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Detention Confessions

Submitted to Contest #298

Chester Jurgen sat on the steps of his ordinary suburban high school waiting for the bus. He was amongst seven other classmates that Saturday morning, along with the schools disciplinarian, Dr. Kraus and the schools nurse, Ms. Wells. It was the fifth straight Saturday morning detention Chester was attending and his eleventh of the school year to date. He wasn’t a traditionally bad kid, or problem child but he routinely skirted the rules and quietly made choices against typical school policy. Hair kept too long, facial hair present,...

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Even Honeysuckle is a Just a Weed

Submitted to Contest #298

I drenched the cold, cheese-less scrambled eggs in off-brand ketchup and shook the life out of the salt shaker until I saw thin, translucent granules floating in the thick red sea. What was I supposed to do? I didn’t know how to fucking cook. How was a 13-year-old boy expected to make breakfast, lunch, and dinner for both himself and his schizophrenic mother? “Mom!” I would yell from the kitchen, hoping for a response since that meant she was at least inside. Back then, my mom was taking her clothes off in our front lawn a lot. She’d sit th...

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Undercover Weirdo

Submitted to Contest #298

It was the middle of second period when I finally decided I didn’t wanna be at school anymore. I simply can not stand this teacher, all she does is stand in front of the class and talk about her personal life. I couldn’t tell you one thing I’ve learned from this class. So as usual I raised my hand and asked to go to the restroom.“Go ahead Raven, just try to hurry, I’m about to get to the good part of my story!”There’s a good part to the story of how her grandma lost her sight? Whatever. As I’m standing up and walking out I hear one of the gu...

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New Beginnings

Submitted to Contest #298

Title: New BeginningsWhen Hunter Carson stepped off the bus in the small town of Liberty Hill, everything felt like a blank page. It was the kind of place with just one high school, where the coffee shop shared a wall with the liquor store, and the air always smelled faintly of cedar and something sweeter Hunter couldn’t name.Back in his old town, Hunter had been the shy kid. The one people called "weird" because he read books during lunch and dressed like he missed the memo on normal. Here, he told himself, things would be different.The nig...

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11:11

Submitted to Contest #297

11:11By TJ DUTY 10:15 PM My blanket is tucked snugly beneath my chin, yet I still shiver. The mattress feels like it’s swallowing me whole. Above me, the ceiling fan spins lazily, clicking in a maddening rhythm. The room is full, but it feels empty. The dark shields me from the mess—papers spilling from half-closed desk drawers, unwashed laundry tossed in the corner. A half-empty glass of water has sat untouched for four days. I turn onto my side, blankets rustling. I close my eyes and think of you.10:27 My eyes flicker open, releasing a wa...

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Four Seconds Left

Submitted to Contest #297

After winning every game in their district and winning the bi-district championship, it was time for the Tinsley High School Tigers to face the Jamestown High School Hawks for the regional football championship.This was the first time Tinsley had made it this far in the football playoffs in the last 22 years. The Tigers had been a domineering team this whole season. Everyone in the Tinsley area just knew that this would be their year.However, the Jamestown Hawks was not a pushover team. They also dominated all their games as well. With two p...

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A Lara tale - Undefeated

Submitted to Contest #297

‘Milton … Milton Station … Platform on the right .. direction of travel…’ Three stations to go, thought Lara, large dark eyes transfixed by the carriage clock .. hopefully the train would be early and the bus late ..anything to reduce her Mother’s harsh and impatient reminders of the inconvenience Lara’s extra curricular activities caused her. The great promise Lara had held 6 years ago – particularly in athletics and gymnastics – with the school even contacting her parents to encourage personal trainers – had come to exactly nothing. A n...

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Dawn of a New Era

Submitted to Contest #297

Daylight would soon begin its daily ascent above the horizon and illuminate the water below with a shimmering glow. Perched at the water’s edge, our shoes thrown aside and the water gently caressing our feet, we sat silently soaking in the darkness, admiring the brilliantly glowing white stars before they completely disappeared, and before the night came to its unavoidable conclusion. It was the night we had anticipated for so long and didn’t want to end. It was a moment in time we would never get back. A moment in time we would never forget...

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Dawn Rises at Midnight

Submitted to Contest #297

As the midnight of their lives closed in on Harry and his high school buddies at their 50th reunion they mapped out a plan to come up to the plate one more time in a stick ball game like those that had highlighted almost every afternoon in their teens. Harry recalled how he used to step menacingly up to the manhole cover with his converted wooden broom handle waiting for Joey or one of his other pals to wind up and let loose with the perfect pitch. Then he would get a real piece of it and send the rubber ball flying down the ...

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Lessons from Scylla

Submitted to Contest #296

[ Note: Contains occasional strong language. ]I. Drifting Through Safe WatersOver the classroom loudspeaker, a student’s voice crackles with pep: “Good morning, Valley High! Big shoutout to our girls’ volleyball team for crushing the Bulldogs last night, 3-1! Next up, spirit week starts Monday—get those costumes ready!” Students trickle in, some slumping into seats, others scrolling phones. A 12-foot banner sprawls overhead—inky black, speckled with a starry Milky Way sprawl—above a school calendar pinned to October 2021: “Shoot For The Moon...

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First kiss

Submitted to Contest #296

Beep Beep Beep. Jack's alarm to wake up for school went off. He turned it off and got out of bed. He quickly took a shower and got dressed. He quickly looked in a mirror and brushed his sandy brown hair into shape. He went downstairs and got an apple and his backpack and headed to the bus stop. “Hey, Jack,” said Olivia, who was one of his classmates. She lived pretty close to him and they took the same bus to school. Her black hair looked like it had been straightened because her hair was usually curly and her dark brown skin complexion was ...

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Not So Cool Funeral

Submitted to Contest #295

This story contains strong language.Not So Cool FuneralThe auditorium is p acked to capacity, tonight is a very special night; the local high school is putting on its annual play. This year's is reported to be a comedy. Beaming relatives aim phones at the stage, eager to record their children. They're aware this will cause much embarrassment later on!Scene One (The curtain rises on a stage.A bedroom. Two girls lounge on a rumpled bed. Clothes are scattered on the floor.)Doreen: Got any plans for Saturday?Jordan: Not really. Hang out at Stev...

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Atrium

Submitted to Contest #295

I had promised myself to stay away from the garden. Come Monday, I found myself there again, right before 8.30 AM, protected by the old coat I’d nicked from the wardrobe of drama group some time in 1998. I had dug out my watch so I could leave my phone in the bag, all the better to savour the thrill of seeing my high school crush appear in the passageway by the camera store. Hi, he said, how are you. That was all, and it was not really a question; nevertheless, I cherished those mumbled words in his dark, clipped voice just as I had back t...

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Buffalo Nickel

Submitted to Contest #295

Buffalo NickelGary GrissomI was painfully shy and had very low self-esteem when I was in high school. For example, when I would get up the courage to phone a girl, I would stutter as soon as she would answer and say hello. I would say “Th-th-this is-is-is” and then I would hang up before I would say my name. At least the girl didn’t know who I was, I would rationalize. After doing this several times, I finally confided to my big brother, Lee, and he suggested that I take a deep breath and then try scatting jazz notes while I dialed the girl’...

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A Love At First Sight, Of The Heart, And Mind

Submitted to Contest #295

A Love At First Sight, Of The Heart, And Mind Back in my senior year of high school there was a girl named Debra. We had a mutual friend Herb. Herb told me that Debra was talking alot about me. Debra was very attractive with an excellent body, she could've been a model. I had always viewed girls like Debra as out of my league, although I did nominate her for homecoming queen. After Herb told me that Debra was talking alot about me, I started having weird dreams about Debra (I used to keep a dream journal back then). At our high...

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