Write about two characters on the verge of a life-changing event, but one has rigged the outcome.

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“Wait. What?” by Arizona Foster

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My skin felt like it was barely keeping every emotion bottled up as I made my way down the hallway to my sister’s office. My interview with Margery Grant, the hiring manager for a legal proofreader position I applied to, went extraordinarily well. For the first time in a long time, I felt like maybe my life was headed in the right direction. “Hi,” I greeted Lydia with a contented sigh. I drifted into her office to one of the two chairs facing her desk as if I floated in on a cloud. “Hi,” she replied, a curious eyebro...

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“The Marathon” by Robert Trudel

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She was a runner. Ever since she could remember. Running barefoot everywhere. in High School she did tracks but then stopped for a while. A spin of depressions and lousy affairs. A spiral down the drain. It was many years later, now in her mid-twenties, that she met her companion. A safety nest. Her lover encouraged always supportive, helping her to get away from the booze and the drugs and get back on her feet. Starting slowly with long walks in the park. Rain or shine. Walk a bit, walk more. Fresh air in the lungs. Enjoying the outside, pe...

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“life ” by APURVA PANDEY

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THE STORY OF LIFE Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, coworker, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger) but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way. And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, pain...

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“TIT-FOR-TAT” by Maphefo Mojapelo

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Jane was staying with her grandmother while her mother was in the city of Gold(Gauteng), during this time she was just a little girl who used to obey her grandmother in all aspects of her life at least for that particular moment. She started at Mamothalo primary school, during her primary life, she was so sweet and kind only made bad choices and chose the wrong people to hang out with. Her friends had poisonous plans and evil minds, she was groomed into their bad deeds and became as evil as them. As they say, you cannot befriend lions while ...

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“Over The Edge” by Anna Kubiak

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The cliffs seem to rise out of the thrashing ocean. Resolute. Calling those brave enough to approach. To wiggle their toes into the dirt where it falls away. To stand at the edge of nothing just for the fun of cheating death. People claim the wind blows stronger here. That it races through the tall grass to pull on the clothes of travelers begging them to try their luck against the hand of fate. The cliffs were beautiful once. The kind of beautiful that stays locked behind thick glass at a muse...

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“Tammy’s Game” by Cheryl Fulks

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Tammy’s Game Tammy picked up her I Phone and started searching for the man that she saw talking to her friend Mike in the coffee shop. She thought there was a good possibility that they were friends on Facebook. If Mike didn’t set the privacy settings on his profile, there was a good chance she would be able to view his friends lists. Tammy was satisfied with his appearance and thought he looked the part with good genes and strong facial features. She could make it work, she thought, she hoped this search was successfu...

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“Desmond and Maya” by Damien Roberts

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Applications take me back to my time as a student. What I knew then was barely a thread in the tapestry of knowledge I have now, but I excelled at creative reasoning. Lecturers scolded me when I couldn't answer their questions and it was rare for me to be near the top of my class in exams but, at my graduation lunch, I caught the world-renowned Professor Dawson and asked him for a position in his research team. He accepted my request, conditional on me solving a simple problem. Of course, the problem was simple to state but, in its solution,...

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“I Owe You” by Susannah Webster

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The rain grows heavier on the Starbucks window, beating a wild rhythm against the glass. Oh, great, I think. Now I’m going to have to walk to the car in that. Maybe it was a mistake to try to finish the last few minutes of my English assignment once it started raining. It doesn’t matter. I’m done now.My fingertip drags my laptop cursor across the screen, toward its bottom corner, and almost to the power button. But before the little arrow can click, an email notification pings on the side of the screen. My heart stops when I see the pop-up.J...

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“Raven and missing girl” by Eva Larsen

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Chapter One: The Visitor In The Night Carmen Terry was a young girl of 13. She had light brown hair that reached to the tips of her elbows. She was fairly tall for her age and had often been teased for it by the other children in the local village. She had fair skin, scattered with freckles which matched her dark brown eyes. The most noticeable thing about her was her wide sweet smile. Carmen was an only child who lived with her single mother. Her father had died when she was very young. Her mother was left...

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“Retro-Future-Hubris” by Pål Sorli

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"Ah this is it the new album of the Desirable Designers, a good album if I say for both of us" San says to Dune hoping to get a better reaction of his good for everything friend currently spacing out. "Wha..What yes it's great fellow friend of mine" Dune rarely ever pays attention to much. But albums are popular these days. "It's almost time for our hit single to hit the stage, riff the chords." As San continues on a grand slam of a conversation. Dune feels annoyed at his outgoing ways, the pride in his teeth, and the look of importance ...

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“Therapy Session” by Emma Brosier

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Things couldn’t possibly get any worse. I’m not even sure how we got to this point, to be honest. I mean, we've never been the perfect couple by any standards, but then again… what couple is? Yes, we fought a lot, and sure, there’s no denying that both of us had done things to piss the other off --it was a vicious cycle, but we always worked it out in the end; even if it was usually for just a week or two before another issue arose. I never thought we’d end up here though, sitting on polar ends of the waiting room. There's such a wide gap be...

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“Futures in Portland” by Mackenzie Meetz

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I am doing ok. I am perfectly aware that this is not a stellar way to introduce a story. It lacks in description and throws all rules of engaging writing into the trash. Besides, “ok” is a sub-par adjective. But I cannot think of any other way to describe how I’m feeling. Ok. I b...

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“The B-Side” by Candela B

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TAPE 1If you’re listening now, happy anniversary, my darling!I just discovered this in his room. He’s sleeping now, as I speak.I love you more and more each day.He apparently thinks that cassette tapes are romantic.Hopefully, this comes as a surprise!Regardless, this behaviour is highly unprecedented.I wanted to do something special.I should probably report it. There’s protocol, after all.A symbol of my undying affection for you.They would want to know of any side effects such as these.So I recorded my memories of our relationship milestones...

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“Violets in Bloom” by Marcia H.

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Adrian Kellie stared at the calendar on her kitchen wall and then she stared at the calendar on her phone. Both calendars told her the same thing, the date. She tried not to think of the date today because if she thought what today was she would panic and she didn’t want to panic. After all, there was no need to panic. What’s a few days? It had only been a few days she thought. Two months ago Adrian met the most handsome, intelligent, hard working, romantic man she had ever known. Keith David was all that and more. She almost didn’t ...

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“A Rigged Roulette” by Cyrus Mull

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Jenkins fidgeted uneasily with the revolver in his hand. The metal shimmered in the pale light of the moon, and reminded him somewhat of the creeks he would play in as a child. He prodded the hammer of the weapon with his thumb, getting a feel for the weight of the whole thing. As far as he could tell, the whole gun was made from the same hunk of dark gray steel. The hammer felt cold against his fingers, and considering the state he was in, it was a shack that he could feel anything. The only piece there to break up the design of this rather...

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Write about two characters on the verge of a life-changing event, but one has rigged the outcome.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 90 stories

“Wait. What?” by Arizona Foster

“The Marathon” by Robert Trudel

“life ” by APURVA PANDEY

“TIT-FOR-TAT” by Maphefo Mojapelo

“Over The Edge” by Anna Kubiak

“Tammy’s Game” by Cheryl Fulks

“Desmond and Maya” by Damien Roberts

“I Owe You” by Susannah Webster

“Raven and missing girl” by Eva Larsen

“Retro-Future-Hubris” by Pål Sorli

“Therapy Session” by Emma Brosier

“Futures in Portland” by Mackenzie Meetz

“The B-Side” by Candela B

“Violets in Bloom” by Marcia H.

“A Rigged Roulette” by Cyrus Mull

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a character who can suddenly only “remember” their future, not their past.

Write about a character who’s had their future foretold from birth — but isn’t sure if they believe it.

Write about a character preparing to go into stasis for decades (or centuries).

Write about a character putting something into a time capsule.

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