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Write about someone finally making their own choices.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 26, 2022

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✍️ 203 stories

“White Nightgown” by Lucyna Polok

Submitted to Contest #95

  TW: murder They come late at night.   I’m not entirely sure what woke me up at first but the longer I sit motionlessly and strain my hearing, the clearer I can hear the distant murmur of struggle and muffled shouts. My bedroom is untypically illuminated by the soft glow streaming in through the windows, bathing everything in warm, orange light. It is almost as though a fireplace was lit in the room, creating a homely, cosy atmosphere, except there is no fireplace here.   As I slide from underneath the covers and pad on bare ...

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“My Beth” by Leah Mae Carpentero

Submitted to Contest #95

The rain pours down tender on the roof, the darkness embraced filling the wide inner most four corners of the room, the silence that kills the soul and the spirit of the girl lying on the dirty and messy bed with uncomfortable position, eyes were wide open looking up the ceiling, while arms spread occupying the whole space the bed. Looking to nowhere and wondering why she felt differently. At the door, there was a man standing stiff and tall. His face mocked the dark into the stunning and the brightest light behind him, walking towards her. ...

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“Expected” by Ishita Nigam

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Ellie Watson was browsing through the physics book. Her mother had bought it for her. It was the preferred career choice. Her mother’s. Everything about Ellie’s life spoke of her heritage. Her room was filled with photographs of the scientists and Nobel Prize winners in her family. Her parents were noted physics professors in reputed universities themselves. The wall across her bed was filled with books handed down to her by the elders in the family. She was expected to complete every book handed over to her within a certain time frame...

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“The Chosen One” by Lee Kendrick

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 The Chosen OneAdriel and twelve hooded, robed men and women stood, holding hands in a circle, within the large henge stone circle. The Druids stared up into the black, velvet night sky covered with thousands of stars like shining diamonds. Their faces suddenly screwed up, terrified as they watched the stars begin to fall towards them. They break off the circle and instinctively take cover behind the large, sarsen stones of the henge. Suddenly, Adriel opens his eyes, sweat pouring down his face as he pulled off the bedclothes from ...

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“For the Luv of Joe” by Katie Ingold

Submitted to Contest #95

**TW: Mentions of domestic abuse**It was never supposed to be this way, our choices defining us as individuals—or as a group. The people around me...we all made the same choice: trusting the wrong person. Every woman or man here used to be someone else. Someone happy, active, full of life. Or maybe it was only them. Looking back, it was hard to remember that person before he came along. The one who stole my innocence and smashed it beneath his polished designer dress shoes. Now I was a stranger trapped in an unfamiliar body, in unfamiliar su...

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“When She's Had Enough” by Aniyah H

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"You don't have to write a whole paragraph to this person; just a simple hello would work." Sierra, my other friend, chimed in while trying to sound reassuring. It wasn't helpful. But it was better than what Bennie was spitting out at her. With an irritated sigh and low groan, I reluctantly snatched the paper out of Bennie's hand and pulled out my phone. I began to type in the number written on the piece of paper into my phone's contacts after I had unlocked my phone. I swear, I'm killing my friends if I end up messaging some creepy old guy ...

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“Unapologetically ” by Rachel Leighton

Submitted to Contest #95

On a cold January morning in 1968 on the 7th of month a baby girl was born in the town of Auburn, ME. Her mother called her father after Naomi was born and to her surprise he said whose this. Her Dad had been sleeping so he was a little foggy. It would be a story she would remember for the rest of her life. Naomi loved the stories her parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles would tell over the years. She lived in a perfect world. Her parents Erwin and Gwendolyn Coy married on May 28, 1965 they were God fearing people and parents who took the...

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“"One sure cure for Constraints"” by Philip Ebuluofor

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  TW: genocide   He had requested for bus from the Secretariat to transport the corners to their new place of primary assignment. The Chairman of the local government versed in English, he speaks 90percent Hausa and 10 percent English. The secretary seems to be the one doing most of the speaking in English. I never really liked the look of that secretary even before his true colors started manifesting. The Chairman seems to be more jovial.   One look at the secretary had told me all I needed to know. I voiced my concern out an...

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“Luck E- 1 ( The Right of Mechta)” by Rahnyah Stormyst

Submitted to Contest #95

Katia awoke from sleep in a cold sweat as she tried to get those eyes out of her head. Steele gray eyes of her husband that sent her reeling with emotions that she had not felt in years. For a moment her soul stone hummed with a soft vibration, barely noticeable, but enough to make her tilt her head softly to the left as she sat up, flicking her tail up and out of the way. With a hard stretch, she stood and began to dress, thinking to herself." I do not ever intend to mate. As my husband is still alive."This of course posed a problem for her...

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“David and Goliath – an Everlasting Choice” by Leon Moss

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It’s Sunday! Ball Day! And I play for the Jerusalem Jesters, top of the league - for now… I grab my goatskin cap and my staff and head for the door. “Dad I’m out there on the ball field!” “Enjoy yourself!” he yells. “Don’t slam the door…” Bangg!! No sign of my mother. Probably down at the spring doing the week’s washing. At the field the guys are gathering. The coach is giving his lecture. “Ah, David, we thought you may not be playing today.” “What? Me? Miss a game? Never, coach!” I see the umpire walking over to his position behind the ...

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“Maple's Birthday” by Winston Smith

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  TW: murder “I’m being silly, aren’t I?” said Maple. She dropped the laundry into the basket and clasped her hands in her lap with a sigh.   “Of course not,” said Lady, “I was a nervous wreck when I was your age.”   “You’re just saying that.”   “No, no. Not at all.”   Lady set down her share of the clothes and turned to Maple, who kept her head down bashfully. They sweat in the blaring heat of midday, with their stray hairs slicked to their red foreheads. The rickety laundry house offered little in the way of shade....

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“The Spirit Demon” by Foolish Moth

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It was raining. Of course it was. That’s all it ever does in this backward town. Some may call it London, they get so excited by it’s grand clock and overpriced “souvenirs”, but it’s not what it used to be. Nothing is. It isn’t right. We were the only ones in the square. Everyone in London was hiding. Cowards. Like in some story setting. Unrealistic. Was it that, or was I tuning out the world? Selfish. That’s right, I’m selfish. That’s how I cope. I don’t know any other way. The fountain just seemed to be gurgling quietly, and the light seem...

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“"The choices I make." By Ye Wint Aung” by Ye Wint Aung

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My name is Calvin, Calvin Walker. I always ask my parents about what would be a better choice to choose. Ever since I was a kid, whenever I had a problem, I ask my parents to make a decision for me. Their decisions are the best, especially for me. Although their decisions are good enough to get me out of trouble or a problem I’m having, they are not going to be with me forever, so I started making my own choices, the best choice for me.  It was a regular day at school; I was hanging out with my best friend Ryan. We were best friends s...

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“Cherries or Chocolate?” by Writers Block

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Is life really like a bowl of cherries? Shiny with the occasional pit. Or is it like a box of chocolates? An assortment that you strategically pick out. Either it flows along nicely or you are dealt with choices that need to be dealt with. You start by choosing to breathe, eat, and sleep. Later on, you become more selective in what you wear and attempting conversations. Then, either you attend a formal education or learn by example. Along the way, you decide on a social outlet. Some are butterflies and others prefer more quiet, reflect...

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“Ants Bring Rain” by Aisa M

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Ants crawling on the wall meant rain is coming soon.Sarah always mentioned this to Naila. ‘It is how nature works,’ she would say, but then she would ask Naila to spray insecticide as soon as she sees an army of them marching on their walls. ‘I don’t like ants,’ she would say. ‘Their bites hurt and itch for days.’They were in the kitchen that afternoon. Naila watched the army of ants crawling diagonally up and down the kitchen wall while she cooked sticky rice mixed with coconut milk and lots of sugar. The slow hypnotizing movement of the an...

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