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My biggest gift to you

Submitted to Contest #57

'And you would have found your inheritance. My biggest gift to you, my children.'He sat reading the black and white paper again. Convinced, he affixed his signature. "Are you sure Peter?" Roger asked. He had been his lawyer and best friend over the past 25 years. "Yes, Roger. This is my final will. I don't have enough time to remind my children about what is important in life. This is the only way. I'm sure they will hate me. But they will learn". Roger had known that solemn smile all too well to object any further. The two witnesses si...

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The Root of All Evil (Part 1)

Submitted to Contest #57

“Dear whomever it may concern,” the words are written flawlessly on the white paper. “My end is near, and I have given a lot of thought to this. As many people know, I am a billionaire. My family has not stopped bugging me about my will. I could not decide which family member would inherit my money or any of my other belongings. That is why I have decided to leave everything to whoever finds this letter. The reader of this letter will be a curious young soul. All I ask from whoever finds this - do not be selfish. You are one of a kind. Do no...

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It wasn't True

Submitted to Contest #57

I’ve always been fascinated with H. G. Wells, Time Machine. Of course we all know that time travel is still impossible in 2020. I think, therefore I am. Besides, I wouldn’t want to forward myself to the future just to learn that I was once considered being the most wanted man in the world by the FBI and CIA dead or alive for finally giving proof that Aliens do exist on the planets Earth and Mars. There are many rock formations on the surface of Mars which resembles the Mayan statues of earth.  In the future or past I’m barely ahead of t...

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The Return of the Usa

Submitted to Contest #57

Tanna Island, Vanuatu, Southwestern Pacific “They came from the sky.” The legendary tale always started the same way. No matter how many times he heard it, Kailani always felt a delightful shiver of expectation when the story began; the story of the mysterious gods, the Usa, and their miraculous visit to Tanna all those years ago. This year, Kailani would be listening to the ceremonial telling of the account even more attentively than usual, given what he was planning to do the following day. The secret he held close to his hear...

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Into the Future

Submitted to Contest #57

My name is Marlon K. And the winds blew harshly. The trees leaned. The cars creaked. And all that happened when I walked down a dark, gloomy street. I held on to my cloak as it tried to escape. It was a Friday night and instead of enjoying the night watching movies with my parents I was walking down the street. The emptiness made me shudder. I was a teen who had just came back from school. Our school was one of the best in the whole county but we had to stay there till night. I want to look at my future. The best thing I like to do is shop a...

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Studying in the Darkness

Submitted to Contest #57

Authors note: This title was suggested to me by Amany sayed. Thanks i liked the title a lot.Previous title: The Girl Who StudiedThe ritual of child marriage was very bad. Girls used to get married at a very young age and weren’t even allowed to study. These girls were expected to do house chores. The same thing happened with a girl who had exceptional intelligence. She was very good at maths and science but after her marriage she was not allowed to study. It was only two days since she had come. Her stuff was still being moved to her n...

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Wills

Submitted to Contest #57

In 1988 I hit the Florida lottery for 16 million and after taxes of 37% I still had enough to financially take care of my family and closes friends. The funny thing about winning money you soon discover you have a whole lot of relatives and church people you never knew existed. The first advice my attorney’s quoted to me is that I quickly make a will. I was only 27 years of age at the time and me dying never even entered my young mind. After spending 43% of my winnings on  "Wine, women and song" that is a hendiatris that endorses hedo...

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Her Place in Time

Submitted to Contest #57

Time travelling was not as fun as the movies made it out to be. Selene Wesley could only see white as her ears rang, her head feeling like it's about to explode. The floor beneath her seemed to wobble even as she stood still. She would've fallen over if her hand did not reach something stable to hold herself steady. The world before her only came into focus after what felt like twenty minutes. It was a horrible feeling Selene didn’t wanted to experience again(though it would be inevitable for the way home).Once she finally found her bearings...

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When Pigs Fly

Submitted to Contest #57

I have an egg that sits on my desk at home; it's not your everyday bacon and eggs kind of egg. It's a beautifully hand-painted wooden egg. It's painted blue, with a pig flying with wings. It reminds me of many reasons why I became a nurse.I received this art egg after Sr. Mary* passed away. She was a Nun; a very lovely, full of life Nun. She lived life with zest. She had a smile that you knew she was up to something. She saw my transition from new c.n.a. to graduated LPN. I had worked in that Convent for over 12 years and to this day, I...

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The Chaos of One Key

Submitted to Contest #57

My fingers curl around the pen painfully, the joints popping as I write. Despite the discomfort, I am the happiest I have ever been in a while. I’m ecstatic, actually. Not many people can say that when they’re writing their own will while resting on their deathbed.  A cough wracks through my body and I pull my hand away from the paper before I make any unwanted marks. Through the sound of my coughing, I hear the telltale tap, tap, tap of Jeremy’s polished cordovan shoes upon the marble floors outside my door.  “Sir, are you-”, J...

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To All Those Above and Below Me, This is My Will

Submitted to Contest #57

To all those above and below me, this is my will.  David squinted at the computer screen before giggling at the words written on them. He knew his family was about to disown him for what he was writing, but David needed something hilarious, something that screamed, ‘Only David would write a will this ridiculous and stupid!’ He wanted his family to remember him for his humor, instead of his intelligence.  David placed his hands back on the keyboard and began to type.  I am writing to you today because I have flatlined. Y...

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Golden Embers

Submitted to Contest #57

Hania started to walk through the crowded streets, her bag starting to sag by her side. It contained only the essentials for life on the run - some food, money, stationary in case she needed to contact anyone, and a small dagger with the inscription sangvis aqvā densior est. Blood is thicker than water. It was a phrase that had defined Hania’s life for so long, on a weapon that had meant so much to her. At first, Hania hadn't wanted to bring along her dagger, but the more she thought about it, the more she realized she needed it. She re...

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Genesis

Submitted to Contest #57

"Give it up. Eventually you will fold under my weight." Great. He's back. Just what I needed on this already stressful night. I roll over from where I had been trying to rest my eyes. On the small coffee table a couple feet from where I lay, a mound of white powder sits. It's been waiting for me to accept it. I will not. I am Genesis. I am the new Beginning. A demon is talking to me. I will now break the chains, the pattern of my dying family. For far too long, this same demon has nabbed hold of my relatives and has claimed them as his sl...

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Master Kragon, Trollhead Bowler

Submitted to Contest #57

Kragon’s axe dripped with hot dwarven blood. His own blood raged within, filling his heart with the thrill of combat. He breathed in heavy breaths, falling to an aggressive stance, ready to face the remaining warriors… but they dropped their weapons and fled. “Cowards!” he bellowed and threw his axe after them. The double-edged steel monstrosity rammed itself into a tree trunk, clipping the tip of a dwarf’s helmet, causing the man to triple down on the running. The rest of the orcs came up to Kragon, their weapons clean as the day they were ...

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The Young Prince

Submitted to Contest #57

Kix keeps running from the drunkard men chasing him. He wins their money for three rounds of "dice and doodles" gambling game. They called him a cheat and wanted their money back."It's not even one round how could you call me a cheat?" He said bragging his awesomeness in gambling. The drunk men riles up and get him but his instinct is always right as it is always happening each time he gambles.He enters a narrow alley and slips out. "Hahaha! I guess those men got a lot more money to lose at me. I think I'm going back," he said playing toss w...

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