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Submitted to Contest #102
“It’s not you, it’s me.” The words hurt worse than getting hit by a semi-truck on the freeway. I had heard those same words spoken more than any other person on the face of the earth. As we sat in the restaurant, I could feel the cold stares from the other tables. I rubbed my hands across my trembling legs. The ring in my pocket pierced my thigh, but all I felt was the blood gushing from my torn heart. 3 years of long dinners at expensive restaurants. 3 years of walks in the city park, dancing in the rain, and racing to the ice cream sh...
Submitted to Contest #95
I stepped forward and took a deep breath. Two doors towered above me. If I didn’t choose a door quickly, the man in the black coat would drag me back to the basement. The door on the left shined a bright blue, cloaked with a robe of flower petals, and scented like leaves of lavender. The right door, however, was littered with thorns and raven feathers. I could feel the air thicken as I stared at the knob, covered with a sticky, red substance. But there I was, inching closer and closer to the door of horror. Suddenly, I heard steps approachin...
Submitted to Contest #85
“That’s the thing about this city,” The clean-shaven man at the podium grinned and continued speaking. “It will never change.” The crowd cheered. Women applauded and men offered grunts of affirmation. He took a bow and waltzed back to his chair on the left side of the stage. I glanced at him from my own seat and was met with a challenging wink that said, beat that. “Next we’ll hear from our opposing candidate,...
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