Write a story that ends with a character asking a question.

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“One Mouses Daily Life” by Claire Hopkins

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Hello. I am Lucky Durittle, and I, as you may have gleaned, am a mouse. I live in the Landlord’s house, who are, by the way, are getting nastier and nastier. They are actually beginning to exterminate us! And we, serving them loyally for years, cleaning up any forgotten food, any lost paper, any unwanted trash. Why, once the mistress was so happy I destroyed a marriage certificate that she burst into tears! But those wonderful days are over. Now is a time of caution and woe, of deadly cheese and fatal peanut butter. However,— that is not wha...

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“Butterflies” by Egg Shell

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“Look Jesse all I want to know is why you pushed Phillip at school today.” Hugh sighed, silently pleading for his seven year old son to reply. Jesse pouted and tuned in his chair not wanting to answer.“You`re not in any trouble you just need to tell me why, please?” This was getting him nowhere and he knew it, but he also knew how to make his son talk when he had no other options.“If you tell me what happened I’ll get you the newest issue of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic.” at this his son perked up so Hugh knew now was his chance to...

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“They Say” by Lindsey Keen

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They say everything slows down when you're in an accident, like the world is running in slow motion. They also say you see your whole life flash before your eyes right before you die. Either I did it wrong or 'They' have as much of a clue about dying as they do about everything else. I didn't see the van that ran up the kerb because the driver was trying to read a map instead of the road. I didn't do some graceful bullet-time sequence before getting crushed into that beautifully crafted stone wall. My life did not flash before my eyes as my ...

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“Alone cause you're not here” by Ariana Marie

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"And I was like shut it Karen how about I snatch that fake face of yours and shove it down your throat? And she had the audacity to say- Ughh how many times to I have to tell you to stop using your phone while were talking? You're typing there non stop while I talk about my life. C'mon Alish we only got to see each other like two times every three days because of college." Kyla -my bestfriend also my favorite cousin - said as she groaned and took a big bite out of my cake. "Gosh Kyla don't overreact I mean we see each other all the...

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“Inside the Shadows” by Mariana Russell

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I live in a society where I shouldn’t exist, I’m illegal, and if I’m found I would be killed and my parents would be executed or fined for 100 million dollars, a thousand times less than mom and dad would make in a year. Literally. I live in a small town in a little house with my parents and older sister. Just 17 years ago the government passed a law that made second children illegal. Mother was pregnant with me when the law got passed, so I was forbidden. The government told her to abort me but Ma wouldn’t. She gave birth to me in secret an...

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“Fever Dreams” by Marian Reiley

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I was ill the day the strange incident happened. From what I was told, my temprature had been one hundred and two degrees Farenheit when my husband, Jarad, made me go get some bed rest. He had been an EMT so I supposed I should listen.For the first ten minutes all I could do was lay in our bed staring at the ceiling fan as it blew chilled air on my face. I must've drifted into a deep sleep, because the next thing I knew, I was standing in my bedroom but something was off.The bed, nightstand and all of our other furniture was where it was whe...

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“Community” by John Meiners, Jr

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“Conversations at Dinner” by Mukandi Siame

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“Does she know you are here?” She watched him steadily, ready to spot the lie.“Not necessarily.” Ndu replied. He ran his fingers along the rim of his wedding band while his eyes floated around the room. “What does that even mean?” Helen probed.“Well, Salifya knows I am at dinner with a friend – she just doesn’t know that the friend is you.” Ndu finally settled. “Fair enough. That’s if we are friends.” Helen said.“We are. In our own way, we are.” Ndu stated and picked up the menu. His clean, sturdy hands held up the leather bible of...

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“360” by B M

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I sling my half-asleep body out of bed and shuffle to the kitchen for morning coffee. A little 5 cup pot, stained with the remains from old brews. I grab one of the mugs I gifted to mema, it was a sea foam green with "WORLD'S GREATEST GRANDMOTHER" written on it, she uses it religiously but every now and then I snag it. I proceed to fill it up. I leave a little room for my hazelnut creamer. I enjoy my coffee strong. A heaping spoonful for every cup. My grandma refuses to drink my it, or if she must, she waters it down. I rub my eyes a...

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“The Right Side of the Bed. by DayLa Muse. ” by DayLa Muse

Submitted to Contest #42

I was greeted by a florescent brick wall and unfamiliar tones leaving me completely disoriented. I’m knocked off of the comfort of my equilibrium that I was accustomed to, yet, I can't recall for the life of me how that felt. As I walk up to the wall I notice that it is in constant flux. Was it the bricks, my legs, or the ground that adopted the consistency of gelatin? But all I know is that... I hate gelatin. That thought made me laugh. The laugh that erupted from within me overtook my being and sent me into an uncontrollabl...

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“ Unfamiliar poverty” by Vaishnavi Venu

Submitted to Contest #42

As I run through the dusty lanes on my way back home from school, which feels heavier I don’t know, my heart or the bag on my shoulders, as I think of the trouble I would get into. I knew that my parents wouldn’t believe a word of mine. Finally, panting, I knock twice on the door as it creaks open, hoping I wasn’t in too much trouble. Mom stands in the doorway crossed, hands on her hips. Oh yes I am, I think.“Where in the world were you, Aditi ?!” she asks. “Mom, I had extra classes-” I start exasperatedly, only to be cut off by my father. “...

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“The Nighthowler” by Melody Wright

Submitted to Contest #42

PresentIn a graveyard perched on the edge by the church lives the unknown. The unknown was named , ‘The NIGHTHOWLER.’ The Nighthowler was vast. His aged face had dark - deep eyes and bushy furrowed brows . His eyes were like the midnight blanket across the sky , powerful and profound. His razor teeth are covered in soil and russet wood . His eyes are not seen neither his mucronate teeth , but is covered in an overgrown mass of dun and lanceolate leaves . The branches are sharp shards of glass extending to the right then to the left. Gro...

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“Swan Song” by Ernest Russell

Submitted to Contest #42

Swan SongbyErnest RussellBeen a blue moon since a campfire lit up the old ghost town. Mine is the last one I recall. How long ago? No matter, now. It's their second-night camping. Full moon, too. Time to say hello, make some new friends. "Evenin’, stranger, spotted yer fire. Good idea. Helps keep them Tasmanian Devils away. Mind if an old man rests his weary bones a spell? If yer up for it, I'll trade ya. The story of this here town for a cuppa coffee." Accepting the cup, the old man continues. "Bless you, now, as the story goes, a long tim...

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“Don't ask me how. I don't know.” by Hema Anirudhan

Submitted to Contest #42

The ice felt warm. Don’t ask how. I don’t know.It's been two years since I have been homeless. And if you ever saw me on the street, you would have thought please don’t let him ask for money. Well, I can’t blame any of you because given my crappy appearance anyone would have done the same thing. My hair bangs always fell just above my sunken eyes which made me look like a masterpiece of an amateur hairstylist who does not know the meaning of the word “stylist”. And I had a pair of shorts and jeans, which I was given by the homeless shelter b...

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“Cadia Love” by Josie Penny

Submitted to Contest #42

In the little town of Cadia, where everyone was happy and nice. There was the nice and simple Bloom family with their daughter named Nolani Bloom and her best friend Amelia Loughty. There also was the popular and rich family called the Crues. They had a son named Brennan and he grew up to be a rebel and a jock at Cadia High. By the way, Nolani goes there! Just a regular day in high school history class but is it normal? Nolani and Amelia enter the class and take a seat right next to each other while they hear a “pssst” sound coming fro...

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Write a story that ends with a character asking a question.

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✍️ 260 stories

“One Mouses Daily Life” by Claire Hopkins

“Butterflies” by Egg Shell

“They Say” by Lindsey Keen

“Alone cause you're not here” by Ariana Marie

“Inside the Shadows” by Mariana Russell

“Fever Dreams” by Marian Reiley

“Community” by John Meiners, Jr

“Conversations at Dinner” by Mukandi Siame

“360” by B M

“The Right Side of the Bed. by DayLa Muse. ” by DayLa Muse

“ Unfamiliar poverty” by Vaishnavi Venu

“The Nighthowler” by Melody Wright

“Swan Song” by Ernest Russell

“Don't ask me how. I don't know.” by Hema Anirudhan

“Cadia Love” by Josie Penny

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