The Wattpad Game

Diallo is poor but gifted with the ability to tell great lies. After a bad afternoon with his friend Paul in which he nearly ends up in jail, the pair rely on fate to change their lives.

"Let's play it with a coin!" He says. "Flip a coin. Face: our stories are put on Wattpad; tail: you'll be in jail by the age of twenty one. At the same age, I'll most likely die of an overdose." Paul then pulls his car over at a green light and looks me right in the eyes.

"Do you dare?"

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[ONC 23' - Round 1, 2 and 3, longlister and shortlister]

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This story contains references to violence, harassment, cyberbullying and suicide.