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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“Quiet” by Ella D

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They knew they couldn't say anything. After they'd gotten home, they'd washed the blood off. Quickly. Quietly. The way they did everything these days. Normally after something like this, Eve was able to forget what she'd done. She continued like a normal teenager, and never blew her cover. That was the most important part. It was why she had been chosen. At least, this was the way things went until Van lay out another piece of paper on the table. This time, though, the heavy weight that always sat on Eve's chest didn't go away. She waited pa...

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“The Regret of Betrayal ” by Bex Cohen

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The knife clanks on the tile floor as Jamie falls back. The noise of his body hitting my kitchen floor is barely perceptible in my ears. All I hear is the rush of blood as I look at my hand. It feels like I am looking at someone else’s. They have the same amethyst ring on their middle finger and velvety maroon nail polish, but this can’t be mine. I couldn’t have just been holding that knife, and it can’t be Jamie’s blood staining the back of my hand. But it is. Momentarily I cannot recall what just occurred as I am mesmerized by this foreign...

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“Make me...Cry” by Brennan Bilberry

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*** means a change of perspective from Celeste to Maya, begins with Celeste. "ARE YOU INSANE!?" Leo blurts "OH REALLY? AT LEAST I HAVE A CLEAN CONSCIENCE!!" I shoot back. I can't stay mad at him for long. I gaze into his hunter green eyes and I am lost once again. Leo knows that. Maybe that is why he is giggling furiously. He wraps his arm around me, then kisses my cheek. "I thought you didn't want Maya to find out, her room is on the other side of this wall." I hiss Leo raises his hands in surrender before wrapping one back around me. Then ...

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“The golden pearl ” by Joan Opoyi

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"Promise we won't tell momma;about her golden pearl. ... that we sold." The golden pearl shines and disappears in darkness.Everything turned up side ,down;Mrs Lucas room was all scattered with clothes down on the floor. "Where is it? I remember I placed that golden pearl right here on my dressing table, "said Mrs Lucas. Footsteps were heard running down the stairs;Mrs Lucas shouting out to her housemaid in great anger.The echoe that shook the buildng;dogs barking - Mary! Mary ran towards the living room ;Mrs Lucas stood in the middle o...

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“All Aboard” by Linda Brodsky

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“We have to go back, Brenda,” Josh said, twisting in his seat to look behind them, as though the act of looking backward would persuade his sister to turn the car around and do the right thing. “You’re not going to get away with this.” “Says who, Josh?” she made his name sound like a curse. “Says the law, Brenda. You broke the law. It isn’t like you swiped a candy bar. You’re not going to be able to talk your way out of what you did back there.” Brenda leaned over, jabbing a finger in the air, aiming for Josh’s head....

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“Figures on White Walls” by Clarice Shepherd

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Leo was rifling through a small collection of torn, yellowed newspapers when the sleek limousine pulled into the gum-spotted asphalt gas station. He folded the pages, tucked them into his oversized coat. Briefly examining his reflection in the tinted window, he scratched at the smudge of dirt on his nose before opening the door and climbing inside. The chauffeur gracelessly hit the gas before Leo could situate himself. A man in a pristine suit sat upright across from him. He held a magazine close to his face like a paper fan but didn’t read...

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“The Reputable Lie” by Christy Sutton

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There are always a million little steps that place us where we are. There are always moments, crossroads, where we have to choose. She knew her own choices led her here and every one of them was made for her survival. Still, she wondered, if she had chosen differently, just one different decision, would she be here, standing before him, wondering how it all came down to this moment?He stared down at her, surveying her as he would an injured puppy. His face was easy to read - pity, inconvenience, annoyance - no sign of love. There was never a...

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“Butler's Butlers ” by Alex Arias

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To say they’d messed up would be a generous understatement. Rather, it had become the conglomerate of mistakes akin to the wretched mass at the bottom of a port-a- potty. Even though it was easy to glance over, its presence was undeniable and, on a clear look, made the bile inch closer to the uvula than one was really comfortable with. Eli wished that a nasty sewage view was all he had to deal with. He didn’t know how their situation got so bad, but he blamed his younger brother Marco for the singed and poorly barbered western terrier in ...

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“Fudge the Figures” by Matt Edwards

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Before Jed and Kamil could clear the rusty platform, littered with grease-smeared wrenches and chain locks, the massive pressure from below the earth's crust tore the drill head and platform free from their mountings. Kamil lost an arm; Jed was dead. Kamil being a renowned Sitar player was arguably the worse off, each day from then on to be tortured with the knowledge that he would never entice soulful meandering melodies from the beloved instrument again. Jed was stone cold by the time professional medical help came to the remote drilling s...

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“Right your Wrongs” by Sanidhya Samyak

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"I told you this was a bad idea, Nathan!" Peter said as raindrops traversing through his hair made their way down to the soil. "You think I like this?" Nathan raised his arms in question with a shovel hanging from his right fist. "Let me know if you have better ideas." The skies of Chicago lit up for a second, and then, the silence was taken over by a thundercrack that left both the teenagers of Mount Grove High School, Chicago, shuddering. "We screwed up man," Peter cried. "Why did you have to get me into this?" Nathan, who was already back...

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“Truthy” by Joe Swanson

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Truthy: “Have you ever told the truth to anyone in your life, besides me. You have told me the truth, haven’t you?” “I can’t get all up in the air about what I did, didn’t do, might do, probably won’t.” All I know is that in that movie where someone is supposed to have shot the president, and didn’t, and the senator behind the whole thing, says, “The truth is what I say it is.” Now that is a guy who knows something about truth. I knew she wasn’t going to let it go. It’s like eating or fighting or stealing, if you is good...

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“Destiny” by C Alexis McGregor

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My eyes dance over words on the page, their meaning escaping like steam from a mug. The pillow behind my back feels like a brick. I toss the covers from my legs as heat rises from my toes to my forehead. Escaping from my bed, I tip-toe to the kitchen for a camomile tea and accompanying calm. A PING from my iPhone draws my attention from the kettle. Keitha I've been thinking. Nobody knows. Let it go. David My cheeks burn red as nails cut into my balled fists. A primal scream erupts from my diaphragm, creating a cacophony of whistling minu...

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“Happy Accident” by Gracie Piper

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Ryan Sommers, the most popular jock in high school. He was tall, probably about six feet, he had icy blue eyes and blond hair that was longer off the back. He was muscular and was respected by everyone, especially the female population. All the girls swoon over him, all taking turns flirting and asking him to drive them home. I'm pretty sure that he thought it was a fun little game. I was never the girl to talk to guys like that, and not because I don't find him extremely attractive matter of fact I've had the hugest crush on him but I knew ...

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“Spider” by Floraine Thwin

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Rina was the girl who wanted to be a health and beauty writer. She had the writing talent and she did blog posts about health, beauty and nature skin care tips. She had no followers so she wanted followers and connections. So, she start joining the soical network group and open the youtube channel but there had no connection for post her articles and published her writings. One day she was in Facebook the ladies group and talking about the skin care steps with members in the group. An hour later, the famous lady Yao went into their post with...

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“two girls who skip school one day a week and when they got their report card they had over the limit of absents they would say that they did not know when that could have happened when they were in class the whole time and they would lie ” by Jada West

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So there where two girls name Mackenzie and Riley they where both in high school and would skip school once a week and that all added up.Riley did not have parents because they died in a car crash when going to the Bahama's on there honey moon and Mackenzie's mom was great friends with Riley's parents so she let Riley move in with her because she knows that they are best friends so she was just trying to be a good mother and so when she got their report card she was so happy and proud of them but when she saw that big number on the right sid...

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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

“Quiet” by Ella D

“The Regret of Betrayal ” by Bex Cohen

“Make me...Cry” by Brennan Bilberry

“The golden pearl ” by Joan Opoyi

“All Aboard” by Linda Brodsky

“Figures on White Walls” by Clarice Shepherd

“The Reputable Lie” by Christy Sutton

“Butler's Butlers ” by Alex Arias

“Fudge the Figures” by Matt Edwards

“Right your Wrongs” by Sanidhya Samyak

“Truthy” by Joe Swanson

“Destiny” by C Alexis McGregor

“Happy Accident” by Gracie Piper

“Spider” by Floraine Thwin

“two girls who skip school one day a week and when they got their report card they had over the limit of absents they would say that they did not know when that could have happened when they were in class the whole time and they would lie ” by Jada West

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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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