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

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“Is there any other answer?” by Paula Pont

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How do you stop feeling humanity towards someone that’s so clearly nothing more than that, human? How do you stop having this empathy with someone that I’m supposed to see as a means to an end? It’s hard having to strip a person from all human qualities when you’re the same as them.In my life, I’ve met many soulless people who proudly claim to have done some nasty things to a lot of people, but now I know that, if that’s true, they never had to look them in the eye and see their own reflection looking back at them.Admittedly, I had gotten my...

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“Forbidden Liaisons” by Michael Hayes

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Angry grey clouds filled the sky, swirled by a bitter cold wind. This isn’t how I expected spring to be. Making my way back to the car I heard a voice say, “Pete, aren’t you talking to me?” I turned and saw Danielle, whom I’ve not seen for five years. Now 30, she stood with a welcoming smile. Her green eyes sparkled in the little light available, she still had dark shoulder length brown hair. I felt uplifted to see her as suddenly, the winds didn’t seem so bitter. ”Danielle”, I exclaimed, “How have you been? How are you?” “Fine. Lovely see y...

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“Scandal at Pennsylvania Avenus” by Apsara Rodrigo

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Hilary I've always worn my hair short. It was the same pixie cut with the front bangs and the highlights. But today, I fastened on extensions so that the waves cascaded around my face like it had never done before. I wanted the false eyelashes and the scarlet lipstick to blend into me, making me not just Hilary but a woman who demanded to be loved. "You look beautiful," Bill said to me as he threw his tuxedo on the ground. I smiled. That was what you gave your partner of so many years, wasn't it? A smile, a kiss, every inch of your body. Som...

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“Behind You” by Allyssa Agliam

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Al was never loved nor ever will be. She has no fear, she has no care, but most importantly, she has no emotions or feelings. She'll wander around the world only to feel something but so far, she hasn't. One thing made such an ordinary day to something worth to remember, worth of cherishing. It was the day, someone, finally, reached a hand to her. "Hello! My name is Dianne! What's yours ?", as the other girl asked her with one of the brightest smile that anyone has given to her. She mumbles, "Al . . . My name is Al . . .", reaching out t...

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“Anna” by Christiana Jolaoso

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"Anna, Anna! Wake up, child!" Dr. Summer Jacob said impatiently as she roused her almost 16-year-old daughter from sleep. She was a lucky woman, she thought. Despite having lost her husband a few years back, she's managed to pull through the hard times and raise a responsible daughter. Now to hear her perfect daughter is missing classes was a little bit shocking for her. "urghh.. Mum? You are back. When did you get in?" "A few minutes ago. Had dinner yet? How was school?" Dr. Summer asked . "No dinner. I was waiting for you, and ...

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“A Death and a Broken Heart” by Katherine Lockey

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She needed to leave and escape the incoming nightmare.Would she have to betray the person in front of her? Yes, that was without question.What would be the cost? She didn't know.Would she have the guts to do it? Maybe.How could she betray the man that loved the broken side of her. The man in front of her, that loved her at her worst and hated her when she at her best, at least what she thought was her best.She watched as the man she loved, Rhysand, fiddle with the wires inside of a circular object. The candle light graced the sharp outline o...

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“Unknown Betrayal ” by Saphyre Miller

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Brando Mereli is an 18-year-old boy who is trying to find out who he really is before he’s finally an adult. Lucia De Rossi is an 18-year-old girl who has her whole life planned out and is ready to face the world. Brando and Lucia have been in a loving relationship for 3 years and some may say that they would be together forever. They just started their senior year in high school and are ready to take on the world, or so Lucia thought. She has a feeling that he is hiding something from her but she doesn’t think of it much becaus...

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“The Princess in My Tower ” by Sybil Goodheart

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I am the dragon that guards the princess in the tower. The princess in my tower. I await the day her true love arrives and sets her free. I snapped my tail over the flailing knight, and he ricocheted off the walls and onto the cobblestones, dust and gravel puffed up in the air and caked his now dull armor. I could hear the creak of iron and metal chains as the knight staggered to his knees, breath shaking, morale crumbling, doom looming. A soft whimper escaped the knight as his knees buckled and collapsed to the ground. Lying on the ground, ...

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“It Ain't Dark Yet” by Joe Swanson

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It’s Ain't Dark Yet “It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there,” a lyric that invokes varying images, but it caused me to think of where we are as a people, a country. Just using the term people, magnifies for me, the differences as opposed to the similarities we share. When we agree with someone, or a groups ideology, we accept that generally we are sim...

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“I'm in Love With Him” by Stephanie Pillars

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It wasn't supposed to happen like this, it wasn't ever supposed to come down to something like this. She was my friend, I mean she is my friend. I wasn't supposed to let myself feel like this, I wasn't supposed to fall this hard, how could I do this to someone who would walk through fire for me without even blinking? I mean, I thought I was a lesbian. I was married to a woman for almost 4 years, shitty marriage, but still; how can I be in love with.. Him? How could I even let this happen? Do I lack that much self control? I told myself it wa...

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“The Last Full Moon” by Martina Leslie

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The moon illuminated the night sky, making a clear path through the deep brush. Susi ran, faster, faster, faster, her heart pounding loudly in her chest. Her eyes darting wildly as she desperately tried to control her blind hunger. She was hot on its trail now, she could smell it. She let out a deep growl as she leapt over a fallen oak tree. Her concentration was unbreakable. The strength and agility in her legs carrying her closer to her target. Every fiber in her being was begging her body to stop, but she couldn’t. Not tonight. Tonight he...

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“DEALING WITH DORA” by Claire Tennant

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“As I see it, life will never improve until you face the fact that it does not owe you anything; you are not royalty, you don’t have servants at your beck and call.” Amy’s voice was firm “even royalty treat their servants with respect, otherwise, there will be none all round.” Amy did have a little satisfaction in seeing Dora’s discomfiture, but she had seen that look before, many times, in different shades, with or without the smile but always there. Dora simply could not be trusted. Over the years Amy found that the rambl...

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“Perfect” by Marie ONeal

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My stomach knots into a tight ball of twisted barbed wire. I want to vomit. Summer, my best friend since second grade, practically skips back to our table from the restroom. “Can you believe it? I’m getting married!” Summer wiggles her left hand so that the light will catch the gorgeous diamond resting on her ring finger. “Let’s take a selfie!” she squeals. She pats her back pocket and searches her purse for her phone. Not locating it in any of the usual places, she resorts to searching underneath the ...

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“Truths Untold” by Mathic M

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The empire was falling and it looked like nothing could stop the collapse. Our empire was being torn apart by the resistance. I Bolsa Alvon was ordered to stop the resistance. It was my duty to assassinate their leader; He went by the name ‘Untouchable’, a fitting name since their leader had avoided the grasp of the entire empire many times. A person with great intellect. He was always one step ahead of the empire, yet not a single person could get close to him. The empire needed someone who could get close to him and gain his trust.Tha...

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“Weakest Link” by Mildred Achoch

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It was bound to happen. He had spent hundreds of hours watching their security footage, listening in on their conversations, listening to them arguing as they made music. Then he began listening to their music. The first time he heard the first song off their first album, he experienced synaesthesia. The song tasted like that time when he was fourteen and managed to hack the servers of a certain multinational corporation. He gained a lot of fans in the hacking world. Becoming a fan of the band you have been commissioned to destroy is...

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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

“Is there any other answer?” by Paula Pont

“Forbidden Liaisons” by Michael Hayes

“Scandal at Pennsylvania Avenus” by Apsara Rodrigo

“Behind You” by Allyssa Agliam

“Anna” by Christiana Jolaoso

“A Death and a Broken Heart” by Katherine Lockey

“Unknown Betrayal ” by Saphyre Miller

“The Princess in My Tower ” by Sybil Goodheart

“It Ain't Dark Yet” by Joe Swanson

“I'm in Love With Him” by Stephanie Pillars

“The Last Full Moon” by Martina Leslie

“DEALING WITH DORA” by Claire Tennant

“Perfect” by Marie ONeal

“Truths Untold” by Mathic M

“Weakest Link” by Mildred Achoch

🌟 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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