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272. Days. That was how long I have been trapped in this room. I don’t even know what this room is. All I know is that I have been stuck here for a very long time. The room is white. White walls. White tiles on the floor. A white bed with bleached white sheets. White light. So much white that it’s sickening to even look around. The only things that are not white are the marks I have written on the wall. I don’t even know how I wrote those since I have no pen, but somehow the mark...
Detective Blaine Joiner walked around the scene of the crime. He pulled a pair of black gloves from his pocket and stretched them over his hands. He stepped to the first of the two victims. Shot. Both of them. Right through the heart. “It’s him, alright.” His young partner, Peter nodded and scribbled something into his notepad. “That’s three shootings this month.” Peter was younger than Blaine by a decade at twenty years old, but he was smarter than men decades older. “Now, we ju...
February 3rdDear diary, No. I believe I am a bit past the age where I should be saying “dear diary,” Perhaps instead, I should say, umm, Dear Silent Confidant. Yes, that is much better, though still not the best greeting. Still, that does not matter. My name is Hailey. Funny, I am a twenty-two-year-old woman and writing in a diary. I suppose it is not so weird, but it still feels a bit childish. No matter; the reason I got this diary, journal—yes journal ...
Vivian, more formally known as Lady Treason stepped out on to her front entrance to greet her guests. Her name, Lady Treason had nothing to do with her power, the ability to manipulate things, objects, time, people, but rather had everything to do with the fact that her many villainous acts were considered treasonous in several countries. She smiled. But that was just the way she liked it. “Phobus!” She c...
Have you ever heard of the scenario where two people are hanging off a ledge, and you can only save one person and you have to decide who to save? Well Molly Lovel wondered how she had come to be in that very situation, in real life. One second, she, her boyfriend Hayden, and her mother, had been climbing a mountain, but the next second Hayden and her mother were sliding down. They barely managed to hang on befo...
“I didn’t kill her.” “Tell that to the judge, kid.” The police officer said and shoved her into the back of the police car. Funny, when she was younger, she had always wondered what it was like in the back of a police car, but now sitting in one she wondered why she ever cared. Holly tried to move her arms, but the handcuffs prevented most of her movements. How had she gone from being a c...
(This story followed the character Jack Corner who was introduced in my story Secret’s Aren’t For The Keeping [Part 2]. So, if you want to better understand this story, I would recommend going and reading that story first, but it is not necessary for you to do so. Hope you all enjoy!) “You’re free to go.” Jack Corner looked up as the guard opened his jail cell door. One month. That was how long he had lin...
“You remember the plan?” John nodded and tried to ignore his shaking hands. “I do. I will go in while you wait here in the car. I will find the manager of the bank and then tell them that their money is counterfeit and needs to be confiscated. Then I will take the money and bring it to the car. Once we have it there, we will drive away and make our escape.” Officer Peter nodded. “I wish it...
This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, Josie thought. It is was a happy day or would be, but not the happiest day. For one, her parents were not here to celebrate with her. Josie waited in one of the guest rooms in William’s estate while a maid fixed her hair. Even though, she wasn’t having a large wedding, just the opposite since it would be Will and Josie plus the minister and his wif...
“I killed my best friend.” Alea Newman glanced at the young man standing in front of her. She had expected to hear a secret about him having stolen money or cheated on his girlfriend, but not a confession of murder. Alea tried to hide her shock, but he noticed nonetheless. “You promised not to tell. You must remember that.” She nodded, angry that he would think she was goin...
From the producers of the show Love’s Second Chance, comes the new show Lovely Reality. A reality show where we see which couple’s love will get them to the $50,000 cash prize. So, do you think your love is strong enough to win?. To apply, visit www.lovelyreality/my love is strong.com Less than a minute after seeing the commercial, Sara’s best friend Carter called her. “Did you see it?”<...
Amber watched as Jessi was carted away, her body covered with a white sheet. What had happened? The rest of the contestants stared at each other in unmasked horror. Jessi was dead. The host of the contest, The One Who Survived, glanced at them all and smiled. “As you can see, you now have a better motivation to win the contest.” Amber stared at him as a shiver went down her spine. “What do you mean? We were told that Jes...
(This story is a part 2 to the story I wrote called “Through The Eyes Of A Changed Man.” I recommend you read that story first in order to understand what is being talked about in this story.) He was not going to go. Jon looked at the email regarding his upcoming high school reunion and thought those words. It was a wonder he even got invited. He was different now and had even apologized, but that ...
They had been house hunting for a few months. Though they both agreed that they needed to move out of their apartment into a real house, they could not agree on what they wanted their house to be like. Joline wanted an old-fashion house with wooden furniture and lacy dollies on the tables. Handmade curtains and grand staircases. When their realtor asked what she wanted for their house, she had replied by ...
Basic boy looked up as he noticed his basic boy signal light up in the distance. He sighed. What was it now? He guessed it was probably Evil Man getting himself into some kind of trouble. Oh, why did the mayor keeping letting him free from prison? To keep Basic boy busy? As if he wasn’t busy enough with his actual job. Being a superhero was fun and all, but it did not pay well. The mayor liked to say that the praise was...
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