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Write a short story in which a specialist is called upon to carry out a job.

Posted in High School on Oct 26, 2022

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The Perfect Man

Submitted to Contest #27

Ok, so I was twenty-five and my parents were getting nervous I would be a lonely old spinster like Old Aunt Gerta. I insisted that twenty-five was still young and I had dating under control. After all, I had subscribed to Love me online dating app. I had filled out my dating profile and swiped through ten matches per day. Each match I selected meant meeting for a drink or coffee and spending an hour listening to the boring routine first date diatribe.My mother didn’t buy into the earnestness behind my dating resolve.“Kathleena will be here t...

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Shots

Submitted to Contest #27

It was a Sunday afternoon and I had had a rough week. I drove into town and decided that I was going to get myself a drink. It was about 8:00pm and I had no other prior commitments, so I could be here as long as I wanted. I walked in, ordered a drink from the pretty girl behind the counter, and sat down on a black barstool. After the girl handed me my drink (with her number on the napkin under the glass,) I decided to go play some pool with some other guys there. I asked politely if I could play and grabbed a stick. They agreed and started a...

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Withering Heights

Submitted to Contest #27

My eyes flit between the dregs of coffee in this mug and my watch. I’ve spent roughly fifteen minutes or so in this cafe waiting on my briefing and the cappuccino wasn’t remotely worth it. The watch is though, roughly $40,000 worth with a diamond-studded face and gold hands and the charcoal suit, tailored by my employer’s finest from imported silk, makes a solid case for the costly timepiece. The pants are kind of riding up my ass, as the tailor must have taken a wild guess at my measurements without so much as observing my figure in a photo...

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The Shadow Man

Submitted to Contest #27

I'm certain we've all heard tales of adventure, fantasies and magic. This particular tale happens to be about a convict; condemned to the rope, escaped and then disappeared.Gerald Mastos was a man of few words. Suspicious demeanor, cool tempered and was never seen dressed in anything but a black silk suit and a tall hat. He stood six feet even, with a lean build and somewhat lanky. He gained a reputation similar to that of a shadow.He often trapsed from town to town, here one day gone the next. Nobody really knew much about him other than hi...

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Uno, Dos, Tres, BOOM!

Submitted to Contest #27

It was a quiet Sunday afternoon in the city. The temperature was warm for the winter season, but according to the ground hog, spring would arrive early. Vendors had parked along sidewalks through the park selling everything from balloons to ice cream. Children ran and played as their parents watched with smiles. Everyone was enjoying the day.The peace was suddenly disturbed by police arriving on the scene urging everyone to leave the park immediately. Some didn’t want to leave, but the officers said they would have to so park keepers ne...

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Pod Ship

Submitted to Contest #27

     The ship’s in ruins. Crise couldn't be sure it was a ship, if he hadn't seen it before. The hunk of metal is beyond repair, but he has to fix it, he can’t afford a new pod. He's not sure he can afford to fix it either.      He saved for months to get it, then months more to find someone selling. At least he still has his life. The wind blows snow over the small pod. He sighs and pushes his goggles off his head. He has to find someone willing to tow it to town first. Maybe Stella would k...

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THE LAST MAN RECUED

Submitted to Contest #27

Almost all the villagers had gone. I could watch them crossing the road and gathering around there. The army truck was standing there on the road beyond the last farm of the village. Soldiers were helping the old people climbing in the truck as well as bundling their belongings and putting it in the truck. The overloaded truck passed and left rest of the crowd to wait for their turn. In a while, the second truck arrived and people rushed into it. As that truck had gone carrying people and their stuff, another truck came. This cycle had been ...

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Make Way for the IT Professional

Submitted to Contest #27

I was back at my desk in the research lab when someone I vaguely recognized from upper management burst in through the door. Her dry cleaned shirt was pristine and her high heeled pumps shined like beacons of opulence, but her expression was stricken. I looked up instinctively at the intrusion and she was upon my desk in a flash, as I was the misfortunate soul to sit closest to the door. At first, I couldn’t remember her name. I smiled awkwardly as she approached and desperately scanned my mind to remember more details about her. She was imp...

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The Specialist

Submitted to Contest #27

I live in paradise with the girl I love. The view is great, the ocean is great, the time off work is great, but something is missing. We made a big change moving here. We just wanted more time to do what we love. I didn’t realize it would mean me giving up so much of what I loved to do. The new job, well let’s just say its not really my thing. Very stagnant and stationary with coworkers that think they know everything, but they have no clue. I’m sure those types are everywhere nowadays. Don’t get me wrong, I like our change, I just really mi...

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The Reaper in the Marsh

Submitted to Contest #27

Fifty-two-year-old Michael Michaelis was never considered to be a normal person in the modernistic London society. By day, he was a simple factory worker making a decent living for himself, but by night, he was called upon by the nightlife to deliver his services around the Baytown District of Westminster, London. Michael’s latest job led him to an estate on in a well-known neighborhood on the north end of the Nuse River owned by bank teller Jarod Wayman. Michael had received his task one evening, in the form of a black-enveloped letter, abo...

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A Study in Perfection

Submitted to Contest #27

“Unit 8-0-3-4, Codename DRAX: You are deployed.” Drax rose to his feet, an android standing in a line of reclining robots. An atom filtered across the Central Workstation of his mind, unravelling into an image of himself throttling the human Deployment Officer, before dissipating into the fluid motion of his joints approaching and holding out his hand, politely, for his work order. “Of course, Sir.” This was hardcoded—deference to humans. It existed outside the teeming democracy of his neural networks, where atoms lived and died, debated and...

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Life Choices

Submitted to Contest #27

I had never dreamed I could be so happy being a dad. Before I was a father it was all about me and my wife, doing whatever made us happy at that moment. Now I spend all of my free time doing anything that puts a smile on my little princess’ face. At six years she’s my entire world. When Laura was pregnant I wanted a boy, most men do. But when they handed me my little Emma the world stopped spinning. She looked up at me, and that was it.I sat there at the kitchen table watching my beautiful six year old eating he...

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I'll Walk You Home

Submitted to Contest #27

"Hello?" I answered my phone. "We sent you your next target. You've got until the end of the week." I hung up and checked my texts. I packed my bags and went down to the hotel lobby. "Hi, how can I help you?" the clerk asked."Hi. I'm checking out." "Ok. Name or room number?" "Room 302." She typed a few things on her computer. "Ok. You are all set." "Thanks." I smiled and left. I got to my truck, threw my bag in and drove off for the airport.******"Hello. Where are you off to today?" "Ashby, Australia. I have a prepaid ticket on my phone." "O...

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Killing a Marzalot

Submitted to Contest #27

Edmund pulled his head out of the attic door just before it would have been removed from his person. With a dab of his white handkerchief, he removed a droplet of sweat from his brow. “It is most certainly a creature not native to these parts,” Edmund told Mr. Thatcher, the owner of the pristine estate. Four stories tall and covering more than an acre of land, the mansion was the nicest Edmund had ever visited. Unfortunate that the creatures seemed to flock to these places. Mr. Thatcher straightened his overcoat. “Well? Can you deduce where ...

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The Strength to Give Up

Submitted to Contest #27

I should close my eyes for a moment, but I can never follow my own sage advice. Instead, I stare out the large, picture window. The county side flies by, indistinguishable from most of the other hunts I have been called to.I attempt to take a sip of tea, but with the combination of the swaying train and my shaking hands, the cup manages to fly from my grasp. It crashes on the floor, spilling in every direction.The sound wakes my son, asleep across from me. Flying to attention, eyes wide, breathing heavy, he eventually identifies the commotio...

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