Stories tagged “Cora”
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Sweet Assassin
Once, a precious little girl was born into a different kind of family. They were the rough and tumble sort, expecting her not to cry. It took a couple months, but then she cried no more. She learned to be an independent girl. Her mother and father wer...
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The drink of devils.
She stood there as she watched him cross the floor to where she leant against the bar. She knew what would happen next, so she looked for a way to alter the inevitable. She saw the empty chair in the far corner. God knows who had sat there before, or w...
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(Happy) Birthday
It was Cora’s 18th birthday, and she looked beautiful. Her straight brown hair had been curled for the occasion, and it fanned out around her heart-shaped face. Her mother had agreed to a little pink lipstick, to add some color, and because pinks...
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Adorable Soul
“Mmmm” The girl hummed: half song, half pleasure and stretched out across the sofa. Her slight form barely taking up any room. The others turned from their game and laughed, enjoying her happiness. “Sleepy?” Mark enquired, knock...
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Your New Best Friend
In 2044, a breakthrough in AI by the Colorado Organic Research Academy changed the world forever. Overnight, the fabrication units in every home (that long ago replaced shopping) made a holoprojector for every human on Earth. They were solar-powered an...