Write a story where one character needs to betray the other, but isn’t sure if they can.

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“Broken Bonds” by Bella Shah

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Maureen Suldid had always loved beautiful Madrid Park with its calm, wooden cottages. One of those cottages was her home. It was her place where she felt safe. She was kind, always helped animals, and enjoyed reading. Other people saw her as a sad, lonely girl, but Maureen disagreed with them. Once, she had kindly made a bed for an injured bird. Her mother passed away and the life around Maureen had forgotten her mother. She walked over to the window and reflected on her comfortable surroundings. A sliver of the moon...

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“Son Of The President ” by Mara C

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''Ben Parks. My, my, my.'' officer Gregory says, grinning, while shaking his head. ''What would your father think? What would he, the President, think if he found out about your 'escapades' with the rebels? Hm?'' he peers, leaning forward, hands gripping the back of the metal chair he made me sit in. I pull back when his warm, tobacco-scented breath blows in my face, filling my lungs with the foul, intoxicating smell. He glares into my eyes, studying my face and then throws his head back, laughing wildly. ''What a world we live in, boy!'' he...

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“It shouldn't be this way” by Dwavico .

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How do you turn off thoughts? It was easy in the beginning but now it's too much. Something is not right and the truth is gnawing at my brain trying to escape. Walking around in a fog is disturbing. I see them constantly without ever seeing them. I never see anything. I cannot focus. I see and eat meals but I do not taste the food. It is destroying me from the inside. This must be how a zombie feels. I talk to others but never really hear them or remember what was said to me or by me. My mind just keeps jumping back to the...

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“The Traitor” by Patrick Druid

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I woke up on Thursday morning shakily, got to my feet and quietly walked around the bed, so as not to disturb my sleeping wife and went to the kitchen to get my first cup of coffee. I yawned as I reached into the cabinet for a cup and poured the hot black liquid from the steaming carafe into it. This was part of my normal morning routine, of course as it is for many people. We get up, get coffee, read the paper/watch tv etc, shower, dress and go to the car for the morning drag to reach the office in time and hope that you're not late. Th...

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“An Explanation” by Mel Shield

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Trigger warnings: domestic abuse, rape, suicide To Perry Richards. Not to be opened until the day after your 18th birthday. Happy belated birthday little brother. You're probably burying your head in a bog, bucket or bowl today, rather than sifting through sand for bones. But hey, I hope you're still pursuing that dream of becoming an archaeologist. You big dork. That said, I am so incredibly proud of you, I hope you know that. I always was. I adored your love for learning, th...

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“The Blind Spot” by James Freeze

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THE BLIND SPOT Walter walked to the window and flicked the ash from his cigarette onto the street below. He then turned slowly to face the woman he had been hired to kill. “Everyone I have ever met has a story to tell,’ Walter thought to himself, ‘and maybe I missed the most important part of hers.” Walter was uncommonly perplexed with this assignment. Hesitation and questioning himself was not a part of his natural purview. Most of his assignments had been basically mundane. Walter in the past had barely thought o...

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“Switching Sides (Legacy Hall #2)” by Zoé Nöel-Lemieux

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Penelope stalked into the master of the Assassin's Circle’s office and surveyed the room. The only exit was the one she had entered through, now manned by two guards and two windows decorated the far side of the room. Zephyr Rathmore sat at his desk, tapping his fingers and peering over the rim of his glasses at her.“You said you had a proposition for me?” she demanded. Looking up slowly, Zephyr nodded, before placing his hands together in front of him.“It has come to my attention that you are a member of Legacy Hall,” she gasped. How did he...

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“either way I have to shoot you” by Mollie A

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There was the sound of an unmistakable click. It resonated in the intimate space between them. Su Wei turned around, and was faced with the end of a gun pointed at her chest. It was Taleen at the other end of the gun, holding the weapon, steadily, with her left hand. Her face was unmoving, her grimace eyes behind her round glasses fixed upon Su Wei. Su Wei looked from Taleen’s index finger on the trigger, back up to her eyes, and slowly rose her hands in the air. “On your knees.” Taleen demanded, her feminine voice wasn’t threatening, but ...

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“The Prank” by Monica Chaddick

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Sheila was amazed that Joey had even looked in her direction, much less talked to her. Joey was one of the cool guys, a jock. Sheila was a nerd. She was chubby, she wore glasses and braces, and she made good grades. She always made good grades and had her homework done. Joey, on the other hand, cruised through school on his athletic abilities and his good looks. He was one of those kids that had skipped all of the puberty problems. No pimples, voice changed overnight, muscles popped up out of nowhere. ...

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“Thou Shalt Not Pass Go” by Story Time

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Father forgive me, for I have sinned. I slipped money into my pocket when my wife went to get more pretzels. You have to understand. She always wins. She wins at everything. There is no game she cannot defeat me in. No sport. No gamble. No competition. On our first date, we went bowling, and she decimated me. Made a mockery of me. Laughed at the way I was holding the ball. Criticized my every toss. If I managed to knock down a pin or two, she would step up and achieve a strike as though each individual five-pin had insulted a member of...

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“ DID You Know?” by Madhuleka Iyer

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Himika sat at the head of the long table in her kitchen, holding her head in her hands. She had done it again. She was a witness to a murder again. And she could do nothing about it. She will not be able to report it either, she would go to jail, probably for life. The throbbing in her head did not reduce. She downed two aspirins with a giant glass of water. “Harshini, I can’t take it anymore. Can we not go out late at night on murder sprees anymore? Please, I am begging you,” cried Himika into her sweater sleeve. “Himika, ...

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“The Escape” by Maureen Mancini

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The Escape By Maureen Mancini Amaturo I didn’t want to go. I didn’t want to leave my home, but I had to. Lord knows I had every reason to leave–to leave him, to leave Brussels, to leave it all. The man I married was killing my soul, and I was afraid he would eventually kill me. That one night, I was grateful he lingered at A La Mort Subite, a local bar with so many beers to keep him engaged. I would have enough time to assemble a few things and make my w...

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“On the edge” by Hope Mwaura

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“Please promise me that this will stay between us?” he asks with a worried look in his eyes. I know that this is beyond me. He looks scared. Helpless and confused. He didn’t know what he was getting himself into and now he might have to pay the price. He should have been more cautious and maybe thought things through before getting himself involved. Desperate times have a way of making people do things they might regret later. “Okay. I promise.” I manage to say so that he stops looking so vulnerable. He heaves a sigh of relief as he pu...

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“Rue the Day” by Sarah Phillips

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Nasty little runts, squirming and slithering in their own wretched filth! Eternally damned to live and squawk in squalor, desperately trying to find a way out, their puny mush of a brain cell, clattering around in their empty vessel. No, they will suffer, just as I have, they will feel the dread of being born into a world that despises them. They. Will. Suffer. "Susan, you've been in there a while now, do you want to come down for dinner or not?" Drat and double drat, that banshee, always trying to quell my plans, does she not know she ...

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“Never betraying Sly” by Ty Toke

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My parents hated the idea that I was white and my husband to be was black. They hated the idea of us kissing , or one day having childten. In fact they hated us both. They were against interracial marriage and wasn't afraid to let it be known. It didn't matter to Sly or I we were in love from the first time we ever seen each other. Love at first sight. I use to tease him that we were like the ying yang twins. What I lacked he had and what he lacked I had. We were so much I love , there was absolutely no way I could ever betray him.. He was t...

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Write a story where one character needs to betray the other, but isn’t sure if they can.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 171 stories

“Broken Bonds” by Bella Shah

“Son Of The President ” by Mara C

“It shouldn't be this way” by Dwavico .

“The Traitor” by Patrick Druid

“An Explanation” by Mel Shield

“The Blind Spot” by James Freeze

“Switching Sides (Legacy Hall #2)” by Zoé Nöel-Lemieux

“either way I have to shoot you” by Mollie A

“The Prank” by Monica Chaddick

“Thou Shalt Not Pass Go” by Story Time

“ DID You Know?” by Madhuleka Iyer

“The Escape” by Maureen Mancini

“On the edge” by Hope Mwaura

“Rue the Day” by Sarah Phillips

“Never betraying Sly” by Ty Toke

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a pirate captain obsessed with finding a mythical treasure.

Write a thriller about someone who witnesses a murder… except there’s no evidence that a murder took place.

Write a romance where the characters pretend to be dating each other in order to win a reality show.

Write a space adventure story that features a visit to an alien marketplace.

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