Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary
Ten years ago, another girl and I were sold into the mountains.
To buy me time to escape, they broke both her legs.
After we were rescued, my parents took her in as their adopted daughter and treated her like their own.
Because of…
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My boyfriend was a once-in-a-century artistic genius, while I couldn't even distinguish the most basic color schemes.
For seven years, he defended me in front of everyone—until that talented female artist named Quinn Snow…
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I was targeted and bullied by the scholarship student my parents sponsored—locked in a bathroom, doused with cold water, and photographed naked.
When I came to my parents crying with my medical report and audio recordings, begging them…
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Marcus's wife died in my bed.
To atone for my sins, my wife Russell divorced me and married Marcus instead.
My company and all my shares were seized by Marcus.
And I was sent to a mental institution by my family.
Years later, my…
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Working as a sober driver at night, I accidentally picked up a Rolls-Royce ride.
The owner turned out to be my ex-boyfriend from seven years ago.
Anderson had one arm around a tipsy Judy, the other handing me the car keys.
I tugged…
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On graduation day, Brenda, who disowned me five years ago, suddenly called me home.
I thought she regretted kicking me out, but the moment I walked in, I saw that 50-year-old bachelor from our old town.
"Ashley," Brenda said, her…
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I was five months pregnant when an Uber driver hit me and knocked me to the ground.
At the hospital, the doctors couldn't get a hold of my family for a while.
The girl who hit me cried helplessly on the phone:
"I hit a pregnant woman,…
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My death came on the eve of my wedding.
The first to find my suicide note was the man I'd been with for eight years, the one who was about to become my husband.
Ryan. He was the man in this world who loved me most.
When I was eighteen,…
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My once-wealthy parents, after their public fall from grace, feared facing their enraged creditors.
So, overnight, they shipped me off to a remote African village, a place so obscure it wasn't even on the map.
Later, a rare malaria…
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Another winter descended, and I found myself back in New York, paying my respects to my late parents.
As I was leaving the cemetery, I ran into Liam Thompson.
He held a bouquet of pink roses, and a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes…
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The company party turned into a game of Truth or Dare. The loser had to reveal a secret.
Sarah’s assistant, Brooks, lost. He raised his glass, a smirk on his face.
"Sarah and I share a secret. After she had her baby, she came back to…
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Before the dance competition, I drank the water my adopted sister, Lily, handed me.
During the performance, I fell in the center of the stage, my ankle permanently damaged, ending my dance career completely.
My parents sighed, "Lily has…
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I was abandoned five days after I was born.
But for some reason, my biological mother left me on the doorstep of a local criminal organization in Ravenwood City.
To survive, even while still in my swaddling clothes, I instinctively…
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Ever since I was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder three years ago, no one in my family had smiled.
My dad, David, was always on the go.
After his office job, he'd pick up odd shifts on construction sites to save money for…
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I loved Brandon for ten years.
Loved him so much I was willing to let him personally remove my memories.
He said, "Alice, forget the things that hurt you. Let's start fresh."
The surgery was a success.
I forgot who Scarlett was, forgot…
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My mother gave Georgina, my wife, an heirloom jade bracelet. She wore it once, then gave it to her assistant's dog.
The assistant posted a photo bragging:
"My little buddy has his master's mark now. He'll be loyal forever."
My…
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For five years into our marriage, Kevin and I still kept our finances strictly separate.
We split the mortgage down the middle, meticulously divided utility bills down to the last cent, and even took turns buying condoms.
Our friends…
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English · Contemporary
The day before our wedding, Mason suddenly demanded I buy him a Mercedes.
He looked utterly helpless. "You're pregnant and can't work. Buying a new car is just for my job, and to make it easier to take care of you and the baby."
To…
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My wife, Chloe, loved to record our intimate moments, especially videos where she played the queen and humiliated me.
I initially disagreed, but she'd always plead:
"Alex, if you truly love me, can't you even grant me this one…
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At 3 AM, my neighbor John broke down my door with a group of people, claiming I'd hit someone with my car and fled the scene.
One of them grabbed me by the collar and yelled:
"It was you! You hit my dad and drove off. I got your…
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English · Contemporary
The night before our engagement party, I discovered my boyfriend Adrian kept recordings from his first night with his childhood sweetheart, even the bloodstained sheets.
When I confronted him through tears, his response was ice-cold:
"I…
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I was seven months pregnant, but my husband Ethan kept making detours every day to drive his female coworker to work.
"Just take an Uber to the office yourself. Charlotte doesn't drive, and the subway is inconvenient for her. I need to…
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My mom has bipolar disorder, but ever since my dad committed suicide because of her, her moods have actually gotten better.
What I didn't expect was that she'd have an episode on my wedding day.
When my husband offered her a toast, she…
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English · Contemporary
I was selling used furniture on a resale platform when a girl messaged me to haggle:
"Could you lower the price a bit?"
"I haven't graduated yet. I just had a fight with my roommate and moved out of the dorm. My boyfriend found this…
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