Write about two characters going apple picking.

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“Resurgence” by Emily Sara

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“The weather is a bit shitty today” I said, with my forehead gently pressed against the window, listening to each drop of rain as they’re falling. I turn my head to face my boyfriend, Ray, sitting in the driver’s seat, with a smug look on his face. I keep staring while biting my lip trying to think of ways to engage him. “What?” He notices me. “Sorry, I’m driving.” He says. “You text while driving and you’re telling me you’re too focused to have a little small talk?” Bullshit. He has something else on his mind. He has become pretty distant...

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“Friend Zoned” by Paige Winters

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My eyes skim the parking lot again, looking for that familiar 2001 Chevy. It’s painted bright purple and impossible to miss but I can’t find it anywhere. My phone buzzed with a text from Jean, saying she was stuck in traffic and would be here in ten. I texted her a thumbs-up emoji and sat down on a hay bale to wait. They were set up in lines all around the edges of the apple orchard, where Jean should have met me five minutes ago. We’ve been planning to come here for weeks but she’s been so busy lately that I haven’t seen her much. It’ll be ...

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“Most boys are GOOD” by Adyson Jacobs

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“Will you go for a romantic night to visit my family’s orchard with me?” I kept replaying it in my head. His deep sexy voice made me get butterflies in my stomach, I had to tell Sarah. I looked in my folder to find her schedule, “Okay, period 5 is free.” I whispered to myself. The day felt so long, I couldn’t contain my excitement, everyone said I needed to calm down. I was in fourth period, only one hour to go! “Ms. Allison Doyla, please see me in my office now!” My heart skipped a beat. I am a straight-a student, I have only missed a few d...

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“Apple Date” by Macey Camp

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Alec drove slowly down the road. Oak trees lined the evening lit road, their leaves turning a shade of brown as they gently fell, catching in the winds gust to splatter onto his pickup. "There!" Akari said with excitement, pointing to a street to the right. As Alec turned off onto the dirt road Akari oohed in excitement. Apple trees were everywhere. His excitement made Alec smile as he pulled to a stop in front of a farmhouse. "This is going to be so much fun!" As they got out an older female stepped out on the wrap-around po...

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“Seasons of Change” by Vickie Culbertson

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SEASONS of CHANGE I visited my grandparents on an autumn day. My grandparents had a neighbor and friend by the name of Elsie Whitaker. From the time I met her, she always made me feel that what I thought and did was important. One weekend I spent on my grandparents farm she stopped by to see if they would like some golden delici...

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“The weight of evidence” by Martin Jenkins

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The Boss didn't much like the look of either of them. The Old Man had arrived very early in the day, anxious to go cropping apples and deliver a weighty load by sundown. But The Boss had told him that it was a job for pairs and as he was alone he would have to wait for another willing hand. Grumpily, The Old Man had slouched in a corner, his huge white whiskers barely concealing a surly look which he seemed to have improved to perfection as the morning wore on. The shack was worn by time and a thousand feet and gave no comfort to the picke...

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“The Mansion, the apples, and the bodies” by Malak Bahy

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He was trying hard not to show. He was holding, so tightly, onto the superficial façade of his calm like his life was depending on it, which technically, he did feel like it was. The current view playing out before him, however, was pressing onto the cracks already threatening the facade. His wife, his dear dear wife, was currently pressed, so close, to a man that wasn’t him. They were both seated at a comfy booth, nestled deeply into the coffeeshop, that John had to be using his binoculars today. On other days where his treacherous wife...

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“Sumptuous Apples” by Sarah Oakes

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Idunn smiled, humming a tune as she picked her apples. Being in nature always made her happy after a row with Bragi. He had stormed off, just because she had asked him to clear the kitchen table of all his scrolls. It wasn’t so unreasonable, was it? She tore the next apple off the tree a little more violently than she meant to, almost snapping the leaves. She wished things could be different. But they never would be. She tried to concentrate, taking deep breaths in and out. She stared at the tree, taking in its leaves and trunk and bark tha...

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“Apple Picking with a twist” by Shelby Schwartz

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Fall has finally arrived. The trees are starting to turn beautiful colors. Oranges, yellows and reds taking over for the green landscapes. The sky even seems to glow brighter. Then there is a refreshing crisp air taking away the heat of summer. Time to bring out the hoodies and light jackets. Turn off the A/C and let nature cool down the house for you with the windows open. The leaves crunch under your feet as you stroll along the sidewalk. Children raking the leaves together, getting the piles big enough to jump in. Its such a wonderfu...

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“Wine, Amber and Auburn ” by Tanisha Bhatia

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Friday The resplendent sky portrays the hues of my grandma’s golden-crusted pies topped by a pop of colour with glazed cherries. Life away from city has been nonchalant in the remote heights of the apple valley of Himachal (a culturally tasteful state in India). I step out of the wooden chalet, which has been accommodating me for the past three months. After a momentary gaze at the aureate ether, I see Oshi already on the terrace getting a whiff of her milky spiced tea, portraying herself as a vanilla damsel from the 1960s , whose leisure li...

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“A Stroll Through the Apple Orchard” by Dimitris Profer

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-I don’t know why we’re here, he said.-It calms me, came the response.-Sure, but we could really be doing anything else calming. Not… apple picking.-This is my orchard Jonathan. These are my trees. I like them. I also like apples, so I don’t understand your confusion. If I don’t tend to my own trees who would?-You are the king, I’m sure you can find someone to do this task for you.-Nonsense, this is for my own satisfaction. Besides, I want to test this technique the gardener suggested.-What do you mean?-Apple trees bear fruits once every two...

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“Apple in His Eye” by Esther 小寿司

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Today was the day where thousands of apples will fall from their mother branches. The wind knew. It was in the mid-September. The cold gusts bit against the hilltop small wooden house as fiercely as deepest winter, shaking the windows with their greetings and winding through the tiny living room with their warm regards. I put my hand on the window, an outline formed by steam appeared on it. It was cold. I looked outside for the view. Everything was as red as fire. Autumn has come so as the red treasure was waiting for someone to pick t...

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“Daughters of the Apple Orchard” by Bookmark Here

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It was a bitter joyful event to be able to walk among the apple trees with my mother and my daughter. My fingers tickled the aged dried leaves pausing every so often to whisper love to my sisters. I need to be careful of my growing belly as it barely fits between the rows of trees and I found myself constantly scratching and bumping the precious branches. The orchard was a maze and unless you knew your way around among the thousand apple trees it would easily disorientate anyone. As a woman of the island, we were only allowed to ent...

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“A rope, a couple, and a crow” by A. A. Thakre

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The storm and the rain had come crashing down the day before yesterday; and yesterday, the sun came with its fiery rays, setting everything ablaze; now today, it drizzled in the early morning, while the dark, thick clouds still loomed on the horizon as the day proceeded into the late morning. There was a little hope of seeing caressing rays, descending from heavens. The calm weather seemed to have gone for a spin, with no intention of returning. But no matter the weather, the calls of harvesting must be answered; and so, the farmers ran b...

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“Jack O'Lantern” by Hikmat A

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Achoo! Another sneeze wracks it’s way though my mask. I groan and turn back to the sanitation station, whipping off my mask, wiping my nose then scrubbing my hands ferociously, again, for the third time today. Lawrence pops his head in, his eyebrows creased with concern. “You sure you’re good to work today? You’ve been in here a bit too much. I got you if you’re sick.” I shake my head as I replace my mask. “I’m fine. You’ve seen my tests. It’s not corona, it’s just all the freakin’ pumpkin spice everyone’s been ordering t...

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Write about two characters going apple picking.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 249 stories

“Resurgence” by Emily Sara

“Friend Zoned” by Paige Winters

“Most boys are GOOD” by Adyson Jacobs

“Apple Date” by Macey Camp

“Seasons of Change” by Vickie Culbertson

“The weight of evidence” by Martin Jenkins

“The Mansion, the apples, and the bodies” by Malak Bahy

“Sumptuous Apples” by Sarah Oakes

“Apple Picking with a twist” by Shelby Schwartz

“Wine, Amber and Auburn ” by Tanisha Bhatia

“A Stroll Through the Apple Orchard” by Dimitris Profer

“Apple in His Eye” by Esther 小寿司

“Daughters of the Apple Orchard” by Bookmark Here

“A rope, a couple, and a crow” by A. A. Thakre

“Jack O'Lantern” by Hikmat A

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