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STORY STARTER
Submitted by Amy Blu
Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.
Write a story that starts with this sentence. Think about how you could be creative with the genre!
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I survived a two wars, two revolutions. It was hard. I saw so many people die. I wake up with nightmares almost every night. There are certain places I can’t go because it triggers me. I have moved so many times, it’s hard to call my house home. Many people don’t trust me because they think I’ve seen too much.
And I have.
I was a general in the wars. I killed people with my own two hands. I have...
Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.
People always talk about Nova. She is the more overt one. You can tell she had a rough childhood from the closed off, defensive behavior she displays.
She wields a knife or weapon and is always analyzing people. People have learned to keep their distance from her. To distrust her.
But Haze, she is the reason for that upbringing....
Never trust a seeker,
until you know how they lived
How did they survive?
Little girl left alone,
Dad’s train delayed, Mom’s dead now.
Southern secret still!
Love’s around, yet missed.
‘Where has my family gone?’
‘Grandma? Auntie? Dad?’
Ignore feelings, thus
the pretense survives. All proud.
Must impress. Be good.
Go to church! Behave!
Feelings make you too subject
to ridicule, shame.
Then s...
Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive. The young Clare Lawrence, 17, learned that harsh truth after being with Santiago Reyes, the cook who works at a local restaurant near her house. Santiago had a dark secret that he kept hidden from everyone, even Clare. He was one of the few survivors of the **Great Plague** that wiped out half of the world's population ten years ago. ...
Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive. Maggie learned that lesson when she met Rodd all those years ago. She was looking at old pictures on a calm Friday night when it all came back to her, images of the past that she had tried to bury deep.
Their first date had been amazing. They met at the grocery store where she worked, and he handed her flowers as he checked out. Whe...
The tortured boy, white town.
Didn’t matter his name.
Running, for worst,
Survived the bullet rain.
Grey grew poor boys’ eyes.
For his body would soon join white.
Shivering in terror, monsters much bigger.
Ate the survivors’ soul up.
He would survive but at his demise,
Would he reflect his years lost.
Wise old men all agree,
Never trust a survivor till you know how they survived.
Walking i...
“Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.” Huh, that must be why no one trusts me. I mean I don’t blame anyone, but what does being shot a few times show that I can’t be trusted? It’s not like I ever leaked anyone’s secret out. Well…I actually did but for good reason. Just listen, my best friend Marcus told me that this dude made him so mad that he wanted to kill him. What d...
Running for my life was not what I had wanted to do this evening. Being chased by devilish creatures with horns and freaky eyes. They chased me through the woods, making a bleating horror noise. That echos through the woods like a night bird. I needed to find safety, they where catching up to me quickly. Panicking and shaking I pulled a knife out from my pocket. It was small but it would do the da...
Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.
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A fat cigar in his mouth while he stood beside the pool table, powdering the end of his pole.
“The corner pocket, left side,” he called, as he bent and pocketed the black eight-ball with ease. He gathered the wad of cash beside the ash tray and rolled himself another cigarette.
His friend saw, put down his beer bot...
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