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Just a happy family

Submitted to Contest #97

I just got on the bus, this is going to be a long 13 hours. Only the trees to keep me company.  Me and my thoughts. Not a soul knows where I am, yet I wish someone would care for me."Do you know how difficult this is for me", my mother stated. She has been struggling for a long time, after what had happened three years ago with my sister, Anna, and our father passing away. I can't remember a time where she wasn't crying, or upset. I love my mother, do not get me wrong. Even if she isn't my Biological mother. I have always wond...

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Perpetual Adventure

Submitted to Contest #97

The rain thundered outside, echoing loudly off of the tin roof. A steady dripping sound came from the hole in the ceiling, the drops pinging as they hit the bucket. I bundled myself tighter inside my blankets, my flashlight brightening up the blank pages of a book.  I had been staring at it for two hours and flipped through every page, but there wasn’t a single word inside.  The rain picked up, hammering twice as hard against the battered windows. But as quickly as it had picked up, the rain had died down.  I stood up and s...

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The Captain

Submitted to Contest #97

This isn’t a safe space for me anymore. I feel overdramatic every time I enter my room now because a high school relationship shouldn’t mean this much. My high school friends shouldn’t mean this much. Yet every time I walk in here I’m reminded about how my beautiful girlfriend broke up with me before college and all my friends chose her. Why do I feel overdramatic for caring about having a girlfriend and friends that don’t even want me? It’s time to get out of this town, to get out of this room. My head hurts from how loud my Greta Van Fleet...

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Ethereal Night

Submitted to Contest #97

It was a beautiful summer night, with a clear sky and bright stars showering the empty streets with a tender light. Beatrice was sitting on the windowsill of her chamber, waiting for midnight. She turned off the lights and was looking up at the sky, counting stars until she reached 20, the birthday she was so eager to celebrate for herself in a few minutes. She has already dressed in her nightgown and was hugging a pillow, thinking of how she could spend the next day. She looked on the wall opposite her at the clock: five more minutes until ...

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Mr .Lindens Library

Submitted to Contest #97

It was a beautiful day, Amelia was on her way to the library. Once she got there, she went straight to the fantasy books. Looking through all the books she noticed a beautiful golden book with an enchanting golden spine, she picked up the book to read it but noticed there was a golden lock binding the book closed. She went up to Mr. Linden the librarian and asked for the key to the book. Then frantically Mr. Linden grabbed the book and put it in a drawer. Amelia asked “what's wrong”, Mr linden replied “this is no ordinary book, you don't wan...

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Window Of Opportunity: Hitler's Secret Return

Submitted to Contest #97

Kelsey Discovers a hidden nightmare Kelsey Jill Paterson 35 years old, gym assistant living in a quiet urban neighbourhood inNew York City. Part of the low end working class she struggles to make ends meet and to keep the roof over her head. She never misses a day of work, volunteers for overtime hours, and is very loyal to her boss. She has a petite build, long reddish hair, nerdy looking, but wirey, and sinewy and can kick any guys butt if it comes to that. After one stressful day at the gym she comes home to her one cat that is lounging o...

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The Window to History

Submitted to Contest #97

Kids noisily filed into Ms. Hodges’ class, jostling each other and talking about their weekends. Anna wandered over to her seat by the windows facing the school’s front lawn. History was her favorite class, and she was excited to be starting a new unit today. Pulling out her notebook, she glanced around the classroom walls, taking in the various historical posters and newspapers. Would it be ancient Greece? Or maybe feudal Japan?  The bell rang, and Ms. Hodges stood up to take attendance.  “Welcome! We have a full day ahead of us...

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With an unexpected knock on a window the Lecturer did mention of a meeting at the International Conference Center.

Submitted to Contest #97

My story is entitled With an unexpected knock on a window the Lecturer did mention of a meeting at the International Conference Center. Mr. Somebody was next spoken of in this story. Also, this was the name by which Mrs. Jackson the Lecturer was known at the College. Again, Mr. Somebody was noted to speak too fast in his speech, complained one of his friends John Taylor. Also, this complaint was not a new issue to them at all in life. This had in fact had been made by several Undergraduate students in her life. Some American lecturers wh...

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Just Give Me One Good Night

Submitted to Contest #97

Knock, knock. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion, momentarily glancing away from the blinking cursor that was just too threatening to deal with at the moment. I spun around, using my feet to stop the chair from spinning. I glanced at my clock, sitting on the nightstand. 8:14pm, the red letters flashed. Who could possibly be knocking at this time of night? Alex was out and neither of my parents were home. It happened again. The soft knock, knock. Only this time I realized where it was coming from. Not the front door, like I had origi...

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The Girl in the Thin Dress

Submitted to Contest #97

The standing clock struck twelve and the boy’s eyes were still wide open. He was playing with his watch, putting it on and off, on and off. His bedroom lay in a blanket of the dark, only one thin sliver of light peeking through the curtains. It was fighting a fierce battle against the darkness. The darkness was winning. Although his eyelids felt like lead, he couldn’t sleep. Every time he gave in, she appeared. He sat up and immediately fell back down on his cushion. There was a throbbing pain in his side. He was fighting a battle similar to...

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Houston, We Have A....

Submitted to Contest #97

To: President Hoover                                    From: Tillia Mischulani1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW                     Return Address: N/AWashington, DC 20500                ...

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Double Life

Submitted to Contest #97

It was all so sudden. Lucy didn’t even get a chance to properly say goodbye to all her closest friends before her parents moved with her to Devon.  “You’re 10 years old and you’re a grown up girl so I know that you will understand that sometimes life forces you to make quick decisions. We got a buyer for our house under the condition that we move out almost immediately” - said Lucy’s mum as they were driving to the west country.  Lucy loved their old house. It was bright with many flowers in the garden. Lucy often got in troubl...

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A WINDOW OF OTHER RELEAM

Submitted to Contest #97

            I WAS WALKING HEART BROKEN, DUMPED AND THROWN OUT OF OUR APARTMENT. I MEAN HIS APARTMENT NOW ONWARDS. I WAS JUST STORLLING THROUGH ROADS MY VISION WAS NOT CLEAR AS MY EYES WERE WATERY BECAUSE OF TEARS. SUDDENLY A TEENAGE BOY GRABS MY PURSE. I TRY TO HOLD IT HARDER BUT MY HANDS SLIPS AND HE GETS THE PURSE AND STARTS TO RUN. I STARTED TO RUN BEHIND HIM. I HAVE NEAR BEEN TO THIS AREA. THIS IS VERY ODD. HE HAS VANISHED. MY BAG IS HANGING ON THE WINDOW. THIS DOESN’T HAS ...

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Nighttime wonders

Submitted to Contest #97

Waking up from a fitful sleep, I readjust the pillow that had fallen between the seats. The armrest digs into my side and is surely going to create a bruise. The remnants of a headache grips at my temples as my brain fights off the fog. I’ve never really been able to sleep on aeroplanes, much to my dismay. When you have been travelling for more than 24 hours one would hope that their body would give in. I don’t seem to be one of those lucky ones it seems. It’s eerily quiet in the cabin. It seems so peaceful compared to the daytime hours wh...

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Your Depths Are Forgiven

Submitted to Contest #97

When I said, "My life is literally so boring," last year, I didn't necessarily mean I wanted this to happen. I guess it's what I get for tempting fate. All day, I had a clenching feeling in my gut that something was about to go horribly wrong. Considering what happened last week after I felt this way, I was worried. I walked down the muddy road, not caring enough to avoid the puddles as my long raincoat flapped in the wind. After a sucky day at work, I could finally go home. I trudged up the steps and fiddled with my key to unlock the door. ...

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