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

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“Love Triangle” by Magaji Emmanuel

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Going through hell on earth, Peter reached out to Rita, who is one of his close female friends. Their friendship started way back in elementary school. Peter pushed so many times trying to make their relationship stronger than just been 'just friends'. But Rita despite being extremely sexually attracted to him, played down all his move saying. 'He is like a brother she never had'. She more off wanted them to be friends with benefit, but he opted out. On arriving Peter's apartment, Rita took off her shirt leaving only her inn...

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“The Grapevine” by Ashley Frerichs

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“Can you keep a secret?” I can feel my eyes bulging in my sockets as I await Dora’s reply. I know she’ll say yes. She always says yes. And I always tell her, even though I know the girl can’t keep a secret to save her life. But I can’t resist impressing her, even if it’s only for a moment. “Of course.” She coaxes me by leaning in. Her head is tilted in an adorable, curious way. Like a puppy who hears a whistle for the first time. I never tel...

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“For Want Of” by Jimmy Irons

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“Help me look for it,” John Fitzsimmons leaned forward on his desk. His rotund form made it challenging to get up, so he remained firmly planted in his chair, feverishly shuffling papers and folders around on his desk.“Yes, sir,” came the high pitched squeak of his assistant, Janice. A brunette wearing a frumpy brown dress strolled into his office, glasses sitting askew on her crooked nose. “When did you see it last?”“It was right here!” his meaty fist pounding the desk. “I know the cursed thing didn’t just get up and walk away. The admiralt...

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“Otherworldly Secret” by Darth Clozey

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“Can you keep a secret?”Shawn blinked. He had been quietly eating his lunch when out of nowhere this girl he had never seen before came up and spoke to him. “Uhh….sure?”“Great.” She smiled, showing perfect, white teeth. Leaning forward, she whispered, “I’ll tell you someday.” With a nod and another smile, she turned and was gone. Shawn stared after her, still shocked. He had never had random, beautiful girls come up and talk to him before. Why had she done that?Someone tapped his shoulder. “Shawn, wake up,” said a familiar voice.&n...

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“BlueGreenOrangePurpleRedYellow.” by Jamilah Christian

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BlueGreenOrangePurpleRedYellow.Always BlueGreenOrangePurpleRedYellow.Alphabetical order, Charlie had emphasized to David a mere two years ago when he pondered the meaning of her strategically placed pens.David remembers this as he gazes at her, deliberately ignoring their shared 11th grade English teacher. Charlotte. That’s what she goes by now. She sits up straight in her seat, her long blonde hair cascading down her back in waves. Her long legs dutifully crossed over one another. Her hands resting in her laps. Sharp blue eye...

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“Formula 444” by Amy DeMatt

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"Can you keep a secret?" We were walking back to the dorms from Chem. The day was bright and beautiful, with stripes cut into the lush, green grass from where it had been freshly mowed. I hated conversations like this. I didn't want to be saddled with a secret. They always seemed to be either burdensome, because the information given was grave, or, more likely, something perfectly mundane. In the case of the latter, I always had to hide how pathetic I thought that it was that the information given would be interpreted as dramatic. I d...

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“Indian Summer” by Stephanie Kaye

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Autumn, that in-between. Where winter’s icy breath is walled off by a strange warmth that felt like skin. I loved being in between things. A strange place, I know. Whereas most of the people I knew liked it one way or the other, that palpable certainty, like salve on a wound — I lived my life in a deliberate state of not-knowing. I was amorphous and gray, a jellyfish. Perhaps that is why my family was so shocked when I got married. Who could blame them, though? Growing up I was always between boyfriends, and there is a swath of time in whi...

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“Kayla and Her Many Secrets” by Cheryl H

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It was the day after Thanksgiving, and I was over to my sister's house spending some time with her and her family. While there, my 5-year-old niece and I decided to have a tea party upstairs in her playroom. She was dressed in her favorite pink princess costume, and I wore a pink, long-sleeve cashmere dress with one of her silver toy crowns sitting on the top of my head. As for party guests, we had 3 of her favorite dolls in attendance sitting around the table: Molly Cabbage Patch, Henry the Tiger, and Gabby Baby Alive. The party was going g...

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“Roots” by Taryn Holmes

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“Can you keep a secret?” The girl pressed her warm palm against the bark of my trunk. A traveling wind ruffled my branches, the clattering pine needles expressing my response. Keep a secret? As if I couldn’t be trusted with a secret. I looked down at the girl, her long black hair swirling in the same wind and her barefoot toes curling into the dirt above my roots. Of course I would keep her secret. She seemed to hear me because then she started to climb. This was not the first person to climb my branches, and certainly wouldn't be the last, ...

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“Being Green” by Evan Rocker

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My roommate Allie nodded nervously. “Do you need me to fake barf again?” Her eyes darted back and forth. “I’ve been practicing so I can also fake choke.” I shook my head. “No.” I paused. “Yes---Wait maybe. I really wish Miss Tolson would stop sending me to my room for conduct unbecoming a young lady and resident of The Crawford Home for Children and Youth.” I cupped my hand and whispered in Allie’s ear. “All I’m going to say is that was the last time I will try to run-away. Tomorrow I will succeed.” ...

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“ MIDNIGHT” by Khadija A. Kasuri

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I woke up moaning. I pushed my hair behind my shoulder and looked at the clock it said 1:00. It was still murky outside. I made my way to the kitchen for a glass of water. My brother, Ben's room door was shut. “He must be sleeping like a log, “I thought to myself. Suddenly I heard a noise. It sounded like a thud, but it came persistently. It seemed like it was coming from somewhere far. I looked out of the kitchen window. It was an explicit night. Nothing other than crickets chirping in the silence of the night."It must be dad snoring. He is...

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“Project Pancake” by K Rebecca

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“Can you keep a secret?” I underestimated the weight of my boss’ question, and I never thought I would have to deal with such a twisted situation. The secrets that I am having to keep are personal and strangling me with every inhale. I step out of the car, entering the revolving door in to the building where I have to give confirmation to what I already know. “May I help you?” “Yes, I am here to identify a body, my husband.” “Oh yes, the widow, I was told you would be here soon, have a seat and I will call you back in a bit.” ...

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“Secret's Aren't For The Keeping” by Trinity Womack

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“Can you keep a secret?” Alea Newman barely kept back a scoff at the question. Could she keep a secret? Everyone else seemed to think she could. Which was why she knew more secrets than all the people in town. She did not know when it had happened. But sometime in her life, she had become the unofficial secretkeeper for those around her. One day, she was trading secrets with her friends and the next, everyone —both young and old— had begun tell her their secrets. At first, she had enjoyed hearing secrets from people. She had felt important. ...

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“The Problem With Some Secrets” by Ben Dolce

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Richard collapsed onto his favorite bench. It offered a great view of West Potomac Park and he tried to enjoy the cup of overpriced coffee. He then took a long, deep breath and mentally told himself, “Relax! It’s only work.” After a short time, a mysterious woman wearing a bright, skimpy dress sat down next to him. She snapped her gum a few times like it was a status symbol, then whispered, nonchalantly without looking at him. “You wanna hear something interesting?” He wrinkled his forehead as he took in the odd stranger. “Why would you want...

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“Family Façade” by Maahi S

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Winters in Brecheston were quite harsh. Despite the sheets of golden snow blanketing the village, I was still able to pick out the places I knew and loved most. Not much had changed at all. I paused to take it all in. The perfect backdrop for a painting. I recalled countless days under the thatched firewood shed trying to reasonably reproduce the scene into my sketchbook. I wondered if I would still find it there resting on my table waiting for another page to turn. I kept my hopes down. Highly unlikely after all that happened. I s...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 421 stories

“Love Triangle” by Magaji Emmanuel

“The Grapevine” by Ashley Frerichs

“For Want Of” by Jimmy Irons

“Otherworldly Secret” by Darth Clozey

“BlueGreenOrangePurpleRedYellow.” by Jamilah Christian

“Formula 444” by Amy DeMatt

“Indian Summer” by Stephanie Kaye

“Kayla and Her Many Secrets” by Cheryl H

“Roots” by Taryn Holmes

“Being Green” by Evan Rocker

“ MIDNIGHT” by Khadija A. Kasuri

“Project Pancake” by K Rebecca

“Secret's Aren't For The Keeping” by Trinity Womack

“The Problem With Some Secrets” by Ben Dolce

“Family Façade” by Maahi S

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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.

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