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

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“My Day” by JERLIN FLOWER

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"Jerlin ! Jerlin !" I got sweated and I woke up and drank a cup of water.Tears rolled over my cheeks and the pillow I lay became watery. Next morning,I woke up after 8 o' clock and was playing with my niece Tiffany. "Jerlin !" my brother Jinil called.I'm going to a funeral. "Who died? I questioned. " Uncle passed away " he replied.The words pricked my heart like thorns and tears rolled down my cheeks. I slammed the door and cried aloud remembering the lovable memories with my Bini,my love ! ...

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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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“Midnight Drive” by Chloe Kim

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I tapped on the steering wheel as I looked out the window. I had been driving for a while, but the streets were barren with no sign of life. The stars and the moon seemed to be hiding behind the gray clouds. I looked back down the road. It had been a while since I went on a midnight drive. The last time was when... Never mind, it's better not to think about it. I turned on the radio to block those distracting thoughts, but all I heard was static. I flinched at the loud noise and adjusted the radio knob. It took a few seconds to get...

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“Out With a Bang” by Mini F

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BANG The sound of a gun, followed by someone hitting the floor. You kneel down to hold him as he struggles to hold on. He gasps for his last breath. Then he’s gone. You let him go, his head hit the floor heavy. You place a hand on his shoulder in apology automatically. Your hand covers the wound. The bright red pushing between your fingers contrasts the dark atmosphere of the warehouse. You’re home, blood stained hands folded into your arms. You just ate… something. Doesn’t matter, he’s gone.&...

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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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“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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“Bloodstained Memories ” by Roula Soliman

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Melissa hurried back home, her heart was pounding loudly in her ears, her breath was shallow and she was looking frantically behind her as she ran, fearing that somebody might have seen her. The road back home suddenly felt long, her burning lungs were gasping for air, about to burst with every breath she took, her legs were uncomfortably numb and she was on the verge of collapsing, yet she kept going, like an eagle chasing after its prey. Sweat rolled down her skin in salty, thick beads. The forest which was once her safe haven became a dan...

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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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“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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“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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“PRESUMED DEAD” by Audrey Taele

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It's true what they say that goodbye is the hardest thing to say. More so, when you know that you'll never see the other person ever again. To me, it came as a shock, as I didn't expect such a misfortune would before me. At least, not in the soonest time possible. I had hopes Edward and I would grow old together, enough to see the births our grandchildren. Most especially since longevity ran in both of our families. I had just finished my morning shift at the call center where I worked and happily drove to the drug store. E...

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“Icing on the cake” by Drke Dero

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Time heals all wounds, which is a true statement. But also I think you just get stronger to handle some wounds. Emotions are one of those wounds that do not go away unless you feel them out and learn to handle them, hence why I say you get stronger. Because you learn to deal with them better. They also say the truth hurts but lies are worse. That is also defiantly true. I had a partner once who would do nothing but lie to me. I saw the good in him and hoped he would change. I was wrong. He even lied about dying, he to...

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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

“My Day” by JERLIN FLOWER

“I HATE YOU” by Mathias Nobel Hadberg

“Midnight Drive” by Chloe Kim

“Out With a Bang” by Mini F

“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

“My brother get the last laugh” by ISmell Sarcasm

“Bloodstained Memories ” by Roula Soliman

“Lives Well Lived” by Taylor Lazar

“Imprints” by Priscilla 🌹

“The Grin” by J.T. Schmidt

“PRESUMED DEAD” by Audrey Taele

“Icing on the cake” by Drke Dero

🌟 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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