Write about someone who is convinced they’re going to be betrayed.

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“The Penultimate Supper” by Dominic Green

Submitted to Contest #241

Author's note - It's only now I've finished this story that I realize it bears a strong resemblance to another highly successful one written by at least four other authors. Please don't be triggered. "It must be you", said Yehoshuah, laying a hand on Yehudah's shoulder. It was a heavy hand, one that had shaped wood with saw and adze and auger its entire life. Yehudah's own hands were used to easier, slicker work."Master, you are not well", protested Yehudah in a low voice, lest any of the others should overhear. "Have you con...

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“One Night ” by Amber Gordon

Submitted to Contest #241

Maruice grew up with his two childhood friends Danny and Mel, on the west side of Detroit. Living in poverty, in a low-income neighborhood. The three had a lot in common, coming from a broken home, where their mothers were the bread winners and had to work hard just to provide the essentials. The boys tried to find ways to make money the legal way and stay out of trouble. In high school, they wore less expensive clothes, they weren't able to afford the high-priced gym shoes the other kids wore, and that encouraged them look for different way...

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“TW: Miscarriage” by Julie Christensen

Submitted to Contest #241

You've been here before. The waiting. The wondering. The little voice in your head that whispers 'what if..' Last time ended in loss. You never knew you could experience such excitement, swiftly followed by such grief. You resist at first. "I'm not going to think about it," you resolve. "It'll be healthier that way." Four days later you're peeing on sticks. You know implantation doesn't usually occur until six days after ovulating. But maybe you'll see a faint line. You know you're torturing yourself, but you can't st...

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“The Writings of a Mad Man” by WRL Battle

Submitted to Contest #241

They're going to betray me, I know they will. It's only a matter of time. They're going to betray me like Judas did to Jesus, or like how Brutus betrayed Caesar. I know what they talk about when they think I’m not listening. But I listen. You see, that's how I'm going to beat them. I'm too smart. Always have been too smart. Sometimes I wished I wasn't so smart. If I were dumb, I would be content with the simple pleasures of life. But I'm not dumb, I'm not stupid. I started noticing patterns and hidden messages everywhere, from the news...

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“The Undiscovered Sapien Extinction” by Barney Defanfaler

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The Never-Discovered Sapien Extinctionfrom “It Only Gets Better” by Barney Defanfaler============================================================== “It has been said: 'To repeat the past is to make the same mistakes.Let me add, “To repair the past is to prevent the mistakes.” Allen, Princeton 2014 Shui, in a saffron robe, is walking from the plane through the international baggage check when he spots a large sign entitled ‘Shui Pu Chan.’ As he walks towards it, a familiar face peaks over the sign, then under it, then to the left a...

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“A Fool's Gamble” by Jocalyn Imbody

Submitted to Contest #241

TW: Physical violence, goreHoneydew, oh, Honeydew. Where did the days go which, your walls stood high, So that when travelers trotted their aching feet with their steeds and merchandise in tow would be struck with warmth, &nbsp...

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“The Epic Betrayal” by Howard Seeley

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Even now, when I’m staring at the face of death, I still find myself reminiscing on those marvelous years in my youth when Jeshua walked among us, and because of him, I have no fear of what’s to come. Too few years we have been together and so many years we’ve been apart. Soon we will be rejoined for eternity.During the time we’ve spent together, there were joyous times, as well as the miraculous times we shared during Jeshua’s ministry. From the time I left Magdala until that horrid day in Jerusalem, I was always by his side and when he die...

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“Silent Betrayal” by Dave Barnard

Submitted to Contest #241

Mary sat in her speech therapist's outer office and watched a short video clip on her phone. It made her cry. She longed to be a better artist. She was an amateur photographer and writer. She curated her video lessons to improve herself. This one had a key point. It told her no matter how inspiring other artists were, don’t imitate them. “Find your own voice! It insisted.” She felt betrayed: she had no voice. She was mute from birth. Unlike fellow students in the schools, she attended from time to time, she had perfect hearing. She admired...

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“Hushed On The Other Hand Pernicious” by Chris Flubacher

Submitted to Contest #241

Hushed On The Other Hand PerniciousAs the sun had fallen neath the skyline, darkness inherited thy fields of grain.Quintus Fallstaff, cut from a cloth of good quality men, a common farmer by trade,hardworking and strong, he headed home with dinner on thy brain.The Fallstaff home was a humble one, ne’er abundant, quaint, and thusly handmade.The wind caressed the gentle night, trees softly waving, a gentle breeze doth build,double-faced and sly. A storm is brewing, and yet the night feigns still.Unseen dangers linger, conspiring in the night, ...

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“THE BETRAYAL” by Glenna Agnew

Submitted to Contest #241

Jenna paced back and forth across the small room. She glanced at the clock for maybe the hundredth time in the last forty-seven and a half minutes. He was late. Very late. She moved over to the window and looked up and down the street. Nothing moved. Not a car was in sight, not a person, not a cat or a dog, not even a bird flew by the window, not even a leaf fluttered in the breeze. Nothing, Nada. Zilch. Zip. “He’s not coming. I knew he’d bail on me. I just knew it.” Tears trickled slowly down ...

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Write about someone who is convinced they’re going to be betrayed.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 55 stories

“The Penultimate Supper” by Dominic Green

“One Night ” by Amber Gordon

“TW: Miscarriage” by Julie Christensen

“The Writings of a Mad Man” by WRL Battle

“The Undiscovered Sapien Extinction” by Barney Defanfaler

“A Fool's Gamble” by Jocalyn Imbody

“The Epic Betrayal” by Howard Seeley

“Silent Betrayal” by Dave Barnard

“Hushed On The Other Hand Pernicious” by Chris Flubacher

“THE BETRAYAL” by Glenna Agnew

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Write about someone who is stuck between two opposing sides and can’t decide which one to choose.

Set your story at a tense event where everyone is unsure whose side they’re on.

Start your story with an unexpected betrayal.

Write about a backstabbing (literal or metaphorical) gone wrong.

Contest #241

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