Write a story about someone looking to make amends for a mistake.

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“An afternoon at the cinerama” by JR Soko

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Jenny is pregnant. We've been waiting for this to happen for a while. Well, she was waiting for a while. I was dreading the whole thing. For a while. We married two years ago. "Greg" she came to me one day. "I think I'm ready to have kids now. And if we wait any longer, it might be too late" she said. I knew this has been stewing for a while in her head. I tried to postpone this conversation for as long as I could, but Jenny had enough. "I want two or even three kids, and if we start in a few years from now then we wouldn't have any gap...

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“Forgive Me” by Shanell Norfleet

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Dear Ivy, I can sat and tell you about the things that I like about you more like love about you I love your personality how selfless you are how you willing to give your last to help someone out I love your smile brightens up my world and when I met you I knew you were the one that was going to save me because before we started talking I was planning on ending it all and then you came into my life and you change that I'm a complete idiot a moron a jerk whatever you want to call me is what I am because I broke your heart and I didn't reali...

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“Finally” by Zae Zae

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Finally.... Not everyone is perfect. It is foolish for a perpetrator to know that something is wrong. My name is Zin Mon. I live in Myanmar also known as Burma. In our country, most parents believe that the results of the matriculation (Grade-11) exam are the deciding factor in their children lives. When I was in Grade-11, my parents were poor and they could only send me to a government school. While others were taking good tuition outside, I was able to get help from a tutor and get a scholarship for his tuition. But I gave back a job...

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“Second Chance” by Henry Farley

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Second Chance by Henry Farley I opened the door and saw a young teenager staring back at me. She was short, about five feet, with red hair, deep blue eyes, and a pale complexion with a few freckles on her cheeks and nose. The anxiety of coming to my door was plain to see on her face and trying to smile she said, “Hi.” “What do you want?” I replied gruffly, which cut short her smile and she chose the best words to continue. “I suppose you’ve been on the ale again, which is why you’re grumpy this morning.” The cheeky young mare? ...

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“A Visit from the Past” by Kristin Ballinger

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It was 3:00 PM on a beautiful summer afternoon in July. Chris Lewis and his best friend, Michael Bland, were walking to a nearby ice cream parlor together to celebrate Chris’ new job as an assistant manager at a marketing firm. This was his dream job, and when he found out that he had been selected for the position, he called Michael right away and decided that they would celebrate with ice cream, one of their favorite treats to indulge in. They arrived at the parlor and walked inside, with Chris trailing slightly behind him.&n...

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“Once Upon a Friendship ” by Bria Luna

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Because of me, my mother thought the worst of my best friend. Well, she was no longer my best friend. I made sure of it. I pushed her away. Because it was easier than telling the truth. I stole money from my school and blamed her for it. Who did that? I was an awful person, I know. But in my defense, I felt trapped. And any decision looked terrible. Meaning I threw my best friend, Amanda James, under the bus. It haunted me, what I did. And now that it was our last semester in high school, I couldn't stand the thought of Amanda resenting m...

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“Breaking Habits ” by A. Neptune

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The morning was cool and damp, and thunder boomed in the distance. Seeming to match the anxiety filling Stephanie's chest with each passing second. The young woman chewed her nail and tapped her fingers against her coffee mug.What if they don't show up? A small voice in the back of Stephanie's mind asked. She hadn't seen her parents in three years, and their last meeting hadn't been pleasant. Not that she remembered it that well. She'd spent the two years after she came home in a drug and alcohol-fueled haze."More coffee, miss?" Stephanie ju...

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“Forgiveness” by Carol Keefer

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Forgiveness Carol Ann Keefer What is it about seeking amends for an error that one person makes-is it something within us humans that crave for acceptance? There are occasions where the hurt is too deep and, amends are left unanswered. However, with enough time, forgiveness will take hold and amend for wrong will be answered in time-where hope begins new. So is our story, ashes of a friendship buried and, hope is waiting. &nb...

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“Redemption” by Dante Winters

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Eight years ago I had an accident. I still feel the rain in my hair when I think about it, see the droplets sparkling in my headlights, hear my car horn blaring from the ditch. Damp pine needles squished silently under my hands as I dragged myself from underneath the Ford Focus. Using the car’s hood and the tree it rested on for leverage, I pulled myself to my feet. Rough bark scraped my skin, and hot metal under my hand contrasted the cool drizzle on my face. The sweet scent of rain-soaked earth was tainted by ...

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“Next Comes Another Love” by Ivie Yang

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Anne absentmindedly turned off her phone and weakly leaned on the counter separating her apartment’s receiving area and kitchen. She could not believe what Vienne, her bestfriend said on the phone. She shook her head. Surely, Tyler would not betray her trust. He would not betray their love. She dialed Tyler’s number. First ring. Second. Third. No one was answering. Should she call his office? No. She didn’t want to. What if Tyler confirmed her fears? Could she take the pain, the despair? She could not! She had invested too...

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“A last chance” by Jimena Rodriguez

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“When did these ghastly thoughts start? Where did I start to fear what I want?” That’s what I kept asking myself every night after I left her, alone and hopeless. Endless nights of sorrow and regret. It felt as if I was drowning in a shallow pit with no exit. My throat clenches up at the thought of what I did, my body simply giving up as if it knew there was no fixing it. I yelled to the top of my lungs out in the cold weather, feeling how the air went into my mouth hurting my throat. My desperation to mend my fallacy was eating me up ...

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“The Choice of Chances ” by Cait Deaton

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Friday, August 14th, 2020 ‘Write a story about someone looking to make amends for a mistake.” “Do you want a second chance, a chance to make amends?” he asked. Like it was a simple question, the words floating off his tongue. The once weightless words now crushing my body and suffocating my soul. How can words carry weight? How can weightless words weigh me down? I whip my head away, casting down my eyes. I can’t let anyone see the pain, the pain of my life written in my eyes. I stare at the horizon...

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“Life’s Consequences ” by Aarathi Guru

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Life’s Consequences By: Aarathi Guru Monday, Jan 1st 2000 “No! I can’t do this anymore sir! I can’t keep doing a job that I don’t like! Maybe I am really good at it but I hate this job! I HATE it!” “Guru wait-”. Those were the words I last remembered from my last job. A software engineer at Charles Schwab. I didn’t know what came over me. I had spoken my heart out which cost me my job. What I really wanted to do, was drip irrigation farming, back in my homeland, India. ...

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“The Last Time” by Jasmine Wang

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The Last Time “Hello, this is Colin Grant. Sorry, I’m unavailable to take your call right now, but leave a message and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.” After a long silence, the line beeped and went dead but I kept on holding it against my ear as if by some miraculous chance, he would pick up and say hey. “Hey,” I said, even though the call had ended. “I- I guess I…” my voice trailed off. “I know this is stupid. But I wish you could hear me right now. It’s been more than a year since I saw you. I still don’t know why you left. Mia...

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“I Remember” by Muriel Glass

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This thing that had been eating holes in my head for years had finally managed to make me lose my mind. It didn’t matter that it had happened years ago. It didn’t matter that she and I didn’t talk anymore; that if I saw her on the street, I wouldn’t even recognize her. The guilt took my mind in the form of sleepless nights where I would stare at the ceiling, letting myself be consumed by an overwhelming sense of dread and regret that seemed to follow me everywhere. Every time something reminded me of her, or what I did, I would stop in my t...

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Write a story about someone looking to make amends for a mistake.

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✍️ 222 stories

“An afternoon at the cinerama” by JR Soko

“Forgive Me” by Shanell Norfleet

“Finally” by Zae Zae

“Second Chance” by Henry Farley

“A Visit from the Past” by Kristin Ballinger

“Once Upon a Friendship ” by Bria Luna

“Breaking Habits ” by A. Neptune

“Forgiveness” by Carol Keefer

“Redemption” by Dante Winters

“Next Comes Another Love” by Ivie Yang

“A last chance” by Jimena Rodriguez

“The Choice of Chances ” by Cait Deaton

“Life’s Consequences ” by Aarathi Guru

“The Last Time” by Jasmine Wang

“I Remember” by Muriel Glass

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