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Write about someone who purposefully causes a power outage.

Posted in Thriller and Suspense on Jun 13, 2021

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“Two big windows for me” by Amelia Anggraeni

Submitted to Contest #58

Today is still rainy. This is the 7th day of my visitation to this country, Myanmar, the Golden land. My office has choosen me to meet the Branch Director for our company here. It is in Yangon. We have some activities to do, and today is the last and I still have 3 days left. This is not the first time for me to come to this country, but this is the first time I visit this country while the rainy season. But I still can enjoy my days.  This is me, Jeanne Kirana Fadhullah. I am Indonesian. but I can speak English, that is why m...

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“THE LONG NIGHT.” by Petra Wangui

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I'm somewhat tired driving to work. The day has been a long one and here I am. Well it won't be that bad. I just have to relax . I get there throwing my keys and my purse on the counter. The boss gives me instructions and leaves as soon as he came. Tonight it looks like i'm the only one doing my shift at the convenience store. Apparently the new employee that was supposed to start working here today, couldn't show up for some reason. I asked to also stay home but apparently the store needs to stay open,keep in mind not even the gas station...

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“Lights Out” by Chariti Bean

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Lights Outs The only thing that got Ried moving that morning was his mother shouting about how he never does anything. “Worthless child,” she’d called him. “Yes, Mother,” he mumbled as he rolled out of bed. It was another school morning for the high school freshman. He worked part time after school every day to pay the bills for his disabled mother and she still didn’t appreciate or love him. “Good morning, Mother,” Ried said to her as he walked into the living room, seeing his mother laying on the couch.  “I want breakfast!” She...

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“Kiss Kiss” by Lana Borza

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Amelia drove home for a late lunch to find her powerful, attractive husband, Lexol, in the middle of a sensual massage. One that required no appointment. One that was occurring in the guest room. One that involved small rubbery appliances while a naked, Venusian goddess acted as his so-called masseuse.The stranger’s hands were on her husband’s belly, and her lips were headed to the same area. Amelia stopped in the recessed doorway long enough to shed one tear and watch the woman kiss her husband’s stomach. And to watch her husband reach for ...

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“Lights Out” by Nat S

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      3… 2… 1… Chaos ensued as the lights flickered and then completely went out. Teachers were shushing students and yelling at them to stay where they were. Students payed no mind to these words and instead took off running towards the only light in the auditorium, a little flashing red dot that signaled where the light switch was. Richard was the first one to reach it. He flipped it up and down several times, but nothing happened. Not even the slightest flicker of light came back.     &nb...

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“Where the lights don't go” by Huy Bảo Nguyễn Phúc

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What constitutes being a human? Surely, opposition to nocturnality must be one of the fundamental elements. We are children of the light who thrive beneath the sun. The dark age at the beginning of humanity marked a time of chaos, of violence, and of primordial fear of the unknown. Then fire came, guiding us through the darkness, providing us with power, enlightenment, and hope. We are indulged in its grace, and we thrive, evading all dangers of the night.  But sometimes my mind would take me back to that fateful night. It makes me doub...

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“The Few. The Proud. The Helicopter Ride. ” by Pj Ortega

Submitted to Contest #58

December 22, 1982. Nellies Wonderland was having its annual Christmas party before Christmas break began.  I’ll get straight to the point, so you can see why this was so important. Every year each class did a secret Santa. In case you don’t know what that means. All participants put their names in a hat and one by one each person pulls a name at random. That’s the secret! You don’t know who picked your name until you get your gift at the party.  But most of us had gifts bought by our moms so they were pretty “regular”. Action figur...

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“Lights Out” by Dan Willmot

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I have always liked the darkness. Maybe it's something to do with my overactive imagination but it has always fascinated me. In light reality is nothing more than what we can see and hear, but once the last slithers of light shrink away anything becomes possible. The murderous clown at the end of your bed becomes only too real, the creature lurking among the dust-ridden confines of your wardrobe seeks you out with gleaming red eyes. Every impossible danger is suddenly so very possible. Yet I’ve found something else with darkness. It brings a...

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“Pollution” by Marie May

Submitted to Contest #58

Michael never felt freer than when the oval sun dipped below the cold earth. Sprinkling the sky with an ombre of oranges and pinks, to settle in an ink-black with white freckles. Faint warm glows growing from simple homes melted into the sky like blended watercolours. Michael breathed deeply into the new air, the static and wild air. His feet grounded like roots into the earth and the wild air swirled into his lungs. His eyes remained delicately closed, on the brink of opening; just barely closed. A butterfly kiss of closure. Michael found ...

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“The Stranger in the Woods” by Aoi Ichigo

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The rumbling continues as the skies angrily lash out on the outskirts of the city; lightning strikes deeper in the woods. The destructive noise of raindrops splashing against the window had started to seep under Misty’s skin. She ignored the otherwise wildly soothing melody of nature and concentrated on her research. She browsed the internet like a hungry dog chasing after its prey.Stretching out her hands after hours, she reached for the glass of water. She was staring at the window, the flash of lightning had barely filled the room when th...

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“Burnt Filaments” by Josh Rutherford

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11pm If the eyes are the windows the soul, I was looking at two shattered panes of glass. I’d been told that his eyes were electric-blue, though the fuses seemed to have been removed from them. The only electric-blue that mattered now was the 200 volts keeping his life support machine on. The basement was cold in every sense of the word. A ceiling of fluorescent strip lights offered a garish glow to the clinical, white room below. The soft hum the lights gave off was accompanied only by the metronomic beeping of the heartrate monitor....

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“On Purpose” by Rowan Kelley

Submitted to Contest #58

Midnight struck the clock as Mia put her daughter to bed. She sighed as if another night went by, she wouldn't have enough money for even groceries. Closing the bedroom door quietly she crept into her living room and turned on the news. "Weather with Sandra Hernandez..." Click. "This week on Food Network Star..." Click. "Tonight, John Stephan has escaped prison, police were on a high speed chase as John committed grand theft auto and is on the move. Rushing into the woods police lost him, I would like to advise the public who live in the Win...

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“Master Breaker” by Brian Serven

Submitted to Contest #58

School children count the seconds passing in a darkened classroom because the fluorescent overhead lights have been turned off. Large wooden windows are propped open with stacked books to manage the heat and stuffiness of the room. Memories of summer, late nights, and freedom haunt the children as they stare out at the beckoning sun. It’s hard to adjust to being back in school when the weather is so nice.  The school bell rings. Everyone flees unwilling incarceration. Most kids ditch their books and backpacks and rush to the river. Som...

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“Breaker” by Jennifer Prater

Submitted to Contest #58

I bolted to the cupboard when the lights went out. I had overloaded the circuit knowing that it would shut down everything in my house. It was a little quirk the realtor had told me when I bought the place. I could have had it fixed but it didn’t seem like it was worth the cost at that moment. I was now glad I had been so stingy. I sat in the small cupboard in my kitchen, just barely able to fit. I had to twist my ankle to an uncomfortable degree to get the door shut. I crouched in there with a paring knife in my hand ready to strike if I n...

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“Strawberry Blonde Angel” by Katie Blackwell

Submitted to Contest #58

She couldn't see me coming. She didn't even know I existed. I would just be a face from the street, a stranger that she might have seen before. But i know her. I see the way she swings her hips as she walks. I know that she plaits the under-layer of her hair when she gets nervous, and that she bites her lips when she tries not to cry. I know that every night she goes into her apartment, completely oblivious to the fact that her windows face the street, that everyone can see in. She'll put her hair in a bun, change into some pyjamas, us...

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