Achievements are precious and timeless, just like the precious metal platinum. And what better way to celebrate milestones than with you.

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When a baby is born, his sincere desire is to grow and live up to expectations.
So also on Steemit, you start with a reputation of 25 and as you consistently add value to the platform, your reputation grows.

I joined Steemit January 2018 and I must say it's been awe-mazing. From a reputation of 25, I have consistently built it to a reputation of 60 within the space of 6 months.

To me, it's an achievement and I'm proud to have achieved this feat without the use of bots whatsoever to boost my post. It's been hard-work and consistency all the way....

This calls for a celebration and that's why I have decided to have.....

My First Official Giveaway On The Blockchain 😎😎😎

Yeah, that's right.....

So far, I have learned, unlearned and relearned from this amazing platform and I must say that this feat wouldn't have been achieved without YOU....

Thanks goes out in no particular order to @surfyogi and the entire #wafrica team @gloglo, @gee1, @nmalove, @jeaniepearl, @chiama, @lordjames, @kofpato, @prettyjules158, @steemgh, @phunke
@mcsamm.
@surpassinggoogle, and the #ulogs family @maverickinvictus , @sn0white, @purpledaisy57, @mermaidverpire, @creyestxsa94, @el-dee-are-es, @dwightjaden, @g10a, and many other Uloggers.
The entire #steemjet community, @dimimp, @lordjames, @empato365, @mbj, @gutzygwin, @uche-nna, @jesse12, @mrprecious, @etemi, @joshuaetim, @ubongj, @kristenantai01, @afolwalex, @donnest, @udezee, @cherylsonty, @druids, @soufiani and the entire space force team.
@neoxian and the entire ever changing city of Neoxian, @jlordc, @legendchew, @segunreus, @ammyluv, @aneukpineung78, and all other beautiful citizens. Special shout out to the sharp citizens.

To all my friends turned family, you’re all amazing…. @adoore-eu @dante31, @oredebby, @prechyrukky, @prechi, @oyinoza, @olawalium, @onos, @lemmybe, @amec, @ewuoso, @josediccus, @zizymena, @samirich, @destinysaid, @michaelcj, @kwinesther, @bookoons, @sola3097 and to the many others not mentioned here....you're all amazing.

Ugh….I think I have mentioned the entire Steemit Community here already….Lol
The list still doesn’t feel complete and even if you’re not included in the list, you sure occupy a large part of my heart.

Now To The Contest

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Tell us a Scary Story for a chance to go home with some cool SBDs

All you have to do is tell a short story that sends fear or shiver down the spines of the reader and stand a chance to get a share in the reward pool of 22.5 SBD.(We got an extra 2.5 SBD from @abh12345)

Rules Of The Contest

• One entry per person.
• Use #scarystory as first tag and #contest as the second tag.
• Add the link of this post to your post.
• Follow @julietisrael and the judges
• Upvote and resteem this post
• Drop a link to your story in the comment section of this post.
• The story must be a minimum of 300 words and a maximum of 1000
• Include the word count at the end of your story.
• Deadline for submission is 20th July 2018
• Winners will be announced after the post pays out.

Judges for this Contest

Judges for this contest are: @gutzygwin and @afolwalex

Break Down Of The Reward Pool

5 SBD + 2.5 SBD - 1st place
3 SBD - 2nd place
2 SBD - 3rd place

A big thank you to @abh12345 who added 2.5 SBD to the prize of the winner.

5 sbd will be shared among 5 amazing entries...

Since it takes a whole lot of time and effort for judges to go through all the entries, I have decided to give the Judges - 5 sbd...

Donations are still welcome.....

To get an idea of what we expect, read this short and scary story.

Tap tap tap tap tap....
Were the only sounds the streets could ring out as Tye vigorously ran down cowrie lane....
He was so driven by the severe adrenaline of freight that he barely noticed the soothing smell of the rain that had just been given birth to.
The rain had just begun to drizzle and was well accompanied by whirlwinds that could shiver a skinny cat but he didn't mind as he ran aimlessly without looking back...
The only thing he could feel was the to and fro swings from his arms and the violent air that brushed passed his ear as he crossed the next junction....

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This was it, he wasn't planning on dying like this. His friends had always made fun of how they will kick the bucket but he never really imagined it coming this way. This wasn't just kicking the bucket, this was kicking a huge iron tank.
Nothing else mattered at the moment... If O'Brian was going to have his lunch before he gets home, it didn't matter at the moment. All that mattered was how swift his legs could take him from this terror...
The street lights came back on and it wasn't even going to release him from his thoughtless rage, he paced on, this time he wanted to be sure he had done the trick, he had dodge the shooting arrow, he had escaped death's raging serpent... He slowly looked down to notice if its presence could no longer keep up with him...

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Only to find out the shadow of the being behind had grew larger...
His heart skipped...
He had never imagined it to be this close to him than before...
This was it, he could notice the violent swinging of a metal...... a machete, an axe, a knife, he could not tell what the being was swinging but he knew it was close to being over and finally his steps will be no more....
Tap tap tap tap....

That's just and idea into what we expect to see. Thrill us. Scare us with your stories and stand a chance to share in the reward pool.

Congratulations to me.....and congratulations to the winners in advance.

My name is Juliet Israel and I just reached a milestone. 🍻🥂
Cheers....