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Submitted to Contest #268
Kathleen Herbert had a perfect life: a loving husband, a dream job running a small bookstore with her sister, a big house on the beach with two adorable kids and a cute dog. She was blessed with everyone she hoped for in her childhood. She was checking her email, and suddenly, a message popped from her computer. Hi, Lara Western. Do you think you can get away with murder? Her heart stopped, and this figure of imagination or a bad dream. Lara Western is dead. She died in a school fire, and her roommate, Kathleen Herbert, survived. She took a ...
Submitted to Contest #267
I have been staring at my phone for at least an hour, considering it too late to cancel. Just before I could read the cancel text, he arrived five minutes early. Take a deep breath. I am about to meet my brother, but he does not know that. I sent this man on the pretence of finally meeting one of my siblings. When I saw him approach the door, I could not believe that he looked so much like my father. He has deep blue eyes and perfectly tanned skin. I quickly looked at his hands; they looked like working man's hands, unlike anyone in my famil...
Submitted to Contest #266
Joan had something rare in her life: a day off. No errands needed to be run. The kids are off at my mum's house, and her husband is on a work trip. She planned to sleep in, take the dog for a walk, have lunch with Cathy, and end the day with a long bubble bath. Joan was suddenly jolted by the dog barking and then the screeching of an alarm. She grabbed her dress and slippers and stepped outside with the rest of the street, realising that the alarm from the shop across the road was just a false alarm. The police could quickly arrive on the sc...
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