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“Betrayals and Unexpected Surprises” by Niveeidha Palani

I kicked the pebbles on the road, walking towards an ancient-looking house. I swung open the door and dumped my soft, pink woolly coat over Grandma Olivia's rusty house peg. I sprinted into my grandmother's ancient house. I was staying at her house for the weekend, and her house was an old Victorian turn-out that never ceased to impress. I loved exploring her house for I found many secrets that I never knew. For instance: the house had a basement whom nobody knew until I realized it. The house was simple, however. Photographs were neatly ...

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“An echo of the past” by Deepti Venugopal

It was a warm sunny afternoon. I was waiting for my parents to return from their travels. I was done with all my exams. In a week my parents were going to host a get-together party for our family, scattered around the country. I was eager to meet my cousins. We had decided to host the party in our old family home. This place held a certain place in my heart. Unlike other stately homes, ours was built amidst the hustle and bustle of the city. But that never posed any hindran...

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“Boneash and Sodwill's Glass Museum and Radioactive Coffeeshop” by Zilla Babbitt

“Hey, are you sure you were careful not to scratch the floor when you moved the bureau?”“Yes. How many times must I tell you? I’m always careful.”A whisper: “Not always.”“What was that?” the blond-haired girl sat back on her heels, hands on hips.“What? Nothing.”She laughed and rolled her eyes. “Theo, I’m always careful.”

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“Aliens ” by Troy Chavez

*****I.Two am this morning, a raid on a Texas home found six – TV in the lving room“He is a normal kid, Janet – for fuck sakes!”“Really? You can’t keep your voice down, Daren? He’s in the living room.“Well, I am being told that my kid needs to be evaluated, of course I’m going to raise my voice. What the fuck do they know at that damn school, anyways!”“Daren! Stop it. I can’t talk to you when you’re like this...

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“If Walls Could Talk” by Karel Haynes

Riley Haynes gaped at the sight of a huge door which hung open in a slit. When she pushed it hard enough to create a huge space, a dark hallway greeted her, enveloping her with fear and confusion."Riley?"The voice of her fraternal twin sister—River—floated across the upper floor.Riley ignored her as she carried her legs further down the darkness."Riley, where are you?" River added, voi...

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“Old House's Secret” by M.d. Smith

The old house pre-dated the Civil War in South Alabama. “This old house is a treasure of history, even though it’s going to need a lot of fixup.” Ernie strolled though his new home with his wife of five years. Nicole nodded, “I’m glad it’s finally ours. I loved it after the first tour when we made the offer.” She motioned her hand over to the study. “It’s a perfect setting for you to continue your writing career. I hope it’s not too spooky spending our first night here.” The cleaning crew did an excellent job on th...

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“Passage to Epiphany” by Gip Roberts

    "You do realize the last person who lived here died, right?", Brian Quiverland's neighbor asked as she stood in his doorway with one hand on the upper-left corner of its frame and the other on her right hip.    He already didn't care much for this woman named Marla, whose middle age seemed to be the only thing the two had in common. But her use of that tired, worn-out way of phrasing a question had him looking at her with crossed eyes and wrinkles at the bridge of his nose while backing a...

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“The Attic” by Silverfang Potato

“Rin c’mon, help me carry the TV inside.” Corey snapped me out of my thoughts as I was staring at our newly purchased living space. In other words we just bought our very first house! “Coming!” I squealed excitedly. He shook his head as he watched me run to the truck to help. We carried the TV in and set it down on the table in the living room. “Looks like that’s everything.” Lian wiped the swe...

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“The Manuscript” by Eric Falvey

With the world descending into chaos, and panic flooding the streets, solitude became a welcome relief. In my time and training in the United States Army, I learned to find comfort in the silence. While most raced to various forms of media, I went back to my roots. I had bought this house after my second tour in Afghanistan. It was large, roomy, and built in the 1800's. If you listened closely you could almost hear the history in it's walls. It's two most adorning features were a large, antique, oak bookcase in the offic...

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“The Old Carpet” by Devestation M

“Anne? Anne!” were the last words she heard as she fell down, deep into the dark abyss as if nothing would ever break her fall. She just kept falling feeling quite like Alice falling through the rabbit hole. But suddenly she felt the cold floor, damp and hard, all most slippery. She looked up, seeing a light, it was the living room light. She saw her brothers round face looking down, with a very apparent concern on his face, “Anne, are you okay?” is all he could barely mumble out. “Yes, I think so, what is this place?” She replied very cu...

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“'The secret world of dinosaurs in my close'” by Tyra Johnson

In the month of May. The sun was so hot it could fry a fish alive and the green grass, as the hot sun reflected on it; was shining like a diamond.My parents and I emigrated to London. In a small, peaceful and beautiful neighbourhood name Charlotte.I could still smell as if it was just yesterday; the smell of the fresh, orange coloured paint.I could remember the amazing appearance and my thoughts about our great mansion at first sight.The mansion was owned by a famous, old and powerful wizard named Marlock but h...

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“Tunnels to Nowhere” by Alexis Klein

I was looking around my new house one day when I saw something that struck me as unusual. How did this even get here? I thought to myself as I felt the seam around a door in the back of my closet. I tried to open the small, round door only to find that it was locked.  "If I were a key, ...

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“The Inheritance ” by Randi W

Wales           The bright yellow taxi pulled to a stop in front of the large country manor, Emmy warily looked through the rain speckled window at the imposing Gothic styled manor. Reluctantly, she opened the door and stepped out, quickly opening her umbrella; she rushed to help the cab driver gather her luggage. As soon as her belongings were placed in the entry way of her new home, Emmy paid the cab driver and as she watched the yellow taxi drive away, a part of h...

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“The Skeletons in Her Closet” by E. Abraham

        Those first few weeks had been the best. Free from work and my bank account stable, I was left with absolutely nothing to do but relax. I fixed my faucet, reread my favorite books, got around to starting a garden, and finally caught up on my sleep- those dark circles beneath my eyes fading at last. It wasn't until about the third week that I realized t...

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“The Roommate” by Carille Durbin

The entire country was ordered to stay home. I was glad to comply. I had just bought an old musty house. The sellers claimed that it was built in the late 1800s but certainly there is at least one much older room. The ceiling in this room is five feet high and the floor is made of cracked and dirty stone. The walls are made of the same dirty stone. It's not very big, ten feet wide by 11 feet long. There are no windows because it sits in the exact middle of the house. I asked the realtor about this o...

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