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The Rumour
Write a short story that centres around the spreading of a rumour.
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you'll never guess what..
i heard she got with him
i heard shes a whore
did you see her arms?
i heard she cuts herself
that is why she doesn't come to school
oh really?
i heard it's because shes depressed
what a slag
no one even likes her
did you see her hair today?
i saw her talking to that boy
OH YEAH i heard there fucking
i heard shes a lesbian
nah no way shes too much of a hoe
shes such a fag
...
_Thereās a rumor going around, about those people whoāve diedā¦._
_Theyāve been murdered, of course, but by whom?_
_Some say itās God, making them pay for their crimes._
_But some are innocent!_
_For now! Maybe God sent his angels to kill them off?_
_Angels wouldnāt kill in such a bloodly way._
_But the bodies!? Where did they go._
_Well, whateverās going on, this isnāt the work of God or an...
Thereās a rumor going round that the king got replaced. The guy we see on TV is too tall. They never show his eyes close up, which is how you can tell when theyāre wearing a hyper realistic mask- it sags at the eyes. His voice is wrong, too, a little high pitched and goofy, like an imitation of how he used to sound.
I heard it from one of the palace guards, who sees him all almost every day. Those...
The party was on Sunday.
And the rumors started on Monday.
āI heard she told him no because she thinks sheās better than him.ā
āWell, I heard that she came onto him and he said no.ā
āIāll do you one better, she drugged him by putting something in his drink, and even stole his phone.ā
āYeah, rumor has it, the phone is in her backpack right now.ā
I felt the straps of my backpack snap befo...
āDid you hear yet?ā Amanda leaned forward conspiratorially against the wall of my cubicle, coffee cup in hand. āThey made their decision on the new director.ā
I spun around at that, half written email forgotten on the screen behind me. āWho is it?ā
āThey havenāt announced it yet. But Kelly told me that in the morning meeting this morning Kruger let slip that they already decided.ā
āGod, I canāt...
They said
She had wings
They said she could fly
They promised that she
Had come to Earth from a demonās side
They said she could kill
With a glance of ruby eyes
They said she could will
Endless darkness in our lives
They said she could smile
And make our blood boil in our veins
They said she could laugh
And summon forth her hellish flames
They told her
To leave us alone
They told her to go ba...
One drop
Itās always one drop
It makes mistakes on the paper
The ink spreads
And I spread with it
Noā¦
Iām so kind and good
What did I DO to deserve any of this?
People are always so evil
They hurt you just because they can
I can hurt myself
But they hurt me even more
More and moreā¦
The hole stays forever
Until too many holes exist and I wonāt be able to stay whole again
Iāll crumble to the groun...
TW: Cursing
It started with a smile.
You played along to the games we played.
Pretending to be playing go fish when you
were playing something else.
Somethingā¦
Sinister.
You planted the bombs like seeds
under our feet.
we trusted you.
you lied to our faces.
I may have been too stupid to not go with my gut.
But I wonāt let you hurt anyone else again.
Your first day,
I told you,
āW...
(This is an old story that someone told me when I was little. Iām sure some of you have heard it. Also keep in mind that I donāt remember exactly how the story went, so Iāll be making up little things. But overall I know how it goes.)
There were two people. One was a woman named Karley, and the other a girl named Flora. It was a bright and perfect day. Floraās mother had invited some of her frien...
Gossip gossip.
Rumour rumour.
The world is full of gossip.
The world is full of mock-up.
**Nonsense Nonsense thatās all I know and hear!**
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So,** please **donāt believe everything you hear.****
**This world is made up of frauds!**
**Please, please, please donāt believe everything you hear!**
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**Never forget these words of wisdom!**
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