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Write a story about one event from the different perspectives of multiple friends.

Posted in Character on Oct 26, 2022

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GRIEF

Submitted to Contest #40

The church walls reek the stale stench of summer heat. The only sounds which break the eeire silence are those of chirping crickets and buzzing dragonflies.The dull humidity of the church air holds secrets near and dear to every family, which slowly is implanted onto the old whitewash of the poorly painted concrete of the high rise dome of the church, but like all pallbearers it too fallls down. As peeling paint.And the what is the special occasion you ask. Its your funeral!You start look too confused for this, but also a little scared....

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Pallas

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Iras“Darling,” I say sweetly, stroking her hair, “Darling, sweetie, are you really going to let that slide?”My girl doesn’t answer. She doesn’t even look at me. Just picks an olive leaf off the tree and flicks it at a shrilling wheatear standing on an arching olive root. I take strands of her long hair, the color of ripe apricots, and begin threading them through my fingers, knotting, braiding, tying, until half her hair is trapped to my fingers in a lovely five-strand braid.“Darling,” I say again, then stop. I won’t allow the whine to enter...

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Broken Bonds

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NinaThe walls are booming all around me with the voices of unknown rappers and crappy pop singers. Arms are swaying above at least two-hundred heads, and everyone is singing at the top of their lungs, no doubt making their throats burn and scratch. No one cares, though. Especially not me. I scream lyrics I don’t know and whip my hair until my neck feels like it’s going to break. My heartbeat syncs up with the beat of the speakers and I feel euphoric. This is what freedom must feel like, I think, smiling ear to ear and letting out a loud whoo...

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The K's Morning

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KaylaI was sitting in the bay window in the living room, trying to work on my story for the writing competition that I was entering at school the following week. But, it was crazy hard to focus because the rest of my family was in the kitchen, everyone going everywhere trying to get ready for Kit's big soccer game. I had already eaten breakfast and gotten all of my stuff ready because I knew that I would have to prepare or get stuck in the kitchen madhouse."KAYLAAAAAAAA!" It was my little sister, Klaire, yelling for me even though she didn't...

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FIREWORKS

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KateI’m in Jake’s car, which is parked in front of Lisa’s house. Jake was so reluctant to come to her party because he and Lisa broke up about a month ago. He hasn’t quite gotten over it, though but I needed a ride to Lisa’s and he’s the only friend I have that can drive…“I’ll wait for you here.” he tells me for like the hundredth time this evening. He’s going through that awkward post-breakup phase where he doesn’t want to be anywhere where Lisa Waterman is seen.“No. You have to stay with me through this. You owe me one.” I recite back to h...

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Camping With a Killer.

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KEITH:"Keith I will miss you so much! Let me check your bag!" I groaned. For the seventh time, Mother was checking my bag for alcohol."Mother! We are 14, not 18!" I heard an impatient honk outside. It was the Harris's car. She kissed me one last time, and I rushed out the door. As I reached the car, and peered in I saw Drew, Willy, and Jay."Oi mate! Sure, you're excited to see pretty Beth, eh?" I punched Drew in the arm. Mrs. Harris zoomed out of my driveway. My friends and I had all agreed to continue our yearly camping trip, even after Jor...

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It's All My Fault

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Marissa I thought we would be okay… I truly did, or I never would have brought my friends along. Jayne had tried to talk us out of it, and she ended up getting the worst of it. I was the one that invited her in the first place… Cameron is going to lose a leg. She had always loved running, and now, because of me, she would never run again. And Lena… paralyzed from the neck down. It’s all my fault… Cameron I can’t believe Jayne is gone. There is just no way… any minute now she’ll walk through the door and laugh at us for believing the EMTs. I ...

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10th Anniversary.

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LynI’ve put the most effort in this friendship. The most!Keeping time is a curse I may have to die with. The rest of them have never kept time and if you ask me that speaks volumes for how much they value this time…and the friendship. I tried to come late for it, but even thirty minutes late I’m still early for our reunion.The location is simple - Max picked it - no fancy wall art, no comfy looking chairs but for the booth in the corner next to the kitchen door, no classy music playing. But it also lacks any intimacy. I’m not sure if this wa...

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Theories and Ashes

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TatianaWe had another earthquake. There have been a lot recently and they have been getting more violent now, almost as if the gods are unhappy with us. If so, I hope it was not because of the apple I stole. I couldn't afford to buy it, I'm a servant and barely survive under the "care" of Cassius. I mean, it went to good use. Considering my brother was dying, I was sure one apple would be okay. Apparently not. Livia says she would have done the same, but that has no effect on me; she can stroll into her kitchen and ask a servant for anything...

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The Lies and Excuses of an Outsider

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-Alabama-            The last note of my song fades away into the sanctuary of my grandparents’ church. I stand up from the piano and bow for my sparse and distracted audience. It’s a gathering of my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents from my dad’s side of the family. My grandparents sit right up front. They’re the only ones really paying attention. The little kids are wiggling in their seats, poking at each other and giggling. My other cousins, from ages eleven to seventeen, are d...

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That Trip To The Lotus Garden

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19 June 2020“A table for three, please,” I said to the waitress, who promptly leads us to a table at the corner of the cafe. She left after putting three menus on the table.“This is expensive!” the girl in a bun, Aika, exclaimed as she read the menu.“Well, Donna’s taste, as usual,” said the other girl, Momoko, who sits beside me.The waitress comes back and we start placing our order. As she left our table, I pull out a piece of paper from my handbag, putting it on the table.A piece of paper showing three of us standing in between lotuses, wi...

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A Story Told Thrice

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SophieI loved Holly like a sister. I had expected some surprise at my arrival, being the introvert that I was, but the look that dawned her face when she had opened the door was one more residing in horror than delight.That confused me. Yes, the invitation to join the group on a weekend getaway to her family’s cabin had been tardy, having only received it the day before but was it a terrifying concept that I would accept?There had been some air of mystery when Holly hadn’t been the one to personally invite me but I had just assumed that she ...

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Hit

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It looked like he was dead. Had they really hit him? Maybe he had already been dead and they just ran over him. Who were kidding? They definitely killed him. What were they going to do? “Guys...” Corbyn said looking dead straight from the middle back seat. He was shaking, making the others friends even more nervous then they had already been. Jade was so wide eyed, starting to hyperventilate it looked like she was about to pass out any second now. Kelly was covering her eyes, and Justin, the only calm one, who had fallen asleep when they got...

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The Final Shot

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Trigger warning: school shootings   • Samuel • The sound of the gunshots rang loudly before ricocheting off the cafeteria walls, an explosion of white and blue cement peppering the crimson floor. Looking around frantically while cowering under the rickety tables, I catch the reflection of my own emotions in a number of terror-stricken faces. My ears quickly become accustomed to the sound of rapid fire while my brain can’t keep up with anything. It whizzes and whizzes and whizzes and spins and spins and spins and the world comes to a sto...

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The Un-Rainy Day

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It was raining. The world seemed blank and dreary, with nothing promising in sight. Even the kids, like Cassie on the side of the road, were somber. I wondered what life was like outside of town. I watched Alea, the only person from outside of town. She was stepping lighter than anyone, as usual. I wondered what she was thinking. Did she remember her life outside the walls of rain? Alea was buying flowers. The flowers here were gray and wilted. I wondered why she wanted one at all. Alea thanked the store manager and skipped away. She didn’t ...

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