50-word stories

One Fateful Night
It was past midnight as Jane makes her way home. She feels weird. She keeps on looking back to see if anyone was following her. She starts to become a little worried and quicken her steps, praying hard that she will reach home safely. Suddenly, she hears ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE!’

4D
Peter held his 4D ticket tightly in his hands as he listens to the announcement for winning numbers for the week. 1^st prize? 1-7-8-8! “1-7-8-8?! YES, I WON!’ Peter screamed with joy. Still in doubt of his winning, he looked at the ticket carefully; it was dated a month ago.

Cockroaches
Michelle screamed loudly when she saw a cockroach on the floor. She grabbed the nearest thing she could reach for and threw it at the cockroach. The cockroach did not seem to respond. Michelle found it strange, thus looking harder. Damn it, she fell for her brother’s trick yet again.

A dream with no effort is impossible
Joanne has a great talent and passion for making cakes. Her ambition is to open a small cozy café where customers would specially drop by just to try her delicious cakes. However, due to her hectic school life, she cannot afford time to attend bakery classes. There goes her dream.

Lovesick
Tiffany listens to her favourite song, Lovesick, for the hundredth time. The lyrics of the song really sang what her heart felt and thought that very moment. It was her one-month anniversary without John in her life. “Am I really lovesick?” she thought to herself with tears in her eyes.