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Submitted to Contest #285
Ring. Ring.I waited exactly 38 seconds before he picked up. “Hello?” came the voice from the other side. “James, it's me.” “Alexis? Is that you?” “Yes. Did you find the suspect? Did you get the information?” James hesitated for a moment, “He was dead when I got there.” “What?” I asked, keeping myself composed, while maintaining the facade. “Yeah. His body was bruised. Seemed to have been beaten up with a bat.” I chewed my lip, "When did you get to the scene?” He said something, but the line began to break up. It didn't matter, I already knew...
Submitted to Contest #277
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall..." she began as she stared into my replica of her own emerald eyes."...Who is the fairest one of all?"I knew the answer. Should I tell her? Should I not?I maintained eye contact as I responded, "You, O Queen, are the fairest of them all."She smirked hideously and I knew that my white lie had been enough to fill her ego. She turned and strolled out of the room, her long inky black cape slithering on the stone floor behind her. How naïve, I thought as the seed of an idea planted itself in my mind. I could turn her...
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