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

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“A Real Mom” by ℤ ℍ☮️

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Aileen walked into the bank. It was pretty simple. No mask. No gun. No threat. All she had to do was act like an eighteen year old who wanted to transit five-hundred dollars for a mall-stop. She usually twisted her hair with her fingers and used the words "like" and "umm" excessively. But today she wanted to go big with a uniform, a mask, and the whole gig.Aileen wasn't doing this for the money. It was more for the news. One day, her mom would think about her. One day, her mom would see her on the news and rush to the crime scene panicked, h...

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“The Absurd World of Mandy Rose” by Courtney Haynes

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MANDYUsually, a sexy hot thing making demands would be the highlight of my day. This, however, is not the highlight I expected.To start things off, for most of the week I was pretty damned sure I had just failed all four of my exams, putting the nail in the coffin of my lackluster college career. Everything was floating around in my mind a mishmash of questions. Please write out the quadratic equation. Locate the Pyloric Sphincter on the pig. Explain how Jean-Paul Sartre’s belief in the absurdity of the world connects to his concept of ...

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“The Getaway” by Chris Buono

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The door was waiting for him. Already open for a quick entrance into the inconspicuous car. Tony ran as fast as he could, chucking the duffle bags full of money into the back as he more or less dove into the passenger seat. “Drive!” Tony screamed at Jackie, “Drive, goddamn it- drive!” Jackie Scaletta did not need to be told. Before Tony had even entered the vehicle, he had popped the clutc...

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“Silence” by John Ware

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Silence Johnathan Ware Silence. Finally. Go over the rules: Don’t get greedy. Don’t get the audience involved. Don’t get sloppy. Showtime. I steady my hand, adjust my mask, and check the grip in my left hand. Three steps forward and I’m in front of the window. Such a pretty clerk; bright green eyes that reflected a genuine interest in her work. Smooth dark skin that complemented her black and gold suit. I really hope she doesn’t have any heart problems. “Hello,” I swipe the brunette hair from my eyes and toss it over my rig...

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“I Want To Get To Know You” by Jade Hamel

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I crept through the bank as quietly as I could. I knew nobody was there, but there was such thing as cameras. I walked past a large room and when I looked inside, I almost screamed in delight. There it was: the vault. It contained about Ninety Billion dollars inside. I ran up to it, knowing there were no ''booby traps''. No one in the whole world was stupid enough to try and break into this particular bank. No one except me, Hina Masuko, world's greatest thief. I have never been caught. Ever. And I never will, for that matter.I placed the la...

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“Banana Robbers!!!” by Claire K

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They were laughing as the took the last of the money from the Friendly Banana Bank. They knew that after this day, that they would be the richest bananas of the banana world. They had to make a quick escape though. The alarms were ringing in their ears. the banana cops were on their way. They could just hear the cops as they ran. Be Banana and Go Banana made a great team. They were the best bananas at robbing. They knew that after they robbed, they would have to split the money, and have to pretend that they were innocent. They were also gre...

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“Interstate 93” by Roth Sassin (inactive)

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Enzo Enzo slips through the crowded streets. He's almost there. His hands flick out every few seconds, grabbing this man's wallet, and that woman's watch. By the time he gets to the ladder, his pockets are stuffed to the brim. "Ya got a nice haul today, Enzo," says someone from the roof the ladder leads to. He climbs the ladder quickly. "Couldn't help myself, Lok. And you know better than to point it out." "Ya, but den I wouldn't' get as many words out of you f I didn't." "So?" "Never mind. You don't get it." "I get it, I ...

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“The Last Time” by Josie Doefer

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Kathy took a drag on from her cigarette. It had been a long day. She pressed down as hard as she could stand on the new hole in her liver as a steady stream of blood came oozing between her fingers. She couldn’t feel them anymore but she could see her feet splayed out in front of her crossing the hall floor. Her back was to the wall in more than one way. Things had been awful all day. First she hadn’t gotten breakfast at Chubby’s, then there had been traffic on the I-35, and to top it all off, Anton hadn’t called her back. Then of course she...

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“Reasonable Doubt” by Linda Rossi

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It wasn’t exactly the crime of the century. Robbing the local bank and credit union in the middle of the day on a dare was a stupid thing to do by anyone’s standards. But Matthew wasn’t exactly the brightest bulb in the pack; not the sharpest knife in the drawer. You know, all those idioms referring to someone who wasn’t very smart. He robbed the credit union on a dare. A dare! Really, who does that? Matthew Markham, that’s who. *** Matthew - I don’t want to be called Matt - was always...

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“From Dusk 'Till Dawn” by Black Raven

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We are here at last! After months of long, boring planning the show is about to start! There were so many different candidates, and I wanted to do them all, but knowing Ace, I should have known better. He's always all about planning and making rational decisions. If you can consider robbing banks all over the world something rational. Unlike him, I don't care about planning. I think it's a total waste of my time. I prefer living in the moment, enjoying the thrill, you know. We are total opposites, though they do say that opposites attr...

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“The Robin Hood Foundation ” by Emily Germaine

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I jumped over the log, my heart racing. They’ve just killed my wife... The best criminal duo of the 19th century is now a solo. I heard them yelling behind me, snow crunching under our feet and my hands covering my head. A gunshot echoed out, missing me completely but scaring bird out of the trees. I didn’t even know where to go… If I took them back to my house, then they’d know where I lived and surely would kill me on the spot. But I had nowhere else... So I just ran. I ran and ran and felt my legs burn and pushed through...

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“I have never robbed a bank before.” by Oleg Shleyfer

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" But I have never ever robbed the bank before, " said Max. " Easy , brother, relax. Just follow my lead and everything will be all right," said Tom with a charged green. " Look, I do have a perfect plan. Just think about what you are going to do with all those money! You can fly around the world, buy cars, girls, expensive cloth, need celebrities. " " No can do," said Max. "I , I cannot steal someone else's money!" " Look man, don't be a douche. Those banks, they are taking your money and make a profit in thousands. They are suckers who m...

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“Glitches ” by Djuanna Lester

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“Move!” Gabby hopped back in the car, throwing the bag of coins in the back of the car as I moved the gear shift, pressed my foot on the accelerator, and took off. “I can’t believe it’s happening. Check Ins are today.” She sighed, clearly holding back tears. Check Ins. They’ve been around since Fallsted was first formed. My parents made the rules clear. Don’t be out at night. Mask. If you get found, lie. September 22nd, every year. Fall Guards break into the cities, capturing the imperfects, the defects, those who are...

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“Banking on a Road Trip” by Alexändria Aegus

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It was the largest bank on the outskirts of Nashville, TN, a man was standing just inside the men’s room; he was thinking about what he had to do in the next few hours as he took a deep breath and stepped out into the wide hallway. He needed to get in and out as quickly as possible, and thought to himself, this was one town he certainly was not going to miss! The past decade had not been kind to him, he had been unemployed for years and was still in mourning, even though it had happened seven and a half years ago, it felt like he had lost th...

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“Lazy Boy” by Lavinia Hughes

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LAZY BOY By Lavinia M. Hughes BOSTON SEACOAST MAGAZINE, Nov. 20, 2020 An Analysis of A Wasted Life Vincent McNulty never did like to work. When he was in grade school, he figured out that he could pay his younger brother to do his homework for him. Vincent was cagey about copying off of his classmates’ papers and passed tests regularly. Somehow, despite his lack of scholarly ability, Vincent developed excellent verbal skills, and his dark good looks and gray-blue eyes charmed and mesmerized everyon...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 86 stories

“A Real Mom” by ℤ ℍ☮️

“The Absurd World of Mandy Rose” by Courtney Haynes

“The Getaway” by Chris Buono

“Silence” by John Ware

“I Want To Get To Know You” by Jade Hamel

“Banana Robbers!!!” by Claire K

“Interstate 93” by Roth Sassin (inactive)

“The Last Time” by Josie Doefer

“Reasonable Doubt” by Linda Rossi

“From Dusk 'Till Dawn” by Black Raven

“The Robin Hood Foundation ” by Emily Germaine

“I have never robbed a bank before.” by Oleg Shleyfer

“Glitches ” by Djuanna Lester

“Banking on a Road Trip” by Alexändria Aegus

“Lazy Boy” by Lavinia Hughes

🌟 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 admitting a secret and end it with someone telling a lie.

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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