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

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“The Ledge” by Alayna Rhodes

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I walked out onto the roof and pulled out a cigarette. There was someone else out here, leaning on the ledge, looking at the view below. His sandy brown hair, just a little overgrown, blowing in the wind. He turned at the sound of the door slamming behind me and eyed my cigarette. “Could I bum one off you?” he asked, walking towards me. I didn’t respond as I passed him a cigarette. I lit my own as I watched him pull out his lighter. He looked to be about my age. He had a charming face with a kind smile. "I have antisocial personality...

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“The Same Lie” by Leah Thomas

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This is a hard thing. All I have now are hard things. Nothing is soft anymore, nothing is easy. Some things are easy to start, but nothing is easy the whole way through anymore. They are staring at me like I am the garbage in rain gutters. But there’s something else too. Pity. I might be a poor little pup in those rain gutters. I think I’d rather be the garbage. “I need help.” “With what?” “You know what.” “No, I don’t. We don’t.” “Fuck you. I’m coming to you, trusting you.” “Then you can tell us.” The carpet under my feet is green....

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“Poison in the Bones” by Distressed Cheeses

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In a that cold, gray hospital hallway, she watched her mother dab at the corner of her reddened eyes with a folded over, lipstick-stained napkin. Dressed in a gaudy, sunny yellow, she was like a warm beacon out there in the cold and unforgiving hall. Coral tinted lips pressed together, obviously trying to suppress the quivers and twitching that came with crying. Artemis reached her hand out tentatively, touching her mom’s elbow. Her skin was a dull blue compared to the bright sleeve it rested against. “Mom, what’s wrong?”Her face p...

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“The confession.” by Michael Morales

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Karen closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Then, with one hand clasped to her chest, said, "from the time I was eleven until I was seventeen and finally left home, my father molested me." "Is that when you went to live with Robbie?" Detective Milo asked. "Yes", Karen, her eyes still closed, her hand still clasped, replied. "And did you tell Robbie this?" "I know where you're going with this, detective!" Milo noted that at the mention of her brother's name, Karen grew fiercely defensive. "Why don't you just haul me downtown, the way that...

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“Brad's Confession in the Ditch” by Jeshua Noel

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It wasn’t until I noticed the moon was the color of the Cheeto dust under my fingernails that you said you would lick off but then didn’t and I felt weird because I thought it was hot and funny and you just thought it was funny but I guess that’s because you’re a goddess and I’m a child but anyway it was that color and it wasn’t until then that I remembered intently the flower I picked for you at the lake and how you didn’t want your hair to get wet but then you put the flower in your hair and dropped part of it and then I dropped you and we...

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“No More Scotch and Vodka” by Sarah Harris

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“I’m pregnant,” Delilah confessed to her best friend. She twirled a strand of blonde hair around her index finger. “Oh my god. Please tell me you’re joking,” Charlotte replied, spraying a mouthful of her drink across the ground in front of her. In their small conservative town in southern California, teen pregnancy was practically unheard of. It wasn’t that teens weren’t having sex (their town was like any other in that regard), but those who were doing it were extremely careful. Everyone knew about the adult store ten miles down the highw...

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“Bonds of Twisted Love” by Sharon Polmanteer

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“I’m in love with Luka, and I don’t know what to do.” My friend just stares at me from across the table. We’re in a little café on our lunch break, and I had to tell someone the feelings that have been brewing for a while now. I hadn’t expected her to go all speechless on me though. “Luka, huh? When did that happen? Does he know?” She finally answers me, but avoids looking at me the entire time. “No, no one knows right now, but you’re my best friend. I needed to tell someone and who better to tell than you?” I hear the softest sigh c...

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“Lacking Nothing” by Karen Gendusie

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Lacking Nothing By Karen J. Keim Then he whispered, “Do you want to know a secret?” She opened her eyes and nodded. “I think I’m in love with you.” Her heart raced and she put her head on his shoulder. Her lips touched his ear. “I think I have the same secret.” She'd met him at the hotel where she was staying with several other friends as they celebrated her best friend's wedding rehearsal dinner in Scottsdale, Arizona. Cara had planned a Celebration Party in the bar lounge on Friday night, with a dance band. The whole wedding party ...

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“My Brother's Keeper” by Imani Teasley

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"SHE'S NOT HERE DAMMIT! SHE HASN'T BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR!" - taking a shuddering breath in I pull my car over to the side as my eyesight blurs. "Do you want to know why she isn't here mom?" I say more quietly, looking at my hands I grip the steering wheel wishing for once I can crush something other than myself. 13 months ago my little brother Chance flew out to live with me, we were as close as siblings can be. I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday, this round pink looking thing in my mom's arms was so fascinating to me. Th...

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“A Cup of Coffee by Dawn” by Lucienne Aednat

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Here I am sitting by myself in the middle of the night. Thankful that the café owner gladly let me stay for a while, the truth is I’ve been running away from home for a week now. Sitting alone in this city is so safe that my parents might have thought that I was playing at my friend’s house. Isn’t it amazing? How they didn’t file any report to the police just yet and didn’t even make an effort to find their one and only daughter. I look around at the crowded place. Everything was covered in black and brown, everyone to me looking dead and ...

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“You Killed Me Too” by Sophie Lee

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“Rosie, promise me you won’t tell anyone.” Jacklyn quietly pleaded. Her hands grabbed my shoulders, desperately trying to see if I would say anything. “Jacklyn I promise I won’t now please just tell me what is going on? You literally dragged me out of my house for this.” I said, hoping that I had convinced her enough. “We had drove for over an hour now, just to meet up at the park? You are honestly kinda scaring me right now.” I said, hoping to just laugh it off. Hoping it wasn’t anything serious. She looked up at me and said something...

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“A Night Out ” by John Casey

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“I know this is just our first date, but I need to tell you something.” “OK, sure,” Jake said, lowering his wine glass from his lips back down onto the checkered tablecloth. Jake savored the mildly acidic burn as the riesling coated his tongue and slipped down his throat. He smiled at his date, taking in her long, brown hair and green eyes while the busy restaurant hummed around them. The evening had been going so well that the potentially concerning nature of Stacy’s plea didn’t even register with him. “I’m not really alive,” Stac...

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“Dangerous Love” by Courtney Cloud

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“I’m guilty. It was me. It was all me, and I was too scared to tell anyone.” “Bryan, what did you do?” “I killed him. I’m so sorry Pearl. I didn’t mean to, but I pushed him. I thought that we were on the second floor. You have to believe me. I was out of my mind.” Bryan sounds frantic. I had just walked into Bryan’s dorm room, and I was terrified. “Okay, Bryan, I hear what you’re saying. Tell me exactly what happened so that maybe I can help you.” “He woke me up. The masked man woke me up, and I was scared. I th...

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“Phoenix Secrets ” by Anna Kosten

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“Fine, fine!” Alanka glanced around, checking to see if anyone besides them was around. “I took it… I stole the eggs.” Kat smirked. “I knew it! It was you!” Alanka twisted her purple and black hair into a braid. “They were so pretty! I couldn’t help it!” “Alanka!” Kat shook her by the shoulders. “Phoenix eggs are precious! You can’t just steal an egg and hope it hatches! They require lots and lots of work.” Alanka bit her lip. “I know… But haven’t you ever dreamed of owning one? If it hatched, and I kept it a secret until it’s old enou...

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“Torrent on the unseen.” by Jen M

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There is something that I have never told a soul so please pay attention. I hate to cry. It’s more than just not liking feeling sad, I hate crying because I don’t like to be vulnerable. I grew up in an emotionally abusive household where any sign of weakness was something to be ridiculed and used for manipulation. I suppose my childhood could have been a lot worse but as it stands I grew up to be a stoic person who isn’t at home with showing emotions. The last time I cried was earlier this year when my dog passed away. M...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 180 stories

“The Ledge” by Alayna Rhodes

“The Same Lie” by Leah Thomas

“Poison in the Bones” by Distressed Cheeses

“The confession.” by Michael Morales

“Brad's Confession in the Ditch” by Jeshua Noel

“No More Scotch and Vodka” by Sarah Harris

“Bonds of Twisted Love” by Sharon Polmanteer

“Lacking Nothing” by Karen Gendusie

“My Brother's Keeper” by Imani Teasley

“A Cup of Coffee by Dawn” by Lucienne Aednat

“You Killed Me Too” by Sophie Lee

“A Night Out ” by John Casey

“Dangerous Love” by Courtney Cloud

“Phoenix Secrets ” by Anna Kosten

“Torrent on the unseen.” by Jen M

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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.”

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