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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!

Do What it Takes to Survive

“Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.” That’s what I’d tell the woman standing in front of me, the woman watching me with fear in her eyes.


“Oh my God! Are you alright, what happened to you?” She is borderline screaming as she pulls me, the little, defenseless, girl with hair dyed red with blood. “Please—I need help ma’am, I’m-I’m dying.” I watch her as she ferociously...

Deferred Justice ep4

Jenn could not believe how hard she could fall. She had been sent here to do a job, and performed exceptionally well, but the end goal was now not so clear. She dared not disclose her true identity, and yet she could not live in a world without Jesse.

The whirlwind romance that she had been swept up in had lasted only four days before she found herself sitting on the edge of their marital bed an...

Caught

Note: this is a really rushed write, I plan to edit it later on!


The parts of the storyline left unknown are up to your imagination, however I plan to add more soon! Enjoy!



Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.


There are words I have had yet to speak, words I have had yet to believe. Yet I must learn my lesson someday.


My wrists are bound, rope tied taut around my ...

Champion (part 1)

(New ongoing story!)


“Welcome, one and all to the Battle of Champions. We have gathered worthy champions from all around the universe and here they are!” An announcer’s voice echoes through the arena as the crowd cheers. “First up we have Manali from Planet X-Minka.” An orange humanoid creature enters the ring with a determined look on her face. She waves an orange tinted hand towards the cr...

The Survival Of Klaus

Never trust a survivor until you know what they did survive.


It was pouring down rain heavily, but everyone in the inn was fast asleep. Footsteps squished in the mud and a knock hammered the door.


“Who is it?” I asked, suprised. Who would show up at inn in the middle of the stormy night? I opened the door with confidence and faced a young man.


“Hi…, is there any empty room I can ta...

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Survivors

Never trust a survirior until you know what they did to survive.


That’s how I ended up here. A MENTAL HOSPITAL. People say I’m going crazy but it happened. It all happened.


I was chosen to go to war. I started at military camp, and met a nice fellow. Maurice. He had been in 4 different wars, and survived a shooting in his own home. This is all he told me the first day. The next, he said he had n...

Survior

“NOVEMBER 30, 2028 - SEDWICK COUNTY NEWS

Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.” Read the newspaper headline.


“According to authorities, a woman who had been missing since 2007 and presumed dead since 2008, was found and rescued off the side of the road; beaten, bloody and stabbed four times in the stomach.


This woman’s name is Wrenly Hope, and she has openly given he...

Survivors

Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive. Those are words to live by after my experience with the cruise that left Miami headed to the Bahamas crashed. There were so many souls on board, a total of 183 to be exact, but only a handful of survivors.


The ship had left port on a Friday evening, 8pm to be exact; and was full of excitement. As it left the dock there was the typica...

Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover

Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.


And never trust a preacher until you know how much they’ve lied


And never hate your mother until you know how much she’s tried


And never judge a person until you know how much they’ve cried


Life is but a mirage

You see only what they want you to see

So never judge a mirage

By what you see immediately...

Me

Never trust a survivor until you know what they do to survive.


What did I do to survive?


I lied. I pretended to be who they wanted me to be. I pretended the words they used didn’t hurt. I didn’t care. It’s okay. I’m not broken inside. I pretended that I didn’t hate watching mum put make up on and a short dress and say ‘I’m going to the bank’. I was fine with the one meal a day and the empty bott...

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