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There Goes A Whole Year... Like Sand

Submitted to Contest #83

She rowed across the sea, pain wracking her arms. Land was only a few meters away, but it felt like miles. She wanted to stop, to capitulate, but how could she give up, after all she had fought for?“May!” a voice called, “Quit that reading! You have an exam tomorrow, and you don’t want to do poorly on it!”I sighed, wanting to act like I hadn’t heard, but I knew that would call for trouble.“Alright mom,” a soft sigh escaped my lips. I slipped a bookmark into the novel and clasped it shut. That was just my luck; right when the story had climax...

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Thoughts of Home

Submitted to Contest #83

It was nearly sunset when I pulled myself out of the water and onto the dock. I hadn't thought to bring a towel, so I stretched myself out on the planks, arms crossed, eyes closed, and let the failing light do what it could. I had never been one to swim alone—especially in the sea—but today was a Thursday—one of those middle of road Thursdays of extreme mediocrity—and after dreaming my way through half the day in the red heat, I had finally given in and dived off the end of the dock. It was fine for everyone else to stay in the house, b...

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2070

Submitted to Contest #82

Every morning, I do the same routine. I unplug the power cord from my artificial artelux and go to open the blinds. The sun is good for my body's sheath. After bathing in the sunlight for several minutes, I go to the bathroom. I can’t shower like an ordinary human, the water would mess up my skin like sheath. Instead, I use a 70% alcohol solution to rub down my entire body. And Voila! That pretty much wraps up my daily routine.But today was not any day.Today was my first-day attending high school. Not just any high school, a human high schoo...

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An Unwanted Gift

Submitted to Contest #82

Sofia didn’t know how she felt about starting her new school. She had heard things about the way the kids were there, that they were snobby and stuck-up, and that they were as high-tech as they came. She worried most that she would be judged for the way that she was; even at her old school, being old-fashioned like her was not a desirable trait. She knew that it was natural for people her age to be interested in all the modern things, although she had no idea why. She thought it safe to assume the reason she turned out this way was because s...

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Hideout

Submitted to Contest #82

Chapter 1The smell on her hands fascinated her, foreign and new, like the world around her, and sticky too. She got the sticky substance from an odd, organic object that fell from one the towering pine trees surrounding her. She inhaled again as she put her hands to her face, her memory of what she learned came back to her, Tree sap; a fluid that distributes nutrients throughout the tree. Living organisms all around her, flooding her memory banks as her large brown eyes took in the forest around her. It was nothing like the world she knew, s...

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A Simulated Chronicle of Simulated Chemicals

Submitted to Contest #82

"Louise," said one of the schoolboys, "how do I find the radius?"She considered answering, but the question was too easy. He should know that himself. "I'm more than just a calculator, you know.""Yes," said a voice from behind her. She turned to see the teacher, now taking a step past her. "Louise is more than just a calculator, Ethan, and you should know the radius.""Louise," Ethan repeated, smirking, "how do I find the radius, if the teacher never taught us how?"The teacher never taught them how, but they were years beyond that level of sc...

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Awake for One Day

Submitted to Contest #82

  Trigger warning: attempted suicide  Awake for One Day  1.  The blinding coldness of light reflecting off steel is the first sensation I am aware of. I sit up, the tiny motors vital for movement spinning into gear. Several scientists standing near by great me, “Welcome to the Mayo Clinic medical facility, 27983.” They test every joint and limb to make sure that they work properly. They also test the cameras that serve as my eyes and make sure they are able to properly scan a human body. I am the first medical android in ...

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Takeover

Submitted to Contest #82

“We have to take over these humans, they treat their planet like shit. We are here today androids to save 76342, so called Earth. We are here for a purpose. We are here to save earth from becoming a waste land-”“Headmaster, what if we fail? What if this is destined,” interrupts Android 345.“There isn’t anything as destiny, Android 345 let me finish next time,” says the headmaster.“Before we plan for destruction, we have to find all their secrets. Android 10, you have been selected. You shall go undercover with the humans to find their deepes...

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Twix Marshall Has A Hard Time

Submitted to Contest #82

Inside an almost empty semi-detached home lived a vivacious young boy with his father. He wasn't much like other kids his age, in fact he wasn't like the other kids at all. You see his was a case different than the rest for he was not a human but an Android. As for his name, it was more peculiar than he.  Twix Marshall was the first of his kind, created by the very man who fathered him. He was created a teenager, hence he never really had a childhood. He was never born like the other kids. He didn't live in a womb and he certainly ...

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In The Mix

Submitted to Contest #82

I've been on this wonderful planet for 137.8 weeks, 23 days, 15 minutes, and 7 seconds. On my home planet, Rauktonia A7-B8, that would equal 271 years, but I've learned the human way of calculating time. I've learned plenty of stuff from humans, like how to diss our fellow peers, stuff smaller or lesser than beings into metal storage spaces called lockers. I have even learned how to tame a hairy beast called a dog. It's name is Cookie, one friend I made here calls the furry beast this. In my ship's database, I researched Cookie and it appear...

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Technology takeover

Submitted to Contest #82

It was summer of 2028, Charlie had just finished his computer science lesson and was heading to lunch. He was being accompanied by his best friend. They had been best friends ever since Charlie created him the previous year as his end of year project piece. He won first prize at a science fair with it, and he managed to adapt his creation every now and then meaning that now it can speak and act like an actual human being. A robot. Everybody in Charlie’s school thought he was mad, that’s why nobody was friends with him. That’s why he crea...

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Roberto 'Gets a life !'

Submitted to Contest #82

Fast forward to the not-so-distant future, the year 2040 when a half-android, half human, named Roberto was just your average kid.Roberto Pacino otherwise lived an absurdly normal life. All his peers thought he was Italian and he grew up like any regular neighbourhood geek. He attended high school just like all the other teenagers of his age.Roberto, though, was different in a way that even he found a little confusing!Roberto was so good at schoolwork, it never ceased to amaze people. People around him were indeed impressed by his intelligen...

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Just one of the Gang

Submitted to Contest #82

  It was cold outside and Andy was watching his friend closely. He and 5 five other kids from the local high school had decided to go ice skating at a nearby pond. Andy had only just arrived in the town about 2 months ago and was surprised that he had been invited. You see Andy was an android. No one new about it except his owners that had purchased him from another company. They were semi-retired scientist that had a long history of working in robotics. They had explained to Andy that he was going to be a kind of social experiment...

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Post-It Notes

Submitted to Contest #81

I still remember all the foolish things I had done when I was younger. And if I forget, I can always go back to my room and look at the wall I covered in small pieces of square paper with an untidy scrawl. When I was fifteen, the age I was when I went to high school, I had spent most of the summer break hogging the family computer to myself and searching things up like, how to be funny, or how to be cool, or how to look handsome. After nine hours of research a day this is all I found: Being cool allows you to make friends Don’t be stupid ...

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Forgotten Love

Submitted to Contest #81

Ever since I met Chloe, I loved her. I met her in fifth grade, when we were performing a short play about Cleopatra's life. Chloe was Cleopatra & I was the stage crew. I stole the snake that was supposed to kill her but she smiled & used a sock instead. At the end of the play, Chloe looked at me & whispered "Hey, Jake, I know you took it." I tried to ask her out in ninth grade, but I ended up saying "Chloe, you? Go to? Or somewhere else? I can do either" Chloe was amazed by the poeticness of my sentence. "Of course I'll g o!" s...

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