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Lydia Sarrou

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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My Biggest Dream

Weekly Contest #66

If someone would have told me 10 years ago that I would be here at this very moment, I would think they are lying and look at them in a weird way. Today, what is about to happen, has been my long life dream for so many years. I remember when I was at school at 12 years old and I used to imagine myself on that stage, talking to these people about my achievements and my gratefulness. Today my dream is going to become real and ever since I woke up this morning, my whole body is shaking and trembling like it’s cold or something, but the weather ...

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The Challenge Of Being Depressed

Weekly Contest #66

Trigger warning: suicide, mental illness   “It doesn’t count if you’re already planning your defeat.” Ms. Miller said to me.    “Well, what else am I supposed to do? You have seen the world out there, you have seen the horrors, the cruelties, and violence that have been happening since the beginning of mankind. It’s not actually a defeat when there’s no winner at the end of the day. How am I supposed to keep on living in this world where everything is so sickening and people are never going to change?” I asked her   “It’s...

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My Parents' Hopes Won't Come True

Weekly Contest #62

I was just a tiny baby when my parents started saying all these things. My dad kept telling me how proud he is of me and that he couldn’t wait for me to grow up and start my own family, just like him and mom. My mom was also telling me that I’d be a great groom in the future. Every single day, from the day that I was born, my parents have been preparing me to live a life, just like them. They wanted me to find a wife, to have kids, and be a parent just like my dad.  I remember when I had just reached the age of 5, we had to go to a we...

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The Beach I Used To Go To

Weekly Contest #51

It feels like yesterday when I last visited this place. I remember as a kid, I always used to go to Cyprus every Summer, every Christmas and every Easter. Sadly, as the years went by, I stopped going on Easter, because my mom wasn’t coming with me and my sister, and my relationship with my grandma grew further and further each time, so it was a bit awkward of me going alone there with my grandma. Of course, I know she loves me, but sometimes love is not enough for two people to get along. My grandma grew up with different ideologies, which I...

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Waiting In The Hospital

Weekly Contest #49

I can not remember the last time I was at a hospital. The smell of chlorine and disinfectant hit my nose right away. The walls always so white, although due to time, the walls are no longer as white as they were a few years ago. They do not take care of the building that much anyway, so why should they repaint it at the end of the day, am I right?  The doctors running up and down the hospital hallways, and rushing, to be able to handle all the patients, and at the same time, save lives. This always brought me anxiety, seeing them runnin...

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"Friends Forever"

Weekly Contest #48

It’s been quite a while since I last saw her. I remember when we used to play at the playground, when we were just two tiny children, having fun with one another. We grew up together, in the same neighborhood and we were always like sisters. We might didn’t have the same blood, but that wasn’t what made us sisters. We were always together, everywhere. Our moms used to be great friends, due to our friendship, so it was quite often for both of us to be eating together at each other’s houses or just have dinner all together.  Once I reme...

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Fighting Karens

Weekly Contest #48

This past year I have been seeing so many Karens all over social media. Every time that I watched one of their videos, my eyes were literally about to explode, and so did my brain. Every time, I was like, damn, I wish I had a power that could eliminate all Karens of this world, so that I could make this world a better place for everyone. That day, though, I had no idea what was about happen, and it shocked me for good.  May 13th 2020 I was at the Taco Bell restaurant, wanting to get some food, because I was really hungry. All of a s...

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The Danger Of Being In The Closet

Weekly Contest #47

You looked out the window and, not for the first time, thought about how wrong the weather forecast had been. It was unbelievable, because you had also seen on the weather forecast that it would be sunny today, and yet it was raining like hell had come to Earth. Your anger for this production was once more, more real than ever.  As you drove yourself in all this traffic, you started cursing at everyone and everything. This day could not go more wrong. This morning was one of the worst for you, since your wife had just left the house wit...

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Another Same Sex Attraction

Weekly Contest #47

Friday 2 p.m “Just say it”, you silently reminded yourself. You knew you’d regret it if you didn’t.  She was looking at you with those big brown eyes that you always felt so hard to resist since you were kids. Remember those times when you two were best friends when you were like 5 years old, and now you’ve grown up and you fought with each other at school? How did that happen in the first place? She became one of the queen bees of High School, and since then poor you have been bullied by her. And yet, after everything she has said to...

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