Write a story that starts with two characters saying goodbye.

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“Losing Christian” by Julia Hopkins

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Mary threw her clipboard onto the passenger seat and slid behind the wheel. I watched from the front porch as the silver Buick crept down the gravel drive to the street. I meandered back inside my house. The only home that my fourteen-month-old son had ever known. I had always been aware that this was a possibility, even though the social worker said it was not likely. Today, however, she informed me that this probability was now my painful reality. They were taking away my boy. My dreams of adoption were void. Once inside. I leaned ...

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“A Sonnet in Needlepoint” by Heather Ann Martinez

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A Sonnet in NeedlepointBy Heather Ann MartinezIt was the end of spring and the beginning of summer. Evie said good-bye to Linus as he boarded the plane. They both wanted different things. That was what they told themselves and one another. It was not what their parents hoped for them. They knew they could have stayed in an assumed engagement for another year to appease their parents and the society they had grown accustomed to. Linus decided his talents were better served in under developed countries. He had been a doctor for several years a...

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“Once in a Lifetime” by Marianne Wieland

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Once in a Lifetime He had been outside tending to the flower beds that were so important to her, in another lifetime. He wiped the sweat from his brow and with an unsteady gait, walked into the sitting room where he could watch her. She was sitting in her rocker, handmade by him, staring out the window as was her custom at this time of day. He sat in his easy chair and closed his weary eyes. He remembered the day he first laid eyes on her over forty- one years ago. She was beautiful in spirit. A real lady. She h...

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“Misplaced Priorities” by Autumn Huizenga

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He took another long, deep drag off of his cigarette, and looked out over the vast expanse of concrete rooftops. It was mid-summer in San Francisco, the air sticky and humid. down below they could hear the music of the street performers playing their hearts out, just to feed themselves. They heard the car horns, people yelling, kids laughing. His face read no emotion, though the quiver in his voice begged to differ. He sat there, dangling his feet that wore the now beat up maroon sneakers she ha...

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“The Purple Fire Within” by Marcia H.

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She stood there looking at herself in the mirror and wondering what happened. She saw herself but then I didn’t see her real self. She didn’t see that carefree girl who enjoyed life and all it had to offer. She didn’t see the girl who would take chances, who would love unconditionally and was in love with life. What she saw was a woman who was beat down by life. A woman who had let people suck all the life out of her. Her smiles had turned into frowns and griminaces. Her hair was greying like her personality. She coul...

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“The Last Night” by Julia Ransom

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“Goodbye?” Luke asked, confused.“I don’t want this life anymore Luke. I want to go home, sit on my gramma’s porch, smell her azaleas, listen to my mother yell at my uncle to stay out of her kitchen. I want to be Rosie again, not Amber Whittier, movie star. I just want to go home.” Amber buried her hands in her hair and walked towards the windows. Luke didn’t move.“This town, this life. It consumes your soul and spits out the ashes after it burns everything away. I’m tired.” She said, defeat filling her voice.&nb...

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“Operation Blue Star” by ML2012020 HARJAS SINGH SIDHU

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"Write a story that starts with two characters saying goodbye.""Goodbye, son."Little did I know, this would not be the last time I saw my father. The thundering of the helicopter's rotors grew louder and louder as us kids were rushed to safety. Through the mass of bodies, I turned and managed to catch a glimpse of my father grabbing a weapon before rushing off to defend our sacred and holy land, the Golden Temple. Later, I would find out that I had been caught in the middle of a covert military operation, nicknamed Operation Blue Star.That d...

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“Goodbye, Seeya” by Emma Knights

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“Goodbye”“Seeya”I turned and walked away. There was nothing emotional in our goodbye. There was no hug and no tears. At least not yet. I would not look back; it would be silly. We were not even friends, not really. We never really shared a laugh or a drink or a dinner or music. So, why was it hard to take these steps in a new direction? A new direction. There were many offers laid out on my table of life. Which did I want to choose? Which way did I want to go?I knew the way things had been were not working and that something had to change. T...

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“No Justice, No Peace ” by Cyan Villanueva

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“We’ve never been good at this, have we love?” He says solemnly, placing the tips of his fingers against the gentle warmth and softness of Olivia Barne’s cheek.This is her husband, Samuel Barne. They sit on a wooden park bench, surrounded by freshly cut grass, trees and the warmth of the sun. It feels like this could be a dream. And of course it is. It’s the only way Olivia can speak to her husband now. In short dream sequences, or nightmares where his smile haunts her memory; because she remembers the way it contorted into screams of h...

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“A Day of Goodbye's ” by Jordan Mae Hayes

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They stood three feet apart separated by a five foot tall fence. He could barely see her head above it. He had always loved how short she was and how every time they kissed she would have to stand on the very tips of her toes. A soft sound like something being dragged could be heard and he wondered what was going on. Moments later he saw her head and a bit of her shoulders pop up over the top of the fence. She giggled and said she had gotten a step-stool. "Surprisingly, I haven't used one of these since I was a kid," She laughed. He didn't k...

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“From the Ground Up” by Maree Black

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“It’s not much but it’ll get you a bed tonight,” Patrick’s mother whispered, discretely slipping a handful of coins and a few postage stamps into his jacket pocket. “I love you son.” She gave him a fleeting final hug before dashing back up the steps to their apartment. From the sidewalk Patrick caught a glimpse of his younger sister, Mary standing at the front window before their frantic mother whisked her away out of sight. There was nothing anyone could say or do that would change anything. Not this time. “Fuck you!” he yelled, spearing ...

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“Water for eyes” by Melodie Karczewski

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We pass a melody back and forth, through the empty space between us. 'Goodbye my lover’.'Goodbye my friend’.'You have been someone’.'I think it's ''the one’'.'You have been someone for me’.We giggle. It is an eruption of glee. When we’re together we are a volcano about to spew out love. Although Theia is metres away from me, pretending to be dragged away from the cafe I work in, I feel the glow of her company as if she is koala bear hugging my side. She is mid-way out the door and I am imprisoned behind the counter in my worn out apron ...

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“Step Into My Story” by Kelsey Roberts

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Everything felt a bit detached. There I was walking the same paths, the same gravel that I always had, but this was different, because at the end- she would be gone.I started my day as typical as usual: coffee, clothes, hanging out with my cat- Yes, I'm aware how that sounds.But today was truly more riveting than my usual routine, I had prepared for this; I felt myself with every step, looking backward…Because today was the day I lost my girl.Step 1: I thought about when I met her in college… so many events leading to one. She wanted absolut...

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“That life-changing Goodbye at the Airport ” by Purvasha N

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Awkwardly lifting his duffel bag with essential items, he gave me a half-hug saying, "It’s just a three-week business trip Jess, and it’s not the first time I’m going to Ireland, right? I’ll be back in a jiffy, okay?'' Tears rolling down my cheeks, I gave him the slightest nod in history. How’d I live alone for two long weeks?“Can’t you do this some other time? Since the day we lost the baby, I’ve struggled badly with being alone Mark, and you know that.”Did I mention I had an ugly miscarriage less than a month ago? No?''You know how it is; ...

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“The Punishment” by Muhammad Ali

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In this place, where you were destined to live all your life and are destined to die, I have to abandon you. Your end point is here and you can do nothing to save yourself. This mansion, in which you lived your life, waiting for someone to save you, to take you out and show the world; will become your grave. And I must do it. I must leave you to die here. I’m not as brave those ancestors who abandoned their lives to protect the heir of this place. This horse I’m sitting on, will take me to a place where I will live my life peacefully, bearin...

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Write a story that starts with two characters saying goodbye.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 248 stories

“Losing Christian” by Julia Hopkins

“A Sonnet in Needlepoint” by Heather Ann Martinez

“Once in a Lifetime” by Marianne Wieland

“Misplaced Priorities” by Autumn Huizenga

“The Purple Fire Within” by Marcia H.

“The Last Night” by Julia Ransom

“Operation Blue Star” by ML2012020 HARJAS SINGH SIDHU

“Goodbye, Seeya” by Emma Knights

“No Justice, No Peace ” by Cyan Villanueva

“A Day of Goodbye's ” by Jordan Mae Hayes

“From the Ground Up” by Maree Black

“Water for eyes” by Melodie Karczewski

“Step Into My Story” by Kelsey Roberts

“That life-changing Goodbye at the Airport ” by Purvasha N

“The Punishment” by Muhammad Ali

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