Start your story with someone admitting a secret and end it with someone telling a lie.

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“It All Started With A Box ” by Olivia June

"Can I tell you a secret?" The small child's chubby hands clutch a crate with a shiny official cover and chocolate stains it. Smothering a laugh I reply, "What did you do now, Lizzy?"Elizabeth hands me the official looking package and showcases her missing teeth in a wide smile, "I took it for you but you can't tell anyone or mommy will be mad. Mommy's always mad." She sniffles before continuing, "I saw it in the bakery when the sheriff left his table to get another doughnut. It was so pretty I wanted you to have it. It'...

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“Forgotten Stars” by A. S.

The moon hung heavy in the sky that night. Smooth ivory silk that had been draped over a bulb, filtering the sparking, golden glow into something luminescent and unreachable. Stars were scattered throughout, drops of mercury splattered onto a canvas by an artist’s tired brush. The surrounding ink landscape was illustrated in such careful clarity that a single breath threatened to smudge it. Feather-ti...

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“The Dewar Inn” by Joseph Sauers

The interview room consisted of two solid wood dining chairs; one occupied, one not, a folding table with an only just rectangular top, a bare concrete floor, four brick walls that were originally painted a shade of buttercup yellow but had over the years darkened in a patchwork of places leaving them with the look of having been stained by nicotine, a card reader that released the eight bolts which rendered the stainless steel door incapable of being opened, six fluorescent lighting tubes that buzzed incessantly ...

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“Voir Dire” by K August 🚓🚔🚓

'I once ran out of a restaurant to avoid paying for dinner. My date thought I was in the bathroom, but I had my handbag with me. Silly man. Very sweet, but not my type. And the food was terrible.'My face cracked. I knew that we should not be laughing in the court house, even in a separate side room, but they called us all in to deal with a case and I needed my laugh.It was my first time on jury duty, and Loretta was helping to make the day bearable. At least thirty of us had to show up on a truly miserable Monday to 'do your...

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“Into The Forest ” by Beth Connor

“Do you have anything stronger?” The Bartender looks at me and laughs but doesn’t make me move. “Not for you.” He says kindly. “Happy to grab you a nice chocolate milk if you want it.” “Can’t blame me trying,” I grin at him before staring back at my cup of ice water. “Do you ever feel like you don’t belong?” I speak softly, avoiding his gaze. “I mean, not like you just don’t fit in. But l...

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“Telling a Secret and Telling a Lie.” by John Steckley

Sam walked over to me with a very serious look on his usually smiling face. He put his hand on my right arm, which is a serious gesture on his part. He is not a touchy, feelie kind of guy, more of the fist-to-fist and high five kind. “We’ve been friends for a long time, right George?” “Of course Sam, we’ve been buddies since grade school. You know that. And from there to high school, an...

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“The Taste of Heartache” by Humphrey the camel 🐫

“How long?” Jared asked, holding the phone where he had discovered the vile messages. The question left behind a rancid taste in his mouth. He really didn’t want to know.“Four months.” Lisa whispered solemnly, hot tears rolling down her pale cheeks.The confession slammed Jared like a sledgehammer. He couldn't feel his hands. His brain became a raging bonfire.“Oh my god you've been going around doing this for four whole months?” He rasped, choking on the sentence.The r...

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“The Dead Beyond the Cavern” by Inkstained Introvert

“I hear Their whispers.” “What?” Rae sat cross-legged on the couch, avoiding the eyes of her best friend H.J. “What?” H.J. asked again. Rae sighed. She had to break the news sometime. “I hear whispers,” she admitted. “From Them.” “Rae, what are you--” “I’m serious, H.J.” H.J. frowned. “Uh, Rae—” “I do. I hear Them, and I hear Their whispers. They’re not just in the cavern....

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“Have It Your Way” by Kevin Broccoli

“I go to the other.” “You go to the other and you do what?” “I ask for the number seven.” “Why the number seven?” “It’s the best value.” “You have so much money.” “I know.” “I come to your house and I see envelopes. Little blue envelopes everywhere that look like what you would use to put Easter ...

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“A White Lie Won’t Hurt Anyone But Me ” by April Summers

“Stella...I‒I...I think I’m gay!” “And I need to go home and watch the next episode of my korean drama! Now will you shut the hell up and help me with this damn banner!” Stella yelled back as her usual self with no hesitation what-so-ever, as if what I had just said was just a normal thing to say like, “Oh, what lovely weather we’re having today?” Although I do think it’s slowly starting to be acknowledged and n...

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“Shake That Off” by Diana Reyes

"I also like girls," you said while staring bluntly at the almost forgotten macchiato in front of you. It was past two in the afternoon. You are in the usual coffee shop. With the usual macchiato you got. This is what you always order all the time. You said this is your favorite but the truth is... you are just frightened to admit that you are afraid to try a new one.You are sitting next to the girl who you admire greatly. Just the mere thought of her makes your heart beat fast. You throw your eyes away, wanting to escap...

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“The Favor” by Lourenço Amorim

Alert: Strong Language "Bro, I killed a man." said my brother Drake with glassy eyes and shaking hands. 3.A. M, I was sleeping after a hard day of work, when he rang the intercom, claiming my help. He always needs. He burst into my flat smelling of booze and cigarettes, wearing a hunter outfit covered in mud and blood. I was bringing some coffee as he spilled the b...

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“Chocolate Pudding” by Lesli Williams

I watched the clock on the wall like you’d watch a rabid dog; anxious and anticipating terrible things – like it suddenly rewinding and somehow extending Math class.Three. Two. One. RIIINNGG!!! I grabbed my backpack from behind my chair and almost assaulted Mr Rogers on my way out. I heard him grunt out my name with obvious disdain, but he didn’t call for me to come back. He knew his efforts would be futile.I rushed down the hallways like lightning a...

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“Cold Hands of Fate” by Fiza Hasan

“I’ve never been ice skating.” Saaya fiddles with her fingers. She looks like an angel when her head tilts back and long strands of her hair appear golden under the sun’s gaze. Her hazel eyes are like pools of warm honey, and her skin is a soft shade of brown. “But I’m afraid of getting hurt. It’s this fear of pain that always stops me from doing things.”My fingers clasp around the grey mug, so tightly because this feels like an illusion. The whole apartment feels as if it is from a magazine with its white walls and colourful cushi...

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“Delirious” by You'd think a writer would have a More creative name

1482 wordsRated 12+; violence"I've never said those words. Not once!" she screams.Our sun has been giving us life for 4 billion years. Small organisms felt its heat and made oxygen. In another 4 billion years, it'll explode and destroy us. The whole galaxy is gone. A spark of pain, and then nothing. That's how Clarke feels right now, standing on a hill, staring at the city, next to Laurelie. A first, a pain so great it can't be fathom it, then nothing.Laurelie pulls ...

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Start your story with someone admitting a secret and end it with someone telling a lie.

Submissions are closed!

✍️ 202 stories

“It All Started With A Box ” by Olivia June

“Forgotten Stars” by A. S.

“The Dewar Inn” by Joseph Sauers

“Voir Dire” by K August 🚓🚔🚓

“Into The Forest ” by Beth Connor

“Telling a Secret and Telling a Lie.” by John Steckley

“The Taste of Heartache” by Humphrey the camel 🐫

“The Dead Beyond the Cavern” by Inkstained Introvert

“Have It Your Way” by Kevin Broccoli

“A White Lie Won’t Hurt Anyone But Me ” by April Summers

“Shake That Off” by Diana Reyes

“The Favor” by Lourenço Amorim

“Chocolate Pudding” by Lesli Williams

“Cold Hands of Fate” by Fiza Hasan

“Delirious” by You'd think a writer would have a More creative name

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with two characters watching a sunrise and end it with one of them seeing the moon reflecting off a lake.

Start your story with someone robbing a bank and end it with two people driving on an interstate.

Start your story with the line, “This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives,” and end it with, “By then it was too late.”

Start your story with the line, “It had been twenty-four years since she’d last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same,” and end it with, “[…] and that was all that mattered.”

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