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

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“I HATE YOU” by Mathias Nobel Hadberg

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Karina noticed the streetlamp wink out at the top of the hill. They had already been lit by the time Helena and she had left the university building to head home, but they should not be turning off again for another 18 hours at the very least. The cone of the darkness it left behind left an impression on Karina, like it had a weight in her vision. “Hey Karina, what’s up?” She let out an involuntary squeal and practically leapt a foot to the left. Helena stood at her side, at first with a confused expression then the beginnings of laughter....

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“Truly Blessed Again” by Charlotte Corrao

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The air was crisp, the fall foliage splendid as it was October 18 and at full peak. Steven and Jennifer headed were to Hopewell, Virginia to from Allentown, Pa. They were excited for many reasons, they were setting up housekeeping together, the U-Haul they rented was full to capacity, between furniture clothes, and other domestics necessities.Steven and Jennifer were also planning on being married on December 20. They would joke to their friends and family that they could still use the wedding date as a tax credit. Steven is the Navy for two...

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“Dead Lover” by Emma Harris

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Grace was walking around the main street in her village. She looked at a man that was the same age as her, but she knew something wasn't right with this picture. She wondered who he was trying to fool. He wasn't her best friend. Her best friend was dead. Monday morning came, and it was the start of a new school. All the groups of children were in different areas of the playground. I could hear a lot of people laughing and mocking me. I was a little different. There was that guy again. He looked to be one of the popular boys. But why is h...

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“Imprints” by Priscilla 🌹

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“Shit,” she gasps. The coins clatter off the countertop and onto the floor as the stitching in her coin purse bursts open. “Sorry, let me just…” she mutters, dropping to her knees. She picks as many coins as she can into her hands, trying to ignore the line of customers forming behind her. “One seventy-five, right?” her eyes lock onto her palms as she picks out three quarters. She puts the money on the counter and walks out hastily, grabbing her coffee with her left hand and shoving the remaining casualties from her coin purse in...

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“Dead Man” by Celine Rose Marie

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Dead Man I pull my coat tighter around me, the chill in the air burning my cheeks. Catherine kept me late, going over her wedding plans. She still has a lot of decisions to make, especially with her being the centre of attention. It seems it’s always her and only her. The wind blows, chilling me to the bone. And I notice something odd in the air. Like the distant smell of mulch. I look around the street, the faint light from lampposts pouring onto the walkway, giving the faint assumption it is safe at this time of night. It seems eerily ...

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“Guardian” by S Smith

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I thought he was dead. He was buried on Main Street, in the cemetery, next to my mother and father. He hadn’t deserved to die, of course, most never do. I, in all honesty, had never gotten over it, it all happened so quick, but it had happened. A sudden heart attack. And I was left without any family. I’d resorted to staying in bed all day, barely eating. People had come by telling me to open the door, but I never did. There was no point in it, no point for me to be happy when someone that I loved had died. And in a painful way. And I just c...

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“The Diamond Ring” by Ishabella Cullen

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I thought he was dead, but at that moment, he was right, right in front of me on the street, smiling at me. I couldn’t believe my eyes, the smile was exactly same as charming as two days ago it was, when I last saw him. But it was impossible, I thought I was dreaming because I saw with my own eyes that he fell on the waterfall for saving me and there was no way that he could survive. From that day I couldn’t able to control the intense pain that was tearing every cell of my heart. My heart was sick, for the only love of my life, Xander. I co...

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“The Grin” by J.T. Schmidt

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Up until that moment Scott had not had to think about his brother for 15 years. In those 15 years, when the guilt had finally been pushed deep into the recesses of his mind and he could finally look at himself in the mirror again, he had built a name for himself in his local community. He began to ascend the corporate ladder at their father’s company and last fall took it over as CEO. After the grief subsided he finally married Anne and with her had 2 lovely daughters, with a son on the way. He coached his eldest daughter’s softball team, ...

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“My brother get the last laugh” by ISmell Sarcasm

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Of all the shit my brother had put me through, putting me on his will had to be the worst. Naming me the sole heir of his inheritance, how generous! Now I had all of his garbage in my apartment. His stupid stinky clothes, the dumb drawing book I bought for him, that goddamn platic figure I thought I had lost when I was 10! What an asshole! I still couldn’t believe it. That stupid, foolish, self-absorbed cretin had had the gall to go and die. After everything he had put me through, he went and got himself killed while driving. Who the h...

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“Lives Well Lived” by Taylor Lazar

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Amelia Dansel never left her home. No one ever traversed near her home either, which made her life of solitude easy. Townsfolk told stories of her and her quaint abode. Stories of the wretched Lady Dansel and her unsettling dwelling. Stories of odd noises in the night that would flood down the streets into ears of sleeping citizens. Stories of a bone chilling breeze that coiled tight around daring passerby. It seemed no one had but a single positive utt...

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“Tiny Hands” by Jessica Sennett

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A leaf snaps underneath my toes as I hurriedly walk across the scratchy concrete to get to my house. My younger sister, Elle, pushed me down and ran away, blanketed with laughter, with my flip flops hidden away under her arm. She loves to torment me. I don't mind, though. Our family has always been so close. Like, we are the type of people who eat meals together and go on bike rides. We even do karaoke nights on Wednesdays! I've never taken anything for granted, especially not after they saved me from my original drug-infested family. There...

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“Coffee Cups” by Kierra Brock

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Sunlight floods my room. At the first break of morning, I let go a sigh of relief. I know my worries are gone for good. Well, except for the mess in the other room, but I can ignore that for now. The scent has never caused anyone in the complex to complain before. I gently tiptoe around my linoleum tile room and dress myself in a light cotton skirt and thin tank top. My nails appear to be clean, but I paint them bright red as an extra measure. What if anyone noticed the blood? I can’t remember what I did with last night’s clothes, bu...

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“Learn from the past; Prepare for the future” by Anushka Gupta

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It was a typical morning in Mumbai, and I was on my way to work. Never did I expect that what I thought was a typical morning, would be the one that would change my life forever, once again. &...

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“That damned smile” by Raffi Barrows

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You remember her first day at the new job, how she beamed with excitement, how happily she kissed you as she left your car, hopeful and happy in her new career. You loved how she woke you up, early and excited for her first day and how you, despite wanting sleep, dragged yourself to the shower to get ready for her big day. You watched the happiness radiate from her face as she ran through the automatic doors of her new future, you there to support and love her. You remember watching as the life she wanted began to drain her with each passi...

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“The Gift” by Daisy Erina

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Havannah’s brain was numb as she strapped herself into the backseat of her mother’s car. Her head tilted downward, her blurry gaze focusing subconsciously on a speck of dirt on the floor. The voices of her mother, aunt, and older brother flittered in and out of her ears, none of their words fully registering in her brain. Everything around her was white noise, heavy and deafening, and she was too lost in her own head to even care about the tear tracks staining her tired cheeks. &nb...

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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

“I HATE YOU” by Mathias Nobel Hadberg

“Truly Blessed Again” by Charlotte Corrao

“Dead Lover” by Emma Harris

“Imprints” by Priscilla 🌹

“Dead Man” by Celine Rose Marie

“Guardian” by S Smith

“The Diamond Ring” by Ishabella Cullen

“The Grin” by J.T. Schmidt

“My brother get the last laugh” by ISmell Sarcasm

“Lives Well Lived” by Taylor Lazar

“Tiny Hands” by Jessica Sennett

“Coffee Cups” by Kierra Brock

“Learn from the past; Prepare for the future” by Anushka Gupta

“That damned smile” by Raffi Barrows

“The Gift” by Daisy Erina

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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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