Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary
When I went back home for Thanksgiving, I discovered that my 60-year-old mother-in-law was pregnant with her third child. After finding out, she tried to manipulate me into paying for everything and helping her out. When I finally…
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English · Contemporary
Under my mother’s strict discipline, I became the valedictorian and was accepted into Stanford University.
On the day the results came out, everyone praised my mom for her successful parenting, saying she would enjoy a blissful…
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English · Contemporary
On New Year's Day, Aunt Barbara's entire family taught me a lesson.
Her grandson burned my custom-made wedding dress, and her daughter stole my $15,000 diamond necklace.
When I demanded compensation, Aunt Barbara slapped me and said,…
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English · Contemporary
At her mother’s funeral, Cassie Monroe fell right into Evan’s arms, clinging to him for dear life. Watching the two of them—sickeningly cozy—and Cassie’s restless seven-year-old nephew, I chose to stay quiet as a mouse. That is, until…
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English · Contemporary
I am a blind young woman. Living alone, a man broke into my home one night to steal, but he also tried to assault me, slowly undoing my clothes, muttering about taking more than my body… he wanted my heart, too.
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Today is June 7th.…
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English · Contemporary
My arrogant roommate recently snagged herself a “trust fund guy” boyfriend and has made it her mission to make my life miserable.
She even stole my scholarship, then rallied a bunch of people online to bash me.
“Oh, look at the campus…
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English · Contemporary
My mom is a madwoman, and ever since I can remember, she’s forced me to pretend I’m mute.
She calls me her son, binds my chest with strips of cloth, makes me stand up to pee, and even chains me at home like a dog.
When I was eleven,…
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English · Contemporary
I’m a sophomore in college, and for the past four months, I’ve hidden my pregnancy from everyone, including my parents.
Watching my belly start to show, I had no choice but to move out. Now, I spend my days in a small rented room,…
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English · Contemporary
During a basketball game at Westfield, I accidentally broke the Cartier watch of Chelsea White, one of the most popular, wealthy girls at school.
Tyler, my boyfriend, rushed over to her, carefully cradling her wrist as he scolded me,…
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English · Contemporary
At Mr. Green's 60th birthday party, my husband’s younger sister, who is well over 25, pressed her chest against him.
What’s even stranger is that his family acted like it was perfectly normal.
I thought I was overreacting…
Until my…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
In my previous life, my stepmother secretly changed my college application, sending me to a low-ranking community college.
In my previous life, I sold the copyright of my novel for five million dollars, but my stepsister falsely…
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English · Contemporary
My husband had a sister who, while not biological, might as well have been. He gave her the Public Relations Officer position I had worked so hard to earn, just because she couldn’t handle the struggles of the Rural Community…
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English · Contemporary
Standing in front of the County Clerk’s Office, I called Ethan Yates.
After three ignored calls, he finally replied with a single word: “Busy.” Not even a period.
He forgot today was the day we were supposed to get our marriage…
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English · Contemporary
My sister wanted to kill me, and the moment my mother stepped forward to help her, I stopped struggling.
Later, my sister had plastic surgery to look exactly like me. She sat in my bedroom, waiting for my husband to return.
My parents…
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English · Contemporary
After three years of being with Cole Stevens, I accidentally scratched his childhood friend’s hand.
So, on my birthday, he brought a whole group of people to corner me in an alley and smashed the left hand I used to play the violin.
He…
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English · Contemporary
Because of a jar of chocolate, I asked Vivienne Shaw for a divorce.
It was in the seventh year of our marriage.
She looked at me, annoyed. “I’m really tired, can you stop making a fuss?”
I calmly looked at her, then picked up what I had…
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English · Contemporary
On the third day after my death, my family was still busy preparing Tessa Winslow’s Sweet Sixteen party.
The police officer who found my body called my mother.
She snapped in frustration, “Dead? So what if she’s dead! She was always…
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English · Contemporary
When the fire started, I saw with my own eyes how my mom rushed into the room to wake up my sister, carrying her on her back and running outside.
All I got was a single shout to "Run!" She didn’t even glance at me.
I looked downstairs…
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English · Contemporary
I took in a man. At first, I thought he was just a poor, unwanted soul with nowhere to go.
He wanted to marry me, to offer himself in return for my kindness, but I told him, "I can't look at a man who doesn't own a house."
The house not…
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English · Contemporary
I spent ten years trying to win over Tristan Wilder.
The only way I could avoid being erased by the system was to marry him before he turned twenty-eight.
But on our wedding day, the female officiant made a mistake. Instead of asking,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I woke up in the middle of the night, parched. As I stumbled to the kitchen for water, I heard muffled sounds coming from the guest room.
Thinking it was our nanny Rachel feeling unwell, I was about to knock when I heard my husband…
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English · Contemporary
The year my adoptive parents passed away, my brother noticed my feelings and responded with just two words: "Disgusting."
Soon after, his company was on the verge of bankruptcy, and he arranged for me to marry into the Sinclair family,…
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English · Contemporary
I was diagnosed with chronic endometriosis, and the doctor said that getting pregnant might ease the symptoms; otherwise, a hysterectomy might be my only option. But ever since Ethan regained his sight, he’s barely touched me. He just…
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English · Contemporary
My fiancé, Caleb, was diagnosed with late-stage cancer just before we were to be married. Lying in that hospital bed, he and his mother pleaded with me to give him a child, a continuation of his legacy. Feeling moved by our three years…
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