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Start your story with the line, “This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives,” and end it with, “By then it was too late.”

Posted in Dramatic on Nov 26, 2020

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“Emphasis” by Rhondalise Mitza

This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. Isn’t it funny how, when you put emphasis on certain words, it can change the meaning of the sentence entirely? This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, meaning that out of all days in their (whoever they may be) lives, this one particular day was destined to be the happiest. This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. You could take that one in the way of something happened to make it the opposite of...

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“Where Maya Is” by Zilla Babbitt

This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, but after Kean learned that Maya had been outside on Day Zero -- the day before -- he knew there was no chance of her survival. ◇◇◇He received the email at five the morning one day later, Day Two. His phone was at 12% battery, but he kept his email window open for fifteen minutes rereading the few lines of the email which confirmed his worst fears. There were four lines total. B...

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“Who Would Have Thought” by Amy Hodges-laurenzo

               This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives.               Darrin and Jena were getting married at long last. They had been seeing each other for a very long time and even when he was deployed overseas, she still stayed with him in full support. When he came back from deployment, they spent a few day...

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“The Final Exam” by Julia Boddie

"It was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives," Ms. Christina read. "But instead, it was the worst." The bell rang. "Class is dismissed! Have a wonderful weekend everyone! I want you to finish this book by Tuesday!" she said in her fake, sweet voice. The class packed up their books and began to leave. Before the last student left, she called her name. ...

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“It hurts to be Bailed on ” by ❄️ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒 𝔸𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕕❄️

Title: It hurts to be Bailed on Author: Haripriya Authors Note: Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a great Tuesday! This story is about how the friendship of two friends ended on the day something amazing was going to happen to one of them. I hope you like this story! This was supposed to be the happiest day of their li...

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“Mommy's Girl” by Varsha Vimal

This was supposed to be the happiest day of my life. Finally...Graduation. I was soon going to be a free woman, I’m not a little kid that grew up in a Southern ranch. I was an adult. But who knew this day would go so wrong... ************************** “I can’t believe it.” My best friend Fiona said. We were at my apartment getting ready to go shopping for Grad dresses. “I kn...

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“Grey Shade” by Kylie Wallis

This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. After seven years together, Ray Mendoza had finally proposed, and Adriana Driscoll said yes without hesitation. Her ring was made of gold and decorated with diamonds and emeralds. A wedding planner was hired, which went a long way in getting things done properly. June 18th was agreed upon. A location had been found and booked in advance.Adriana knew what her final dress choice would be as soon as she saw it; ...

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“Bitter Fate” by Writer Maniac

This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. This was supposed to be the day they photographed and kept carefully in albums, the pictures they framed and placed at strategic points around the house, the day that they would share with their children and grandchildren without being prompted to. But everything had gone horribly wrong. The morning had been bright an...

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“ Mother ” by Kashish Chaturvedi

“This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives,” This refers to one day before my birthday. Let me take you back in time where it started, how it started! A white color tent is placed in the corner of the drawing-room which is sparkling with fairy lights, inside is sitting a 14-year-old girl surrounded with various kinds of soft toys out of which she is holding a cute littl...

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“the soccer tryout (Part 1)” by ♡monica D♡

"This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives," Dill starts the story."Two friends Akiva and Katie where the bests of friends. they did everything together, but their lives were gonna take a sharp turn.""I'm so excited for soccer tryouts, TOMORROW!" Akiva says in her purest grin. Akiva has the best soccer skills in their school! She is one of those athletic people that actually like what they're doing."Don't get to excited Akiva, you might not make it," Katie says grimly. Al...

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“Pool Of Sapphires” by Rachel Sundar

This was supposed to be the happiest day of their life. It was going to be magnificent and absolutely splendid. But not everything always turns out the way you hope.  The morning was bright casting its dazzling light through the blinds peeping in and then wrapping me in a blanket of warmth. My alarm clock buzzed signaling it was time to get up. Time to head off to work. “No..” I groggled trying to turn the alarm...

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“Supposed to be.” by Issy :)

This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. Supposed to be. She screamed with pain, not able to handle the sensation of her insides being ripped out. This wasn't right, she thought. But what would she know? It was her first child. Her first time giving birth. None of her birthing classes had prepared her for this much pain. With no medication and no one to hold her hand, she was scared out of her life, feeli...

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“Milestones to Woe” by Eugene Ewusi-annan

“This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives”Friday…Pause. Rewind to Thursday.Chantalle stepped out of her dorm room into the hallway and dialed on her Samsung. She speaks quieter than usual, calling out mildly, ‘Hello, mama. Hello, are you there?’. She multiply turns at her sides to see for anyone passing while on the phone, as if she was hiding. She was. She complained for the little money given her. Her mother convinced her to be patient until she is paid her poor salary....

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“I'm sorry” by Meera C

This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives.But I ruined it.Yes. I was the cause, the reason, the problem, the black hole.The one who was responsible for my own terrible actions, it was me and only me.And I regretted it. So much.I don’t know how to forgive myself.God, please forgive me.Bring them back together again.I’m begging you.My father died when I was still a young, immature child. By then, I was already big enough to know and...

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“THE HATRED TURNED FATE” by Dawood Abbasi

This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives when Fayaz first met Sara in the school and they promised to be the eternal fellows at such an early age. Though the promise of life long love became a matter of conflict yet the tale of affection go aboard at its run. The tale traces the tactics of love soaring life not in favors of Fayaz but seemingly not exactly against his lines of actio...

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