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

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“A Lost Family” by Lily Simmons

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Charlie sat at his desk with a pencil in his hand writing a paper. There was a knock on the door, “Still working on that paper?” asked Charlie’s mom. Charlie nodded, still staring at his paper. “Well, you are welcome to come have dinner with your family. We are eating pizza tonight.” his mom said. “I have not even finished my math homework.” Charlie said quietly. “Sweetheart, you need to eat something. You need energy to work on your homework and It is not due until next week. It is only Friday.” his mom replied. “Fine, I will finish this pa...

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“Special” by Tracy Felder

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Two days before her Baptism the boy at the top of the wall convinced Selia to run away. No one ever left the Farm, but it wasn't because they couldn't. Everything a person could possibly want existed within a scant three square miles. Daily they ate Mana, exercised, read from the books in the library, and raised their large families in peace. The people of the Farm were special, and Selia just knew for sure the Gods loved her because of it. The Farm existed for those of common blood that held the potential to have special abilities. Eve...

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“Matt Mitchell” by Tom Higgs

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Matt Mitchell From time to time through the years, I have met with my high school classmates of sixty years ago and, of course, we reminisce about the old days. “Do you remember when we ….” “Do you ever think about the time we ….” I'm always amazed at how we recall things differently, how one person remembers an event vividly, but another has no memory of it whatsoever. Or sometimes we just have the facts confused. “You had a date with Sally Johnson, at the prom.” “No, Emily Crawford was my date. Sally was Walter's date.” “Oh, yeah.” Somet...

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“The butterfly's grave” by Allen Winter

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Lilien let Gabriel guide her through the maze of bridges in that exaggeratedly large courtyard. Her head was still spinning and she was breathing hard from the vision she had in the hall. Gabriel's warm hand was the only thing holding her together. Her hair was undone, she felt the strands of dark hair sticking into her back due to sweat despite the fresh air blowing across the steeps. She had not even realized they had reached a white kiosk located amid the dense trees that covered the landscape, which linked four bridges going in different...

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

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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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“The Bruised Boy” by Luly Mayfield

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Slipping in and out of consciousness. Footsteps. I try to scurry away, but they keep coming. Closer and closer. Louder and louder. The creak of the handle turning. The bang of the door against the wall. I cower in the corner, afraid of what’s to come. The luminescent light from the hall creates a vast, black shadow, the same color of Ma’am’s heart. I flinch when the face of my torment comes into view. Her ripe, red rage can be scented from a mile away. Gazing down at her shoes, I notice the woman is in her formal attire as per usual. He...

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“Cadia Love” by Josie Penny

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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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“The Zoo Escape Plan” by Meghan Coley

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"Yeah, I have a plan.""Is it a good one?""I have a plan."Victoria made no effort to stifle her annoyed sigh. Those were definitely not the words she wanted to hear from a stranger who happened to be her only chance at survival. She was currently crouched behind a large feeding trough in the middle of a zebra corral. The zebras had long since run off, stampeding with the rest of the zoo's wild animals into the city. The cages had all somehow been unlocked and their inhabitants set free. The public had fled, mothers practically dragging t...

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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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“The Willow Tree” by Serena Deleon

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As I walked through the gates, I became overwhelmed with emotion. What if she doesn’t remember what I look like? It has, after all, been several years since I last saw her. What if she doesn’t forgive me? The panic began to set in, my chest tightening. I felt like I couldn’t breathe.“I can’t do this” I said to myself. I can’t bear to look into her innocent eyes and explain to her that I failed her.Trying to calm down, I said to myself, “Breathe, Sandy, Breath”. The air entered my lungs and I felt my chest rising and descending. My heart slow...

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“Stripeless Feat” by Ishmam Shafquat

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Throwing his book aside, he rubbed at his eyes. He’d been reading about animals for an awfully long time. They are so unique and different, just like humans. If you combined those things, you’d get either an ordinary being, or a magnificent creature. And that’s what Alastair’s world consisted of, an innumerable amount of ordinary beings and magnificent creatures, and Alastair, for one, was the ordinariest of the ordinary beings. Alastair went outside to get some fresh and found Jordy leaning against the wall. “Hello kitty cat”, Jor...

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“Nosedive” by Sandeep Jayaram

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Khushbu stood between her sisters, Mansi and Sonam, in the line-up—not inside a cop station but in the compound of the next building. All three were wearing nothing but their night suits. In front of them, swaying, lurching, railing and ranting was their father, Shyamsunder Dixit. Powered by all of ten cheap, large whiskies.The scene had all the ferocity of the Serengeti. Only, in nighties!Father lion raged at the young ones in what had become a routine fixture. The neighbours looked on curiously… like wildebeests. Amon...

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

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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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“"IT"” by Sarah Selvam

Submitted to Contest #42

‘It’ was on. Confirmed. All the modalities in place. The mere thought of ‘it’ was heady. ‘It’ brought on a reckless light-headed high. ‘It’ made omnipotence a reality. She had woken up earlier than usual, the thought of ‘it’ consuming her mind and spirit. The early morning cool and freshness were a blessed relief, more so as they were a harbinger of the dusty heated day to come. The sweet bird songs and redness of the flowers in the garden against a backdrop of tender green brought on an unconscious much needed break from obsessing...

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“The Nighthowler” by Melody Wright

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 260 stories

“A Lost Family” by Lily Simmons

“Special” by Tracy Felder

“Matt Mitchell” by Tom Higgs

“The butterfly's grave” by Allen Winter

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

“The Bruised Boy” by Luly Mayfield

“Cadia Love” by Josie Penny

“The Zoo Escape Plan” by Meghan Coley

“Butterflies” by Egg Shell

“The Willow Tree” by Serena Deleon

“Stripeless Feat” by Ishmam Shafquat

“Nosedive” by Sandeep Jayaram

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

“"IT"” by Sarah Selvam

“The Nighthowler” by Melody Wright

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