Write a story that either starts or ends with someone asking, “Can you keep a secret?”

Posted in Kids on Oct 26, 2022

Submissions are closed

Sorry, we are not accepting submissions for this prompt as it is not part of an active contest. Make sure you don't miss our next contest by creating your free Reedsy Prompts account.

Or create a new Reedsy account:

Why not check out our active contest?

✍️ 421 stories

“Secret between the two!” by Shikshya Paudel

Submitted to Contest #55

"Ahh! I'm late again." screamed Harry from the bathroom. Harry was so late that he skipped his breakfast and rushed into the car and started driving to his office. The car was given by the office to him for his comfort. He loved the car so much that he always cleaned it. The very day, there was a special programme that he had to attend exactly at 10a.m. It was already 8:30a.m. and he had to reach the office and then drive to attend the programme. He reached his office within 30 minutes and soon the work in his office was finished. The time w...

15 comments 15

Read story

“One Body for you, One Body for me” by Adah M.M

Submitted to Contest #55

With intensity, he furiously tries to scrub the blood off his hands. His mind was already in a state of overdrive, desperately trying to sort what was real and what was fake and who was responsible for killing Rachel. Was it him or her ? **********"One body for you and one for me, I take the leg and you take the head,Blood will flow, the flow is blood,One body for you and one for me" a little voice sang.For twenty hours, he had been awake. Today was an important day, he couldn't let nightmares disrupt his da...

3 comments 3

Read story

“Abandoned?” by Iona Cottle

Submitted to Contest #55

“Can you keep a secret?” he asks as we wait for the train. Of course I can, I think. I’ve never told anyone about my childhood crush, and how we used to make out behind his shed. I’ve never mentioned the night I came downstairs and saw my mum kissing my father’s brother – mostly because I’m not entirely convinced that was what I saw, but still. But this… I sigh as I take his hands again. “Yes, and I will if you want me to. But are you sure about this?” Once again there’s that stupid grin, half-scheming, half-proud, with a faint hint of...

4 comments 4

Read story

“Unintended Pretence ” by Black Rose

Submitted to Contest #55

Alice and I had been best friends since we were little kids. Our mothers met in college, so our friendship was basically an automatic one. We grew up doing most things together. From sleepovers, to taking our baths together, and even sharing the same underwear. We used to tell each other the littlest of secrets too. Though just a week apart, we shared the same birth month and year, with me being the older one. Neighbors and almost everyone at school thought we were twins except the ones who knew our last names. The truth is, anyone would hav...

11 comments 11

Read story

“Revelation” by Nandan Prasad

Submitted to Contest #55

“Can you keep a secret?”The question came from Greed. Greed was an odd-looking creature, with a bulbous, green body and two very white eyes. The pupils were mere slits, and almost invisible at first glance.The creature next to it, Sloth, was a similarly bulbous creature but with slightly larger pupils. It nodded “What is it?”Greed looked around furtively. It leaned close to Sloth and whispered, “I sabotaged Envy’s books before the test. Half the answers it marked are probably wrong.” It ended off with a snicker. Sloth only nodded.“Who do you...

7 comments 7

Read story

“How (not) to commit a murder” by Goblin King

Submitted to Contest #55

Now, I know what you’re thinking, “How to commit a murder? Why would I ever want to do that?”, To that I say this: I don’t know. People have different reasons for doing similar things that can seem crazy to others, and this is no exception. I won’t sit here trying to justify the act. I can’t. Neither can you. Despite any rationale you can think up, no explanation will ever be satisfactory to the point that you don’t see yourself as a monster for considering doing it.The road that lies before you is nothing more than a dirt path, covered...

5 comments 5

Read story

“A Tale of Mo” by K A

Submitted to Contest #55

When I saw you that night, under those golden lights, I knew I had to have you. I watched you hold the little boy so tenderly as you sang him to sleep. I envisioned you in five years in the same position, holding a boy that looked just like me. Your voice was like a siren, luring me closer - sweet melodies that left comforting oscillations in my ears. What I felt was magnetic, the way you moved so majestic. I couldn’t contain the sensations that you stirred inside of me. You saw me then, but you turned away, and my heart grew fonder for yo...

11 comments 11

Read story

“Egoistic Flattery” by Shiza Ali

Submitted to Contest #55

Elena's eyes trace the words on the menu card. Her crimson-painted lips budge gingerly as she whispers the words to herself. I adjust my plate and napkin once again. The candle flickers its golden hues sitting on the table with patience that I lack. The bright golden flame arcs into darkness. Not even the cozy tawny chair can cool me down. My legs hammering rhythmically against the carpeted floor. "Come on, Elena? What's taking you so long?!", I sigh loosening the tie, choking me. Through the blue stained glass pane beside me, I ca...

16 comments 16

Read story

“Neighbors.” by Marsha Webb

Submitted to Contest #55

“I’ve put on weight again. Look at me I’m huge,” Ann wailed as she grabbed and squeezed her stomach. Phil had put on a few pounds himself over the years and didn’t care that Ann had become a little more “Cuddly”. He knew that there was a knack to these conversations, if he said the wrong thing he knew that there could be tears, screaming or the silent treatment or if he was very unlucky all three. “Nonsense, you look great darling.” He would have got away with it if he hadn’t added, “There`s not many women your age who look as good as you.”...

5 comments 5

Read story

“Just cancer ” by Ifan Fin

Submitted to Contest #55

“Can you keep a secret?”Trudy held her breath for a couple seconds too long not to have to compensate this momentary lack of oxygen with a big sigh.“Well. Can you? I need to know. Already, I’m pretty short of time.”“I’m really good at keeping secrets.” Trudy said unconvinced about her confession that came out of her mouth fast and unexpected. She felt slightly off about it all.Smoke did not look as if it was exactly the kind of answer he wanted to hear. Nevertheless he proceeded with a soap-opera-worthy statement.“I have a lung cancer.”She s...

4 comments 4

Read story

“Can You keep a Secret?” by Dunya Zatde

Submitted to Contest #55

triggering and adult content ahead. readers discretion advised."Can you keep a secret?" the man asks me while I am playing on the swings. The sun is shining like a bright sunflower, and my hair is wet after my evening bath. There is a nice breeze wafting around the two of us in the park.It is almost dinner time and I need to head off but the man has offered a secret and my twelve year old brain can’t refuse. I need to know the secret before I head down for dinner!So I stay."Sure, but you'll need to hurry up. My Mom's gonna be out any minute ...

14 comments 14

Read story

“Fragile Memories” by Emily K

Submitted to Contest #55

“No, no, no,” I whispered frantically as I stepped over puddles of red wine and broken glass. My bed sheets were soiled, by who-knows-what, there were half-empty cups littered throughout my house, the couches were dirty and ripped, vases left shattered and the door unlocked. “This isn’t possible,” I muttered, pressing my hand to my aching head. I remembered last night. I was here the whole time, and nothing had happened. I knew I couldn’t have slept through a party this intense, I was an extremely light sleeper. “Looks like it worked, ...

14 comments 14

Read story

“Let's Play Ball!” by April Summers

Submitted to Contest #55

“Can you keep a secret?” “Nope.” … “Are you really my friend!?” “Sometimes I question that myself. In all honesty, if our mothers weren’t best of friends, I doubt I’d even associate myself with you.” “Wow! Talk about dropping the ball!” “Sorry, I really don’t get your baseball terminology Logan.” “That’s why you’re not on the friggin team!” “Correction my meat-headed friend. I chose not to run around and hit balls just to have a bunch of nobodies cheer for me.” “Gosh. How can you have such a terri...

6 comments 6

Read story

“The Lady in a LBD (Little Black Dress)” by N S

Submitted to Contest #55

“Can you keep a secret?”, whispered the lady in his ears. She was dressed in a shimmering little backless black dress with high boot heels and wore rosy pink lipstick and let her short hair loose dangling over the back of her neck and pinned on the left. He had his eyes on her from the moment he saw her at the bar counter early that night. At first, it seemed to him that she was with a group of friends, but he later realized that she was by herself and just hanging around with some young boys and girls. It was Friday night and the crowd coul...

2 comments 2

Read story

“The Gentle Deceit” by S. Closson

Submitted to Contest #55

“Can you keep a secret?” she asks me.For a moment I am too distracted by her beauty to reply.I am hung up in the way that the light is catching her eyes, doing so in such a way that it causes the flecks of green hiding within the hazel of her irises to gleam like little emeralds.I’m watching her elegant fingers as they trace the golden links of the ‘Together Forever’ bracelet that I’d gotten her on our anniversary earlier this year.“Uh, yeah, of course I can,” I reply awkwardly, knowing full well that I have no one to tell even if I wanted t...

4 comments 4

Read story

Load more stories

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a meeting of a secret society.

Mystery – 155 stories

Write a story about an old family secret surfacing generations later.

Adults – 141 stories

Write a story involving a conversation that’s packed with subtext; the characters aren’t quite saying what they mean.

Dialogue – 78 stories

Write a story where the readers are in on a secret that the characters are unaware of.

Novel – 101 stories

Contest #55

Enter our weekly contest!

This week's theme: In On a Little Secret

$50

Prize money

896

Contest entries

0

Stories

Ended on 23:59 - Aug 21, 2020 EST

Won by B Easton 🏆

Title: Secrets for the Living

View details

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

We'll send you 5 prompts each week. Respond with your short story and you could win $250!

Menu

CONNECT

BLOG

APPS

TOOLS

ABOUT

Write a story that either starts or ends with someone asking, “Can you keep a secret?”

Submissions are closed

✍️ 421 stories

“Secret between the two!” by Shikshya Paudel

“One Body for you, One Body for me” by Adah M.M

“Abandoned?” by Iona Cottle

“Unintended Pretence ” by Black Rose

“Revelation” by Nandan Prasad

“How (not) to commit a murder” by Goblin King

“A Tale of Mo” by K A

“Egoistic Flattery” by Shiza Ali

“Neighbors.” by Marsha Webb

“Just cancer ” by Ifan Fin

“Can You keep a Secret?” by Dunya Zatde

“Fragile Memories” by Emily K

“Let's Play Ball!” by April Summers

“The Lady in a LBD (Little Black Dress)” by N S

“The Gentle Deceit” by S. Closson

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a meeting of a secret society.

Write a story about an old family secret surfacing generations later.

Write a story involving a conversation that’s packed with subtext; the characters aren’t quite saying what they mean.

Write a story where the readers are in on a secret that the characters are unaware of.

Contest #55

Enter our weekly contest!

$50

Prize money

896

Contest entries

0

Stories

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

Explore more writing prompt ideas: