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Write a story that contains the line, "I wish we could stay here forever."

Posted in Dialogue on May 31, 2024

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One thousand and three wishes

Winner of Contest #253 🏆

One thousand and three wishes He found it on his way to work. He liked to visit the old antique store before getting sucked into the whirlwind of unnecessary emails, long meetings and pointless discussions. The lamp looked weird and useless, yet he was drawn to it. He threw it in his bag with other pieces that had caught his eye, fought for a better price and won, and left the shop happy. Well, not really. Satisfied is a better word for it. He hadn’t felt happy in a long time.The day went by acceptably fast, considering the fact th...

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Secrets That We Keep

Submitted to Contest #253

Secrets That We Keep It was a hard life. No one said it was going to be easy. We chose it for ourselves. There was no going back. We made a commitment. Now we had to live up to it.At first it seemed surreal. We had heard about something, someone, that would someday come along and change our world. Could it be possible this was truly it? Is this what our ancestors have been foretelling and preparing us for our whole lives? Could it be happening in our lifetime? Most of our folks weren't sure either. They thought we were foolish youths simply ...

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A Legendary Love

Submitted to Contest #253

“I wish we could stay here forever,” Althea said, staring into Mesa’s hazel eyes. He pulled her close and pressed his soft lips on her forehead. “It really is a beautiful place,” he said warmly. “We’ve been coming to this secret spot in the jungle for years, and every single time…you make me want to stay.” One look at Althea’s cocoa eyes, and he knew it was true. She always had a tender way with her love; it was a precious gift he would never take for granted. “You make me want to stay too, Meu Tesouro.” Althea’s nickname for Mesa meant my...

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Survival and Grit at Forever Valley on the Mystical Coast

Submitted to Contest #253

After rising all day during steady rain the river had jumped the banks, flowed across the valley and was now coming into Adelia's house.Adelia's breath caught and her heart pounded when she felt the surge of cold water run over her feet. Her baby was swaddled in a blanket and rested against her chest. The water came through the cabin walls and then rose to knee deep.Her husband, Sean, was miles away in the village getting supplies. When Sean took the boat with goods to trade into town, or left for part-time fishing and lumbering work, Adelia...

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My Life and Mushrooms

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Morels. If you know, you know. Those delectable little mushrooms call out to my wife Laura and I every spring from southern facing forest slopes and damp creek beds after hard rains when it is cool both day and night. The day’s high was sixty-nine degrees after a thunderstorm blew through while the previous night only dropped as low as fifty-seven, making it an ideal day for shroom hunting. Waking early, we fixed ourselves a huge breakfast consisting of French toast and sausage links with some fresh fruit and, of course, piping hot coffee. E...

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Never counted on wishes (breaks a man to see what he misses)

Shortlisted for Contest #253 ⭐️

“I wish we could stay here forever.” Of course, everyone says that their first year of university. The excitement, the freedom of being away from home, the longing for an impermanent state to be permanent - that wish is genuine, yet rarely was it quite as potent as it was for you. You didn’t know at the time just how fleeting here would be - weeks later, you would again return to your childhood bedroom, a pandemic having closed down your new barely existent friendships, never again to be as easy to maintain as they had at that dinner table w...

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Supernova Kiss

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I've hit the self-destruct button. I did it as soon as I knew the triclops were on board. Tiny tourist vessels don't come with escape pods, so I've also overridden the alarm system – no point ruining an otherwise perfect wedding night. . .Susan had always wanted to sit amongst the heavens and stare into their infinite glory. The gleaming white Aspect 5, with its Michelin starred robochef, panoramic viewing room, and luxury sleeping quarters is the perfect vehicle to enable a long weekend of just that: the ideal surprise honeymoon.Our wedding...

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The Holiday - Breaking Point versus Point Break

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Percival Smart, who had a lifetime interest in robotics and AI, realized his secret was now public knowledge. From all the nudges and winks his work colleagues gave him, he realized that Brenda had, at the very least, told them about his home. At the most, she may have divulged that she had gone to Percy's for a date. He should have asked her to sign a confidentiality statement. Is this a thing you do after a date? Surely, Brenda should have realized that a date with a work colleague isn't a hot topic for gossip.At home, Adam raced downstair...

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Let This Last Forever

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She says goodbye to her bus driver, her small hand waving rapidly in the air. Kenzie has a grin from ear to ear as she turns away and starts running up her dirt driveway, her pink princess backpack flailing in the wind on her shoulders. Her feet hit the dirt and rocks as she ran, leaving behind small footsteps in her place. Her arms move back and forth as she feels the wind running with her. The smile on her face seems to radiate even more as she runs up the steps to the front door. Her small hand reaches for the doorknob and gasps it l...

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Beyond The Stars

Submitted to Contest #253

Wrapped in my cozy Barbie pajamas, I let the whispers of sleep pull me into a world of dreams on our old couch. The soft, flowery smell of the fabric was like a hug from the past, a reminder of days when Sarah and I would play hide-and-seek and share little secrets that only sisters know. In the quiet of the night, I could hear Mom and Dad murmuring behind their bedroom door. Their words were fuzzy, like listening underwater, but I caught bits and pieces. “It’s happening again,” Mom said, her voice all shaky. They were talking about Sarah, a...

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A Fistful of Water

Submitted to Contest #253

It had to be perfect. And what was more perfect than the place where it all began? The place that they had made theirs. A vantage point from which they had imperiously surveyed their birthplace, their birth right and the world beyond. A world that awaited them with open arms. A world that lacked its gods and cried out for them to take their rightful place at its head. This was a place as perfect as they were back then. And they were gods in those heady days. Their dreams were not the mere dreams of mortal men. They saw beyond that ...

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Unspoken Rules

Submitted to Contest #253

Unspoken RulesBy: Justin MarloweJanuary 1, 1900; 2:22 a.m. Annabelle Louise Douglas was born at the Mt. Ararat Citizens Baptist Medical Center in Talladega, Alabama, which was the newly formed hospital to treat the colored residents of the town. She was the first, and only child born to Thomas and Helen Douglas. Labor pains were coupled with the clamorous yelping of drunken white townspeople on horseback ringing in the new year. The majority of the black citizens celebrated in a more clandestine manner. Such a miraculous event was occur...

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Heartbreak solutions

Submitted to Contest #253

*contains sexual references*Steren sat in the fields watching thoughtfully as the clouds swam by in the brisk wind. The sky was an unusual bright shade of blue, uncommon in the winter months but a nice contrast to the grey and stormy weather of recent days. It felt how his mind was, clearer than it had been in ages. His thoughts were clear; he loved that boy, and it was now that he had to tell him. He was sure of it, more sure of this than he was about anything. The realisation hit him so quickly that he laughed out loud, a sh...

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Firelight

Submitted to Contest #253

    Carly’s shrill tone, accompanied by her sharp raps on the glass, broke my flow. “You can’t hide inside forever. Come on, Mary, it’s starting now!” I stretched my aching calves and slid open the patio door to the outdoor living room, surprised by the comfortably cooler temperature. The cloudy afternoon had transformed into a gorgeous early evening, a sunset tinged in violet. “Yes, dear, you need a break. Today’s a holiday, after all.” Predictably, my mother echoed my sister’s suggestion.“I thought you couldn’...

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A new man

Submitted to Contest #253

It was amazing how easily a biker could transform into a businessman with so little effort. All it took was a haircut, clean shave, and a brand new set of fancy clothes. In Cal’s opinion, whoever said that clothes didn’t make the man didn’t know what he was talking about. Cal was now a new man, a suit wearing man, whereas previously, he had worn heavy boots and black leather. Thanks to his fashion makeover and new identity issued by the FBI through the witness protection program, no one would ever trace Cal now. He was safe, if not free. His...

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