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Melissa Hassan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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The Gift

Submitted to Contest #92

“It's been a wonderful summer so far" Bethany thought smiling to herself as she was driving with her daughter Emma, in the back, strapped to a car seat. She smiled at her daughter lovingly through the rear-view mirror as Emma returned her smile. “Are you excited honey?”  “Yes!” replied her daughter happily throwing her arms up and giggling. “Okay, just hang on, we'll be there soon” replied her mother. “Mommy can we go to the park today?” Emma asked after a while. “Sure honey whatever you want to do. Today is your day, and...

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The End of a Legacy (The Chadwick Saga - Part 3)

A few months later...The intruder entered the Manor through the kitchens. He might as well have been invisible as no one paid him any attention. They were busy scurrying about getting things ready for the dinner later that evening. He knew exactly what to do.The young Master had instructed him on how to proceed. He was to stay hidden in one of the unused rooms upstairs until midnight and spring into action. He wouldn't dare mess this up, the Master had made it clear what would happen to him if he did. He had to get this right.He quietly...

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A Son's Revenge (The Chadwick Saga - Part 2)

Three years later........Jamie had just turned three, he is growing up fast. Sarah couldn't stop smiling as she watched her baby boy running around in the garden next to the pond, which was his favourite spot. He is the spitting image of his father, except he had her nose and chin. His doting grandpa had thrown him a grand party with lots of presents to last a lifetime. “He knows how to spoil a child,” she said to herself.Thomas had been more excited than her son, behaving like a child, having fun running around playing with all th...

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Shamina's Dream

Submitted to Contest #66

She heard the loud cheers of the crowd. Through eyes brimming with tears she could almost make-out the outlines of a few audience members seated nearby, now on their feet cheering and chanting her, name, Shamina...Shamina, and waving the colourful lion flag. The flag of her country. The tiny island of Sri Lanka. As the last year’s winner, removed the crown from her head and placed it gently but ever so carefully on hers, as the crowd roared even louder. She could hardly believe it. “Is this really happening?” She asked herself as the runne...

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The Witch-Out

Submitted to Contest #65

“Order...order!” Eleanora yelled over the loud protests from the coven of sister witches gathered in the great hall of her manor.“What do you mean by, a 'witch-out'?” asked one of the sister witches.“It means we are not going to be doing our usual witching tonight,” replied Eleanora pounding the gavel on the table as the protesters began to yell even louder this time.“Order...I shall have order in this hall!” Eleanor yelled loudly as her voice echoed through the hall and reverberated off the walls.The loud protests died abruptly as everyone ...

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The Return Of The Prodigal Son (The Chadwick Saga - Part 1)

Submitted to Contest #64

Sarah ran from room to room, frantically, searching for her child, with tears streaming down her face. Her long auburn hair, soaking wet, hung loose about her shoulders. Her pale skin glistening in the candlelight she was holding. Her long blue satin dress dripping with water, clung to her slender form. The sound of her son crying had woken her up in the middle of the night. When she went to check on him, she found, to her horror, an empty crib.The storm was still raging outside. The rain coming down in torrents. The wind howling like an inv...

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The Dollhouse

Submitted to Contest #61

Lisa loves spending time with her maternal grandmother. Almost all her holidays, be it Fourth of July, Labour Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas, she has spent with her doting grandma. It has always been a long standing Montgomery family tradition to gather at their grandmother's ancestral home for any occasion. She had always loved visiting her grandma Rose for three very important reasons. The first being, she, Lisa, was her favourite granddaughter, and second, she absolutely loved her grandmother's cooking. Especially her double cho...

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Earthlings

Submitted to Contest #60

It's been exactly fifteen years and six months since the ‘great catastrophe.' That's what his parents and the others referred to the event which had destroyed every living organism on the surface of the earth.Zack and his twin sister Zoe were born here in the compound like so many other kids their age. They were the few lucky ones. The others were not so lucky. At least that's what they have been told, especially by their parents.They had just celebrated their fourteenth birthday, a week ago. Today they are given a rare opportunity. A t...

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The Villager

Submitted to Contest #59

The paddy leaves were blowing in the soft, cool morning breeze, slightly bent from the weight of the now yellow grains which looked almost golden as Arun ran, with his sister trailing behind him giggling and pleading him to slow down. His sister's giggles and childish voice sounded almost angelic as it echoed through the field. He stopped abruptly and turned around to see she had stopped running as she stood there in the middle of the paddy field, bent, with her hands on her knees, trying to catch her breath. Her long loose hair blowing...

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The Old Woman at the Cottage

Submitted to Contest #59

It was a glorious Saturday morning as James stood leaning against the front door frame of his tiny cottage sipping a warm mug of coffee gazing out into the far distance as his mind started to wander. He had been travelling across the country for months, finding work where he could, never sticking around for more than a day. He had felt like a wanted criminal on the run from the law.  It's been exactly a week since he came to live in this small seaside town. He'd been practicing medicine at a reputed hospital in the big city for...

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A Gleam in the Dark

Submitted to Contest #58

It was like a scene straight out of a painting.  The sky was bathed in brilliant purple and orange hues as the sun was beginning to set. In the distance, a flock of seagulls flew past framed by the bright golden sun. A few small fishing boats dotted the sea as they bobbed up and down on the water. The bright purple and orange hued sky mirrored through the water as if it was one big giant canvas of colours. Adam gazed out far into the horizon totally mesmerized by the brilliance of it. He closed his eyes breathing in the fresh salt...

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Charlie Casanova

Submitted to Contest #57

“Simon Dias? The Simon Dias, is your grand uncle?” the gentleman sitting opposite him asked obviously intrigued. “Shhh! Not so loud, we are in a library for goodness sake!” whispered Shehan, regretting having blurted his ancestor's name out by mistake.“My word! I can't believe I am sitting with the grand nephew of Simon Dias!” replied the man.“Oh! Gosh here we go again, why couldn't you just keep your big mouth shut, you are such a blabber mouth!” Shehan thought to himself, cursing silently.“Yes, Simon Dias is my grand uncle!” Shehan co...

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The Sun Will Always Rise

Submitted to Contest #56

“It crept up on us out of nowhere, this deadly monster! which spread across the globe, wreaking havoc in it's wake. Ruining businesses, ruining lives disrupting our peaceful existence. This small island has had it's share of tragedies in the past. A civil war that raged on for nearly thirty years. A Tsunami that ravaged almost the entire island amidst of it, and just last year, the deadly terrorist bombings which claimed innocent lives. Just as we were beginning to think that the worst was behind us, just as we were beginning to recover from...

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The Potato Peeler's Club

Submitted to Contest #55

It was the middle of April. Just after the Sinhalese and Tamil New Year. The lockdown has been in place since mid March. Curfew has been implemented to prevent people all over the island of Sri Lanka, from gathering in large groups and venturing out in public. People have been self isolating themselves at home.The schools have been closed for sometime due to the outbreak of the Corona Virus. Many children have been doing their studies online in the meantime, trying to make up for lost time. All over the island there were strict rules put in ...

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Her Guardian Angel

Submitted to Contest #55

“Mary listen to me, it's too dangerous for you to stay in that house!” the voice on the other end of the line said.“What are you talking about Colin?” Mary asked confused.“It's your stepmother. I have reason to believe that she may have been involved in your father's death.”“Are you saying that my father didn't drown?” she inquired puzzled.“Look, I can't go into details over the phone. Meet me later tonight at the bar and I will explain everything. Just get yourself out of there fast!” The line went dead.“Colin?......Colin? Are you ther...

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