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The Rumour
Write a short story that centres around the spreading of a rumour.
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One drop
It’s always one drop
It makes mistakes on the paper
The ink spreads
And I spread with it
No…
I’m 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 more…
The hole stays forever
Until too many holes exist and I won’t be able to stay whole again
I’ll 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.
Something…
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 won’t let you hurt anyone else again.
Your first day,
I told you,
“W...
(This is an old story that someone told me when I was little. I’m sure some of you have heard it. Also keep in mind that I don’t remember exactly how the story went, so I’ll 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. Flora’s 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 that’s all I know and hear!**
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So,** please **don’t believe everything you hear.****
**This world is made up of frauds!**
**Please, please, please don’t believe everything you hear!**
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**Never forget these words of wisdom!**
****...
Sitting in the stall of the 3rd floor toilets Abby clutched her knees to her chest. The checkered tiles amusing her as she rock back and forth whilst sitting on the closed toilet. Her demeanor you would think the girl was having some horrible breakdown, but she remain noiseless, allowing herself to breathe every 30 seconds. Fixing her auburn hair out of her face as she checked her petite pastel pi...
No.
No.
No no no no no.
Lies.
She tells lies.
Nothing else.
Don’t
Don’t
Don’t believe her
Please
Don’t leave me
Please
Please
Please.
Please your different
You care.
Right?
What she says isn’t true.
Rumours spread.
Rumours
Rumours
Rumours
Rumours
Do you care?
I can’t take it anymore.
My ears are bleeding
So many words
So many lies
I can’t
Stop
Stop ...
please don’t believe her
please don’t listen to what she says
please don’t leave me
please don’t trust her
she’s lying to you, i swear
you know she is, you do
don’t be her friend
don’t leave me behind
don’t abandon me
don’t go
trust me, i know her too well
trust me, i wish i didn't
trust me, trouble comes looking
trust me, i don’t mean to stir up drama
her words are only lies
her sm...
As I walked through the doors of my new school, an overwhelming sense of unease washed over me. The bustling hallways seemed to quiet down as I made my way to my locker. I could feel the weight of their stares, piercing through my skin like a thousand tiny needles. Whispers floated through the air, reaching my ears in fragments. It was as if the entire student body had already formed an opinion ab...
it all started with a rumour. i loved my boyfriend so much, i would do anything for him and i thought he would do the same thing. the key word there is loved. past tense. people spread around rumours saying he was a player, he was cheating on me. of course i didnt believe it, he loved me. right? wrong. he was cheating on me, with a girl who was prettier then me, funner then me, apparently better t...
Their whsipers followed me through the halls. Shrouded me in a veil of shame. Cut across my skin like small knives leaving small trails of self-deprecation in their wake. And the worst part was that I didn’t know whether or not I was the villain they painted me out to be. I tried to deny it, bury the doubt deep inside. But somehow, the unwelcome thoughts always seem to be the ones constantly invad...
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