Write a story that starts with two characters saying goodbye.

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“The Ocean That Never Waved Goodbye” by Allison Courtenay

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With a WHOOSH and a CRASH, the glistening water formed a gleaming arch and then collapsed on the damp sand, just in time for the ocean to summon it back with a strong pull. The ocean left the shore longing for its presence, especially a small crab that had been residing nearby. The crab picked himself up onto all six legs and clenched his claws in rage. The sea had waved hi upon arrival, but did not bid goodbye upon its dissent. The crab thought this to be very rude. “Heeeyyyy! Hey theeerrrre!” The crab called, waving his claws towards...

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“The Time For Love” by Talia Vander

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“Are you sure you have to go?” she asked, her brown hair blowing softly across her face as she looked at him bathed in the glowing light of sunset. He gave her one of his signature smiles, heartbreaking and beautiful all at once. “I’m afraid so.” “Where will you go?” Worry laced her tone, but he noticed the tear crawling down her cheek, trying to make its way to the waves beneath their feet. “I don’t know. Wherever I’m needed, I suppose.” The waves moved the sand under him, but not his resolve. Time travelling is his life’s purpose, and for ...

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“A Flat White and a "See You Later"” by Laura Albrecht

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I’m in line at Little Joy Cafe again. It’s 8:15 am, I have a work shift at 9. I don’t have time waste, but here I am, wasting it anyway. I check my phone notifications. CoStar’s horoscope is at the top. How do the planets line up for me today? The cracked skin around my thumbnail skims the screen of my phone as I scroll. Pressure in routine and social life. Trouble in love, sex, and money. Great. The line moves up, I’m only one person away from the counter now. It’s 8:16, I just want to get my coffee and leave.Little Joy is do...

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“Scene from a Bus Station, 1968” by Chris Buono

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The bus station was littered with couples holding each other in tears and pain. Salty soaked kisses happening to an audience of pathetic Christmas decorations and propaganda posters encouraging young men to enlist in the U. S. Army. The images of the smiling soldiers bathed in golden light on the posters matched none of the faces of the men in the small area. The Christmas decor did nothing but contribute to the overall bleak tone of the building, reminding everyon...

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“At the End of the Rainbow ” by Kiara Grace Koeller

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“Goodbye,” I whisper as I slowly and reluctantly, loosen my grasp on her stiff body. I can see tears fighting to push past her eyes but she holds them in tight, but I can see the pain in her face, like she is holding back the whole ocean. “Goodbye,” she sniffles back. I feel like a knife has punctured my heart when I hear the agony that is consuming her voice. I too, can feel the ache crawling up my esophagus and rotting in my mouth. A thousand words could not sum up the tormenting voice in my mind, the voice that knows how...

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“True Love Has No Boundaries” by David Dicaire

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True Love Has No Boundaries Jaleel Karoob stood under the chaperone moon her long dark, curly hair slowly bouncing to the music of the night breeze and basking in the glow of the beaming moonlight. On the other side of the fence, Yosef Benin a handsome, slender individual stared at her with the courage of a lion. Their fingers interlocked, the grip powerful fuelled by love. “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” She always smiled when he quoted Shakespeare to her. “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee...

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“I Love You” by Sophia Fontaine

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“So, I guess this is goodbye?” Ally said looking down. Her blonde hair framed her pale face, falling down and hiding her electric blue eyes that were brimming with tears. How can I fix this? I need to fix this. I can’t lose her, were the thoughts racing around Ally’s brain. Nothing mattered to the girl except for the angel standing in front of her. Ally would give her life over to preserve a shred of the brunette’s happiness. And yet Ally couldn’t find the words to say. She couldn’t figure out how to tell her girlfriend how much she loved he...

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“IT BEGAN WITH THE END” by Scott Smock

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I remember it well, all too well. She was my best friend in high school. She was the alt chick of all time. She was Michelle Smith. And now, standing there in her cap and gown, she was the graduate, the valedictorian, the woman who knew where she was going in life and what she wanted when she got there."Michelle," I began, my voice catching "I'm going to miss you. You were the only one who didn't leave me alone all those years ago when I first got here and for that I'll always be grateful. You have been, and always shall be, my friend." We e...

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“The Last Goodbye” by Kristine Murdock

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Painted ceilings held up by gold pillars. Men and women in their dazzling array of ball gowns and tuxedos. People cheering and laughing. Horns blaring, violins singing. Flutes whistling their delicate melody, and the trumpet balancing it out to the best of its ability. The opera house is packed with people tonight.I glance behind me in the crowd. Hundreds of people’s voices crash against each other, and it’s hard to hear beyond the din. Liam stands there, amid his friends, chatting and laughing with them. An escort begins to shove me towards...

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“A Shard of the Sky” by Lentil Orlando

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"Auf Wiedersehen.""Au revoir."The eyes were still open: blue and clear, like the sky should have been. But now they were a photographed sky, bleached with age, like a memento I would carry in my pocket. A picture creased in careful folds, stored then removed then stored again. A pale shard of memory against a muddy frame. He was covered with so much mud. It was on his hair and clothes and every inch of exposed skin, turning everything to a uniform brown. A more uniform look than the actual uniforms we were given.For some reason I found that ...

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“We Said Goodbye in a Hospital Room” by Mary Lombardi

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We said goodbye in a hospital room, with the ever slowing beeps of the heart monitor. We held hands as we have done for over fifty years, and then he left. Holding my hand and smiling at me one moment, still and lifeless the next. The tears I had held for so long started to spill, slowly dripping to our hands, still wrapped around each other. They are old hands, knobby with arthritis, marred with patches of blue-purple, but they are our hands. Hands that have belonged to each other since we met all those years ago. It had been at...

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“The Mothership” by Emma Kelleher

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“Goodbye, Calliope.”“No, don’t leave me here,” a brown-haired girl says, tears streaming down her cheeks solemnly. “I have to go,” the man says. He walks away, not looking back at the crying girl on the ground. As he walks into the distance, he pixelates into thin air in a teleportation-like manner. The girl looks around with puffy eyes, observing her surroundings. She pulls her hair up with shaking hands, a tic she adapted to when she gets anxious.Large trees surround her, and a dark green color invades her eyes. A dark night brings a ...

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“A Beginning's End” by Gabriela Fitzgerald

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I once heard a quote by a Roman philosopher that has always stuck with me. “Every new beginning comes from another beginning's end.” I never knew what that meant until today. The last eight hours have been a crazy ride of emotions and the beginning of a new journey. A new me. I’ve never been good at goodbyes and here I am standing in a waiting area of the airport in Miami, Florida making my second of the day. Somehow this one, harder than the last. “I guess this is it,” I say, feeling myself get slightly choked up. What is wrong with you? Pu...

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“Despite What You Think” by Bela Verduzco

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"And you're sure you have everything?"The sharp winter wind whistled and slapped my face as I watched Tom load his last bag into the back of a taxi. His black hair fluttered along in the direction of the wind, his cheeks flushed from the cold. I rubbed my hands together as he stepped away from the car and walked over to me and nodded. "Yes, I do! Quit worrying about me already!"He sent me a glare, but I knew there was no anger behind it. He dug through his coat pockets until he supplied himself with a pack of cigarettes and a silver lighter....

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“No time for goodbyes” by Severine Desrosiers

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I got my suitcase zipped up and ready. Precious, my best friend, stopped by one last time to give me a very long hug goodbye. I dragged my suitcase downstairs and dad told me to be careful; it was super heavy, but I didn’t care, I would not be carrying it around, boys would help me I assumed. He starting putting my things in the car before calling me over to give me $500 in cash. ‘Good luck out there kiddo; I’m sorry it came to this.’ He said with sad eyes. I had never seen him like this before, I guess there was a first time for everyt...

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Write a story that starts with two characters saying goodbye.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 248 stories

“The Ocean That Never Waved Goodbye” by Allison Courtenay

“The Time For Love” by Talia Vander

“A Flat White and a "See You Later"” by Laura Albrecht

“Scene from a Bus Station, 1968” by Chris Buono

“At the End of the Rainbow ” by Kiara Grace Koeller

“True Love Has No Boundaries” by David Dicaire

“I Love You” by Sophia Fontaine

“IT BEGAN WITH THE END” by Scott Smock

“The Last Goodbye” by Kristine Murdock

“A Shard of the Sky” by Lentil Orlando

“We Said Goodbye in a Hospital Room” by Mary Lombardi

“The Mothership” by Emma Kelleher

“A Beginning's End” by Gabriela Fitzgerald

“Despite What You Think” by Bela Verduzco

“No time for goodbyes” by Severine Desrosiers

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