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Veronika Sedláčková

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It Doesn’t End With Death

Autumn. I had always loved this time of year, when everything slowed and began to change. The streets were empty now because no one wanted to spend time out in the cold unless they really had to. Colorful leaves fell from the trees, and their soft rustle was the only sound around me. The quiet and peace were priceless. I stood in front of the cemetery, hypnotized by its gate, trying to convince myself to open it. I didn’t want to say goodbye to the quiet street yet, but the gate suddenly opened for me on its own. I took a deep breath and wal...

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The Night We Met Ted

“Lily, are you sleeping?” my younger sister Iris whispered anxiously. I pulled my blanket over my head, trying to ignore her because I just wanted to sleep, but she started throwing her teddy bears at my bed. “Lily?” she called, her voice more urgent. “What now?” I snapped, turning around to face her, expecting some of her ridiculous questions again, such as how to tell if a fish cries, whether a venomous snake can poison itself by biting its tongue, or how mermaids use a bathroom. She asked me all of that earlier today. Even though it was i...

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How to Become a Captain?

“I pronounce myself the captain of this pirate ship.” My brother Leo raised a stick above his head in a victory pose as he stepped into the old wooden boat in front of the garage. Yesterday, my dad moved the boat out of the garage and promised to repair it so he could take us to the lake. “I want to be captain, too!” I grabbed another stick from the ground and lunged at my brother. He dodged to the side, then returned the blow, knocking my stick from my hand. “There’s room for only one captain, Arthur.” He pointed his stick at me, then grinn...

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The Most Wanted Gift

“Hello? Is anyone home?” I called out for the second time. Today was my nephew Luke’s 18th birthday, and my sister, his mother, Mavis, had invited me to celebrate with them. I had been knocking and ringing the bell for several minutes, but no one had answered the door. I was about to take my phone out of my pocket to call my sister when the door finally opened. “Run away while you still can,” my brother-in-law Jake whispered as he opened the door very slowly. He stood there in a dirty apron, holding a bowl. He looked very tired and depressed...

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Dungeon with Too Many Doors

Note: This story involves riddles. If you want to try them yourself, stop reading after you see the asterisk (*). The dark and the cold were the only things that surrounded me. I blinked a few times, trying to adjust to the darkness, but I couldn’t see anything. The chill cut through my body, and breathing the humid, cold air left me with goosebumps. “Is anyone here?” A woman’s voice nearby startled me. I took a few deep breaths, trying to slow my rapid breathing and steady my pounding heart. Should I answer? A woman hiding in the dark soun...

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Kindness Is Like Snow

“Mom, look what I've found,” my son Adam said as we hurried through the park. I didn’t pay much attention to him because I was too busy thinking and planning, constantly checking my to-do list for this afternoon. Buy a present for my niece for tomorrow’s wedding, buy Adam a new suit, take Adam to my mom’s place because she needs help with her laptop, and somehow make it to the very important meeting with the client. The list felt endless. “Mom?!” His urgent voice cut through my thoughts, and I finally looked at him. He stood in the snow, poi...

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Positivity from Mintaka

"Why are you crying?” A stranger’s voice startled me. I quickly wiped away my tears, not wanting to look weak. I turned around to look at the stranger, but I didn’t see anyone. “I’m down here,” the voice said, and I looked down at the sea before me. I saw a large blue rat floating on its back, waving enthusiastically at me. Its hands were enormous, with webbing between its fingers. I also noticed tiny purple fins along its sides, which looked very funny compared to its big hands. I blinked in disbelief. Am I seeing things? Maybe I’m going cr...

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My Favorite Color Is Orange.

“Would you please help me write the essay for my English class?” I asked my sister Kate. She sometimes helps me with my homework, especially the longer assignments, because I’ve been blind since birth and I don’t like writing by hand or using Braille. I know I can use a voice-to-text app, and I sometimes do, but writing homework with Kate feels more comfortable for me. “Sure thing, little brother,” she answered without hesitation, as she always does. “What are we writing?” She leaned in with curiosity. “I have to write an essay on my favorit...

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Being Brave with Mr. Lavender

Weekly Contest #351

„I have to arrange a few more things, but I’ll help you unpack them later, okay?” my mom said, pointing to five large boxes in my new, bigger room. We’ve just moved from a small city apartment to a large house in the countryside. While my parents are very enthusiastic about the move and our new house, I’m not. I was sad to leave all my friends there, especially Sarah, my best friend. Even though my parents said I could visit her sometimes, it would be strange not to see her every day. I also miss my neighbor’s dog, Max, but my mom promised t...

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Till new bodies do us part

Today is April 31, 2096, also known as Body Swap Day. Every year on April 31, people can participate in a huge event to swap bodies with someone else. They basically transfer your mind into another body, and your body becomes a vessel for this person’s mind. That way, you can experience a new body and try something different. I always thought this event was stupid and didn’t want to join, but now I have to. It's been five years since I was infected with the Vampire virus. From the name, you can probably guess what this virus does: it makes y...

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Is this a prank?

“Who is it?” I turned around, startled, because someone was touching my shoulder, but I didn’t see anyone. I was home alone, or at least I thought so. I was nervously scanning my room, but I didn’t see anything suspicious at all. “Alice, is that you?” I asked, but there was no answer. Alice was my roommate, and she pranked me all the time. Like when she taped a life-sized photo of our old grumpy neighbor to the window of my room or when she glued googly eyes and a mini microphone on my cactus, and the cactus started talking to me in the midd...

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