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Write a story that starts with someone writing their will — one they know people won’t like.

Posted in Dramatic on Jul 27, 2021

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The Dreaded Will!

Submitted to Contest #57

(Write a story that starts with someone writing their will — one they know people won’t like.)My birthday was a couple days ago! It was not a good thing! Well what I mean is even though I received more than a dozen cards in the mail, flowers from two different sons and families, a gift from across the world and all the normal stuff, it was still the pits! With a capital P.There is something about the actual number that flips a switch in your brain. These levels that people imagine signify something. Just turned thirt...

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Bloodline

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“My children will think I left them with nothing. On the surface, this will be one of the hardest things their ignorant hearts will have to go through. But later...much later, they’ll understand that I actually left them everything. I gave them everything.”“Are you sure about this?” Marcus trusts Abel. He knows the man that’s been through hell and back, and is nothing less of a sage. But he’s not too sure Abel is on his toes today.“Marcus, always much more than my lawyer, but my friend. I’ve never been more sure about anything in my miserabl...

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Where There's a Will...

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way to get your way at last. Say that five times fast. No, seriously, I am here to share my last will and testament with you. I have taken a back seat to folks far too often, especially in my later years. Now it’s my turn to talk (so to speak, since technically if you’re reading this I am underground and will not be actually talking any time soon). Don’t worry, I will spare you all the legal language and just cut to the chase. Besides, I don’t really have a lot, so my will is going to be short and sweet. ...

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I Thank You

Submitted to Contest #57

Dr. Arthur Ainsworth sat at his bedroom desk, pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and patted his brow. In front of him lay seven pieces of blank parchment.Arthur cleared his throat and picked up his quill.“To… Mrs. Remington,” he muttered as he scribbled on the first piece of parchment. “I thank you… for always seeing… the best in me.”Arthur gripped the quill until his knuckles were white. He vividly remembered sobbing in her classroom after confusing a simple addition problem.“You stupid boy,” snarled Mrs. Remington. “You will achieve not...

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Righting a Wrong

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The small drops of water fell softly from the sky above.  They made a soft pinging sound as they hit the window.  Light streaked across the sky and a loud boom followed shortly after.  The wind whipped the trees back and forth.  The wind slammed itself into the mansion that stood in the face of the storm.  Only one light shown from the windows.  A figure stood staring out into the storm.  The face of the woman was reflected in the glass in front of them.  Her arms were clasped behind her back.  He...

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I've lived too long

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William Enderby sat alone, hunched over his patio table as he watched the shadows from the willow trees dance to the tune of the wind. It reminded him of the days when his body could sway so lithely, back when he would hold Maggie tightly under the stars and twirl themselves silly to a rhythm only they heard. Maggie was gone now and the only dancing done in his yard was by these flowing trees. Whether the willows danced on any given day, or drooped or wept, depended on the mind of the viewer. These days, he was the only one looking...

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I Will, I Won't

Submitted to Contest #57

Well, here I am. Lying on the floor, head and neck aching, unable to do anything except stare at things until my bad eyes cross and double them. I was told to stay off of devices as much as possible after getting a concussion, but I never imagined it would be this hard. I can’t talk to my friends, I can’t post on Instagram, I can’t listen to music… Oh man. I can’t write either. How am I supposed to satisfy my energetic and overactive brain now? I’ll have to go back to how people entertained themselves in the olden days; daydreaming. It can’t...

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A Young Teacher's Will

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It’s all because of our bi-monthly teacher’s brunch that I’m sitting in my living room on a Saturday night, preparing to make a will. We met at Laurel Johnson’s house for the first time since January, all wearing face coverings until brunch was served. We sipped mimosas and talked about our fears of returning back to school when the subject came up. Everyone except me had made their final arrangements, citing coronavirus, the birth of children, or divorce as their motivations. I almost avoided being noticed until Laurel asked, “What about yo...

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And As For My Glass Eye Collection

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“...But she always liked that necklace, and so I’m happy to leave it to her. While her neck may not be anything worth drawing attention to, I would argue that anything covering the neck has been sorely needed for quite some time. Well, now that my daughter’s inheritance is accounted for, let’s move onto the one asset I know everyone in my family is clamoring for-- My glass eye collection. It’s value, when last I checked, was somewhere in the hundreds of thousands. Who knows? It could be millions now. Billions, perhaps. I tried not ...

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Spy vs Spy vs Spy

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Marylin MeyersTime: 19:08Location: The Basement of 23rd on Yeller StreetAs I write this final will, I know they will come for it. Too many familiar cars have been passing by all day. I know my days are numbered. So, to my former organization’s disapproval, I will leave the Jewel of Santos somewhere they will never find it… I only hope they don’t kill me before then… ***Agent ConnorsTime: 9:15, the next dayLocation: 23rd on Yeller Street“Agent Connors reporting, I am outside the location. Ready for mission instructions,” I said, sta...

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To my Granddaughter, Polly

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And to my Granddaughter, Polly, I leave absolutely nothing. Jemima Harrison paused, knowing what people would think. She could hear the words, hear the tone of voice, see the puzzled and outraged expressions.       “There must be some mistake!”      No, thought Jemima, there is no mistake. None whatsoever. And I am entirely of sound mind.      “But they were so close!” Jemima would be the last person to argue with that. Polly, of all her ...

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It Ain't Easy Being Rich

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Liam knocked at the door twice, second-guessing himself. After all, the past few days with Olivia had been fantastic. "Stay strong!" Liam reminded himself and cleared his throat. A tall brunette with legs for miles answered the door. "Liam," she said in acknowledgment, opening the door wider. Before entering room number 2005, Liam looked to his left, to his right, and then to his left again as if he was about to cross the street. Aside from a maid pushing a cart filled with cleaning supplies, the hallway was empty. Quickly combing th...

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The Will Reading.

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The Will Reading. “Welcome relatives, I use the term loosely, more along the lines of the welcome of the emptying of one’s bladder in the morning after having stayed in bed too long. I hope I’m able to look down upon this gathering from on high as a ghostly presence, but I doubt it, hence I’ve used this video format to communicate with you. “I’ve witnessed, or I should say more truthfully become aware of the obsequious attitudes of, I’m guessing, most of you assembled here, the toadying and of imploring the ‘invisible man in the s...

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The most chaotic Will !!!

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“After me, Beatrice Samuel and her older kid - which is mine will inherit half of my property. My café will belong to my first son Harry and my real wife, Lucy.” “What the fuck…?” Harry shouted, and he was utterly shocked, and the Will letter slept out of his hand.  “Daddy’s kid? He was having a relationship with Beatrice,” he asked his mother, and the nebulous electrifying cloud of surprise covered his eyes. Mother Lucy had fallen on the ground; her languid muscles were quaking under the shock of the truth. The tears were pou...

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A Will to Remember

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Harold T. Goodman gave a maniacal laugh as he finished the revision of his will. He had made changes to it over the years, but this would be the last. He scrawled his name across the envelope and tucked it into his mahogany desk.Turning to the family portrait that hung above the fireplace, he raised his glass of Macallan in a toast. “Let the greedy blood-suckers try to contest that,” he said.***********************There was Uncle Harry, larger than life, waving from the deck of his yacht. He’d been dead for over six months, and it was time t...

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