Write a story that includes the line “Have we met before?”

Posted in Dramatic on Oct 4, 2024

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“Love Override” by Jessica Coello

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CW: This story contains themes of domestic violence and manipulation.Her eyes darted from one side of the empty road to the other while her feet slapped heavily against the pavement, her strides lengthening as she felt his black eyes boring holes into the sweat soaked t-shirt hanging off her back. He’d chased her down this street every day since she left the apartment they shared together two months ago.Coming to a stop at the last intersection before the safety of her neighborhood, she looked behind her, certain she would see her ex-boyfri...

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“Living the Dream” by Lennie Couture

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Trigger warnings:Mental health An incessant buzzing broke through the fog of my restless sleep. Another day, another dollar, it was time to prepare myself for work. Most people hate going to work for a large corporate company who doesn't value their devotion. That's not how I feel however. My job keeps me under the radar of anyone who might see through my facade of survival. A quick clock-in, 8 hours of mind-numbing paper pushing, then it's time to return to my cave of desolation. Between the two, I do not reserve time for anything else. Gri...

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“Death by Man in War” by Annabelle Lang

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The world is quieter now, but the ghosts never left.I sat alone at the station, watching the dust swirl in the light of the lamppost, the black of night engulfing the faraway flickers and flashes of street lights. The wind had a way of carrying memories, like the distant hum of engines or the soft murmur of voices that no longer existed. I tried and tried to tune it out, tried to forget, but the past always had a way of slipping through the cracks.I heard the uneven rhythm of footsteps—a familiar limp, one memorable yet not recognisable. Tur...

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“My Heart Is a Thousand Years Old” by Mary Manning

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The living always say that best things about the future, and the past, mainly because they still have the chance too. One thing for sure is one will not see a dead man, or woman, getting the last word. It was a Fall day for Aiza and she was shining her shoes, not literally, on a new subject. She thought if the obvious was the obvious there was only one thing she didn’t get, why didn’t she get the obvious. She sat and looked at her petite feet she hid with shoes that were bigger than her size. One thing for sure, fashion was fun and she was ...

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“Echoes Among the Stars” by FragmentsOf ASoul

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I feel like I have forgotten something. Something. Something. No, that doesn’t feel quite right, does it? Is it perhaps someone? But who? Wait, is it actually someone? Maybe it is something? No. I keep going in circles, my thoughts are nothing but an endless spiral, always coming back to the place they originated from. Where I originate from. What am I even thinking of? I keep getting trapped in this feeling of longing, it's been stuck to me like a shadow since, well, since I can remember. My train leaves in 1 hour so I need to finish making...

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“Have we met before?” by Sonya Denson

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Alphonso As I sit quietly in the back of my Earth Science class, I notice a lady frantically walking throughout the hallway from the classroom door. “Please sign the sign in sheet I have placed on my desk before you leave” Professor Andrew shouts as the back door swings open. The entire class turns as the door creaks. “Wrong door” Professor Andrew yells but the young lady had already walked in and slammed the door behind her. “Glad for you to join us” one of the student's states. “OMG, that scared ...

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Write a story that includes the line “Have we met before?”

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✍️ 141 stories

“Love Override” by Jessica Coello

“Living the Dream” by Lennie Couture

“Death by Man in War” by Annabelle Lang

“My Heart Is a Thousand Years Old” by Mary Manning

“Echoes Among the Stars” by FragmentsOf ASoul

“Have we met before?” by Sonya Denson

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