You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor.

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“Second time this week” by Lauren Reed

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Here I am again. Turning down the canned good isle of my local grocery. The light gives a little flicker above me and my shoes make a little squeak against the yellowish shine of the plastic like, supermarket flooring. The shelves are sparse. Not many cans left, and those that are probably aren't any good. I sigh, "great". I slowing examine the cans to the left and right. There in front of me is the "caution: wet floor" sign, while traces of water reflect all around it. The same sign as always. I think I've seen it in the same place at least...

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“Light and Darkness” by Andrea Boyer

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A bitter, metallic taste hit the roof of my mouth. My body shivered, as the delicate fingers of a cold chill crept up the full length of my spine. I noticed the small, white puffs of smoke reaching out ahead of me in unison with my shallow, quick breaths. Of one thing, I’m absolutely certain, someone else is in this store with me. I was so sure that I was alone. “Who else would be stupid enough to brave a record breaking snowstorm?” I thought, smugly. After all, the drifts were beginning to pile up, many houses were already covered up ...

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“Blizzard Blues” by Mei Joan Guyll

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I walked down the aisle purposely avoiding the Baby Section. A month ago, Jake couldn’t get me out of there. We were so excited from the moment the pregnancy kit turned red. He planned to renovate our computer room into a baby room, painting it duck-egg blue. I browsed EBay and Amazon for baby clothes, strollers, nappies…even soft fuzzy toys. He would be our first. Jake had already decided that he would be the perfect dad, the one who’d take his son Jamie (yep, he’d decided on the name) fishing and hunting…all the manly stuff. Personally I d...

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“Gone with the Blizzard” by Zahra Daya

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Coco Pops or Rice Krispies? My eyes dart between them, realizing this was simply a subconscious microcosm of my larger issue. Home is a twenty-minute walk from here. The hurricane of snow outside threatens to leave me trapped, alone, inside this Super-mart. All of a sudden, it clicks in my mind that I’m the only one in this shop. A neurotic mist clouds my mind as a tremor slides down my spine. The blizzard beyond the transparent glass has no discrimination as it embraces anyone and everyone that decides to capitulate to it. The bars ...

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“Trapped” by LeighAnne Ferreol

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Using the flashlight batteries for the remote didn't seem like a big deal at the time. However, now that I was driving fifteen miles per hour at midnight in a blizzard because my power went out and my flashlight didn’t work, maybe it wasn’t the brightest idea. I couldn’t help breathing a sigh of relief as the supermarket’s sign glowed in the distance. I crept my car into the parking lot, I couldn’t even tell where the lines were to park. Not that it mattered, it looked like no one was there. I parked near the front but still had to scurry t...

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“LEAVE THE BABY ALONE” by RADIUS HAVWAALA

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Jogging in the early morning breeze, Dansi suddenly got trapped in a blizzard sweeping across the village from the Chang’ondo Dam. The cold winds ripped through his vest and shorts even though hot sweat covered his whole body. And not long his skin developed goose pimples to look like a sweet potato field.To prevent freezing to death, he sought a place to hide until the horror winds died down. And where would that be but where a throng of people was streaming into a supermarket, also escaping the horrible weather outside. The shop was owned ...

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“Blizzard child” by Sydney Sprouse

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Ok ok, this is weird. I should be at home. Nobody else is even here! There is one cashier but he is obviously ready to leave as soon as I am done plus my mom can bring me her extra noodles and frozen meat. I really should go. I take inventory of what's in my basket, 3 canned chili's, 4 cans of chicken noodle soup, and a bag of green onion chips. Good ok this will help me gain weight and sustain me for a while, perfect. Just perfect. The blizzard was really picking up. As I peered out from the furthest aisl...

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“Encounter” by Rose W

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How had it come to this? All I had done was pop out to the supermarket in what was meant to be a very brief trip after work, when all of a sudden, the blizzard hit. I blamed Daniel for my predicament. I loved the man, but it was him who decided he needed to have steak tonight or he would surely die. “He’d been working hard all day from home.” “It was to celebrate our 2 year, 4 month and 5 day anniversary.” “But he knew how much I cared for him and it wouldn’t take long.” So, after a particularly painful day at the office which...

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“Only God Knows” by Alisa Burdick

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In the small town of Springs Creek, Minnesota, a general store called Howard's lay nestled in the center of town."Hey Lizzie, do you mind locking up? Your mom's worried about the storm coming.""No problem, Pop. I got it. Stay safe. Let me know when you get home, okay?""I will. Weather says eighteen inches in 36 hours. Make sure if you need anything, take it, okay?"" I will, Pop. ""We'll let you know about Christmas, okay?""Alright. ""Oh, Lizzie, God has a way of making everything okay in the end, alright? Have faith.""I'll try, Pop.""Mark wi...

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“The Cold Creeps In” by Conan Helsley

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He was on a highway he didn't know, in a state he'd never been to, between cities he'd never heard of, surrounded by what should have been corn but was something else. They looked like a crossbreeding of sunflowers and roses, enormous heads of petals enclosing a face full of giant seeds. The sky was purple, and the sinking sun was just a crescent on the horizon. There was a life behind him, a wife who was no longer his, though no children because she had, secretly, prevented their very possibility. A frost began...

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“Love, Leila” by Geneva Savage

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I watched him.I watched him shovel away snow. I watched him break into the hard, frozen earth. I watched his hands bleed with the effort. I didn't offer him help. Let him bleed, I thought. She had bled for him. Gone … for him. Maybe he was thinking the same thing because, even though his blood dripped off him and painted the melting snow a bright crimson, he kept pounding into the earth. Like he could change something. Like the harder he tried, the deeper he went, the number he felt, the closer he'd get to her. Like he could save her if only...

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“What Would You Do?” by Magnet Marsdaughter

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It began at the moment I turned the corner of the dry goods section, peered down the bread aisle, and was baffled by the sight of a baby lying bundled up in blankets on the floor. No, that’s not a good place to start. Alliteration aside. It began at the moment I strode into the supermarket to pick up one of those frozen apple blossom pastries, when I saw that everyone who had been previously milling around in there, with that disinterested mill of a dedicated Walmart shopper, was turning an abrupt about-face and walking quickly out, emotionl...

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“Murphy’s Law” by Maria Hefte

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Only little shadows of whistling gray signaled there was Elsewhere beyond the grocery store doors. Violent flurries of frozen cloud descended upon the remains of the little town outside, mutating into a scene of almost still whiteness. I was alone, austere grey walls wailing against the blizzard outside. Somewhere there was hope. And it was out there - not just outside the walls in which I sheltered myself for the day - but outside this godforsaken town. However sure I was that it was out there, I knew I wasn’t boun...

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“The Supermarket at the End” by Danielle Kellett

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I was in the middle of using the restroom when I heard the announcement. “Severe blizzard on the way. Everyone must leave the store now.” I hurried up, but even so, by the time I made it into the main part of the store, the lights had been turned off and the doors were locked. That was fast, I thought. I was spooked being in a dark supermarket by myself (hopefully by myself). It had been early afternoon outside, but the snow was coming down fast and the sun was dim. I was definitely going to sue when I got out...

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“The Young Parent” by Devin Dowd

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The Young Parent Hi Reader. Devin here. Thanks for reading this story. I'm only twelve, but I've always loved the idea writing. If you have any tips, or comments, make sure to say so. Thanks. -Devin Swiftly approaching the only open supermarket in his town, Noah covered his freezing body from the powerful wind beating down on him. Though the small thin torn up coat that ha...

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You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 197 stories

“Second time this week” by Lauren Reed

“Light and Darkness” by Andrea Boyer

“Blizzard Blues” by Mei Joan Guyll

“Gone with the Blizzard” by Zahra Daya

“Trapped” by LeighAnne Ferreol

“LEAVE THE BABY ALONE” by RADIUS HAVWAALA

“Blizzard child” by Sydney Sprouse

“Encounter” by Rose W

“Only God Knows” by Alisa Burdick

“The Cold Creeps In” by Conan Helsley

“Love, Leila” by Geneva Savage

“What Would You Do?” by Magnet Marsdaughter

“Murphy’s Law” by Maria Hefte

“The Supermarket at the End” by Danielle Kellett

“The Young Parent” by Devin Dowd

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Twenty minutes before you are about to get married, you find your mother and your fiancé kissing passionately.

Every year, one person is sent to the moon. This year, though you hid in terror, it is your turn to enter the rocket.

You thought he was dead, but there he is, right in front of you on the street, smiling at you.

"Come with us,” two burly men in gray suits say, grabbing you by the arm and handcuffing you. “You know what you did.” But you have no idea.

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