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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“Grievous Mistake” by David Taylor

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My friend and I have made a very grievous mistake. A few weeks ago, my friend, Korey, bought a brand new car. He's been saving up for this machine for years, probably since middle school. Yep, this car's been on his mind since long before he could even drive. On his 14th birthday, he went straight to the local grocery store to work as a clerk and he's become more than a little bit miserly. He kept the money saved up in what he calls a secret stash, but in the real world, it's a damn shoe box. Obviously, one job wouldn't have been enough to ...

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“Don't Tell” by Addie Wilson

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I wake up from my nightmare drenched in sweat once again. I can't seem to escape the endless guilt. The fact that I have to look her in the face everyday is what kills me the most. She doesn't know. If it was up to Connor, she never would. Connor and I go way back. He is the best person I know, but everybody slips up occasionally; however, our mistake this time was irreversible. We were just kids and didn't know any better. In our small town, Sonic and Walmart were the only places kids went to hang out, but Connor had found a new place to w...

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“AFTERMATH NORDS 2020 NORDS ” by Oleg Kharchenko

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Breaking news “Now you are listening to CMM news. Today, on February 27, 2020, our astronomers from such European countries as Sweden, Ukraine and Germany, witnessed a strange space phenomenon when Mars disappeared from the screens of telescopes for almost eight hours. At the same time, not far from it, something resembling an unregistered cigar-looking asteroid exploded emitting extra-long radiant rays in different directions. We invited Professor Dupinski, a specialist in all extraterrestrial issues, to comment on these two unusual sky ph...

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“The Bathroom Stall” by Halina Adams

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We were idiots. It was the sorry truth of it. We were idiots; caught in a rut that nobody could pull us out of. The principal looked me in the eyes, “Helen, are you sure you don’t know anything about what happened in the girl’s bathroom last week?” I tried to keep the confused look on my face, tried not to give anything away. “No, Mrs. Okasha, I don’t know anything. What are you talking about?” The truth was, I knew exactly what she was talking about. She was talking about Mandy Crane, in the hospital with...

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“Following a Different Route” by Dozzy Nika

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It had barely begun to drizzle when Sarah and Maria walked from the laboratory to their supervisor’s office. Maria had to slow her pace because of Sarah, who sandwiched their record file between her singlet and sweater – hiding it from the rain, and plodded towards Dr. Ade's office. Sarah entered his office, and Maria followed. His office was tiny because he had demarcated it. He used the inner room which was larger for his private research, and the remaining little space, for his paper works. His table and chair occupied one-third of t...

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“The Little Things” by Patriarch Okoroafo

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Duncan Rogers and Donald Anderson have been best friends since high school. Often, they were called Double D. Obviously, because their first names shared a peculiar starting letter 'D' and also because they were almost inseperable, having a likeness for the same things, but not everything. Duncan is hard-headed, strong-willed, unreluctant, a diehard party goer due to certain unfavourable situations in his life. He was raised by his single dad, who served in the military until his unfortunate death during a war, leaving Duncan all alone becau...

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“Exhaunerated ” by Hel Knightly

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He just sat there quietly. The knife still clenched in his closed fist. The man was drenched in blood, and covered in self-inflicted wounds. In front of him lay his estranged wife sprawled out on the kitchen floor. The deranged man, stricken with grief, gently rubbed his hand across the top of her head and kissed her gently. An ominous blood trail leading away from her led to another woman cowering in the corner of the dinning room. She'd been injured greatly, but nothing fatal. The man stood up rather quickly causing the woman to shrie...

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“Flight Risk” by Nicole Davis

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“Now boarding Flight 101 to Tahiti,” the lady on the intercom announced and nearly stopped my heart. Are we really doing this? “That’s us!” Kevin excitedly grabbed his bag and my suitcase. His brown eyes glittered, and his smile had never been wider. It was nice to see him like this. I felt the same way last night when we concocted this plan, but now… “Are you ready?” “Yeah,” I nodded and faked a smile the best I could. Nervously, I moved my blonde hair behind my ear and pulled my purse strap over my shoulder. “Oh, Brea, this is going to be...

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“The mistake that didn't matter in the end” by Valerie Preston

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THE MISTAKE THAT DIDN’T MATTER IN THE END “Look Rachel. It happened. It was a bit of fun and a good release for us after clinching that deal. End of story. It happens all the time. People have too much to drink and make mistakes. Just keep it to yourself and it will be alright. I promise you. Don’t make it more difficult than it should be. No one needs to know but us and I won’t be telling anyone. I’ll see you tomorrow morning. He lay back on the bed, perfect smoke rings gently floating up to the ceiling and he felt relaxed. Turn...

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“DISBELIEF, SELF-PITY, AND A MUDSLIDE” by Lynette Lavigne

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“Rose, I’d like you to meet my girlfriend, Maddie.” I stared at him in utter disbelief, arms crossed against the deep v-cut of my navy bridesmaid dress. He just watched me back, dark eyes obnoxiously smug as who I had just learned to be his new girlfriend stuck her hand out cheerfully. She smiled at me, unfazed as I hesitated before uncrossing my arms and placing my hand in hers. “It’s nice to meet you, Rose!” Her handshake was as friendly as the expression she offered me, and I felt a twinge of guilt towards the girl. Though honestly, gui...

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“Happy Err day” by STRIKE ANDROID GAMING

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"AHHHHHH" Linda screams before I put my palm over her mouth and she stares at me with wide eyes. I shake my head at her, mouthing the words "don't scream" and she nods before I take my hand off her mouth slowly while leaving my eyes fixed on her so that she doesn't do otherwise. After seeing that she had no intention of actually screaming again. I drop my hand and sigh while tugging at my hair as we both stare at the body on the floor. "We killed him" Linda says while sobbing. "We killed him John" " I know, I know, okay" I say running a...

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“The Pool” by Nunu Razmadze

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Of course, it was neither the evening at the seaside the passion of which is awakened by the chillness of dusk, nor the summertime romance or the honey-flavored adventure anymore. However, the wind which had just begun to make trees naked was bringing the sounds of that ancient and painfully familiar melody from far away. The gardener was emptying the pool. Somewhere near you could distinguish the contours of two silhouettes. The first: tall, with confident moves was continuously strolling back and forth. The second: with her back...

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“Something Deeply Wrong in Him (in Sound and Color)” by Melina Gardiner

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Shirley considered the crumpled form at the bottom of the stairs, the streak of red decorating the linoleum floor next to it, then Winston’s frozen pose at the top of the stairs. She sighed, eyebrows crinkling. “I suppose you have an explanation for this?” Her tone was the color neon green, acrid and sarcastic and in your face. Immediately, his hands whipped back to his sides, and he swallowed against the wall of flowery perfume choking the space between them. “He...Uh…” A jumble of words chugged along his brain ma...

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“Detroit Circles” by Nikita Linivenko

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Cadillac - Broadway - Grand Circus - Times Square - Michigan - Fort / Cass - TCF - Joe Louis - Financial - Millander - Renaissance - Bricktown - Greektown - and back to Cadillac. These are the stations of the People Mover. Uno shifts in the plastic seat and turns his head to the window. Bobs along to music only he can hear. Droplets condense on the plexiglass from the front comin’ off Eerie. Zero, hunched over, stares at the floor - tappin’ his thumbs together. Bricktown slides away behind them. An empty car all to them...

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“The tragedy in Idaho” by Bob Menaces

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Somewhere in the middle of Idaho lived a boy and his mother. Next door lived his best friend who had a military father. The boy and his mother moved to Idaho from Missouri a few years ago because his mother got a job at one of the best lawyer firms in the Midwest. When they moved in he met Jeff who was around the same age as him and helped them load their boxes off their truck. Luke was ecstatic that he made a friend so soon but the more he hung out with Jeff he saw he was not who he thought he was. Luke was 16 and he wasn’t a nerd but he wa...

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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

“Grievous Mistake” by David Taylor

“Don't Tell” by Addie Wilson

“AFTERMATH NORDS 2020 NORDS ” by Oleg Kharchenko

“The Bathroom Stall” by Halina Adams

“Following a Different Route” by Dozzy Nika

“The Little Things” by Patriarch Okoroafo

“Exhaunerated ” by Hel Knightly

“Flight Risk” by Nicole Davis

“The mistake that didn't matter in the end” by Valerie Preston

“DISBELIEF, SELF-PITY, AND A MUDSLIDE” by Lynette Lavigne

“Happy Err day” by STRIKE ANDROID GAMING

“The Pool” by Nunu Razmadze

“Something Deeply Wrong in Him (in Sound and Color)” by Melina Gardiner

“Detroit Circles” by Nikita Linivenko

“The tragedy in Idaho” by Bob Menaces

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Write about someone who’s so obsessed with a goal that it leads to the destruction of their closest relationship.

Write about a character who everyone thinks is guilty of something terrible, but isn’t.

Write about someone trying to atone for a mistake they’ll never be able to fix.

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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