50 Word Story Expanded
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It all started about seven months ago, I guess that’s the best place to start. I’d been online for a while, writing a blog, and somehow during that time started developing this relationship, I guess that’s the best word you can call it, with another writer. He was a master of the words, and was…
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“How many times do I have to tell you? How many times do I have to explain how this works? How many conversations must we have until you understand what you have to do?” She yells into the deserted room, her face twisted, her eyes dart around, like following a balloon that has sprung a…
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“Three years, three fucking years and not a fucking word, nothing. And now, you come here, to my home, and expect me to give you money. Well, I won’t do it Conrad, I just won’t!” “You completely miss-understand where I’m coming from Mortimer. I’m not giving you a choice in matter, this is not a…
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The axe slices through the piece of wood, sending two even pieces tumbling to the ground. He rubs his hands together, before tightly hugging himself, she laughs as she places another piece on the tree stump she’s using as a chopping block. “Cold?” She asks. “Don’t avoid the question, it’s like this, first you say…
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“It was a cold night, like tonight, that I fist met him, underneath the street light on Maple and Wearne. He seemed like a normal man, nothing unusual, or strange about him. Of course, that was until we started talking, then I realised how truly odd he was, and his face, it was scarred, and…
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He pulls the hammer back, blood drips from its face, and he brings it down, onto his head. Blood sprays from the impact point, and he attempts, poorly, to shield is face. Then once more, he pulls back, and again drives it into his head. “Fix that one, handy man.” “DEREK! M-My GOD! What’ve you…
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“What makes you think I know what you’re doing here? I wouldn’t ask the fucking question if I knew, would I?” “You came out with you’re gun blazing, so you’re expecting something, you stupid old jerk!” “Rainer!” She says, slapping him in the arm, she looks over to the old man, staring down the barrels…
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You’re going to ask, I know, so instead of waiting, I’ll tell you how my life got so fucked up. It started pretty ordinary, one moment I was waiting outside, for Sam to finish work, she’s my girl. Anyway, we’d made plans to pick up a two-five on the way home and spend the next…
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“How many times have I told you not to call me by that name?” “I’m sorry okay, it’s just force of habit, you do something for so long you ju….” “I don’t care, my name is Simone now, not Peter. It’s about respecting who I am, not who I was!” “Don’t you dare throw that…
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“Why Vincent? Why does all this have to happen?” “You know why, you know what you did.” “Is this still about Becca? It was an accident, you know it was. I never meant for it happen the way it did, she wasn’t supposed to be with Kyle, she was supposed to be…” “Don’t, just don’t.…
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He drives the baseball bat into the things skull, knocking it to the ground, “RUN!” he yells, the boys, at first, look on in fear as the thing slowly gets to it’s feet again, he turns to them, his face stern, resolved. “Run for fuck sake, let me do this!” “DAD!” one of the boys…
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“I’ll rip you’re heart from you’re fucking chest if you don’t let me go!” He yells, spit flying from his mouth, she laughs as she slowly walks around the cage that holds him. “You are in no postilion to make threats Maynard, it is I who hold power, not you!” “Don…..” The scene freezes, and…
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“Through the darkness, I have fought, through the cold, I have battled, until, only I stand here, before you, ready to finish this war,” he says, his heart pounds in his chest, he grips the hilt of his sword tightly, and readies himself, as the gigantic beast charges towards him. He drives his shield into…
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“You’ve got to get up Cassie, you have to! He’s coming, please Cassie, please!” she screams as she tries to get Cassie to her feet. But she is beyond help, her eyes stare blankly off into the darkness, and her once bright, orange skin, slowly turns a shade of grey. “What a pity, I was…
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“Well, haven’t you fucked the monkey on this one?” “What’s that supposed to mean? It wasn’t my fault, I was forced into it, I only wanted to talk to her, really, I did, I never meant to, to….” “What, stab her sixty seven times? Bullshit, so don’t lie to me, you know it makes me…
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The rancid smell of death tears at his eyes, and he tightly clutches at the handkerchief, firmly pressing it against his nose and mouth. A radio comes to life with a screech, “Bannister, answer me god damn it!” He raises the mouthpiece to his dry, pale lips, “I found her.” “You what?” “I said I fucking…
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“I guess you want me to start at the beginning?” “Is that where you want to start?” “Not really, but I think you need to know something, an overview, so you can see how we ended up here.” “Well, then tell me, how did it all start?” He asks, leaning back in his seat. “When…
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“It’s easy, you either sign it all over to me, or both of you get a bullet, to the head!” She says, as she holds the rifle towards them. “Marion, this is ridiculous! Put the gun down, and let’s talk ab…” But he doesn’t get to finish his sentence as a shot fires from the…
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He looks up, his heart beating furiously in his chest, taking a moment to catch his breath, then, he smiles, “As many times as it takes us, until we track him down, that’s how long.” “It’ll just keep moving, six months Cole, six months and we’re no closer than we were when we started all…
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“Can we really trust him? He’s like, our greatest enemy.” She says. “I know, but the very world threatens to shatter itself into a million pieces, I don’t see that we really have any other choice.” They look over to him, as he sits there, grinning proudly at them both. “What are you guys talking…