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Destined flame

Submitted to Contest #57

“It’s almost time for the Orland’s winter ball isn’t it Dante?” Despite her bright tone, there was no warmth in his mother’s words and her dull, brown eyes were void of emotion, as usual. Turning away from her empty eyes, he faced his father, the lanky man looking unbothered in his cushioned black armchair. Seeing the light from the fireplace land on his father’s side profile, Dante couldn’t help but notice how similar they were, from his stark black hair to his reddish-brown terracotta skin and even the golden brown of his eyes. The more he...

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A story about someone breaking a long family tradition

Submitted to Contest #57

In India in particular and in Brahmins in general, marriages take place amongst families of same caste and religion as a family tradition. But with education and probably with a willingness to do something unique, my cousin did something unheard of, unexpected of, untried before, unaccustomed by him and his family members and relatives. Amidst uproar in the family circles, within closest cousins, amongst friends it became an issue that had answer not easy to find. After having highest of qualification for his age, safest of employment in h...

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Ctrl + Z

Submitted to Contest #57

“I need to know!” “You don’t. We don’t!”  I could see the fear in Kristen’s eyes, but I couldn’t get emotional, it could excite my brainwaves. As Kristen leant over my bed, I reached up and held the side of her face with both hands, and pulled her nose onto mine. I spoke softly so only she could hear. “I’m going to be fine. It’s safe, and I do need to know.” I felt Kristen’s cheeks form a smile within my hands, and then we kissed. “It’s a perfectly safe procedure,” said Dr. Chase, simultaneously demonstrated his excellent hearing, and ...

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Lady of the Manor

Submitted to Contest #57

“ENOUGH!” Time may have stripped the power from his body, but not his words. He would be heard. “If you ask me if I’m sure one more time, I’ll use another solicitor’s office and you’ll lose your fee as my executor!” Arthur knew how to motivate men; he’d made his living out of knowing, and for this man it was money. It always was with lawyers. “My apologies sir, I have a legal obligation to –” then the lawyer stopped himself in time, before saying ‘ensure’. Arthur held the eyes of the lawyer in silence; a silence he intended to make as unc...

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Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Submitted to Contest #58

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL                                                 Janine Hallett The plane was about to land, “Thank God”, I thought, after a 17 hour flight the thought of landing sounded fantastic. We were arriving at Hannover Airport to visit our friend Heinz. We hadn’t seen Hein...

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Inside The Looking Glass (The New Girl Part 2)

Submitted to Contest #57

Melanie quietly shut the door to her room and gripped the frame, hands shaking nervously. She had just killed someone.  You did the right thing. No, you did a terrible thing. You had a good reason. That wasn’t a good enough motive. “Shut up, both of you.”  Her thoughts went to their respective corners silently.  She relaxed, leaning against the door, but instantly regretted it as she saw Dani’s innocent blue eyes, thick dark hair, the weight of her body slumping against her after she slit her throat. Melanie shuddered. ...

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FutureBound

Submitted to Contest #57

I’d die in 2023 in a car accident, the letter said. The last thing I’d see is a pair of headlights crashing through my windshield, shoving me from this world to the next in a shower of blood and broken glass. Congratulations! Your application to participate in-- “Malena, did you get the mail?” Adam’s muffled voice yelled from another room after the screen door slammed shut behind me.    --the FutureBound© program, beginning October 2nd, 2020, has been approved. Your post-purchase receipt is attached for your reference. You...

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Hell on earth

Submitted to Contest #57

I did not decide to share this with people because I want you to learn from my mistakes, I am telling it, so you know how I made earth Hell. As a kid I loved time travel. I watch movie, shows, read books on time travel, but I knew it was fake. I went on with my life in love with something not real, but in high school I started to wonder. if a star explodes it could be weeks, months or years for us to know. What if we travel so fast that we can find a loop that would take us to a different time. Then I started to think if wormholes can take y...

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Foiled Again

Submitted to Contest #57

Abracadabra adjusted his bowtie. From one of the many hidden pockets of his tuxedo, he pulled a deck of cards. He would pass the time as he waited the way he always did: with a magic trick. He was perched on the edge of the huge stone fountain in Millennium Plaza: a park nestled among the skyscrapers situated at the exact center point of the city. Shuffling the cards in a most ostentatious display, he called out to a group of passing teenagers: "Hey, kids! You want to see a card trick?" The teens approached with caution. It wasn't everyd...

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The Longest Journey

Submitted to Contest #57

Emma Chains watched the sands of time trickle down before her eyes, helpless from its cruel clutches. She had written only a page of words, disassembled and incoherent. Her mind was beautifully chaotic, a cyclone of ideas and expressions that seemed to make sense. But as soon as she picked up a pen or a paintbrush, everything seemed to collapse and disappear. It was a torturous endeavour of not being able to express herself, but she accepted it was just one of the many burdens of all bright thinkers. With the chirps of crickets crept in...

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One in the Dark, Another in the Quiet

Submitted to Contest #58

JuneShe rushed around the house, feet pattering on the carpeted floor while I sat on the living room couch with Bambi. She was a seeing-eye Labrador and faultless when it came to her job of guiding me but she loved lolling with us when she was off-duty – rare as I needed a working pair of eyes to go practically anywhere. She was a lasting member of our three-person family. The other was Audrey, who was now standing in front of us. I knew from a whiff of her signature strawberry vanilla perfume she wore every day.She tapped my shoulder. I mov...

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Norah's Home

Submitted to Contest #57

“Norah, are you done unpacking?” her mother calls from downstairs. Norah lets out a groan. As her mother mounts up the stairs, Norah braces herself for her mother’s scolding. When Mrs. Blackwood reaches the upstairs foyer, she nearly has a heart attack at the sight of her nine-year-old daughter’s room.  “Norah Marie Blackwood, we have been in this house for three whole days and you haven’t unpacked a single box! Your brother Evan already unpacked all his stuff the day we got here!” Norah rolls her eyes. “Yeah, because that stink-face ...

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Fortune In Moldova

Submitted to Contest #57

Cameras flash. I smile. My hand is sticky with sweat as I reach for Igor Dodon’s hand, the president of Moldova. As we shake hands, reporters shout, pushing their own camera operator to the front of the crowd. I stand feeling very aware of what I am doing with my arms as a man in a crisp tuxedo marches to the podium holding an award made of glass. The award flashes as it catches the glare of the sun. As I am presented the award the camera’s click more violently. A few minutes later I am amid the crowd, questions firing from every direction, ...

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IUSTITIA NOVUM

Submitted to Contest #57

Three rules. Drilled into him since he decided to put on the Halo and join his family and friends in their fight against crime, corruption, and the enemies of Church. Three rules that defined not only what it meant to be a hero, but also formed the very foundation of his family's values. Three rules. Superseded only by the main doctrine of their faith: "Follow the Lord in all things." Three rules, that had always been the bedrock of his family's mission. Three rules, that didn't seem to make much sense anymore. RULE 1: Do Not Kill.  ...

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The Pickle and the Bubble Machine

Submitted to Contest #57

You probably recognize me. If you don’t recognize my face, then you’ll definitely recognize my name, Ted Gaskins. I created of the Air Bubbler and won the Nobel Prize for doing it. I was Time’s most influential person two years in a row. You know me and you know my product. But I have to tell you something, it’s all a lie. The Air Bubbler has been touted as the biggest achievement in climate stabilization in all of human history, but it doesn’t do what everyone says it does. That activated charcoal complex that coats the bubble? Sure, it ...

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