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Write about someone who discovers the only family member they have left has just betrayed them.

Posted in Sad on Oct 31, 2022

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Dear Cody

Submitted to Contest #79

I was writing a letter to Grandma when I heard it.GunshotsScreamsPolice sirensBanging on the front doorMuffled orders spoken by the police“The parents are injured and the boy is gone, the girl must’ve done it. Search the house for a girl with black hair and about yea tall, about 10 years old. GO!”I realize the police were looking for me, not for witness, but for crime.I grabbed my letter writing kit, a hoodie and a bag of Cheetos. I beckoned my golden retriever Farah to follow me to the back of my room. I yanked open the window and leaped ou...

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Tea With Aunty

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Your tea is tolerable? Can I get you anything else? No? Good. You’ve come to ask Aunty about Baba Yaga. Sit. Sip. Have a biscuit. I will tell you what I know, but you mustn’t be upset with me when you hear it. Promise? Very well. Do not be fooled. She has chosen the façade of the homo sapiens species, but she is not one of us. Ancient, cunning and cruel, Baba Yaga is the world’s first witch. She has been the subject of much speculation and the source of countless stories over the centuries, though many of them are outrageous and egregiou...

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Betrayed

Submitted to Contest #79

Author’s Note: This story is good as a stand-alone, but if you want to know more about the backstory, go read “One Thing Leads To Another”. Also, there isn’t good grammar here because it’s all diary entries. Thanks! :D January 27 Today I went to Charity’s Coffee with Bua, my best friend. We were talking like we normally would when she brought up Sinsi, my brother. It is relevant for you to know that the rest of my family has either passed away or separated themselves from me. Sinsi is my last family member. Bua told me that Sinsi said that...

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I never saw it

Submitted to Contest #79

Azra's POV The serum made it easy for the words to tumble out. The guilt that had chewed away every moment of happiness for three months finally bit through flesh and poured out. I saw the scene again, us finding Calvin, and knowing I had done it. I took a deep breath and let the truth come out. "What they don't want me to tell you, is that-" Nathan jumped to my rescue, immediately interrupting. "Dad, let's go question Lieutenant Marcos, he's probably waiting for us-" Edgar raised a clawed hand, his brow creasing. "Quiet! Finish what yo...

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A Betrayal of Thievery

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The sirens blared in my ears as I crouched behind the counter filled with jewels. I twirled the small brass key in my hand, my twin brother breathing heavily next to me, smiling tightly. Jeremy and I had grown up in an old rundown orphanage together and had been released just a few months ago, as we had turned eighteen. The classic baby-left-on-the-orphanage-doorstep. We were the living incarnate. No note attached, no money, no names. Just Jeremy and I in a beige basket made of twill. Only days old.We grew up in the orphanage ...

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TSD 5: Traitor?

Submitted to Contest #79

Just before dawn, a figure emerged from a shop in the southern part of Kiwali’a, bags in hand. She jogged briskly through the streets of her small town as she made her way eastward, doing her best to stay quiet. When she reached the southeastern edge of town, she paused uncertainly, looking around for someone or something. She didn’t have to wait long before another figure, also a woman, melted out of the shadows beside her. Lillian examined the young woman standing before her. Where there had been an overeager girl with a bright-eyed y...

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Stolen Rage

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Blam! The bullet hit Alex straight in the back as he was running towards the canal. It was dark, and raining as the enemy soldiers were closing in on him. The canal was wet and muddy. Alex managed to crawl up to one side taking a defensive position. He checked his pistol and realized that he had no more bullets. He was all alone after being separated from his squad.  He looked up and saw the barrels of their machine guns creeping ever so slowly across the top of the canal. There was no time to think. He reached down and grabbed his la...

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Trusted Family

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 My sister Ashley had been a good person up until five years ago when our parents died. We were the only family the two of us had left. Then she started into drugs. It was always poor me I can't live without them. I got her counseling and supported her through our loss. It was a difficult time for the both of us. I find it amazing that the two of us only two years apart, growing up in the same household can turn out so differently. No matter how hard I tried Ashley wouldn't leave the drugs alone. Her mood swings got worse and she acted...

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VANISHED!

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Year 2046Mangrone Strait, Europe.A slight groan escaped Alexia's throat as she listened to her mom's never-ending lecture about the importance of being true to one's faith. Urgh!"But mom, I only told you that my boss took me as his plus-one on an official get-together with the other shareholders," she said.She figured it would be best to help her mom save the bit of saliva that still remained. This was a bygone event. It wasn't as if she could reverse time and change things.She had come visiting, all pumped up about her great achievement. He...

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Ophelia

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Trigger Warning: Suicidal ideation. Please only read if you’re in the right headspace to do so.   It was almost, almost a painting. The cobblestone bridge held steady over the river, its only companions a mess of grassy reeds and the willow tree. But the willow was an especially vital part of this scene. It was gnarled, and watercolor textures had painted themselves onto its bark, a mosaic of soft browns and woody undertones. With low-hanging branches and roots that spilled over the riverbank, it housed her childhood, climbing...

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A Typical Loveless Engagement

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A TYPICAL LOVELESS ENGAGEMENTDear Elaine,I recently heard the news of your engagement to Duke Amory. Congratulations, my dear student. Your mother seemed quite hasty about it all, it showed in her letter. I never thought I’d see the day Helen Jordanian would write in such an unreadable script. I know one should not ask such a question, but, do you admire him as much as your mother wrote, or did she twist the truth? I await your reply, Miss Jordanian. Or perhaps I should write Duchess Amory? Too soon? Your teacher, who is in dire need of...

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Betrayal at the Border

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A single powerful 1886 Winchester rifle shot reverberated off the canyon walls five miles east of the Davis Mountains and two miles north of the Rio Grande. Texas Ranger Lieutenant, Moses Mitchell, fell to the sandy ground behind a small stand of trees; obviously his little brother, Bat, had gotten much better with a long gun since he’d been on the lam.Blood trickled down from the lawman’s temple and through the layers of dust caked on his ebony cheek; he tasted the salty fluid at the corner of his parched lips once it had navigated the obst...

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Aunt Indigo's Confession

Submitted to Contest #79

 Authors Note: This was a little rushed. I don't quite like the title, so I'd be open to any suggestions. I promise I'll get a better story out, but for now, this will have to do. Open to criticism and feedback. Enjoy!  I flop on the couch, stretching stiffly. I notice my aunt staring at the window, as teardrops ooze down the window competitively. "Are you okay, tante?" Aunt Indi gets up quickly and spins towards me. I can't help noticing how her eyes are pretty puffy and red, and how her cheeks are flushed. "Jeanne, I told...

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The Stranger I Never Knew

Submitted to Contest #79

It rained heavily the day father died. I can still remember that day, vividly. I can still see his face and feel his stubbly cheeks. I still remember his smile. His broad smile, like he hadn't a problem in the world. The last time he smiled at me-at us, was when he bent over us and promised my brother, Justin, and me that he would take us on vacation in Paris immediately he got back from his trip. We were overjoyed. Our little hearts danced for Joy and we felt butterflies in our stomach. He placed his large hand on my shoulder and kissed me ...

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Meet Insanity

Submitted to Contest #79

Meet Insanity A boy sat in the darkness; on the banks of little brook which ran in the woods just outside the crooked house. He looked at his clean hands. He marvelled at his hands.  To him, something have changed about them, after he had washed them in the fast flowing stream, after he had washed away the mud and blood. His hands looked firmer, as if the slight shiver and ineptness were separated from them. The boy turned around and looked towards the crooked house, at the twinkle of lights, which were visible through the f...

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