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

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“Someone's Dad” by Matthew Hummel

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The frigidness of the banks marble floor against Paul’s cheek was softened by short hot breaths, sweet from the waffles that he had eaten earlier. A tiny hand gave his a squeeze. He squeezed back, three times. Boots squeaked, muffled voices clamored over an alarm, an elderly woman by a fake ficus tree started sobbing.“Da?” Caleb whispered, his voice shaking.“Just keep your head down and close your eyes.”“Ok Da.”They turned their heads towards the banks floor, uncomfortably flattening their noses. Paul's t...

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“Miscellaneous” by Roni Tong

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“Come on. We gotta go!”“Wait, dude. Lemme get those—”“No time! Come on! Go go go!”“Alright, alright. Chill dude.”The loud and high pitched drones suddenly rang through the air. The two wasted no time as they bolted out the back door. Duffel bags tossed in, they lunged headfirst into their getaway pod through the pre-opened windows. The pod hurtled away before they can even fully get their whole body in. Two pairs of legs were just dangling around, seemingly comical. As soon as the windows were sealed, their facemasks came off. They just...

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“Partners Against Crime” by Christopher Cayen-Cyr

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“Faster!”A gun against his head, Carl filled the bag with bills as fast as he could, then handed it back to the hooded man over the counter. The police sirens could already be heard outside in the far distance.“The watch too!” screamed the assailant.The clerk glanced at the golden watch on his wrist and swallowed with great difficulty.“It has sentimental value,” he replied in a shaky voice.“THE WATCH TOO!”Betty, the bank’s financial advisor, crept up from behind her desk, her square glasses sliding down to the edge of her nose.“Give it to hi...

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“Crime of the Century” by James Brumbaugh

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Mark Morris walks into the CFC Credit Union at around noon on a bright August day. His bald head is dripping sweat. He’s wearing a big puffy jacket, something you’d see atop Mount Everest. He waits in line, bouncing on his heels. When he gets to the teller he hands her a note. The handwriting is neat, the teller doesn’t need to struggle to read it. It says: Under my jacket is a bomb. Give me 15000 cash or I’ll blow us all sky high. Please no cops or my son will die. You have 3 minutes. &...

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“The New Life” by Ana Paula

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This is gonna work. This has got to work. Shev had ran it by me a thousand times. We spent the whole night trying to talk ourselves out of it but damn if we could. Get in. Get the money. Get out, I repeated to myself. Why did I hve to be the one to do it? Ah yes, Shev was the clever one. I could never pull out what he’d done. The man convinced half a dozen people he was the new employee at the bank this morning. I’d paid two boys 20 bucks to hit the glass door causing a distraction. Shev turned the system off and I got in with the gun. We’d ...

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“Twos robbery” by Dumisan Khumalo

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Start your story with someone robbing a bank and end it with two people driving on an interstate. Twos robbery By Dumisani khumalo All for the money and money on the roller of the double barrel shot gun came out of his overcoat. The Security was not lookung at the door, sanitizers and masks confounding him as the guy on his CCTV could not make out who is who. The door Security looking at the overcoat entrant who came in wearing a hoody, mask, was as everyone maintaining the new normal. Everyone maintained social distance and looked like...

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“You Shouldn't Be Here” by Vincent Cruz

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Ray Baker is dressed in a blue button up shirt, a flak jacket snugly pressed against his body, black pants and matching boots. In his left hand is a large empty canvas bag and on his right hip is a glock secure in its holster. From under a black cap his eyes scan the severely outdated bank. He moves forward like he belongs there; but he doesn’t. He is firmly convinced that he only needs to look the part in order to be granted access to anywhere he desires. In his mind he is invisible so long as no one knows his true motives. &nbsp...

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“How a scarf and a history of syncope got me arrested” by G Shaver

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It was cold and my hands clutching the paper grocery bags were stiffening by the minute. The distant honking of car horns and police sirens echoed through the night as I walked, breathing in the frigid air that turned my breath to smoke. I buried my neck and nose into my thick scarf and in the relentlessly cold weather of Ohio, I marched for 30 minutes along the winding sidewalk which would eventually lead me to my apartment. The only thing reminding me I wasn't alone was the eerie streetlights and the occasional shut-in houses along the way...

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“And That's How It's Done!” by HL Love

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Puffing up my chest, I prepared to bellow. “Down, down, down, NOW.” I shouted. All 20 people hit the floor with a series of thuds, scuffles, and muted cries. I looked around and without turning to towards the back where I knew my partner waited, I raised my hand to signal that all was under my control. It was difficult not taking the extra time to savor having reached this part of our plan. As my size 13 foot firmly pushed down onto the back of the guard’s neck—without my permission, my mind wound back to when we had cooked up this grand sch...

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“The Drive to the Interstate” by Iris Sarama

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The beginning of my day started normally. I woke up, got dressed, ate breakfast, and then went to my job at the bank. I was getting people accounts, making deposits for them, and a whole bunch of other boring stuff. Then the incident happened. It was around lunchtime, so I was getting ready for my lunch break. Then a tall hooded figure entered. He was wearing a black hoodie, navy blue jeans, and a nice pair of combat boots. He looked nice, though too casual to be here to do something important. He came up to my counter and said one simple th...

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“Sleeper” by Jennifer Hansley

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He stared through the fading November light, searching for his girl. Working with a partner had never appealed to him, but Ambrose could not deny the instant awareness which had flowed over him upon meeting her. Entering the bank had been normal procedure for preparing. Reentering the same bank over the course of three weeks had been solely because of her. Delaying the job for two more weeks had also been because of her. Their meeting did seem apropos to Ambrose when she had described the upcoming shipment of 100 grand for one special custom...

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“Mask on, Mask off” by Aryan Dhar

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It is always said that there are two kinds of people in this world- sheep, and wolves in sheep's clothing. The two gentlemen who had just now assumed the command of this cold bank lobby were definitely no sheep.While the one with a blank white mask made the teller squirm, the one wearing an ogre mask held a woman by her nape, and pressed his gun to the back of her head.One always does assume that they won’t be possessed to commit such acts of barbaric brutality, but these men had no delusions about their capabilities. The white faced guy was...

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“People Disappear” by Khair Harun

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Milo heard about the ATM in the suburban area of Muara Town, a rundown dockyard that harbored around three to four fleets monthly. Various news outlet has reported about government’s plan to transform the old town into Singaporean-like busy shipping industry. Because of the sudden drop in the oil prices, the country’s main revenue, the commercial buildings around the town were stranded with tenants losing their businesses that pushed them to rent elsewhere. Only one particular building has survived the onslaught of the plummeting oil prices....

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“THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS SIGNAL” by Joselito Laraya

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Valentin glared at the two huge and masculine security guards behind the slightly open glass door of The Royal Bank of Scotland. Instinctively, he slowly lowered his broad shoulders, relaxed his tiger looking eyes and took three deep breaths into his lungs. He feels his muscles and all senses are very alert. His heart beats fast; probably due to the double espresso he had few minutes ago. He now quietly froze his sensitive body. It is now 3:50 in the afternoon; the bank will be closing in ten minutes time. Valentin tilt his head slightly and...

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“The Black Bear” by Robby Cowles

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I suppose I’ll tell you (whoever reads this, if anyone ever does besides myself) about the Nicolet Bank in Boise, Idaho. If anyone does read these half-remembered scribbles they’ll probably most want to know about the last day of John Blake, or as the scum of the news media called him, “The Black Bear.” It was early winter morning on a Friday. There were four of us then, including John and me. Nicolet wasn’t a big score. (We are, after all, talking about Boise.) We just needed a little extra money for our upcoming travels to Canada. But, as...

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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

“Someone's Dad” by Matthew Hummel

“Miscellaneous” by Roni Tong

“Partners Against Crime” by Christopher Cayen-Cyr

“Crime of the Century” by James Brumbaugh

“The New Life” by Ana Paula

“Twos robbery” by Dumisan Khumalo

“You Shouldn't Be Here” by Vincent Cruz

“How a scarf and a history of syncope got me arrested” by G Shaver

“And That's How It's Done!” by HL Love

“The Drive to the Interstate” by Iris Sarama

“Sleeper” by Jennifer Hansley

“Mask on, Mask off” by Aryan Dhar

“People Disappear” by Khair Harun

“THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS SIGNAL” by Joselito Laraya

“The Black Bear” by Robby Cowles

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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 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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