Stories tagged “pride”
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Existential Death Hole
Jeron screwed up his eyes, trying to comprehend his friend’s glee, “You’re kidding right?” “I am…dead serious,” Kyle intoned dryly, before bursting into giggles cut short only by his voice cracking. “Real...
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Hollow Resolution
His palms itched. They always itched before the draw. Energy pulsed through him with every tick and tock of the clocktower. Never had he been so close to victory as he was now. Countless years spent trying to find the man who moved from place to place ...
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Phone Call: The Netherworld
…because I can’t tell you about the horrible atrocity that happened today. Because you can’t help me not to screw up again (oh, you didn’t even know about the screwup, because you passed away on the same weekend) or find a metho...
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Pride
As Elizabeth passed the burly executioner who was exiting the large, candle-lit bathroom, she saw that his eyes were wet. “How was she?” Elizabeth asked. The executioner was silent a moment. “I knew her,” he said finally. “And was she pretty?...
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To Spite Her Face
Her boobs were perfect, perky C-cups. Her ass was taut and round. Her hips made that coveted hourglass shape. Her feet were petite, and so were her hands. Her hair hung in honey coloured waves. Her eyes sparkled like emeralds. Her lips pouted perfectly...
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Chained to a Doomed Future
Struggling in vain, squandering all of his might, Sam watched with unwilling eyes as the crashing ocean waves loomed before him, approaching with each new tide, threatening to submerge him in minutes. Sam glanced around him, his heart pumping blood lou...
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Missed Beer
He strolled in with a twelve-pack of Heineken under his left arm. He isn’t a big drinker; this seems odd. He sets down the case in the kitchen and gives me a funny look. I can have a beer with my meal. My father stands at 5’5” with his boots on. ...
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Emotionless
Emily seems happy to see me, but I cant express anything. No emotion seems to surface and I cant feel worried about it. I can feel my face being emotionless, seeming like I don’t care, when deep down I do. “Hey James, ready?” Emily as...
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Bad Romance
And then Charlotte threw her arms around me and slammed her lips onto mine. It came as such a shock to me that I lost my balance and landing on my back, with her landing on top of me, “Marloph,” I tried saying her name through my lips, but ...
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Moment Held and Lost
The lights shone bright, just for Jerald. The announcer went through the preamble, conditions and historical reference, as he had instructed. When the moment arrived, the crowd cheered, just for him. This was his moment. Clad in a simple but authentic ...