Write a story in which someone finds a secret passageway.

Posted in Mystery on May 1, 2021

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“My Little Tree” by Najib Ibrahim

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Hi my name is Jason, and I'm sixteen years old. Of course this isn't much of an introduction to my life, but my story, or at least the incident that has occurred, will paint a better picture of who I am.Right now I'm in a closet on the bottom floor of the hotel my parents are staying in. Why you may ask? None other than protection. Protection from curiosity, protection from uncertainty, protection from insanity. You see I come from a family of- well my lineage has a rather interesting past. It all started with a ma...

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“Curiosity killed the cat” by Dharmi Patel

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I hastily put back the last few books into their allocated places.Those annoying teenagers that came an hour before had messed up the whole place,shoving books in whatever empty place they found or just leaving them to lay around completely.I glanced at the watch on my wrist.7:30pm.Great I had only 30 more minutes before I would have to wrap up and close the library.I sighed finding the the right spot for the book in my hand.I couldn’t wait to get home and see my 6 year old princess.Whenever I would come home she would come running from her ...

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“The Assassin's Passage” by Jade Donkin

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A gust of wind dashed past the locals, a plaque hanging under his arm as he swiftly swept over a bundle of crates and barrels. His eyes shifted to view the hurdle of guards running with bayonet-muskets and cavalry sabres dashing through the crowd of weary civilians and only stopping to aim their muskets or find a way around the objects that the assassin merely moved through. The assassin took a sharp left turn into the walled-off area which for some reason was full with a clutter of people blocking and flooding the gate. The assassin quickly...

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“The Grandma, the Wizard, and the Cellar” by Aiden Abdul

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Veda awoke before the sun. It was a habit after 86 years of waking before the sun. When she was young, she woke before the sun to do the farm chores before school. Then she was a teacher waking up to prepare a classroom. Then she had children of her own she woke up to cook breakfast. Now with no children left in her home, or purpose she woke out of habit.She slowly rolled to the edge of the bed, and placed her feet on the ground, and then pushed herself up. She held onto the wall as she made her way to the kitchen. She started the coffe...

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“Behind the Doors” by Tracey Sepe

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I enjoy the character of very old homes and I had an opportunity to visit one once. The current owner of this particular house gave me a skeleton key and told me to go anytime, just please lock up when I leave. She described it as a creaky, musty, dark place. Someone's ancestor must have lived there a hundred years or so ago. Everything in the house was ancient. The day I made my visit, the house was bathed in soft moonlight. I could see lamps lit in the front window and the door cracked open just a tiny bit. I assumed the owner had b...

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“Lost” by Steve Garay

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“Here kitty, kitty.”Stupid cat won’t even come when you call it.“Here Rusty. Here kitty, kitty.”Mom loves that orange cat more than she does me. Why ask me to get it when she knows if she calls it’ll come running.“Here kitty, kitty.”I’ve got better things to do than find Rusty. I could be talking to Clarisse. I’m the luckiest guy in the world, except for this cat. Where is it?A flash of orange near the old barn. What is that cat doing out there?“Come here Rusty, don’t go in the barn.”That insane cat jumped right through a hole in the w...

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“The Winding Stairwell” by Priya M

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Tap-tap... tap-tap… Her footsteps on the wood sounded quietly. Tap-tap… Tap-tap… Each step she took gave a small creak as she silently paced up and down the passageway, gradually increasing in speed. Her quickening footsteps matched her rapidly beating heart. Suddenly, she heard a slow creak behind her as the door swung open. She screamed a blood curdling scream, but no one was there to hear it…Layla stared gloomily out of the dorm window. She couldn’t find any of her friends anywhere, and they weren’t answering her texts. It was yet another...

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“Aunt Veronica's House” by Tedi Carey

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“Why are you selling this house?” the realtor asked.“Well, it's a long story” I replied and launched into my narrative. “Last month Aunt Veronica died. Two weeks ago Aunt Veronica’s will was read. I didn’t attend the reading of the will because I wasn’t expecting anything to come from it. Yesterday I was informed by her attorney that I was bequeathed her house up in northern California. Today I was presented with the keys to the house and I started making plans to view the house and see how sell-able it was. Tomorrow morning, I plan to...

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Write a story in which someone finds a secret passageway.

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✍️ 68 stories

“My Little Tree” by Najib Ibrahim

“Curiosity killed the cat” by Dharmi Patel

“The Assassin's Passage” by Jade Donkin

“The Grandma, the Wizard, and the Cellar” by Aiden Abdul

“Behind the Doors” by Tracey Sepe

“Lost” by Steve Garay

“The Winding Stairwell” by Priya M

“Aunt Veronica's House” by Tedi Carey

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