of kindness. The story of love. But beneath that story lied a nightmare. A nightmare no one saw coming. Mallory only first name. No last name. No face to go with her name. Erased from the memory of those who knew her. Erased from the town she was born and raised in. A lovely girl. A girl of beauty and love with the heart of gold to those who knew her. On the outside that's the Mallory her town knew. On the inside was a heart of darkness. ...

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THE GRIM SLEEPER

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #271

I wake-up with no memory of the night before. I wake-up in a daze. My head is killing me. My eyes are puffy and red. I look like something out of a nightmare. My room is messy. Clothes are all over the place. Some are mine. The others I don't recognize. Somebody was here with me. But who! These are women's clothes. I see no signs of a woman. Just me. I pick up the clothes and throw it in the trash. I find more clothes that are not mine. I thrown them out too. My head went from a small throb to a hammer hitting head. I need something to stop ...

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A MEAL FOR THE HEART A MEAL FOR THE TRUTH

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #270

One year ago, I was set free from prison and returned to Harbor Bay to seek forgiveness for what I did. That didn't turn out well. Forgiveness was the last thing these people wanted to give me. I was almost killed by the brother of my late friend Willow. I wanted to kill myself because I couldn't stand the pain and the hatred. My mother stopped me. My mother told me her forgiveness was her love and protection for me. She was the person I always needed. She also told me I need to learn how to forgive myself. We left Harbor Bay never to return...

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AELLA'S QUEST FOR THE RING OF TRUTH

Melinda Madrigal

The island of Hazel haven has a huge problem with telling the truth. Lies fill up the whole island to last many days. The truth is like fire. It burns until there is nothing left to burn. Wars have started because of the many lies that have been told. Families and friends have become distant because of the lies. Nobody can stop the lies. Silence has become the way of life in Hazel Haven. When we open our mouths, the lies come out. We wave and bow our heads when we greet people. I hate the silence that has engulfed my island. I hate that this...

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THE WINDS OF CHANGE THE WINDS OF DESTINY HAS COME FOR RUBY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #268

Seven years ago, in the town of Harbor Bay, a tragic accident occurred involving three teen age girls. Two girls Willow and Amalia were killed instantly. The driver Ruby Collins survived with minor injuries.The town of Harbor Bay was devastated by the senseless loss of life. The people of Harbor Bay came to pay their last respects to Willow and Amalia including Ruby.Details of the accident was kept from the residents until after the funeral. Heartbreak and sadness turned to anger and hatred when it was revealed that Ruby Collins was responsi...

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FOREVER CHANGED

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #267

My life changed forever the day I got the call that the love of my life was in a car accident. I fell to my knees crying. That morning me and my love shared breakfast. I looked into her beautiful eyes and told her I loved her. She gave me that playful smile I love so much. She told me she loved me too. To the moon and back. Angeliyah, a beautiful name for my angel. My one and only. She left home after breakfast never thinking I would get the most devastating call of my life. I waited all day at work eager to get home to my beautiful Angeliya...

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WHERE ARE YOU MELODY?

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #266

She's gone. Where did she go? I can't find her anywhere. I close my eyes and say her name, Melody. Nothing, she disappeared. I need her back. I can't do this on my own. I need her by my-side. Take a deep breath Juniper. You can do this. My work is too important to me and I need Melody to finish. Now the important question. How do I summon Melody? Melody is my muse. My creative muse. Melody is one of only a handful of muses that inspire creative people like myself to find the inspiration and the power to do good work. For the longest time I'v...

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DREAMS OF A STRANGER

Melinda Madrigal

Dreams are a doorway to unlocking the deepest, darkest parts of our minds. Dreams can unlock memories you never knew existed. Dreams can also terrify you. Dreams can show you the person you are. For me my dreams are just dreams. I don't know what they mean. I don't know what my dreams are telling me. Every night I dream of a stranger in a strange place. I never seen this person and I certainly never been to this place I dream of. On top of all this I don't know who I am. I tried to remember my name but I can't. It's so hard to wake-up every ...

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