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Adventure Short Stories – Page 269 of 566

Boarding School

Submitted to Contest #102

Today is no ordinary day, but a day I was sent to a boarding school, far away from where I was born and raised. At this young age, I was scared, and I missed my parents. I missed the girly barbies, I missed Lucy, my lovely Shepperd dog, I missed my nanny, my childhood friends, my favourite piano, violin, and my ukulele. I missed the wonderful kitchen where there are so many food I could eat, I miss the mango tree in the front yard of my house where I can taste the most juicy mangos. All of a sudden, I was sent to this institution, where al...

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The Funeral Director’s Daughter

Submitted to Contest #102

“Karen… can I have one of your dresses for a little girl who died in a car accident today? She doesn’t have a nice dress to wear.” Dad said. I was stunned. My shoulders slumped. My head hung. My heart sank. I could not speak. I was heartbroken. Tears streamed down my very recently smiling cheeks. I felt life draining from me as I thought of the life drained too soon from her young body. I gravely wanted her to have the dress… any dress! My prettiest dress! My most favorite dress! BUT the one thing I really wanted was for her not to be dead. ...

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Dicy dance

Submitted to Contest #102

I remember very well the day it happened. I can even see my friends’ wet smiling faces beaming with pleasure as we did the famous backstroke swimming routine. But the vivid images of how the day ended brings bile into my mouth. The mere images of what was left of what was supposed to be my left leg brings a cold shiver down my spine. But then … I digress, let me begin at the beginning. My childhood was far from serene and tranquil. It was divorced from the rudiments and statutes of what is considered normal, pristine and innocent. It was ...

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When We Were Renegades

Submitted to Contest #102

We were going to go to the moon. It was me and Andy from next door and the twins, Justin and Jeremy. Andy’s sister Mary-Beth was coming too, because Andy’s mum said she had to. Andy apologised to us about it and he told Mary-Beth she’d better do what he said. “If you don’t,” he told her. “We’ll leave you on the moon. Forever.” Mary-Beth screwed up her face and balled her fists, but she didn’t say anything. She wanted to come too badly. We’d been planning it for some time. For weeks. Maybe longer. We didn’t keep track of time in some ways....

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Before the Genesis

Submitted to Contest #102

Amongst the weeds of the post-apocalyptic terrain, amongst the bushes and the thistles of metal scraps on the mountain of corps, chased a young boy, eyes still fresh from the ravenous hunt. A stream, rather, a river of velvet crimson flowed under his feet. Curls of smoke unfurled in the settling dawn, drawing illusions of thorny wreaths on tainted lands. He unhinged his jaw and inspired the odour of blood lust, regret, and that of the past hope, lost to the crazes of fractured customs. The faded golden scent flashed up to his nostrils, and d...

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Moment

Submitted to Contest #102

Childhood memories are very blissful moments in all of our lives which we live only once. We all have many moments which remain capture like a photo frame in our life forever. There are lots of good-terrible memories of our childhood which become wonderful remembrance as we become an adult. It sometimes brings a smile to our faces whenever we recall those days and sometimes it haunts us as soon as we remember them as those moments become histories in our life. There are several small-big events that occur in everyone’s life. The time actuall...

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The Visitor

Submitted to Contest #102

Hello, my name is David. We had a strange visitor this week. His name is Jeff. There is something about him that is mysterious. He also has this aura around him. He sometimes appears out of thin air! No one knows his real name. Let’s start the story.  On a sticky and rainy day, a volcano erupted at Mystery Village. Volcano ashes spread all over the village and people ran. But then, the volcano and the ash clouds disappeared! Then came lightning followed by a deafening voice, “People of the Mystery Village, I cannot tell you who I a...

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Surge, Dawn of the new Era

Submitted to Contest #102

Part 5 of an on going series. Read the comments below to see links to the other chapters. Seconds shift to minutes, minutes turn to hours. Time stretches, twists and slows for both men. Surge still floating in the air wraps his fingers around the edges of intangible electricity. Gripping the bolt of lightning. Edgar appears like Zeus himself shining against the purple/blue flashes of light. Descending from the heavens to smite the revived Titan Quake from raising an army by his side. Quake forgets himself in the moment as his eyes fill wi...

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Ending with Satisfaction

Submitted to Contest #102

Jack made sure to let his boss know he was going on a mission through North Africa and the Middle East to preserve peace and provide resources. That was who he was. His boss told him he wasn’t guaranteed a spot when he came back but Jack didn’t care. He’d been saving up for this, so he can make his mark on the world. His wife decided not to come which inevitably ended their relationship. Jack had fought hard for her and their son but this was something he always dreamed of. The moment he arrived in Somalia he placed himself in a homeless she...

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No return?

Submitted to Contest #102

He continued to argue with the older man. They were in a cafe sipping coffee. The young man broke out, "Is this my point of no return?"                                                               Uncle Japheth smiled and was silent for...

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This world is mine.

Submitted to Contest #102

“We are meant to bond and break sometimes, there is always a reason to keep them but there is no need to stay with them. Just because there is certain time where the lie and the truth feel the same. That is life and you won’t skip it anyway.” Aidan said as he stretched his hand to reach out the groundnuts. Neithan stayed mystified with his mind in deep thoughts about Aidan’s breaking topics. “So, what have you got to say?” Aidan said and sticked his face funny with a sneer. “It is not them Aidan, it is her and…” “Yeah I know it is her.” Aida...

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Princess Justice...more like Princess Stupid.

Submitted to Contest #102

     Sometimes, bad things just happen.      Sometimes, dreams will never rise. Some lives end much too soon. Some evil will never ever die.       Not all wars end in peace. Not all heroes choose the right side.      The world is not a happy place. There are hardships and struggles. Every now and then, every day just feels like another day of torture. But people move forward, keep on going with their lives and do everything they can...

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Memories of Grandpa and Grandma's House

Submitted to Contest #102

There are certain memories that never leave us. We surprise ourselves occasionally at the fact that we can recall certain events that happened years and years ago. These memories can be happy ones, or they can be memories that we wish we could push out of our heads permanently. I am one of the lucky ones that recall beautiful memories from my childhood. The most joyous times of my early childhood were trips to see my grandparents. My mom and dad and my siblings and I would all pile in dad’s car and drive across the state of Ohio ...

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A Thump in the Night

Submitted to Contest #102

A Thump in the Night By Stacy Leicht For years, my morning and evening ritual was to pull back my white cotton eyelet drapes and peek out my window in the morning. At times, I would be surprised to see a small fawn standing by its mother or a groundhog perched up on his hand legs gnawing a dandelion in the glistening morning sun. You see, our house was across the street from a pond. It was not huge, nor was it small, but it was just right. Surrounded by gorgeous oak trees that towered over the sides of the pond and two willows that bent down...

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The academy's secrets

Submitted to Contest #102

My name is Layla and I went to Elodie Academy; a magic school! We didn’t really use magic wands, not yet. By the time being we were in the trainee phase. By which we had to prepare the learner’s room, our immediate supervisors. We had to call it “prepare the learner’s room” when it was just cleaning. We would be severely told off or even punished if we didn‘t do so. In that instance we usually would be punished by the “instructors”. Nevertheless we would call the “learners” as “5th levers” despite the instructors precisely ordering us t...

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