Write about a character who everyone thinks is guilty of something terrible, but isn’t.

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“the innocent mermaid” by Serenity IM ELEVEN YEARS OLD NOT 31

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Hi, I'm nixie, I'm a mermaid I have a few friends and I have a boyfreind. Today me and my family are going on a trip to atlanta’s sea that is were all of the games and neon fish are. We are staying all summer so I better pack my bags. Me and my family got in the shell car and drove of it was a long ride. Then when we were halfway there I fell asleep. Mom dropped of the shell station so we could snacks and drinks . When we were back on the road my little...

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“False Assumptions” by Elliot G

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The heavy rain drops landed resonantly on the front window of my vehicle before slowly sliding down its smooth glass. It was a grey and chilly afternoon as I drove silently down the empty and rural country road. Both sides of the highway were covered in trees and fields save for a few houses scattered about. In some ways, I was thankful for the silence. It gave me time to think--to mentally prepare myself for the confrontation. In other ways, the stillness was driving me mad with anticipation, feelings of uncertainty and anxiety fill...

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“It happened at 6:35pm” by STRIKE ANDROID GAMING

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"This could be over quick if you just tell us the truth" Detective Baker says staring at me with disgust in his eyes. I raise my head to look at him, through my bloodshot eye and my other swollen one. And spit some blood out of my mouth before I look back at him, both our eyes burning with anger and hate. "I didn't do it" I say slowly and Baker laughs and starts to walk away before he comes back and punches me hard in the face, moving my face to the left with full force. He shakes his hand a bit likes he trying to shake the pain away while...

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“The Red Succubus ” by Nivra Laesna

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Once there was a girl in our town tall, young, and lovely named Maria. Everyone was head over heels for the gal. Every head turns whenever she is in town. Strange thing is she only walks at night usually around 10 in the evening. While every man in town head turns, girls are not very happy about it. She is always wearing red and be with a different man every night she is out and always bring the lucky guy in her place. Many woman calls her a succubus, Lilith, harlot and such foul words, feeling envy I supposed. There was nothing unusual at f...

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“Mahira?” by Nikita M

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7 years. Am i right?" "Yes sir" "2 months. Am i right?" "Yes sir." "Then how could you do it?" I flinched at the sudden raise in his voice and yes it was 7 years. 7 years since i realized that i wasn't fit for a normal 9 to 5 job and i wasn't made to be in the cage of protection but to fly in the sky of dangers. Nobody ever "Answer when you are supposed to , Officer Mahira." I knew the answer yet i couldn't form words for it.Maybe somewhere in me the syllables got caught between the pools of numbness I went through the past we...

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“Sam's Big Mistake” by Monica Chaddick

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Sam was not a good boy. He tried to be. He really did. The problem was that, when left to his own devices, Sam only found bad behavior to be entertaining. There was nothing fun about being good. Sam knew that he was not a good boy. Everyone told him so. As soon as he could walk, he knocked over everything he could find that would break. He had broken ceramic lamps, plaster statues, dishes, and toys. When he was bigger, he even broke the leg ...

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“Peanut Punch” by Graham R

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Jacob shoved the box of energy-bars with enough force to split open its cardboard. An explosion of Champion’s Chocolate and Powerful Peanut Punch showered the dressing room floor.“I’m fightin’ in ten,” he spat at his manager, Kieth Hoggs. The portly, old businessman had arrived at MGM Garden and Casino just seconds ago, thick patches of sweat already seeping through his cheap blue suit. “Just a bite! The Power Performance guys want their product out there.” “Do they want it all over the canvas when I take a body shot?”A pair of neo...

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“THE MISSING PHONE” by Fidelia Chiamaka

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"I can't leave him behind o, who knows when he will be coming back home at night" I overheard my mum telling my dad "if he doesn't want to tag along, you mustn't force him. Besides, he is no longer a baby" smiling from ear to ear, feeling happy that my Dad considers my decision important, I went back to packing, making sure nothing of importance is left behind. Getting a glimpse of my phone, I realized it needed to be charged, I can't trust village electricity. I hurried off to the" barber next door" shop ...

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“Redemption” by John Laird

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REDEMPTION Although seated some distance away, the woman had distracted Simon enough to cost him his speed chess game against Charlie—one of the oldest chess hustlers in Roosevelt Park—along with their ten-dollar bet. She was sitting at a table under one of the giant cottonwood trees scattered throughout the green, urban oasis, staring at the chess game laid out in front of her, her defeated opponent having already vanished. A sense of unease, of apprehension, grew within Simon as he approached her. The young woman wore a tailored,...

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“THE HIGHEST AWARD” by Louise Legrand

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‘Here she comes!’ Hissed Mary over her shoulder. Gordy must have dropped the red scarf, which is the signal. He’s our lookout, on account of being the only one with a pair of binoculars, but also because he’s in the Scouts. His mission today was to keep an eye on the front door and warn the rest of us, crouching behind the church wall, if it opened, even a crack.Mary is the brains of the outfit, mainly because she’s six months older than the rest of us, and also because she always comes first in arithmetic. Finlay, is our clue-keeper, he kee...

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“Where Did Carol Put Her Husband?” by Bernadette Beauchamp

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Carol’s coworkers from Mike’s Party Supplies and Rentals showed up one at a time at her house for her Pasta Night dinner party. She greeted each person between sounds of the elevated train going by above her and with witty comments of loving the train because it made her beautiful home so affordable. Mildred, Carol, and Scott were looking around the living room which had a nice amount of seating and minimal decor. “Where’s your husband, Gary tonight?” asked Mildred. “He’s been away on a business trip for the past three days,” Carol said chee...

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“Boys' Wild Imaginations” by Betsy Remington☕

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Devin skipped a stone across the pond, making intersecting rings across the mirrored surface until the stone disappeared into the depths. It was hot out, and he was bored. This was his one week a year that he spent at his grandfather’s farm, and his grandfather had been holed up in his office for the last two days while Devin wandered the farm and surrounding woods. Devin hadn’t minded so much for the first day because he had some catching up to do with his friend Lonnie who lived down the road, but he was now on day three ...

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“The Phantom of Willow Creek” by Mari Draws

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The wind whistles through the streets of Willow Creek. The moon shines high above the small town and all is quiet as the residents sleep. However, not everything is as it seems. Once a peaceful, little town, Willow Creek has turned into a town plagued by terror. You see, a few weeks ago, people started getting mysteriously sick. Every few days a person would begin to show symptoms and would be admitted to the hospital. The doctors still can’t figure out what is making people sick and they have to hurry because the victims are dying quickly. ...

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“A hungry dog” by Alexandra Netbai

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It is morning again. Why? The sun is so bright that it could parch your entire being. And the ground, the ground is cold, so cold that it could steal your spirit. There are kids crying for their mothers and bakers sweating by their ovens. Oh, the hunger… if only would the sun extinguish every being or the cold ground would eat you alive, only then one will forget. I hear your steps. You suddenly get on your knees and crawl and beg that no one can hear your presence. Yes, it is indeed a matter of luck after all. Why would you wish she was dea...

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“THE UNFORGETTABLE KISS ” by Nwalieze Onyebuchi

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An african proverb had it that, what an elder sits down to see,even if a child climbs the tallest mountain In the whole world he or she cannot see it. The grey hairs of our elders are not for decoraion or for fancy. The importance of the informations, expiriences and words of wisdom stalked in those hairs cannot be over-emphasized. We should not always mourn for their death or the loophole created by their demise but for what they have died with which is capable of transforming the whole world if unvailed. Any man that grows without pas...

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Write about a character who everyone thinks is guilty of something terrible, but isn’t.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 179 stories

“the innocent mermaid” by Serenity IM ELEVEN YEARS OLD NOT 31

“False Assumptions” by Elliot G

“It happened at 6:35pm” by STRIKE ANDROID GAMING

“The Red Succubus ” by Nivra Laesna

“Mahira?” by Nikita M

“Sam's Big Mistake” by Monica Chaddick

“Peanut Punch” by Graham R

“THE MISSING PHONE” by Fidelia Chiamaka

“Redemption” by John Laird

“THE HIGHEST AWARD” by Louise Legrand

“Where Did Carol Put Her Husband?” by Bernadette Beauchamp

“Boys' Wild Imaginations” by Betsy Remington☕

“The Phantom of Willow Creek” by Mari Draws

“A hungry dog” by Alexandra Netbai

“THE UNFORGETTABLE KISS ” by Nwalieze Onyebuchi

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone who’s so obsessed with a goal that it leads to the destruction of their closest relationship.

Write about someone trying to atone for a mistake they’ll never be able to fix.

Write about two people who know they’ve made a mistake, and one of them wants to tell the truth but the other wants to lie about it.

Write about a character who’s so afraid of making the wrong choice that their indecision ruins the very thing they were hoping to keep safe.

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