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Dare or Dare

Submitted to Contest #68

Andrew Reed waved the shotgun about the place as if he might just actually shoot someone. It wasn’t loaded. It hadn’t been loaded for as long as he’d owned the thing. But the employees of the CTC bank, that grubby little brick building under the overpass, didn’t know that. In this case waving an empty weapon was just as good as waving one with cartridges in. It held their attention. Made them sweat a little. Or a lot. Andrew was pretty sure the security guard had been sweating before Andrew had even set foot in the place. The large man ...

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Fifteen to twenty

Submitted to Contest #68

“Your hands on your heads all you and move over to that side. Get up you, move over to that side. You open those doors. All of you inside, inside.” “Where are they? Where are they? Where are they?” Everyone ignored them and one woman that was hitted on the head with butt was particularly angry with the police, was the first to reply. “You came here twenty minutes later asking about thieves that left fifteen minutes ago?. You were called long time ago from where they locked us in and you said you are on your way, what delay you for twenty mi...

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The Russian Spy

Submitted to Contest #68

It had been twenty-four years since she'd last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same. Nataliya Romanova stared up at the towering skyscraper, covered in shining glass, reflecting on the clear blue sky above. She turned to the two men behind her, her shoulder-length red waves swinging behind her. The first man was stout and carried a yellow briefcase. The second was tall and dressed sharply, with a long black overcoat over his perfectly tailored suit. "You stay here until I return. Do not let anyone who looks suspicious into the buil...

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Pancho and Lefty, Eternally is Here!

Submitted to Contest #68

This is it. The sweat’s lashin’ off your arse, slippin’ between the crack, and all you can hear is the Gun Club’s “Eternally is Here” poundin’ through your head. The .44 Magnum in your stubby little grip is, despite what the gun-slinging copper on TV said, not the world’s most powerful hand-cannon. You slide the duffel to Walden. He pilfers it for dye packs. You stare out the floor-to-ceiling windows. Hell or High Water country. Wide fuckin’ open.Seconds.Breath.Breathe.Back to seconds.No, scratch that. We have time.The long arm of the law on...

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A life unlived

Submitted to Contest #68

   In the small town of Massachusetts, there's only one grocery store, a post one, a bank , a barber shop , and a bar.  It seems everyone goes to this town to just drink and walk the streets.  This place isn't popular by any means but of course it might be exciting for someone that loves that small town feel, or someone that wants to rob a bank and get away with it.  I had been driving for hours in search of this eluded place, just when I saw the sign that read Welcome to the Town Tiny Beings.  Population 5...

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Freedom

Submitted to Contest #68

The feet of the Carmac brothers are heard around the bank as the loud alarms blare their distress. They accidentally tripped the wire when coming in through the window. What an amateur move any idiot could prevent, but they let it go as they tore down the long corridor. Stephen was breathing hard and tore off his black ski mask, panting for air. His brother was in the same condition, but refused to risk his true identity being seen. They took another left at the corner, and could see through the narrow, slim windows red and blue lights flash...

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Ricky and Angela's Surprisingly Lucky Adventure

Submitted to Contest #68

The sun is rising as Ricky and Angela wake up in their sleeping bags.  “Ricky, wake up. The sun is beautiful right now!” Angela said this in a quiet, calming whisper. “Hurry!” Ricky was now wide awake and ready to watch the sun rise. “Let’s go! I do not want to miss a second of that beautiful sun rise.” They get out of their tent and head to the hill on their campsite. Both, Ricky and Angela, put their blankets on the grass. Angela thought that the sun was the most beautiful thing in the world, and wished that she could watch it rise...

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Penny for Penny, Eye for Eye

Submitted to Contest #68

Abraham Danver never amounted to much until his third heist. Born in New Mexico and adopted by a crowd of bandits at the age of seven, he grew to admire the lifestyle of an outlaw. Despite the murder of his parents, the boy didn't seem traumatized; Jordan Hilliger, boss of the bunch, said the boy had "no life in his eyes." The disconnect seemed to help him in the future. After Hilliger's death, twenty-year-old Danver became the newly appointed president of The Red Bully gang.           &nbs...

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And That's How It's Done!

Submitted to Contest #68

Puffing up my chest, I prepared to bellow. “Down, down, down, NOW.” I shouted. All 20 people hit the floor with a series of thuds, scuffles, and muted cries. I looked around and without turning to towards the back where I knew my partner waited, I raised my hand to signal that all was under my control. It was difficult not taking the extra time to savor having reached this part of our plan. As my size 13 foot firmly pushed down onto the back of the guard’s neck—without my permission, my mind wound back to when we had cooked up this grand sch...

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Benny, Jenny, and Alma in the Dirt

Submitted to Contest #68

“It was me. I took your food, Alma.”  Large, round green eyes stared as she fiddled with the can’s pull tab behind her back. The feline’s mouth pulled back, then a silent yawn fell out.  The sharpness of the tab pinched the stiff skin of her finger, so she adjusted her grip.  “Whattaya gonna do about it?” she drawled.  Alma blinked, unhappy to say the least. She occasionally flicked her gaze to the shadows of the kitchen cabinets. The early afternoon light shifted them incrementally across garish mint green walls....

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Happiest day of my life

Submitted to Contest #68

There is hardly any living being who has never gone through ups and downs in his life. Life is full of incidents r both good and bad. Some of them may be forgotten with the passage of time whereas others leave an everlasting imprint on the mind. One feels delighted when fortune favours one but one plunges into despair during misfortunes. A wise man is one who is neither overjoyed in prosperity nor takes adversity to heart. Last year, I passed the Senior School Certificate Examination. Though I had given it my best shot, I was not confident o...

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The Heist

Submitted to Contest #68

Stavnus’ heart was pounding, his hands sweat as he peeked out from the alley toward the doors of the bank. Two high elves stood their watch outside as the rain poured heavily around them. He pulled up the collar of his trenchcoat that matched the watchmen and pulled his cloth cap over his head to try and hide his human ears. One more deep breath and made his way across the street. As he neared the doors, the watchmen locked eyes with him. He smiled politely and tugged at his hat as a salute. The watchman on his left touched her hat back as...

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Twos robbery

Submitted to Contest #68

Start your story with someone robbing a bank and end it with two people driving on an interstate. Twos robbery By Dumisani khumalo All for the money and money on the roller of the double barrel shot gun came out of his overcoat. The Security was not lookung at the door, sanitizers and masks confounding him as the guy on his CCTV could not make out who is who. The door Security looking at the overcoat entrant who came in wearing a hoody, mask, was as everyone maintaining the new normal. Everyone maintained social distance and looked like...

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24 years is such an odd time for a reunion

Submitted to Contest #68

It had been twenty-four years since she'd seen it, but the place looked the same. Her high school. Alice never wanted to set foot here again, this big fucking yellow banner strangled above the entrance "Welcome class of 2018" Great, real nice. Nothing more exciting than anything coloured yellow. She knew she was stalling, who wouldn't? Who would go rub shoulders with the town arseholes while her husband stayed at home with the girls. Lucky man. The door sat heavy, like it was trying to keep her out. Somethings never change. Her name wa...

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She, of fire and strength

Submitted to Contest #68

It had been twenty-four years since she’d last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same. The ground crumbled beneath her boot as she walked down the winding path. Rubble coating the ground, dust taking the spot where air should’ve been. Her throat dried in a matter of seconds, her eyes surveying the ruins of her old town. Destroyed decades ago, the destruction was still evident. Her hand wrapped tightly around the hilt of her sword. Solid titanium, embedded with diamond dust. Her white hair blowing through the wind. Ocean eyes lo...

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