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Write a romance where the characters pretend to be dating each other in order to win a reality show.

Posted in Romance on May 1, 2021

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FAKE

Submitted to Contest #67

KNOCK, KNOCK!Summoning the courage, Julia frantically knocked on the door of Mark’s house, fidgeting nervously as she waited for the door to open.Creaking, it opened, and Julia took a deep breath. Mark stood in front of her wearing sweat pants and a plain white t-shirt. Crossing his arms, he raised an expectant eyebrow eyebrow.“Let’s do it.” She looked up at Mark’s tall figure.He nodded, having expected this. She sighed, exasperated with his silence. “Tell me when we need to start planning or whatever,” she said, rolling her eyes. She walked...

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Don't Take The Money

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She saunters stiffly beside him, her hands clenched into small fists at her sides. She looks directly ahead. Her counterfeit smile does not reach her cold blue eyes. Her long, satin magenta gown swishes around her feet with each step, a cascade of sparkles flashing before every photographer’s eyes.His pursed lips morph into a grin as he follows her into the light of the stage and looks out at the crowd, displaying perfectly white teeth. He pumps his fists in the air––to which the crowd hollers in glee––and flaunts his magenta bow tie. He str...

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This Moment

Submitted to Contest #67

“Hello.”“Hey. Are you willing to be my fake boyfriend for a month?”******I’m woken up by the aroma of pancakes and bacon.I open my eyes and am warmly greeted by the lens of the camera, a blue light flashing, announcing that I’m currently being filmed.Audrey is standing right behind it, smiling at me, her perfect white teeth blinding me more than the flash from the camera.The camera crew fills my bedroom, expecting a reaction from me which they can record.I plaster a lovestruck smile on my face, my heart having melted at my boyfriend making b...

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My human love

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They made me for the betterment of society, but right now all of my artificial intelligence is being used for cleaning laundry and washing dishes. I stare in the mirror. Dev made me with so much efficiency and hard work. I touch my cheeks, I can't feel my skin but I can see the beauty of my body, and it's mesmerizing.Beep! Beep! Beep! And a hologram lashes out from my iris, its Dev.“Hey Rox, how are you?”“I'm fine but you are not allowed here?”“Yeah, I know it. See Rox your chemistry is lacking, your relationship is looking very monotonous. ...

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Piano Room

Shortlisted for Contest #67 ⭐️

The music slowly faded out as we sang the last note of the song in unison. Noah and I locked eyes as I slowly leaned closer to him. His arm was already around my back, a calculated gesture he made in the third verse. As the music came to an end, he leaned down and connected our lips. I rushed the microphone to the side of my face to give us the smallest bit of privacy from the cameras and crowd. Just earn the contract, I reminded myself. Noah pulled away and gave a giant smile. I played coy by laughing and turning my head towards the bac...

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Love Ya 'Till The Cash Comes

Submitted to Contest #67

Trigger warning: strong(ish) language𝐼𝓇𝒾𝑒’𝓈 𝒫𝒪𝒱I jump out of the taxi as soon as it gets to the airport.Taking my wallet out of my pocket and turning my head to the driver who is staring at me with his lips pursed.“Sorry, how much?” I ask him, staring at my wallet.The taxi driver just stares at me, his eyebrow flat on his face. “50.”I take 50 dollars out and hand him the money as he takes all of my suitcases out of the trunk.“Thank you so much,” I say as he puts my suitcases onto the sidewalk.The man rolls his eyes and says, “No problem, hav...

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Masquerade

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“We are divorced, like everyone else in Moscow.” –Katya Orlova (The Russia House by John le Carré)----------I tried not to stare at her. “You've got to be kidding, Sasha.”Her dark eyes were serious. “I'm afraid not, Dmitri.”“What could possibly have put that sort of idea into your head?” I asked.“Because we're both poor,” she said. “Something I don't enjoy being.”“Nor do I,” I said. “I'm not sure we can convince them that we're really a couple.”“It has to be just long enough to convince them that we're the real thing,” Sasha said. “If we win...

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Reality Show

Submitted to Contest #67

“So, you want us going on this reality show… and claim we’re married?” “We’re together.” “For now? Only for the show?” Sheila nodded. He finally got it. Tom shimmied. “Sexy!” “You’ve got the wrong channel, bub.” He continued, “So, nothing else? Isn’t pretending the same as lying? I thought fraud is a crime…” “Things change. We can’t know the future.” “What about intentions? You’re thinking we could be together?” “Theoretically.” Tom shook his head. “I don’t know. This sounds awful… theoretical…” Sheila made fists and set her jaw. “Hypothetic...

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Fake-Dating The Enemy

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Clara looked at her watch, for the umpteenth time. Yes, it's twenty minutes past 10am and no, her date still hasn't shown up! Aaargh!  She knew agreeing to that blind date had been a mistake. When her best friend Alexa pleaded her to go on a date with her brother's teammate's roommate’s cousin (don’t even ask me how they managed to find such a random single guy), she knew she should have said no, like any normal person would. I mean, c'mon, who would even agree to such a date, where even their bestie hadn't seen the date's face!! ...

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Love Hearts

Shortlisted for Contest #67 ⭐️

                                       “Young man, please tell me you're not serious?” May looked across at Tom, who was busy pouring their tea.“I certainly am,” he replied, sitting down and helping himself to a ginger biscuit. “And why not?”“Why not? Well, it's not for the likes of me for starters,” laughed May. “It's for youngsters like you an...

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Hardcore Dating Arena

Submitted to Contest #67

In the not-so-distant future, America’s society crumbles and deteriorates further, bringing to your home TV screens the world’s greatest reality show, Hardcore Dating Arena! Grab your assorted snacks, bubbly drinks, and scented tissues, as we join our live audience in evaluating and judging 100 contestants, 50 men, and 50 women, all competing to win a staggering prize of one million dollars! Who will win? Who is the sexiest of them all? See what will triumph - love for another person, or lust for a bag of cash - in the Hardcore Dat...

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Love from fire

Submitted to Contest #67

 "There's still someone in there Nathan, but she said she's not coming out until she find what she's looking for".  "Shit I'll go in now, take that woman to the ambulance so that they can take care of her". After watching James pulling the wounded woman towards the ambulance, I started running back into the building. As I got into the building, I started shouting in case she might hear me. As I got into an office, I saw a woman in her early twenties choking as she was trying to grab hold of the table in front of her so she could st...

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For The Love Of Money

Submitted to Contest #67

From the producers of the show Love’s Second Chance, comes the new show Lovely Reality. A reality show where we see which couple’s love will get them to the $50,000 cash prize. So, do you think your love is strong enough to win?. To apply, visit www.lovelyreality/my love is strong.com          Less than a minute after seeing the commercial, Sara’s best friend Carter called her. “Did you see it?”          She rolled her eyes even though he couldn’t see h...

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Dorothy in the Big City

Submitted to Contest #67

The ancient bus grumbled and coughed to life as we passed the rusty metal sign signifying the end of our small town. Squinting through the dusty window I could see my little sister peering wistfully back at me. Seeing my concern, she smiled crookedly and swung her hand wildly through the muggy September morning air. I pressed my hand to the window and took a deep breath, fogging up the glass. Our parents had died tragically in a fire two years ago. Generously, our aunt had taken us in but her farm was tanking after my uncle left us. I needed...

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Happy Accidents

Submitted to Contest #67

"No""Please?""No""Please, Declan," I flutter my eyelashes in a way I know he hates, "please, please, please-""NO!" He slams the book back down on the shelf, nearly crinkling it's jacket. "No, we're not dating and also I hate you.""You know what you wouldn't hate? A hundred grand. Each. Straighten out that jacket before we get fired.”I can see the gears turning in Declan’s eyes, because he is a robot incapable of human emotion, as he fixes the jacket. There’s enough for those extensive student loans, and maybe even enough to get rid of that t...

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