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Weekly Contest #348
3am Phone Calls I woke up from a deep sleep in a cold sweat. I grabbed my cell phone to look at the time. My phone said it was 258 am only a couple of minutes before 3am. I answered it without looking at the caller ID, but no one was there. I hung up and put my phone face down on the side table. I fell asleep thinking it was a wrong number or a prank phone call. I didn’t think much of it when I finally drifted off to sleep. The next morning, I woke and rushed around my apartment to get ready for work. I forgot about the event from the night...
Weekly Contest #347
From Columbus to Chicago “CRAP!” I yelled as I knocked my luggage down the stairs. I tried to run after it, but it was too late. My luggage was tumbling down the stairs, random pieces of clothing flying all over the place. I grabbed the railing of my apartment stairs and slowly walked down them. I was hoping I wouldn’t trip over the clothing that had fallen out all over the place. Once I reached the bottom of the stairs, I began to pick up my clothing that was spread all over the floor. As I was repacking my luggage, I sat on the floor and j...
Weekly Contest #298
Note: Contains drug use, alcohol use, stripping.My divorce was messy. My husband, Josh, cheated on me with many different women and beat me when I didn’t do something right. When I finally got the courage to leave him, it was awful. I felt that people were watching me and reporting back to him because once in a while, I would get a random text saying I looked awful or I would never be able to get a job in this town again. I felt trapped. Late one night, I packed up everything I could fit into my car and leave this town, leave the whispers, a...
Weekly Contest #294
First Snow FallI glanced outside of my apartment window and realized it was snowing out. I always loved this time of the year because my husband and I would have the time of our lives during the winter. We would go outside and throw snowballs at each other, build a snowman, and even ride on sleds. We would act like children. When we finished playing in the snow, we could come inside, sip on hot chocolate, and eat cookies by the roaring fire we made before leaving the house. I would cook dinner while he tended to the fire, ensuring it roared ...
Weekly Contest #293
CW: This story contains mature themes, including sexual content and strong language.Road Trip from HellI never fly anywhere I go because I am scared of flying and being up high. If I can’t drive, I don’t go. My cousin Brenna is getting married, and I was invited to the wedding in California. My grandmother, Luna, and my mother, Charlotte, told me I could fly with them, but I turned them down. I told them I would leave a week early and drive up to California to meet them. My mother laughed at me and told me I was crazy for not wanting to fly ...
Weekly Contest #289
Note: this story contains triggers of self-harm, language, and attempted murder. Three Years. The room is unfamiliar. I don’t know how I got here. I thought to myself as I woke up. I noticed I was connected to all sorts of machines and tubes. I hit the call button and a nurse came rushing into where I was. “Oh my god! You’re awake,” The nurse said as she pulled a tube from my mouth. “Where am I? How did I get here?” I asked. “Well, you were brought in here three years ago. You tried to commit suicide,” The nurse said as she help...
Weekly Contest #260
Robin’s elderly mother, Carol, became very sick, so she packed up her life and moved back home to take care of her. Robin tried to get her brother David and sister Maddie to come and help her, but they refused. They felt their lives and family were too important to give up to help their mother. Since her father passed away from Cancer three years ago and she and her siblings moved away and started their own families, Carol was all alone in a great big house she refused to give up. Robin arrived at the house two days after the phone cal...
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