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A extrovert accidently bumps into a book reader these days.

Submitted to Contest #104

I was patiently waiting. Yess.. That is the ticket. Patiently waiting. When this extrovert bumps into me. Yess.. That is how most of my life has been. Me? Reading a book. Being patient. And the world? Fate deciding to throw me into a world of adventure and mayhem. This extrovert started talking about reality. Let’s be honest. Reality to me is an interesting topic. Meaning? For you? Well, you have been here some 660,000 in the past two years and no one seems to care to tell you. That you are falling into a black hole. For me? My reality is so...

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The land of the wicked

Submitted to Contest #104

My 8th grade teacher once said ,"when it comes to friends,choose wisely".On this particular day,I wasn't paying attention. I'll never forget the night it started. Mom and dad were out of town and I had the house to myself. I had my whole night planned out. A bowl of popcorn,three cans of soda and a night of endless movies. I laid back on the couch and enjoyed the luxury of being alone but unfortunately,just like Geoffrey Chaucer said ,"all good things must come to an end ". I was halfway through my first movie before being interrupted by ...

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Forest Adventure

Submitted to Contest #104

"Timmy, Timmy! Let's play!" It was still 7 am, and yet Tobiel's energy was already fiery and uncontrollable. If I didn't know any better, he was basically the personification of fire hazards. "No," I bluntly answered. But I knew my answer won't calm him down. Tobiel lightly pulled my hair just to annoy me. "Meanie! Timmy is a big meanie!" I got used to his antics. I won't let it affect me. "Tobiel, have you even eaten your breakfast yet?" I asked, hoping it would make Tobiel leave me alone. "Yeah, I did! Bread toast with butter! I ...

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TIME LOOP

Submitted to Contest #104

"Are you coming tonight?" Lexi asked Rose, but it sounded more like, "you better come." "Yeah, Lexi, I'm coming, not gonna miss today," Rose said and hung up the phone with a sigh. Rose is the type of person who likes to stay alone, make time for herself. Enjoys one-on-one conversations and prefers to stay home on weekends rather than attending a party. Hence, she is an Introvert. But, the thing is she, framed herself as an Extrovert to avoid being called loony. She always tries to make new friends and communicate with them, go out to a p...

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The Walk

Submitted to Contest #104

“I don’t want to go!” I said. “Okay fine, but you have to do something and not just sit in front of the TV all day!” My dad said. After my dad left for a business trip, some part of my brain told me to go outside, so I did. I was walking down the street at midnight when I heard someone calling my name. “David, come here!” A voice replied slowly. “Hello?” I asked. “Hello,” said a deep voice. A man in baggy clothes walked out of the shadow behind a garbage truck. “Who are you?” I asked the weird man. I know it is rude calling someone weird eve...

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A Tangible Thread

Submitted to Contest #104

Socializing. What was the definition of that word in today’s world? Can people truly socialize anymore? Are we social, or has that word lost meaning to other buzz words that enter the pop culture world of celebrities? Jenny didn’t seem too sure about her social life these days. Like many people in her generation of millennials, she was able to keep up with the latest happenings. But dealing with a social life online wasn’t the same thing as hanging out with people in real life. It was boring to communicate with people online! What happened...

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I'm Home

Submitted to Contest #104

“Good evening, Mr. Wilson. Very happy to see that you made it!”, I exclaimed in a chirpy voice as I welcomed one of my guests. I was standing on the side of the large woody front door of the hall I had booked for today’s event, as I welcomed more guests with my warm and welcoming smile. “You look beautiful, Miss Davis", said one of my elder employees I knew well, as she entered the hall.I was wearing a simple yet elegant black sleeveless mermaid dress, which was accompanied by a posh watch on my left hand and a diamond-covered bracelet that ...

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Stevenson and McCartney

Submitted to Contest #104

"Are you coming tonight?" That question was a bomb waiting to be defused. One snip of the wrong wire and death and devastation followed. The mission required two freshman volunteers. Whitney didn't hesitate to go on her first mission outside of the Academy. On the bus ride back from training, she kept poking Piper in the ribs waiting for her to announce she'd be alongside her as she was since first grade. This time Piper didn't know if she should. There was the sinking feeling she had in her chest to think about. Whitney would say it w...

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Leave Me Alone

Submitted to Contest #104

           All I want is P & Q, P & Q: Peace and Quiet. My wife is out of town, the kids are at camp, my phone is turned off, the candles are lit, and I set three minutes left on the timer for the tub. After three minutes I’ll turn off the tub. I have Mozart playing in the background, and life is calm.             My name is Joe and I freeze bombs for a living. I’m 28 and Caucasion, with a buzz c...

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Hurricane Season

Submitted to Contest #104

Class Five hurricanes are not to be trifled with even when you live inland, out of the evacuation zone, or even when your home is located in the area where the evacuees seek shelter. Roger was well aware of this and had carefully prepared for hurricane season. The disastrous hurricane season of 2004 followed by monsters in 2005 and 2006 had taught him his lesson. Still, with most of his family remaining up north, he tried to keep a level head about all this. He had issued his family the following guidelines to assure them that he really did ...

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"I'm never going out with you again."

Submitted to Contest #104

This was not how I had expected the day to go. “Come on, we need to run!” He grasped my hand and pulled me up off the blood stained floor. I had expected a nice coffee date, maybe a walk in the park. “ The police are probably on their way by now.” Pulling me behind him, I turned back hearing the sirens before seeing them but not longer after the red and blue lights followed. I might have even brought him back to my flat if he was really persuading. “Are you deaf, hurry the fuck up or do you wanna spend the rest of your life holed up in jail!...

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Daring adventures

Submitted to Contest #104

"Are you coming tonight" said the tomboy virsa ,of course he will come with me and not a dirty slut like you,you know something why don't you look for a nerd boy and a guy guy to go to prom with , because I know that nobody will be willing to go with a slut like you and don't even dare to talk to James again because if you so I will make your life a living hell and I have a lot of ways to do so, you know what I mean,right? Don't worry Sena I will not come in your way of your relationship and am sorry if you think I am stealing your boyfriend...

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The Sun and The Moon

Submitted to Contest #104

Two girls were friends ever since kindergarten, and their names were Lucy and Selena. When the two girls first met, they weren't as close, due to their obvious differences in personality. Lucy was the girl who would walk up to random kids in school and make new friends. She would share some of her food (no questions asked) if she saw that your parents couldn't pay your monthly school lunch plan. Popping tie-dye patterns that would capture your attention when she walked past you was her signature fashion item. Selena was the more subdued pers...

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When it All Began

Submitted to Contest #104

Are u coming out tonight? I stared at the phone as the cursor flashed while my Mom’s question ran through my mind,"When are you going to put yourself out there again?" Did I want to put on more makeup, straighten my frizzy hair and break this routine? Then the phone buzzed again "I need my sidekick" Okay, okay I’ll go. I turned the TV off and made my way to the bathroom while looking for and the “night out play list” was perfect to get me in the party mood. Another text made me realize that I never let Jon know I was gonna mee...

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Queen Nightmare's Epic Adventure of Wrong

Submitted to Contest #104

Janna sped through the redlight her horrified sister, Emma held on tightly to the seatbelt. Janna was in hot pursuit of the car in front of her and she didn’t have time to wait for the light to change. She couldn’t let him get away. He had a lot of nerve doing what he did to her and he wasn’t going to get away with it. No, he was not, not today and not tomorrow.  “Janna, you do realize that red means stop!” Emma yelled at her sister. “I know that. But, I couldn’t let him get away. Not now when I am so close.” Janna replied, going fa...

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