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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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“Nothing Under the Tree” by Russ Lydzinski

Submitted to Contest #79

On the last day of school before the Christmas holidays, smack in the middle of class, Mr. Murray scolded me for the verse I handed in as my writing assignment instead of the five-page story he’d assigned. He rubbed his fingers through his graying beard and said, “You’re a talented writer, Leonard, but you’re in danger of failing.”            Mrs. Shay, my landlady, would have been disappointed in my behavior, but right then, I didn’t care. I hadn’t made any friends since I’d transferred...

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“The screams of a desperate housewife” by Married Poppins

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I couldn’t pull my face up to see my reflection in the mirror. I was not ready to face her, not this time. She will ask me so many questions that I have no answers for. She will taunt me to decide. A decision that can change my life, for better or for worse. My urge to empty my guts out was so strong. It was strange though, I hadn’t eaten for days now and yet my stomach was refusing to keep anything inside. “Let it out”, screamed the voice inside me, “You’ve had enough, now let it out!”  No! I won’t! Because I know there is no point...

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“The Day That Things Went Wrong” by Essa Woods

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It was just like any other day; on the day it all went wrong.The bustling life of London city flourished. People, noise, cars. Everywhere. Tourists, all gathered around Big Ben and the London Eye, citizens rushing and pushing, desperately trying to get to work. There were the early risers, dotted on benches, observing the world around them as if they were not just as much a part of it. There were the late partiers, the elderly, the young, the families, the homeless, the businessmen. All of them living in the same place at the same time, and ...

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“A Blood Lie” by Tiffany Chaplin

Submitted to Contest #79

Amanda and her husband, Alan had moved from Missouri to Colorado with Amanda's parents, Marie and Eugene. All four of them found themselves settling in a tiny mountain town called Craig. Amanda and Alan established work there rather quickly and before long, were moving into their own apartment. Marie and Eugene ended up finding them an apartment too. Things were going so well for all four of them. They were all happy the way their lives had ended up. They were grateful to be in such good graces. Amanda and Alan step into their wonderful new ...

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“Scheduling Conflict” by Kay Swenn

Submitted to Contest #79

I will never say I have been the perfect sister, but I feel as though the relationship Piper and I have is a strong one. Piper and I grew up with parents who really only liked to keep us around for the inhouse servitude. After I turned 18 I was basically told to pack my bags and not come back. I kept close with Piper because she was now all alone with our parents for two more years. But God that wonderful day when she turned 18 and got to come live with me in my apartment was one I’ll never forget. She’d already had her things boxed up and a...

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“Betrayal in murder” by Affair Writer

Submitted to Contest #79

4:17 PM, streets   “Bro, what are we going to do now?”    “We’ll take cover for now,”   “Where?”    “I know just the place,” 4:35 PM, at the nearby police station   “How is he?”   “Dead?”   “Time of death?”   “3:46 PM,”   “Place of death?”   “The street across that new building,”   “Any other information on the victim?” Two men in blue shirts and black jeans conversed. With a gun on their pockets, a badge on their chest. Yes, as you migh...

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“Burgandy Barney” by Marian Reiley

Submitted to Contest #79

Tears clouded the once proud pirate's vision. Mary or Burgundy Barny as she had called herself, had terrorized the seas for years. Now that was all over because of her jealous greedy brother. John had marooned his sister on some desolate hot island with narry a soul in sight. It hadn't been enough to humilate her, John hadn't even given back her deep red greatcoat to cover herself. She was alone now in the humid air on the beach of some tropical island. Mary relived her past as she searched for a fresh water source. It wasn't that she w...

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“Double Edge Cut” by Shane Lagrange Lagrange

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Double Edge Cut By Shane LaGrange Prompt: Write about someone who discovered the only family member they have left has just betrayed them. Marcia Trotter felt like someone had just taken a bat to her stomach. Her sister Lynn was about to be married after a yearlong engagement. Her other sister Sarah was very happy to pass along an invitation after meeting on Facebook. She has never been to Massachusetts and the seaside wedding seemed perfect. Dan Trotter was a professor and La Cross couch at the collage. No expense spared to make this ...

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“Found Family” by Matthew McLean

Submitted to Contest #79

It had been four years and 8 months since Jacob had last seen the Crew and he wasn’t sure how to feel about that. Memories of Angie’s Molly parties or Tom’s ridiculous tall tales, or the laughter either could cause, competed in his memory with the yelling and the fistfights, the hours of waiting on bail, the wreckage of failed schemes. He stared at his whiskey as he wondered if any of it had mattered. For a long time, for years, they had managed to stick together because they could only depend on each other. Starting at the Orwellian soun...

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“To blame the victim” by Jackie Mackenna

Submitted to Contest #79

I met Aida volunteering in a local marathon event when I was twenty two. The summer humidity made me shine with sweat and my clothes and hair stuck to my skin like an ill fitted glove; I wasn’t even a runner. She was two inches shorter and five times fitter than I was and looked more composed than an athlete should after completing forty two kilometres. Our first interaction began when I passed her a disposable cup of water; that wasn’t the last drink we shared.We were a perfect match, that’s what she always said. She was the only one that c...

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“Brothers Keeper” by Amanda Stuntz

Submitted to Contest #79

Life at that moment seemed to stop. How could she do such a thing? Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought my sister was capable of hurting me in such a way. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me start from the beginning. I walked into the two-bedroom apartment I shared with my sister. It wasn’t anything fancy, but it held all the necessitates. There is a bedroom for each of us, a bathroom, kitchen, and small living room just big enough for a couch and t.v. Our parents were never around much growing up, so my sister and I l...

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“Time to smile again” by Radha Suryawanshi

Submitted to Contest #79

Funny how weather changes so quickly and suddenly. One time, the sky is painted with the vibrant colors of azure and yellow, the sun rising through the horizon-a picturesque, picture-perfect moment. Then without warning, the sky darkens and thunder rumbles. Torrential rain comes crashing down in a deafening roar-almost like it’s laughing at how weak and helpless you are-and very soon, a flood forms, a wave of destruction, washing down everything in it’s path, leaving nothing but sorrow and quietus. The flood were my tears and the weather is ...

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“"Money of Murder"” by Ryan Kim

Submitted to Contest #79

I wear the new sweatshirt that my brother bought me yesterday. It's the latest design, and not to brag but sure looks great on me. When I go into the kitchen, I see my brother making eggs for me. "Hey little bro, how you doin'?" Edward asks. He's a 20-year old tall adult that works at the most famous bank in the state. The bank is famous because it has tons of gold stashed in the back, which is guarded by a lot of guards. It's also the biggest bank in the state, and is in the middle of a city full of rich people. He got an award there for ...

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“Sisterly Love” by Patricia Green

Submitted to Contest #79

Sisterly Love. Leanne stood by the graveside with her husband. Her sister stood a little way back with her teenage son. There were no tears, they had been spent over the last few days as their Mum slowly and painfully wasted away, until there was nothing left and she took her last breath. If anything, Leanne was grateful that she wasn’t in pain anymore. Leanne looked at her younger sister, they were now orphans, all they had was each other. They had become even closer over the last year, after Shirley’s husband got brain cancer and died 3 m...

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“It's All His Fault” by ClaineReis Alvender

Submitted to Contest #79

I’m surprised at how well I’m dragging a body along Cory Pier at midnight. I never expected that I—an existence grounding itself on emaciation—was capable of such a feat. My body had never been muscular, had never been past skinny. And now, I have to thank it because it will be the reason why I won’t be charged with kidnapping and, probably, murder. Keith had always been good to me, my brother after all. I just never expected him to do all of that. He ruined my business, made me penniless—my wife left me for that—and bombard me with debt tha...

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