Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

Source The afternoon was beautiful and fresh. Daniela and her father had just arrived at the Olympic Gym in the city, to find out if there were any registrations for gym classes. Daniela, she was very

In St David's high school, there is so much competition and the students of the school always have group of friends just like every other school. One of the toughest and most stubborn group of students

Miranda, wake up; you can't possibly be sleeping by this time, shouted Mirabel, shaking her sister to wake up from her deep slumber. Mirabel and Miranda are twin sisters; they are both graduates of petroleum

I got out of the car, and I was confused; I had never seen so many cars in one place. I stretched out my hand to stop a taxi but none stopped. I began to wonder what I was doing wrong. I stood there for

I could have talked about that particular soup my mum makes for me every time that gets me in that good mood. It's like a soul ritual. It does its magic without asking. But I have this urge to tell you

“This is my domain,” I thought to myself, “try and take it from me if you can!”

image “Either we will be dead while attempting to get a better life for our generations or we will return as triumphed. Either they will exterminate us with their brutal use of force, or they will face

"Storm the castle!" The young commander of the knight of Dane commanded in authority and bravely, pointing his trusty sword towards the castle in determination. Castle His name is Jake, and he

I can never forget that night. It was 2 am, and there I was in the corner of my bed, breathing so heavily as if I had just escaped from a monster trying to devour me, but you might ask, "Corner of

Catherine, the daughter of the President of Tanzania is so much in love with a young man, Juma. Catherine and Juma has been on this love journey for five years but guess what, their parents were never

The clacking of wooden practice swords rang out in the courtyard. The gritting of teeth and bunching of shoulders showed the underlying tension that ran among the acolytes. The Mother was drilling them

IMAGE IS AI GENERATED “Simpletons, all so stupid and blind," Gwen smirked as she walked elegant, savoring each step she took toward the flower. "Oh dear,” she said as she caressed the glass casing.

Generated by me using MetaAI. The aroma and freshly baked cookies still filled the house; the twins were salivating, and their stomachs growled at intervals. "I want more", Jeremy whispered to

"It's time, Ma'am", Amara's assistant, Niyi, said as she walked up to Amara, who was sitting at the back of her SUV, shielding herself from the hot sun and the harsh harmattan wind of the Ikogi

Pixabay The Clan When I left school and entered high school, more than leaving my teachers and classmates, what hurt me the most was leaving my younger sister. We both went to the same school, but I was

I became a loner—a stranger in the sea of children who didn't know and understand me. Everything became bleak for me, not until I met him.

Source Growing up in my neighborhood, there's this lady I have always looked up to because of how hardworking and resilient she was and still is. Let us refer to her as Juliet. Juliet started working as

Source It was another day to go to work, but I wasn't feeling up for it. Sluggishly, I got up from bed and made my way to the bathroom to prepare myself for another day of working tirelessly. A little

Alice and James, her husband were in the bedroom talking and making preparations on how they will pay their kids school fees. They brought out a pen so they will be able to list all what they need to spend