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Dr. Allison Carter had poured blood, sweat, and tears into becoming a doctor. Ever since she was a child, she dreamt of healing the sick and making a difference in the world. With unwavering determination, she embarked on a journey filled with countless sleepless nights, rigorous studies, and sacrifices that tested her physical and emotional limits. Allison's path to becoming a doctor began in medical school, where she immersed herself in the intricacies of human anatomy, pharmacology, and patient care. She spent hours upon hours in the li...
Emma walked through the halls of her old high school, her heart beating a little faster as she looked around at the familiar surroundings. It had been almost ten years since she had graduated, and she hadn't been back since. She was here for her ten-year reunion, but she wasn't sure why she had even bothered to come. High school had been a difficult time for her, marked by insecurity and heartbreak. She had always felt like she didn't fit in like she wasn't good enough for the popular crowd. But then she saw him, standing across the room, an...
Once upon a time, there were a group of five friends named Mia, Tyler, Lily, Max, and Jake. They were all in the same grade and went to the same school. One day, they were brainstorming ideas for a science project that they had to present at the school's annual science fair. They were all stuck for ideas until Tyler suggested they try and build a robot. They all loved the idea, but they had a problem - they didn't have anywhere to build it. After some discussion, they decided to use an old storage unit that belonged to Tyler's parents. The u...
Submitted to Contest #184
It all started when my father died, he was the only family I had left so with him gone I was all on my own. That’s when I began to think. What is life if death will eventually kill us all? Honestly, why care for anybody on this planet? They will all eventually die and so will I. That’s when I decided I would go on and live in the woods, I have some people who I call friends but they’re really just people I’m forced to be around because of school. Leaving school behind and living in the woods would have no effect on society. I...
In my family, my mother controlled the house. She was the “dictator” sometimes taking away our, my two sisters and me, time to go hang out with friends and have a social life forcing us and steering us in the direction of education and extracurriculars. My father, on the other hand, was more laid back and accepted any situation he was put in knowing that God had a plan for him and for all of us. My mother displayed her affection by “guiding” us in what she thinks is the best direction while my father provided financial stability and hoped th...
For me, every New Year begins with no resolutions because in reality none of the resolutions made by many of the people on Earth is accomplished. I really don’t know what else to write about as the New Year approaches, so you will listen for the next couple of minutes to my failures and some of my accomplishments. First, let me explain what I am most proud of, I always wanted to be big and have lots of muscles, but because I didn’t and still don’t have a license I wasn’t able to go to the gym on daily basis. So I started with bodyweight exe...
I'm done with being shy, with having no friends, it's all gonna change this year in sophomore year. I don't know how to start a conversation or speak casually with a girl. I'm also just gonna stop being that nerd and quit trying so hard to get good grades, I'm done. Tomorrow's the first day back and because I changed high schools I can act as strange as I want to cause no one knows me. I went to sleep and woke up confident about how this day would go. I decided that I should first make some friends by just going up to someone and talking to...
Submitted to Contest #156
“Don’t you remember? It was literally yesterday. The first minute of the new year at 12:00 a.m. I thought the world would end when it hit the new millennium, so I told you, my crush, how I felt. We really hit it off and then kissed when it turned into the new year.” said Melaney in confusion. This is not really at all how I thought today would go especially because we are alive and not dead. Instead of the world ending it seems James just forgot about me, and I’m 100% sure he wasn’t drunk. Did he feel bad for me because it was thought to be ...
Submitted to Contest #155
Albert Capone, the son of the famous Al Capone, had always wondered how he was left penniless especially because his father had been a successful businessman. Everyone that knew his father also knew about him which ended up causing Albert to be looked at differently than all the other kids. He was always alone, but according to his father if you ever felt lonely the one place you would eventually find a friend is at the playground. Day after day he would go to the playground in look of a friend; as he lay on the roundabout spinning it using ...
Submitted to Contest #154
On February 15th of 1981 at Enoylno, Vertucky, Joey lies on his bed wondering if he’ll ever have a girlfriend, considering how Valentine’s Day had just passed. However, he certainly has this new desire that he won’t be the odd one out and decides that this year he’ll have a girlfriend like all his friends. On the same day, he sets on his journey to find a girlfriend. Joey had the desire of wanting a girlfriend, so he decided to approach the prettiest girl at school during recess. The prettiest girl's name was Jennifer, who was both very pre...
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