Write about two people who know they’ve made a mistake, and one of them wants to tell the truth but the other wants to lie about it.

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“A rock and a hard place” by Nick Ose

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When Amara dropped the bomb,we were in the middle of a game of mortal kombat. Our avatars stood still as our hands were frozen on the pads. Amara was pregnant. We'd known she and Deji had been together "like that" for a while,but we'd assumed they were being safe. Apparently,they weren't. We asked Amara what she wanted to do,and she looked at us and laughed. I thought she'd lost it. Sola looked as confused as I felt. She didn't want to keep the baby. She had already consulted an abortion doctor,and had an appointment the next day. We tried t...

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“Floored” by Lavinia Hughes

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FLOORED By Lavinia M. Hughes It figures that my best friend Darla would let me take the rap. That’s always been a thing with her. When things go wrong it’s always someone else’s fault. Of course, I did have my own ill-advised actions to atone for. Let me entertain you with my cautionary tale of betrayal. When we were teenagers, we often babysat together. It was fun keeping each other company, dividing the chores of taking care of households with numerous kids.&n...

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“Lies vs. Truth” by Judith Buskohl

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Pete and Susie sat there looking at each other, both knowing they had done something wrong and have to make amends for the deed that they did. One mistake usually lead into another mistake which leads into lies after lies just to make sure they don’t have to handle the responsibility for what they did. They both agreed that they needed to do something to resolve this matter, but that fact is where they disagreed. Because their answer to what they need to do was at the opposite ends of the spectrum by a ...

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“Squirrel Woman's Mistake” by Chris Wagner

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It hadn't been Squirrel Woman's intention to unzip her Lycra costume for supervillain Quentin Madcap, but there I was, waking with my bare flesh pressed up against his warm body, in a very intimate way. Quentin's not that bad looking. That's actually kind of the problem. As typical for a bad guy, he favored building his mind instead of bulking up, yet his muscles hadn't been neglected. I'd removed my gloves to run my hands over those firm pecs and abs. He smelled...good, his hair, though neon blue with a stripe ru...

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“The invisible wall” by Sreedevi Mahapatra

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“I know these mean thieves. They have stolen the cabbage, tomatoes and trampled the poor radish plants. Snakes in disguise. What I have not done for these pigs. Let the lightening fall on this ungrateful family and turn everyone to grey ash...” spitting with all her might Sundari Pangi threw the sickle in her hand with all her might at the fence which separated her neighbour. The entire neighbourhood was enjoying the curses with sadistic feeling of witnessing the Patra and Pangi family turning into enemies, who were once ...

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“The incident” by Trixie Pereira

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Sam sat on the church bench stoically as he stared at the priest preaching his sermon at the podium. He wanted to give the impression that he was listening to the priest even though he found it hard to concentrate. On the outside, he looked calm, collected, although sombre. On his insides, his heart pounded in his chest as every inch of his soul was in a panic mode. The incense scent wafting through the church did not do much to calm his nerves as the smell of cheap perfume lingered around him. Whimpers and silent cries surrounded Sam. Occas...

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“The Mistake” by Tanika Perryman

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"It was a mistake,""I know, but I want to tell them the truth of what happened," a young woman said."No, we have to protect them, they must not know the truth," a man's voice replied."They have a right to know, this is their lives on the line too. It's just not ours. If it was just ours then it would be fine, but it's not. They deserve the truth,""If we tell the truth, where do you think that will leave us? We need to keep everyone together. Not telling them the truth will save their lives, you don't know what out there. I have an inkling of...

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“Uncle ” by Morgan Estberg

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“We’ve got to tell him.” Cleo said quietly. She turned over on the rocky surface to face Paul. They were lying on the ground behind some rocks, yet the presence of the coffin loomed over the pair. Thunder shook the cave ceiling making pebbles clatter to the ground as the storm continued to rage outside. The monster nearby was beginning to move, it’s wrappings crinkled like the candy wrappers that rich kids left around camp. “We can’t tell him,” Paul whispered. He caught Cleo by the shoulders and pushed her to the ground....

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“Lie.” by Elliot G

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Shane and I have been friends since before I can remember. When we were young, we lived on the same street, separated by only three houses. We grew up going to the same school and were lucky enough to be placed in the same classes throughout most of our academic journey. We also had a normal habit of spending evenings in each other’s company, playing different games in my front yard. My parents did not like Shane. They said he was a bad influence. I suppose it all began one warm summer evening in late July. Shane and I had only just ...

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“I Love you too” by Susannah Emrys

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“Again?” I cried indignantly. “I swear I didn’t mean to, It just sort of happens!” “Ella, this sort of thing doesn’t just happen.” “It does, honest!” She flipped her blond curls behind her shoulder, and glared at me. I took a deep breath. This was difficult for her too, I reminded myself. She’s your sister, have some compassion. I levelled my voice. “I understand that you’re trying. I’m sorry. It’s just, it’s like one-hundred percent easier to like, not kill people than to kill people. Can’t you just...not?”...

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“Orange Sweaters” by Jarrel Jefferson

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Dolores’s shoulder rubs always relaxed me. I would breathe in the sweet, musty scent of her bedroom like it was fresh air, and gaze with dreary eyes at the ray of light between the piss-colored curtains of her dusty window. It was a warm Tuesday afternoon, even though her thermostat was turned low enough to require a sweater while in her house. But I loved Dolores’s sweaters. Her drawers overflowed with sweaters of every color of the rainbow. On rare occasions she would wear her orange sweater, which revs my engine without fail. For such occ...

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“If Only...” by Amber Medina

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Jocelyn slipped behind the wheel of her black SUV, the taste of that last kiss still on her lips, the smell of another’s skin against hers. “Holy crap! What did I just do? What the heck is wrong with me!?” Alex assured her that no one would know, and that was probably true, but even so, she would know. Alex would know. How could they possibly live with themselves? She rested head on the steering wheel, feeling its coolness seeping into her brain, wiling it to numb the firestorm of guilt roaring inside her head.&nbsp...

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“Autumn” by Sara Blanch

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My dear Autumn, I am hoping that you are happy as you read this, that you feel like you belong for once in your life. Taylor and I are so sorry for any discomfort or sadness we have caused you in your childhood years, we just didn't want to lose our only daughter...our only child. Looking back on our choices, I can admit that we were wrong to try to keep you hidden from the legacy...from your future. I am also sorry that Taylor might not reach out to you for quite awhile, I do not know where she is as shortly after the legacy took you she le...

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“Mr. Darcy--1985” by Karen Schwabenland

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Della should have seen it coming. She went back over everything in her mind, and by that, she meant everything. Every little thing. Even the smallest, minutest of details. For example, she was standing at the corner of the small hallway that led to the restroom in his fraternity house. Her boyfriend, Jim, had gone inside to use it. She always found it curious that this place had no doors that locked. Was that by design? As it was, she felt near petrified to death to ever take a ...

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“The Devil On My Side” by Erin R

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“Oh no. We messed up” I whisper to Katrina. We stare at the bloody body on the floor right beside our sneakers. “Why did we do that?” I think.Katrina just smiles. She stands there looking at the body, with a face that reads “this is my best accomplishment.” I start to panic as some police sirens start coming near the place we are. “Let's get out of here,” Katrina whispers.We run down the street around 15 blocks after we pause to catch our breath. “That.. was epic” Katrina giggled.I thought the exact opposite of her. Katri...

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Write about two people who know they’ve made a mistake, and one of them wants to tell the truth but the other wants to lie about it.

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✍️ 120 stories

“A rock and a hard place” by Nick Ose

“Floored” by Lavinia Hughes

“Lies vs. Truth” by Judith Buskohl

“Squirrel Woman's Mistake” by Chris Wagner

“The invisible wall” by Sreedevi Mahapatra

“The incident” by Trixie Pereira

“The Mistake” by Tanika Perryman

“Uncle ” by Morgan Estberg

“Lie.” by Elliot G

“I Love you too” by Susannah Emrys

“Orange Sweaters” by Jarrel Jefferson

“If Only...” by Amber Medina

“Autumn” by Sara Blanch

“Mr. Darcy--1985” by Karen Schwabenland

“The Devil On My Side” by Erin R

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Write about a character who’s so afraid of making the wrong choice that their indecision ruins the very thing they were hoping to keep safe.

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