August 2022 Fiction Contest: The Watchers | Teen Ink

August 2022 Fiction Contest: The Watchers MAG

August 25, 2022
By 26amber12eye BRONZE, Petaling Jaya, Other
26amber12eye BRONZE, Petaling Jaya, Other
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

We watched as the president spoke on the television, all of us sitting still, creating indents on the sofa.


We watched as the chemical weapons fell, eating our takeout from foul-smelling boxes.


We rapid-fired through the channels, glimpsing bullets piercing bruised flesh.


Others rioted in the background of our dinner parties, their voices muted so as not to disturb.


We tut-tutted about the terrible famine before taking another forkful of breakfast.


We watched as they were led away from the comfort of our living rooms.


We never wondered where they went. 


We watched


                   watched


                                 watched


                                                 watched


                                                                                                      …. but never did a thing


The author's comments:

Hi! I am a 14-year old aspiring writer living in Malaysia and would really like to get published. This piece of flash-fiction represents our current society in which people tend to say or more likely post about how horrible or devasting things are and never actually do anything to solve the issues - I really hope that this piece of flash fiction will hold a message that people find powerful and deep and can really stick with people.


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on Oct. 6 2022 at 7:06 pm
ASoldierOfHalla SILVER, Collierville, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” - Malala Yousafzai

Amazing job!

on Aug. 29 2022 at 6:42 am
milesfromnextyear BRONZE, Lagos, Other
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I was so grateful to scroll down the page bit by bit and find that the 101 word limit allowed more words of this piece! It was beautiful! :)

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on Aug. 26 2022 at 5:46 pm
gracez_ BRONZE, Calgary, Alberta
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Favorite Quote:
Less is more ~

Wow, such a powerful piece of writing! Loved every word of it!