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Write a story that ends with the narrator revealing a secret.

Posted in Mystery on Jun 25, 2021

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✍️ 162 stories

“Truth or...dare” by Samadhee Ismail

Submitted to Contest #42

Outside, the wind is howling, the blizzard seems to be getting worse minute by minute. But the small motel that is located in the middle of nowhere is brightly lit. In the lobby, there were five people, who are all stranded inside this motel because of this blizzard.Kate Jenkins is one of them. She looks around, taking in the detail of the surrounding. The painting in the walls are peeling off and there were cracks on the wall. The lobby is only sparsely furnished, with two faded green colored sofas, torn on the side. A damp carpet is in the...

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“Valeria the Warrior” by Johanny Ortega

Submitted to Contest #42

Valeria didn’t know why her mom called her Warrior, and why others called her mom Home Commander. To her, she was a mom, and Valeria never felt like a warrior. In Valeria’s mind, a warrior was powerful, and everything scared her. The warrior had muscular arms, and hers were scrawny and hairy. She also heard the word divine, and she heard it often. At the dinner table, when they bowed their heads and chanted before touching their forks. They sang about the womb, power and creation, and warriors. But she didn’t know what those words meant, and...

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“Un-Love Potion” by Mishka Stennett

Submitted to Contest #42

 I was hurrying to make my appointment on time- this doctor was in high demand with interested patients, and losing the appointment potentially meant waiting months for a new one. The thought of waiting for a new appointment gave me so much anxiety that I pressed the gas pedal on my tiny hatchback to encourage it to go faster.He promised something I had been dreaming of for some time now; and if he indeed delivered on what he had promised I was sure that I could finally be happy.I parked in an available space in the parking lot of the d...

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“Unwanted Secrets” by Aubrey Maria ✌

Submitted to Contest #42

“Don’t go in there!” My heart beat faster. This was my secret. It was so hard to try hiding the panicked emotions I was feeling. Pinching my arm to distract myself from getting too emotional didn't seem to help much. My secret was something I wasn’t ready to share with anyone, at least not yet. “I haven’t cleaned my bedroom in forever, really. It would be a shame for you to try and sweep. Plus, don’t you have allergies to dust bunnies, mom?” Any excuse I could think was going through my mind as my heart beat at an unusually fast pace. S...

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“THE TOP SECRET-The Story of a Young Girl Revealing What God Told Her in a Dream.” by Edward Kwarteng

Submitted to Contest #42

I had this short story in a Dream , whiles I dreamt inside the Dream and its a factual story to tell the World Today because of the times and seasons we are in now.NOW THE STORYIt was one day and a young girl of an age 13(Not Angelica Zambrano) got a dream and it was so terrible and fears to her.In the dream before she waked up,was in it a heavy rain falling from the sky upon the whole town. Inside the rain and its causes were heavy storms and thunders flashing and lightening unto the town and everyplace the raining was found in the Village ...

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“Art of a dreamer” by Lea Vida DEL MORO

Submitted to Contest #42

  “If you open up your eyes you can see that sometimes dream can separate your soul into reality.”    I dreamed of her every night where darkness arose in my room.   A tall auburn hair woman with a small-shaped face, innocent gray eyes with long nose and full red heart-shaped lips. She’s the main attraction of my life. I insist in my head that she is my first crush and my first love. My heart sink in different kinds of joy and my body ascends in a very hot temptation. She’s more than a rose to smell, more ...

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“The Prophecy” by Talia Vander

Submitted to Contest #42

The prophecy had surrounded everyone in a fog, like a monster lurking in the mist. It had yet to be discovered who was prophesied to save their world. For centuries, magical beings created their own rules and existed in secrecy. But not anymore. Only a few years before, the lives of magical beings became common knowledge. The taste of magic spread like wildfire, and human society wanted to know more. Individuals with magic were known, and liable to human courts or their own, depending on the crime at hand. The differences in the human’s unde...

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“hells-PAWN 24” by Naomi Coffman

Submitted to Contest #42

“Would you like a receipt?”The female pixie hovering a few inches above my counter nearly jumped out of her skin. “Wh—what?” she stammered, as if the question were some mysteriously ticking package I had just thrust into her arms.“A receipt,” I repeated, pretending to examine one of the threadbare flying carpets Mistletoe Root had dumped in front of me. “Ah. Um. No. No, I don’t think so. No.” Mistletoe’s voice trailed off, as she risked another terrified glance around the room. Her blue skin sparkled with sweat, and her gossamer wings trembl...

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“Behind The Cubicle Doors” by Aoife Chaney

Submitted to Contest #42

The ladies toilets are a safe place where we go to share stories, compliments, secrets. Concealed behind their doors are words too delicate for bar stools and dance floors, and truths too fragile for round table discussions with people we pretend to like. When Lucy finished her pint of Heineken and told the group she needed to pee, I knew it was time to tell her the truth. "Me too," I said. "I'll go with you." We fought our way through the packed dance floor where drunk strangers moved with the sound of eighties pop music. The smell of...

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“Darkened Path” by Mala Moragain

Submitted to Contest #42

It was a cold winters night in Western New York. A young woman walked through the desolate park well past dusk. It was a scene that every mother imagines ending in her worst fear. A dark, tree lined path without a view of the nearby streets. No security of street lamps or headlights. A world of shadow resting until some one disturbs this unsettling space.As she walked, she could feel eyes upon her. She wanted to slow down and look around, but in this pervasive gloom it seemed wiser to move along as fast as possible. As she hurried along...

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“Whoops!” by Riya Sabherwal

Submitted to Contest #42

The bell rang and we all ran out. Sid and Ray had bought their pet to school without telling their parents! He was in Ray’s bag all day. Just as I was entering our hideout, Sid stopped me at the door. Behind him Ray and Tim burst into laughter. ‘What’s wrong man? Why won’t you let me in?’ I asked. Was something on my face? Food stuck in my teeth?Suddenly goosebumps broke across my skin, as I felt a rather large and hairy leg on my forehead. ‘SPIDER! Get it of me!’ I screamt but no sound came out. My heart jumped and my vision blurred. Ray, S...

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“Your friend is dead” by Sofie Barnet E.K

Submitted to Contest #42

You can’t hide for long and thus resolve to move casually. Washing your hands properly you leave the hotel. Outside in the cold, dangers, both mental and physical, await you. Looking at your almost-blue palms you precede in the cold black night as the sun had set exactly 2 hours 20 minutes 2 seconds ago, and this is something you might remember till death.Crowds have gathered around the place you left just 2 hours ago and approaching them you ask “what is there?’’ with innocent eyes and voice. “Dead body,” they chorus and turn their attentio...

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“Top Notch Security” by Carille Durbin

Submitted to Contest #42

I must have the kind of face that people trust because my clients tell me things, things that are better left unsaid.                Top-Notch Security is the name of my business. I started the company soon after my wife died because I couldn't face working for some giant corporation. My wife was always encouraging me to use my talents. She believed in me and was an inspiration, even when she was sick and in pain. She and my lovely daughter made my...

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“Arielle” by Sam Kirk

Submitted to Contest #42

Simon entered the train station with a bouquet of flowers in one hand and a hand-made sign in the other. In red, big, bold letters, the text spelled out a female name. Arielle. He looked up at the clock above the tunnel leading down to platform number four and then down at his wristwatch. The first one had just struck 4 o’clock while the latter was two minutes ahead. Placing the flowers and sign gently on a nearby bench, Simon adjusted his watch to have it match the big station clock down to the second. He cleared his throat, picked the flow...

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“In the City” by Helen Molly

Submitted to Contest #42

I've lived in the city for 20 years. Over that period, I've lived with eight different families. I loved the first seven that moved in with me. They would take care of me by talking peacefully in my presence, cleaning up my room, calling doctors when I got sick or when my legs or arms were hurt or broken. I loved my third family's daughter. She would draw with me, and I would in return protect her at night in her room. Her parents also loved me and would burn candles for my delight. I miss that lovely, scented smell. But eventually, they had...

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