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Write a story that switches between first person and third person point of view.

Posted in Kids on Oct 26, 2022

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“Mother in law” by Ishika Kaur

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 “Mum, why does Grandma treat me differently? Dick and Heather get treated well,” I asked. There was no response from my parents. My dad looked at my mother and she looked back at him without any response.  “ Now, finish up your dinner, ” my dad smiled. I silently ate my dinner. Then, my dad’s mother came down.She looked at me from her giant black eyes and I shivered down my spine.  “Filipino food!” she said in disgust.  “Yes, I cooked Filipino food. James wanted filipino food,” my mother answered rudely. “Anna, cook some...

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“A fallen angel” by Gloria Scarioni

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1st person: My legs burnt from the long climb but the tyrant’s surprise and dread at seeing me made it all worth it. After months of on and off fighting, I realized this would be my final stand. Win or lose, no in between. I couldn’t afford to lose, I had a kingdom to rule. This selfish woman wanted to usurp my throne, however, I was determined to defend it with my life. She used to be my lover, my soulmate; every time I called her “my princess” she would blush so sweetly. We had planned our wedding for years but when my father died it had b...

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“Witness to My Life” by BRIG CORBAN

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As the first light of day eased itself through the mist, I no longer noticed the slight chill in the air. Winter was closing its doors as we slowly started to move into spring. But still we sat there, wrapped together in a woolen blanket I had received when my grandfather had passed away. It was magical. Not just the sunrise. Not just the night before, but the events that had led up to this. Well, mostly magical. That was what my mind was allowing me to see at this time. The good times. I glanced over at him, blinked, and then looked ba...

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“How They Talk About Love” by Alessandra Lanno

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The classroom rarely has a sense of peace. It’s my free period, where I can enjoy my lukewarm coffee from Starbucks and sad-looking salad. I have just enough time to catch the F train, gather the papers that need to be graded, and grab the empty seat at the end of the subway cart. There are essays that still need to be distributed back, but I’m hoping my students don’t ask me about them. Usually they are filled with rumbustious energy from lunch, carrying loud conversations to their assigned seats.  I look over at the clock. 2 minutes...

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“It's a Curse!” by Carisse Villarama

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“Who's that girl?” I asked a seatmate at my 3 o'clock while pointing at the pretty girl who was confidently sitting at my best friend's chair. Huh! The nerve of that girl to sit there, was she a transferee? That was quite impossible, knowing that we were currently in the middle of stressful finals. “We have the same reaction when I entered this room, I first thought that I'm just too stressed not to notice that I was entering the wrong room, but I wasn't! That girl is our classmate, particularly your best friend!” I might look so overr...

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“Unforgivable” by Astrid K

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An exploding pain blossomed from the center of my abdomen and extended to every cell in my body. Everything was a shade of black and white. I struggled to keep my vision steady as the edges of my world started melding together into a blur. I forced myself to ignore the melodious lulls of unconsciousness; I had a dreadful feeling that I wouldn’t wake up from that sweet bliss.My entire world shrunk down to the excruciating pain emanating from my abdomen. I could hear a lone voice in the distance. I hoped that it would find its way to me. I hop...

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“Stardust” by Moonlark S.

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Stardust: The purest of all elements; the life force. The only thing keeping me alive. *** {Narrator} The world is made up of stardust. It is the blood in the veins of the universe. It is also nearly completely depleted. Exhausted. *** I am the only remaining source of stardust. The only souvenir of the Ancients’ War. *** {Narrator} The Ancients’ War was eons ago, centuries of light years past. The war started when the oligarchs began to confiscate the bottles of stardust, the most important medicine on Baex. The world descended into chaos...

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“The Articles” by Chiara P

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Life Before - Samuel Eglebert's Flatmate Interviewed7th of December 2020Oxane was interviewed by Louis Gaubert about an incident concerning Samuel E., with whom she shared an apartament. Before revealing what occurred, some information relating to his background was relayed to the interview in order to paint a clearer picture. Oxane: I used to go to school everyday with him. We cycled side by side on the thin bicycle path, pedalling furiously against the whistling wind or sweating profusely under the sun, our sticky clothes heavy on our skin...

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“The Lightness of Friendship” by Gerald Daniels

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Chris.                    I didn't want to take Mikey but I owed him and we both knew that. At the end of the day it all boiled down to the fact that he was depressed and depressed people aren't the best company on a weekend away. I would liked to have gone with anyone else but him, but it was too late now to go back on my word as he'd already booked us a couple of rooms in a hotel, and I'd made a promise.        ...

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“Liberty in chains” by Shrutika Tiwari

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Fear. The concept of fear was way too familiar for me given the fact that it was all I knew in my teen years. Being an independent woman of twenty three with a secure job, associate degrees in both technical and creative writing, a place to live, clothes of my own to wear and so on- all of this does nothing to dissipate the fear that still lingers; the fear I carried with me ever since her death. The system failed us, but no surprise there. It often does in a world this big and people too fake. He was a good actor. Referring to him in past t...

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“I Spy A Spy” by Lennox Ducksworth

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The familiar tingling in the base of his skull made Duncan sigh as he left the soothing waves of unconsciousness and awakened in the conscious world. He turned his phone alarm off and sighed as he quickly left his comfortable bed and headed to the bathroom. He stopped. He searched around his room, darting back and forth. He quickly shut the door to his bathroom then stared in the mirror.  “What the-” He searched the empty space again. His curiosity grew as he brushed his teeth, put on his deodorant, clothes, then made it out of his roo...

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“Butterflies” by Arnetta Freeman

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Butterflies by A.L. Freeman“Hey Babe, wassup.” (It was more of a statement than a question.)Kevin walks into the room and greets me like nothing ever happened, closing the front door behind him.     “Hey,” I say softly, lowering my head, until he comes over to the couch where I am sitting and takes a kneel, grabs ahold of my chin with his fingertips and lifts it upward gently to meet him face to face. I still couldn’t look at him directly. He might take it as a sign of disrespect and we’ll start the process all over ...

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“Smile” by Leeav Quaoar

Submitted to Contest #105

CW: murder, suicideShe looked around her surroundings, the darkness bathing her in paranoia. Each footstep she took vibrated up to her ears, competing with the loudness of her heartbeat, thudding voraciously in her chest.She walked along the sidewalk. On her right side sat a fenced forest, left side a road, and beyond the road stood a long wall that went all way to the neighborhood. Once she got there, she was a free woman. The cat prowled along the long wall, looking at her, and it gave her a start. Then it jumped inside the walled depot.Sh...

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“Sweethearts” by Sarah Duffey

Submitted to Contest #105

It was the last day of my life. I was a little piece on the Candy Land board. Around me were colors I didn’t know existed. I followed the signs along the path haphazardly, gaping at the sweet landmarks. There was a snowfield with giant candy canes rising out of it. I swung on the red and white stripes and didn’t need to stop and rest. I never really liked peppermint but licked my hands when I was done. I jumped the spaces on the board until I got to the river of fudge. I dipped my toes in first to, naturally, gauge the temperature. Then I s...

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“Nightmares and the Ocean” by Anusha Murali

Submitted to Contest #105

The waves of the ocean crash onto the shoreline, retreating into the water after a few moments. Rippling and bubbling as it washed the sand with every repeating wave, almost ensuring that it never dried, ensuring that it stayed moist and calm, settled in position. Ensuring that not for a single moment did it let the sand crack, periodically stealing bits and pieces of it as it retreated, hiding the grains deep inside the ocean. For when the people who arrived every day mercilessly tread over and contaminated the shoreline, there would still ...

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