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Write a story about someone who finds a secret passageway in their house.

Posted in Short Story on Oct 26, 2022

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Betrayals and Unexpected Surprises

Submitted to Contest #34

I kicked the pebbles on the road, walking towards an ancient-looking house. I swung open the door and dumped my soft, pink woolly coat over Grandma Olivia's rusty house peg. I sprinted into my grandmother's ancient house. I was staying at her house for the weekend, and her house was an old Victorian turn-out that never ceased to impress. I loved exploring her house for I found many secrets that I never knew. For instance: the house had a basement whom nobody knew until I realized it. The house was simple, however. Photographs were neatly arr...

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An echo of the past

Submitted to Contest #34

It was a warm sunny afternoon. I was waiting for my parents to return from their travels. I was done with all my exams. In a week my parents were going to host a get-together party for our family, scattered around the country. I was eager to meet my cousins. We had decided to host the party in our old family home. This place held a certain place in my heart. Unlike other stately homes, ours was built amidst the hustle and bustle of the city. But that never posed any hindrance to our family time. Our patio was built in such a way that it gave...

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Aliens

Submitted to Contest #34

*****I.Two am this morning, a raid on a Texas home found six – TV in the lving room“He is a normal kid, Janet – for fuck sakes!”“Really? You can’t keep your voice down, Daren? He’s in the living room.“Well, I am being told that my kid needs to be evaluated, of course I’m going to raise my voice. What the fuck do they know at that damn school, anyways!”“Daren! Stop it. I can’t talk to you when you’re like this. Just forget about it… We will talk later.” Turns towards living room.“No! I want to talk about it, now! Don’t start walking away, Jan...

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Passage to Epiphany

Submitted to Contest #34

    "You do realize the last person who lived here died, right?", Brian Quiverland's neighbor asked as she stood in his doorway with one hand on the upper-left corner of its frame and the other on her right hip.    He already didn't care much for this woman named Marla, whose middle age seemed to be the only thing the two had in common. But her use of that tired, worn-out way of phrasing a question had him looking at her with crossed eyes and wrinkles at the bridge of his nose while backing away a full...

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The Manuscript

Submitted to Contest #34

With the world descending into chaos, and panic flooding the streets, solitude became a welcome relief. In my time and training in the United States Army, I learned to find comfort in the silence. While most raced to various forms of media, I went back to my roots. I had bought this house after my second tour in Afghanistan. It was large, roomy, and built in the 1800's. If you listened closely you could almost hear the history in it's walls. It's two most adorning features were a large, antique, oak bookcase in the office, loaded with variou...

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Old House's Secret

Submitted to Contest #34

The old house pre-dated the Civil War in South Alabama. “This old house is a treasure of history, even though it’s going to need a lot of fixup.” Ernie strolled though his new home with his wife of five years. Nicole nodded, “I’m glad it’s finally ours. I loved it after the first tour when we made the offer.” She motioned her hand over to the study. “It’s a perfect setting for you to continue your writing career. I hope it’s not too spooky spending our first night here.” The cleaning crew did an excellent job on the little old two-story ho...

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If Walls Could Talk

Submitted to Contest #34

Riley Haynes gaped at the sight of a huge door which hung open in a slit. When she pushed it hard enough to create a huge space, a dark hallway greeted her, enveloping her with fear and confusion."Riley?"The voice of her fraternal twin sister—River—floated across the upper floor.Riley ignored her as she carried her legs further down the darkness."Riley, where are you?" River added, voice drowning into echoes.The more Riley proceeded, the more her heart pounded violently against her prison-like ribs. The sight of such a secret room flew too m...

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'The secret world of dinosaurs in my close'

Submitted to Contest #34

In the month of May. The sun was so hot it could fry a fish alive and the green grass, as the hot sun reflected on it; was shining like a diamond.My parents and I emigrated to London. In a small, peaceful and beautiful neighbourhood name Charlotte.I could still smell as if it was just yesterday; the smell of the fresh, orange coloured paint.I could remember the amazing appearance and my thoughts about our great mansion at first sight.The mansion was owned by a famous, old and powerful wizard named Marlock but he died, or so we were informed ...

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The Attic

Submitted to Contest #34

“Rin c’mon, help me carry the TV inside.” Corey snapped me out of my thoughts as I was staring at our newly purchased living space. In other words we just bought our very first house! “Coming!” I squealed excitedly. He shook his head as he watched me run to the truck to help. We carried the TV in and set it down on the table in the living room. “Looks like that’s everything.” Lian wiped the sweat from his forehead as he came in from the back. “It’s hot in here, let's turn on the air.”   “Who wants pizza?” I asked sitting down on th...

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The Old Carpet

Submitted to Contest #34

“Anne? Anne!” were the last words she heard as she fell down, deep into the dark abyss as if nothing would ever break her fall. She just kept falling feeling quite like Alice falling through the rabbit hole. But suddenly she felt the cold floor, damp and hard, all most slippery. She looked up, seeing a light, it was the living room light. She saw her brothers round face looking down, with a very apparent concern on his face, “Anne, are you okay?” is all he could barely mumble out. “Yes, I think so, what is this place?” She replied very curio...

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The Door to Destiny

Submitted to Contest #34

They rarely talked anymore. Ally and DJ were twins and had grown up close. They'd done everything together, mostly getting in trouble. Both natural explorers, they spent more time in the woods behind their grandparents’ old mansion than they did in school.  “I’m sorry to inform you that your Grandmother Kay has passed away. However, I am pleased to inform you that she left all of her EastWood Estate to you and your brother, as well as all of the belongings.”  The voice on the other end of the line was proper and formal, a well-to-d...

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Tunnels to Nowhere

Submitted to Contest #34

I was looking around my new house one day when I saw something that struck me as unusual. How did this even get here? I thought to myself as I felt the seam around a door in the back of my closet. I tried to open the small, round door only to find that it was locked.  "If I were a key, where would I hide..." I whispered to myself, groping in the dark abyss that was my closet. We didn't have electricity in the house yet.  Suddenly a voice behind me made me jump to my feet. "Whatcha lookin' for?" "Ah! Verena, what are you doing in my...

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Shhhh! This is a Library (L1.3)

Submitted to Contest #34

In the bathroom of the studio apartment she’d rented for a month to work in Santiago de Compostela, Lavinia was brushing her teeth and thinking about staying longer. The location was perfect, the street was quiet, foot traffic was lively, and her main research site was only two minutes away. She was happy spending hours alone in the vast library of the Museo do Pobo Galego, the Museum of the Galician People. She also enjoyed the conversations with the head librarian, Pilar. After her teeth were brushed, she looked in the foggy mirror, but in...

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The Inheritance

Submitted to Contest #34

Wales           The bright yellow taxi pulled to a stop in front of the large country manor, Emmy warily looked through the rain speckled window at the imposing Gothic styled manor. Reluctantly, she opened the door and stepped out, quickly opening her umbrella; she rushed to help the cab driver gather her luggage. As soon as her belongings were placed in the entry way of her new home, Emmy paid the cab driver and as she watched the yellow taxi drive away, a part of her wished she had got...

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Plague

Submitted to Contest #34

Loneliness has the ability to eat a person up. It has the ability to devour the mind whole and breech any sense of control and power. It is a disease. Ivy understood this. Curtains drawn and surrendered by blankets and pillows, the room seemed like a haven to her. However, the room could not shut out every distressing situation. Loneliness had made its way past her fortress and crept its way into her thoughts. She had been feeling this way since her parents found it best to move her and her brothers to a new state, new house, and new school....

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