You thought he was dead, but there he is, right in front of you on the street, smiling at you.

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“Was it all just a dream?” by Rozi Bhalesha

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“This summer has been so boring.” My best friend, Julia said.“You’re right. I mean we were summer camp counselors and did the occasional volunteering here and there for our college applications but other than that we have been bored half of the time.” I said.My name is Rosalyn Aster and my best friend is Julia Benet. Julia’s parents died in a car accident when she was seven years old so since then, she’s been living with me and my parents. We are about to enter our junior year of high school now and are just waiting for school to open back u...

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“Resurrection” by Shani Buchholz

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Marnie Soloman slowly came to as the fog of adrenaline began to lift. Her head was pounding, her muscles, weak and sore. She bent over to keep from passing out and wretched bits of this morning's breakfast into her mouth which she swallowed back down painfully. She glanced around the room at the walls and ceiling and was mostly impressed with the blood spatter. It looked like a work of art, like something Jackson Pollock might produce. In particular, there was a crisscrossing pattern on the ceiling and a five-foot-long ...

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“The dead man” by Arathi Raghuveer

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“Hi, Allan what’s up dude, I hope you haven’t forgotten me. “ I got the shock of my life, it was David, and everyone thought he was a dead man. But lo, he was right in front me a tall dark 6.2 ft tall handsome character smiling at me. I got a bit scared I hope it’s not a spirit. “Hugh, I laughed at my folly”. He was actually there the man who was confirmed dead was actually standing in front of me smiling. “Hi, Dave, You have left me flabbergasted, you were declared dead, how on earth you survived.” “Oh, that’s a long story Allan, will ...

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“A Psychopath ” by Priyanka Gupta

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“We say people can never change. They do. It is us who can’t change our perspective to see how they are trying.” ”You are a bad girl. What you just thought you could get away with this? I know your secret. Just yesterday you slapped me for being a jerk how the tables have turned now. I knew from the moment you stepped in the college, you were no good. You will have to pay for it”. The boy raised his knife and was about to stab her when she woke up. She tried to recall the face of the boy but couldn’t. She thought that it was just a ...

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“Destiny” by Sandy Buxton

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The downtown street was bustling as I wove my way through the crowd. Cars honked at people crossing the street. The brick buildings loomed above us, their many windows staring blankly down at the mass of writhing humanity scurrying about their feet. The midday sun pressed down with unrelenting heat. Sweat dripping down my back, I cursed the hospital administrators again for moving so many of their medical offices to new off-site digs. They wanted the patients distracted when they left so they ...

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“A LETTER FROM HEAVEN” by Debaprasad Mukherjee

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They say, authors don't die, they remain alive in their writings. But mine is a strange case, maybe because I'm not that great an author. I'll possibly not remain in people's imagination through my insignificant deliberations. This a realtime letter form the other world that is not intended for all, but only for the person concerned. Those who read it in the process may take it to be incidental. Dear Piyush, Actually you should've been writing this letter to me from my position, and I should've been where you are now. It's cold and f...

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“Mind Tricks ” by Valicia Rolle

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A strange sound of thunder crashed through the peaceful cerulean sky. I braced for impact, expecting to see the terrible ribbon of lightning that was guaranteed to follow. I waited and waited, and was finally greeted by a light spray of rain.“Oh great,” I muttered to myself, “you just had to forget your umbrella.” The thunder continued, growing more and more violent and ominous, a complete contrast to the peaceful street bustling with unfamiliar faces. No one seemed disturbed by the assault. Passersby kept their lighthearted pace, birds mano...

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“When I See You Again” by Kajal Bansal

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Triiingg Triiingg! Triiingg Triiingg!Oh, It's 6! I exclaimed as my alarm rang to wake me up from my 4 hours sleep. I slept at 2 a night before as I was preparing for the day that was going to be really adventurous. We had to go for a thrilling snow vacation. It was a cold morning. Because of the short sleep and the cold, I wasn't feeling like getting up and coming out of my blanket, and so, I sighed. But I smiled the very next second, for I was very excited as the much awaited day had finally come. With all enthusiasm, I jumped off my mattre...

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“Drunk Girl, Dead Boy” by Natalia Anglada

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I closed my eyes to stop the world from spinning. The lights, the people, the sounds, they all blurred together before me, making me dizzy. I knew I shouldn't have done those last shots. l looked down at my legs, my poor feet suffering inside those damn heels. I wanted to rip them off and set them on fire, but I wasn't going to risk walking barefoot. Though I didn't regret anything that had happened in the last six hours, I knew that was going to change. Tomorrow, I would wake up with my feet full of blisters, an awful hangover, and some lig...

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“Just Like You” by Itxy Lopez

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In the corner of Mel’s Coffee Shop, beside the window where I can people-watch and think. This is where I sit every day. I take a big bite of my muffin—the type of bite you take when you’re alone—and sip my coffee. Chocolate chip muffin (it was—is—my daughter’s favorite breakfast) and black coffee. The same every day. I’d never been a routine type of woman. Not until last year. Since then, I’ve found that doing the same thing every day is grounding. Good for me. The best part—or is it the best part?—is that when you don’t have friends or f...

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“Miscount” by Clarisse Mardoux

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Times Square, New York, 2019 “Hi.” Marquette Winters stopped in her tracks and stared. Business in Times Square rushed by as usual, but Marquette couldn’t take her eyes off him. “Don’t you remember me?” He stepped forward and grinned. Marquette couldn’t speak. She turned and ran, shaking her head in disbelief. It’s a coincidence, She told herself. It can’t be possible. As impossible as it was, she still couldn’t...

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“Haunted House” by Isabella Serene

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Trigger warning: domestic abuse There’s an empty Heineken bottle on its side at the bottom of the driveway. It doesn’t bode well for the house; Noah would’ve known that even back when he was just an intern at the realtor’s office. The green glass stains the white pebbles around it in the sunlight. At the sight of it, Noah’s gag reflex pulls his memories out of his stomach, and he has to swallow to keep them back. He kicks the bottle over the pebbles until they get to the trashcan. He doesn’t want to pick it up, but he can...

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“Guess What? I do” by Tella Cartley

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You were living life like she never existed. Like she was only a fragment of your imagination. You acted like you never knew her. Like she didn’t matter to you. All because you thought she didn’t. You wanted to move on. You needed to. “What are you staring at?” Your girlfriend asks you as you looked towards the mountains. “Nothing, babe. The mountains are just pretty, that’s all. But it doesn’t compare to you.” That was true. Your girlfriend is stunning. But you miss her. She, who always occupies your thoughts. You wonder where she is and ho...

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“The Smile of a Ghost” by Kay Fletcher

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I can’t breathe, the air has gone out of my body. I need to sit down, my knees threaten to give way, my legs are buckling under me. No, I need to run, get away. This can’t be happening. This isn’t right. Hide, I must hide, don’t let him see me. I stumble, looking down I notice the uneven paving stones, still wet from last nights rain. I close my eyes – stop, think, these are old reactions. It can’t be him, just someone who looks like him. It’s happened before. I catch sight of a sturdy back, broad shoulders, red hair and a determined walk… B...

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“The Footsteps On The Tile” by Jessica Mills

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The Footsteps On The Tile His name left her lips in a whisper of disbelief because he was standing in front of her very much alive. The acceptance that she had lost him forever was recent, yet the man she had grieved for day and night was standing in front of her in the nearly deserted police station. Her mind was aching as she struggled to reconcile what she was seeing with the events that had taken place in the last few hours. She had found herself wide awake and staring into the darkness, her mind searching for the reason she was sudd...

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You thought he was dead, but there he is, right in front of you on the street, smiling at you.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 412 stories

“Was it all just a dream?” by Rozi Bhalesha

“Resurrection” by Shani Buchholz

“The dead man” by Arathi Raghuveer

“A Psychopath ” by Priyanka Gupta

“Destiny” by Sandy Buxton

“A LETTER FROM HEAVEN” by Debaprasad Mukherjee

“Mind Tricks ” by Valicia Rolle

“When I See You Again” by Kajal Bansal

“Drunk Girl, Dead Boy” by Natalia Anglada

“Just Like You” by Itxy Lopez

“Miscount” by Clarisse Mardoux

“Haunted House” by Isabella Serene

“Guess What? I do” by Tella Cartley

“The Smile of a Ghost” by Kay Fletcher

“The Footsteps On The Tile” by Jessica Mills

🌟 Similar prompts

Twenty minutes before you are about to get married, you find your mother and your fiancé kissing passionately.

Every year, one person is sent to the moon. This year, though you hid in terror, it is your turn to enter the rocket.

"Come with us,” two burly men in gray suits say, grabbing you by the arm and handcuffing you. “You know what you did.” But you have no idea.

You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor.

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