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Write about someone who doesn’t remember their past — and doesn’t want to.

Posted in Thriller and Suspense on Jul 30, 2021

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✍️ 205 stories

“Concentration” by Anastazia Rudolph

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Muffled voices fade in and out of the infinite black void. I strain to hear what’s being said, but it’s no use. I can’t make out a single word. The feeling in my body slowly begins to return, bringing with it a throbbing pain in my head and my chest. I can’t move my arms. A groan escapes my lips as I open my eyes, worsening the pain in my head. Blurred shapes come into focus around me in the small white room. I must be in some sort of hospital. The voices have stopped, but I can now make out three people standing around my bedside. One is ...

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“Your Past is not your future: A fictional story By- Pravini Thivakar” by Pravini Thivakar

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Your Past is not your future: A fictional story By- Pravini Thivakar Have you ever felt that it would be best to forget your past forever? Some people say our past is what builds our future but I think differently. Our past is what we learn from, while our future is our opportunity to build from our past. After my journey, I've realized that sometimes it's okay to forget our past. My Past: As a child, I always thought it's not okay to be different, always blend in, be cool, be hidden in the crowds. I was bullied, that's my hidden truth, ...

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“Just Regular Teenage Problems” by Brandy Rose

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They called it a near miss, but I called it a regular Tuesday. A passerby would probably describe my day-to-day life as something out of a Die Hard movie, without the ever-present Christmas theme. If I was the kind of person who went to a therapist, they would probably have a theory on this...or at least ask me how I felt about that. Nonetheless, there was a reason I didn’t go to therapy. I didn’t want to talk, especially about such trivial things as my feelings. “Hey Mark, you okay man?” Dan asked me, raising his eyebrows as if he already ...

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“Friendly Fire” by Addison Smits

Submitted to Contest #75

I’m standing at my post, gun slung across my back. Its a little past midnight, and the stars glow overhead. The other guard and I stand at the entrance of the base. We are waiting on a carriage to come. We were not told who was inside, how many of them there are, or what they are doing inside our walls, but we do not have the right to object orders. Snow begins to fall, but its normal for up in the North. It is considered unusual for us to not have snow in a twenty-four hour period, and concerning. The Emperor gets all his power from the col...

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“Healing with Memories” by Eli Smith

Submitted to Contest #75

“Sir, would you like sugar or milk with that?”  A simple question, I should know the answer to this one.  But I don’t.  I can’t remember if I like sugar or milk with my coffee. The barista gives me a quizzical look as I realize the lapse of time between my response to hers has been rather long for something so mundane. So, I guess.  “Both, please.” I hope I’m right. I step out of the que and sit on one of the brown bar stools by the open window while I wait. I look around the quaint coffee shop as my mind wanders back...

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“200 Years of Death” by Garrett Beal

Submitted to Contest #75

John Burton, a 95 year old WWII veteran; He has no family and has just been offered five million dollars by a multibillionaire to stay in an old, rundown mansion out in the middle of nowhere, hundreds of miles from any city. The mansion has some dark backgrounds which people feared to get even near, it is over 200 years old and several people have died there often by being killed. John had packed a suitcase with everything he needed but was informed he’d be supplied with everything with plenty to drink and eat as well as plenty of wood for ...

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“Can You Love Me a Second Time?” by Izzy Isis

Submitted to Contest #75

Why’s it so cold? What’s that sound? I open my eyes and need to squint because of the light shining down on me. I try to sit up, but it’s only then do I realize that my wrists and ankles are tied down. A voice booms around me in the room, scaring what little life out of me that I had, “stay calm, Verni.” “Who are you?” “My name is Nico and I’m the doctor here. Can you answer a few questions for me?” “S- Sure?” The wall in front of my feet becomes transparent and there is a man on the other side, holding a microphone to his face speaking...

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“An Unknown Face” by Omoniyi Damilola

Submitted to Contest #75

The earliest memory Hanna had was waking up on a bed in a white room, a blood transfusion drip connected to her arm and a sickly looking man with dull blue eyes sitting right beside her bed. The man spoke gently to her but she didn't reply as she was trying to remember what happened to her but her memory was blank. The doctor came to check on her and told the man she was okay then he asked her few questions and when Hanna wasn't able to recall anything about herself. The doctor told her she had amnesia and they should go to the station in ...

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“New Year, New Life” by Creepypasta Anecdotes

Submitted to Contest #75

They say that humanity is striving towards a better society, whether they work together or separately. All I wanted though was to make my little corner of the world a little easier to deal with. I can’t say I’ve been trying real hard to make that happen. With the lockdowns and the riots it’s hard to even keep track of the time, let alone what I do to better society. I usually have a couple drinks after work to take the edge off. It helps when I’m falling asleep to the dread that I still have to go back to work the next day. I think even if s...

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“Don't Remember Me” by Marie Armhvite

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Trigger warning: violence   Had he written with a quill; the ink would have splattered. Another novel was almost finished. Another masterpiece, he reckoned. Robert had been a crime author for as long as he could remember. Although, that’s not saying much. Seven years ago, he was in an accident claiming his memory. Waking up from a coma, he remembered nothing. Not even his name. The doctors had given him a piece of paper, a pen, and instructions to write down anything that came to mind. Anything he could remember from his past. But nothi...

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“No Escape” by Jana Diriyeh

Submitted to Contest #75

She wrapped her shawl closer to her and kept walking. Where? She kept asking herself, but again she just kept walking, wandering on and about, never stopping for any reason. The sun was shining; people were laughing, but not her. She was alone, and indeed she wants to be. She wrapped her shawl closer to her, for the weather was not cold; but she was. She found a shabby old café. But she felt that it was the café. Edging closer, looking inside, she remembered. Flashes of memories, of happiness, of bitterness, of her smiling gleefull...

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“Faded Scars” by Sara Blanch

Submitted to Contest #75

I know my appearence makes people uncomfortable...my existence is unsettling for people. They stare at me with thousands of questions brimming in their eyes, yet the truth is...the truth is I have just as many questions as they do.  Everyone is constantly questioning who they are as a person. We question our motives and our responsibilities. We question whether we have made the right choices and whether we know where our life is going. I won't pretend that I am special...I am just like everyone else, I want the answers to all these ques...

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“Hidden” by Princess Boakye

Submitted to Contest #75

I woke up on a bed. In a room I didn't recognize. Something was wrong. Or maybe it was right, I wasn't exactly sure. It seems as though my memories have vanished from me. I woke up in the kingdom of Novis, that I know, and that was a relief. But I knew nothing else. Except for the fact that maybe, just maybe, I didn't want my memories back. I didn't want to remember. I got up from the bed and walked around the room, touching the empty picture frames and caressing the little miniature statues. The room was big, filled with bright colors, a ...

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“The Effect” by Stephanie Njoku

Submitted to Contest #75

"I know what happened that night" Said Mike"well I don't" Aaron replied softly."are you sure? Because I.. I remember what you did." He stammered. "can you stop!" Aaron screamed.He closed his eyes tightly, clenching his hands. He was terrified and nervous as to why Mike intentionally forced him to recall his past.He sighed deeply."it won't change anything." He said"you don't know that." "Besides, maybe if you remember a little bit of what conspired that night. Then you'll come to know why you feel hunted. " Mike insisted.He looked a...

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“Thirteen Minutes” by Lyn Carstone

Submitted to Contest #75

His new life began with an arched eyebrow. “Well,” the woman drew out the word till it sounded like it had five syllables. She tilted her head to the side. “This is unexpected. Are you alright?” Was he alright? He was on the floor. A comfy floor. One that wasn’t making his back hurt. The ceiling was very nice- creamy with a fancy light hanging in the center of a gold leaf medallion. “I think so?” He said. “Good. Glad to hear that.” The woman bobbed her head. “I’ll just be on my way then.” He sat up. “One thing though…” She paused, ...

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