Write about someone who goes to great lengths to avoid being pranked on April 1st, only to realize they had the date wrong and it’s already April 2nd.

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“HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.” by Patricia Green

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HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. As Maureen slipped out of bed, careful not to disturb her partner, she was thinking about what day it was. The day she hated, when she always got fooled by someone. “Well not today!” She thought to herself. After having her shower and getting dressed, she headed up the street to do some shopping. “ Wearing an overcoat and dark glasses, she immediately spotted several friends in the supermarket who always managed to prank her. Maureen slipped down behind the ban...

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“His Eyes Flew Open” by Francisca Okafor

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The clanging won't stop and this is making Ekene restless. He twisted and called out to his colleague and fellow apprentice, Olisa to stop making the noise but he didn't. Ekene tried to ignore him but the noise is making him very uncomfortable. After what seemed like forever, the clanging was joned with a loud music. Ekene hissed. He just want some peace and quietness and everything around him has decided not to give him that. But something is off, the music is from the church which is close to the compound he lives in and he is at work....

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“MERRY-GO-ROUND” by Dozzy Nika

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I wonder how some fathers enjoy being seen like gods in their families. In Eugene’s three-bedroom bungalow, he demarcated his bedroom into two with a hard wooden board so that he and his wife could have their separate rooms. They began sleeping differently in their rooms, but for some terrific and glorious nights that they slept together. It was only during those special nights that Kate, his wife would rest on his broad hairy chest, and tell him the things they needed at home, which within his capacity, he would not hesitate to provide. The...

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“A Day Before To Remember ” by Sudha Arien

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Linda tossed and turned, crammed under her velvety soft duvet, reluctant to shut her eyes even for a second, who otherwise dozes like a baby. With every feeble tick-tack of the clock, the barking of street dogs, distant hoots of owls or the clamorous noise of the bustling trucks, that rose against the serenity of the night, she was seized with a palpitation of heart. It's the day that wrecks her tranquility the most, out of a whole year. The so-called April fool's day, with a history of its own in her life, a tragic one at that. She loathes ...

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“April Fools, Frank!” by Anzley Lukehart

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My alarm clock went off indicating it was the absolute worst day of the year. I rolled my eyes and shut it off before groaning in agony. Work was going to be hell today, everyone will be running around playing absurd pranks on each other. Last year, Linda from financing switched the sugar in the break room to salt, resulting in everyone spitting out their coffee, and using all the water in the water cooler. I made a mental note to fill up a water bottle from my fridge, and probably take coffee from my house so I could avoid being a vic...

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“John's April 1st Avoidance Dilemma” by Emee 🌸

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It was a beautiful spring afternoon in April. Air was still fresh from the yesterday's rain, but the sky was bright blue, without a single cloud in sight. Sun was shining bright, birds were singing, Mother Nature was in a good mood apparently, unlike yesterday.It was a perfect day for taking a stroll around a local park and enjoying a nice cup of coffee in peace while reading a book or newspaper, right? A lot of people used this kind of day to just relax and enjoy the nice weather. Well, almost everyone. For one individual it was completely ...

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“April fooled!” by P. Portomaso

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Ugh. Thought Mr. Willsby as he pushed through his front door and took a step into the day. The fresh air hit him full on and the heavy breeze took a hit on his posture. Frowning heavily, he stood by his doorway, only one thought on his mind. April fools, the most horrible day of the year. He looked around to his neighbours, and saw their two kids fiddling with a fishing line to trip people up on the sidewalk, and his frown sank even more. This was going to be a long day. He sighed and trudged up to his yellowing garden fence, his boots s...

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“Being surprised” by Elda Du Toit

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I hate surprises. I hate it when people scare me. I hate it when I get pranked. So, I guess it makes sense that I really, really hate April Fool’s Day. My dad loved pulling pranks on people. And I was always first in the firing line. His pranks were not in any way harmful. To be honest, it was quite endearing. One year my dad phoned me to tell me I should go outside to see all the hundreds of lovely colorful hot air balloons floating over the city. I ran out, just to see a clear blue sky with no hot air balloon in sight. As I say, a harmle...

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“This is Medicine, not the Circus” by Ms Trabanino

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Doorways. Offices. Chairs. The internet. A prank can happen at any place, any time. Humiliation can happen at any place, at any time. Which is why I was determined not to get pranked on Tuesday April the 1st; the first day at my internship. Now, I know a hospital is an unlikely place for pranks to happen, but who knows? I can’t risk humiliation on the first day of work… It’s just not ideal for my crippling social anxiety, let alone for my reputation. I woke up, ate breakfast, brushed my teeth, got into my scrubs and began my half an...

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“The unfortunate prank-proof day” by Ella Malek

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Today is March thirty first, and I must prepare. It is the day before April Fools' day, and my wife and our two boys are quite the tricksters. Every year they spend the entire night before, prepping several annoying and tedious pranks that I always can predict. It's a nuisance, and I don't like surprises. They scare me. So instead, I decided that every year, I will send them away on a short trip so the entire day before I can prepare myself and make the house prank proof. I hop out of my bed with almost a happy state of panic, and rush to sh...

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“No Foolin'” by Marcia H.

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The sun peeked through Faith’s bedroom curtains and woke her up from a not so deep sleep. She yawned, covered her eyes with her hands and rolled to the side of the bed and carefully searched for her slippers with her feet. She grabbed her robe from the end of the bed and carefully looked for any signs that her family was playing April Fool’s jokes on her as they always did in the past. She looked for any fake ink on the floor, artificial spiders in the doorways and windows, plastic snakes dangling from the closet, rubber rats in the hallway ...

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“Good old sayings” by Ionel Rusanu

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Bill Haines hated those pranksters in his office. Why? Because he was their preferred target. His religious parents’ upbringing had left unavoidable marks on his personality, and to be fair, his personality was a bit stiff.It was unexplainable for Bill why his colleagues, Herb and Marvin, could not share his passion for a job well done and the good old sayings. They express life in its pure form. But they don’t see it that way. Always were making fun of him and his wise words.For example, when they had the monthly report due, he was just say...

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“Fool Me Twice” by H. C. Black

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“Hey, good morning, Rich. TGIF, am I right?”“Can it, Marjorie,” he barked. The receptionist balked and tapped her pen on the keyboard.He backtracked but maintained his dour expression. “Sorry, it’s just that I had the worst day yesterday and I do not, under any circumstances, want a repeat.”Before stalking off, Richard Robinson glanced furtively around the room. Seeing no one except a deflated Marjorie, he hurried to his desk, careful to stay well within the worn track in the center of the greige-carpeted hallway. He slowed as he approached ...

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“April fools day," Whos the fool now"?” by Andrea Mattarelliano

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Thomas was always known for being the one who would avoid the one day in April that he hated, he had been pranked so much as a boy that when April fools day came He would try so hard not to go out or do anything that meant he would have to leave his apartment empty or have to face the public, Thomas had many friends, he was a well liked person, and in the past he had a bad habit of playing jokes on people and they became so bad that he was told not to do any more because he took then to the extreme and people lives were becoming damaged b...

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“A blunder he made!” by Shareen Aqueel

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He was sitting at a coffee table in a restaurant talking to someone on a call.Yeah Yeah, but I was actually planning not to come tomorrow, he said to his assistant.Why? Is everything ok? asked the assistant.Oh yeah, everything's fine. It's just that I am not feeling very well, he replied.I need to go now. Bye, he ended the call.It was chilly outside when he got out of the restaurant. Streets were empty and quiet as it was late at night. Snow was the only thing that could be seen on the road. It felt peaceful. So peaceful that he decided to c...

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Write about someone who goes to great lengths to avoid being pranked on April 1st, only to realize they had the date wrong and it’s already April 2nd.

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✍️ 60 stories

“HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.” by Patricia Green

“His Eyes Flew Open” by Francisca Okafor

“MERRY-GO-ROUND” by Dozzy Nika

“A Day Before To Remember ” by Sudha Arien

“April Fools, Frank!” by Anzley Lukehart

“John's April 1st Avoidance Dilemma” by Emee 🌸

“April fooled!” by P. Portomaso

“Being surprised” by Elda Du Toit

“This is Medicine, not the Circus” by Ms Trabanino

“The unfortunate prank-proof day” by Ella Malek

“No Foolin'” by Marcia H.

“Good old sayings” by Ionel Rusanu

“Fool Me Twice” by H. C. Black

“April fools day," Whos the fool now"?” by Andrea Mattarelliano

“A blunder he made!” by Shareen Aqueel

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