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Submitted by ivy luna
Write a story from the perspective of a character who has just done something horrible, and is trying to justify their actions.
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So here our story begins.
In the thick of our beautiful national park.
Jam Ram Park.
Where the lovely river, Jamima, is life blood of all ecosystems,
probably ever.
There is over at least ten species of animals that live here. Most of them eat.
The wooded areas are home to creatures like birds and there are a lot of animals that graze.
Most of them also eat grass. Which is abundant on this plan...
I grow up in a very small town where everyone knew everybody. My mother and father high school sweethearts. They got married right ather high school and stayed together through going to different schools. They came back to there home town and found out that she were pregnant with me. So now as the pregnancy goes on my mother and father both find jobs in their specialties. My mother a doctor and my...
"Maddie?"
"Will?"
They both pause in there steps and stare at eachother in silence for a few moments. Maddie crosses her arms and swings her bag to hit Will's shoulder.
"Hey, what was that for?"
"Everything," she spits out with tears pooling in her eyes.
His face softens and he says, "Maddie.."
She swiftly turn on her heels and walks away.
Maddie's POV
Why did I even stop and say hi? He ...
Marta sat alone in the dimly lit apartment, the thin walls doing little to block the sounds of the city beyond. The hum of traffic, the distant shouts of children playing, the occasional wail of a siren—all of it felt like a world away. She stared at the small pile of bills on the table in front of her, their numbers swimming before her eyes, overwhelming her.
Her hands trembled as she reached f...
I didn’t know that _that_ was going to happen. I mean, I guess, looking back at it now, it’s obvious but I didn’t mean for that to happen to him. I’m wringing my hands in my apartment, sitting in the kitchen of all places, in total darkness because I feel like someone might be coming for me. Every siren I hear is for me, until it’s not. But, maybe they won’t come, because he was a bad guy anyway. ...
I stood there in the dark alley, my heart racing and my hands shaking. The blood on my hands seemed to glow in the dim light, a stark reminder of what I had just done. The sound of sirens in the distance made me jolt, and I knew I had to act fast.
I had just killed a man. The man who had been dating the woman I loved. The woman who had never looked twice at me because of him. But now he was gone, ...
Dear Diary,
Jessica Voight is a bitch.
You already know this, this is far from my first entry about her. She's made me and Judith's life a living hell, to the point where Judith has an eating disorder for God's sake. So, yes, confession. I'm the one who put the Frog Juice in her protein shake during lunch...did I think it would send her to the hospital?
Not really.
Do I feel bad about puttin...
The sounds of many explosions filled his brain, yet all he could manage was a grin. Standing before the court, the people showed no pity. Why would they? This man single-handedly obliterated nearly half the city of Croakhigh. A good number of the casualties included many of the Divine's soldiers--the society of protectors, assigned with keeping citizens safe. Many of those soldiers, were newly app...
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