End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.

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“A Change of Heart” by Mira Echenim

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1. She was a young attractive woman with dark short hair and brown eyes. Named after her paternal grandmother whom she looked very much like, Lena was currently in need of drastic saving from a dilemma she got herself into exactly three months ago. As she stared at the window, contemplating what time the sun would set, she ticked June 21st on her pocket calendar signifying the end of another day of the torture she was in, torture she never dreamt she would find herself in. Still in her reverie, Lena heard the backdoor open and she knew...

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“Solis” by Reva Kalbhor

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Water washed through the wound, ice and all. I was glad the disease had not reached my arteries, but the tears in my muscles were far too painful. A rock hit against me, sending shooting pains up my side. I groaned, helpless. Another wave dove over my head, bringing frost to ice into my ears. I hissed and held close to the round rock parting me from life and death. The stars above me cascaded in my mind, the blackness of the night ri...

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“The Sunbeam Apocalypse” by Abigail Jarcho

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Alicia faced the mirror, staring with squinted eyes. For a few moments, she stood still, her hands hanging at her sides, her fingers wriggling nervously. Buying time for herself, she pulled her hair out from it’s constraints very slowly, and fluffed it. A crease in her hair just above her ears spoke of the long night in a cheaply-done bun. But, while she fixed her hair, throwing this lock that way and tucking and untucking strands behind her ears, she paid much closer attention to her reflection, looking and looking as if to get an answer wr...

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“Colorless Harlquin” by Justine Buhl

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It would be so easy to fall asleep in this silent world and forget all the terrible events that happened there. Sleep had been ready to take Harlequin for several hours, but the little boy could not yet afford to dive into the world of his imagination. As soon as the sun came up, he could go to bed. "Don't fall asleep, Harl," Florise murmured. Even in the darkness, he could make out her silhouette clinging to the branch just below his. The position was cozy, with a thick layer of moss covering the bark and the knots of the wood that perf...

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“LAST DROP” by Maria Korina Lopez

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Summer vacation will be start five days from now on. Pauline is excited for the summer because this is the only month that she can spend her time with her beloved Scott. Scott is from the province of La Union. Scott is a man with principle and he is discipline well and Pauline is a party goer person, however when he met Scott 5 years before summer, she changed into well prim and proper lady. Their love story is admirable and everyone’s envious of it but one day everything changed.“Pau, let’s go” her mother shouted and Pau ran as fast as she ...

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“Day 1 To 7” by Jatin Zadoo

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Day 1-7 "Huh, not again," I said after losing my progress again in an online game. I have spent the previous Six days playing this Online Game. My parents always tell me to go out and play. I always tell them, " Go away, can't you see, I'm playing the game right now." This game, "The Adventures of MS" requires the player to play continuously, you can't save your progress in this game. But you can minimize the screen and pause the game. I downloaded this game last week and, On the First Day, I was about to finish the first adven...

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“Chasing Away the Darkess” by R Hurla

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I've never been good at waiting. Maybe that's why my parents named my little sister Patience- because I have none. Cramped into a three-by-five-meter loft with eight other people is one of the worst places for a fidgety, easily put-out thirteen-year-old, but if I think about it it's better than starving in a work camp or being shipped hundreds of miles cross-country, only to be thrown into a gas chamber upon arrival. "The Kolsekis are risking their lives to help us," Mama reminds me on a near-daily basis. "We need to be grateful for what w...

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“Purple Sun” by June King

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*All lines followed by an asterisk are lyrics to a song called ‘Mr. Sun’ by Raffi. Credit for the lyrics go to the original songwriter. Link to 'Mr. Sun': https://youtu.be/593B-bVPWjw These little children are asking you To please come out so we can play with you Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun Please shine down on me* It was a stupid song. Especially when you considered the fact that no one had seen the sun for years. Well, that wasn’t strictly true. Sometimes a helicopter pilot plunged through the covering of smothering gray clouds to che...

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“Emerging Into Sunlight” by Lorena Sins

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“Emerging into Sunlight” by Lorena A. Sins Right foot. Left foot. He remembered the first time he had seen his beloved. She was wearing flowers: a wreath of them, resting on her light-brown hair, daisies that love the sun. Here and there the sun ran a golden finger down a strand, and the strand answered the sun’s caress with a golden gleam. “Because they love the sun,” she had laughed later, much later, when they lay, skin by skin, on his tunic, spread ou...

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“Freedom by Sunrise” by Violet Fox

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He died before the sun rose while I slept. The exhaustion had finally won. It had been tugging at my consciousness since I dragged him in through the door. I fell into a deep and dreamless sleep, held in its embrace until the first tendrils of morning light worked their way into the room, draping themselves across the foot of the bed. I stirred, my limbs still heavy as I watched the light inch across the white blanket I had tucked around him in an attempt to make him comfortable. It felt like every other morning, except it...

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“the light came back when i loved you” by Lia Way

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It was dark. It always had been. Whether she was in a windowless room or out in the bright sun, for Olivia the world always seemed dark. There was always something taking the light away from her. Right now, Olivia sat on the floor next to her brother. Many people were gathered in the big tent, their faces illuminated by the numerous lanterns. They were bright and yet it was dark. She could see the light, but it seemed to never reach her. It never had. Not since she had learned what she had to hide in order to just exist in peace. Even thou...

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“One Baby Step at a Time” by Lauren McLaughlin

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The fire burned steadily, the teapot was in its cozy, Alexa was playing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, and the novel Chloe had been wading her way through lay open on the table behind her. She stood in front of the French doors leading out to the terrace and watched the rain – the steadily falling rain. It formed a grey curtain that muted everything else in sight. The droning sound the rain made was peaceful, except for interruptions when a big wind blew down from the hills with a fierceness that was, at the very least, unsettling. Twenty-fou...

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“FROM THE DARKNESS” by NEEMA KIHAGA

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FROM THE DARKNESS. I was going to the market for buying kitchen groceries when I suddenly saw my best friend on the other side of the road. Its been a month since I saw her and so I couldnt resist crossing the road to hug her. She was excited to see me as well and so we had to find a place in the town garden for a talk. We hugged and exchange greeting then we had to jump to the common topic that if either of us have secured a job. On her side she was yet to get one and same to me. But the last time we talked over the phone I told her I might...

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“Burn and Heal” by Athigopinath S

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It is a magical christmas eve , where all places are covered with white snow radiating peace . The air around is filled with joy , happiness and excitements. Michael and Sara walking down the lane gleeful by the sight of children plying and running around and also the decoration and lightings in every house sets up the mood for christmas. They both were married only a month ago , both were part of a local rock band but quiet famous in their surroundings. Michael is on of the guitarist and Sara is the drummer of their band, On ...

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“Roommate Sickness” by Skylar Levi

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“Pierce.” I rap on the door sharply, hearing a clatter from within. “Come on, man! I really gotta go, and you’ve been in there for, like, twenty minutes.” There is a brief silence from beyond the bathroom door, with its peeling white paint and unnatural shadows around the edges (seriously, don’t ask. This apartment complex is haunted or something). “Almost done, Bryan,” I hear Pierce shoot back. I don’t know what he’s doing in there, but it’s been ages. Finally, Pierce opens the door with a sheepish grin. As he shuffles past me, I fin...

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End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 211 stories

“A Change of Heart” by Mira Echenim

“Solis” by Reva Kalbhor

“The Sunbeam Apocalypse” by Abigail Jarcho

“Colorless Harlquin” by Justine Buhl

“LAST DROP” by Maria Korina Lopez

“Day 1 To 7” by Jatin Zadoo

“Chasing Away the Darkess” by R Hurla

“Purple Sun” by June King

“Emerging Into Sunlight” by Lorena Sins

“Freedom by Sunrise” by Violet Fox

“the light came back when i loved you” by Lia Way

“One Baby Step at a Time” by Lauren McLaughlin

“FROM THE DARKNESS” by NEEMA KIHAGA

“Burn and Heal” by Athigopinath S

“Roommate Sickness” by Skylar Levi

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