Write a story about someone turning to a friend in a time of need.

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“Sweater Threads” by Madison Healey

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We begin, like everything we have to start. As we started in this world, I start my story. Me and her laid on tickly grass. When it grazed the sole of my foot, I giggled. Rolled out the blanket. Looked up at the stars. “Wish. Right now.” she said softly.” “There's a star right..there. It's the brightest one, You can talk to it you know?” she pointed up at it. Then let her arm fall down. For two seconds. She didn't know but I saw her look away from the sky. Her eyes were just on me. Something I had never seen her do befo...

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“A Scientific Genius and his Sidekick” by Dobby's Sock

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Johnn is scribbling in his journal while sitting by the side of the tombstone that he had laid just some hours ago, for his wife, whose grave it was. The sky is scattered with civilized canopies that sprout in some places. It is the shade of a blue that is serious and solemn, the sky. Johnn holds under his armpit, a nightstick to illuminate the pages on which he is hurriedly writing. '12th April 2123With knowledge and wealth arrive the inevitable vices of corruptibility and avarice. I was driven to it, and I am ashamed to admit it, inso...

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“Make a Guess” by Emma Lin

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“Hey Jenna, is everything going well?” Melissa sat on the bay window seat cushion. “I’m sorry that I missed your call and text.”“Melissa, I can’t take it any more longer.”“What is it?”“I’m bored.”Melissa paused to replay what she just heard. “You left a dozen voice mails, fifteen text messages, and five Facebook messages because you are bored?”“I’m SUFFERING of boredom.”“SUFFERING of hunger is more painful than boredom,” Melissa stated. “Why don’t you read a book?”“I don’t like touching books.”“They don’t bite, Jenna.”“They have coronavirus ...

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“Brighter Days” by Said Y

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"I can't do this anymore," she muttered. "There's too much pain; I can't handle it. I want to give up." Amal was lying on her bed, staring at his bare ceiling. Her arms were over her head, and tears were rolling down her cheeks. Amal had many days where she felt low and often thought about death. But tonight was different; she thought of ways she can kill herself in this room. Her eyes looked towards her Nyquil tablet; she rolled her eyes and thought not enough to overdose. Amal kept on searching but could not find anything. Amal's tears sto...

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“More Than a Game” by Jasmine Shouse

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I don’t know what to do anymore. It feels like everything is a waste - of time, of energy, of life. I just…Nolan hit the arrow at the bottom of the screen. A box popped up reminding him that the draft would be lost if he continued away from the screen. His finger hesitated while a battle raged inside his mind. The box and the partly written message disappeared, leaving only a name on the screen.“I can’t bother Christopher with this,” Nolan muttered aloud. He set the phone on the desk as his head dropped onto one of his forearms.The phone buz...

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“Even If” by ✰ Jessica ✰

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Cynthia was unusually quiet as she and Millie walked home from school. They weren't neighbors, Millie live a couple streets over, but Millie always walked Cynthia home to make sure she got there safe. A while back Millie had asked why Cynthia walked home from school alone instead of taking the bus. Cynthia wouldn't say. Millie only wanted the best for her, and liked her company, so she offered to walk with her from then on. "Did your chemistry exam go ok, Cynth?" Millie asked as she kicked at some loose asphalt on the road. "Eh, it went alr...

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“Here” by Keith B.

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“You look really good today, you’re like glowing,” Daisy said as we stood on the New York sidewalk. The only way I could respond to this comment was to smile because the day she said this to me was the day after I was told my father had passed.Daisy is an acting couch of mine. It’s always nice randomly running into her.I thought later maybe what my dad left behind, all he saw, observed, felt, inhabited went into me and made my brown skin illuminate with a glow that was undeniable. Perhaps that’s too mystical. I’m not into that stuff. I was j...

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“YOU MUST GET BACK UP!” by P. Jean

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I should begin by telling you that I am the most unlikely person on earth to have this story to tell. I am female, late middle age, married forever, a mother, blah blah blah, just suffice to say, I wish I had a skeleton in my closet, I wish I had a box of hidden love letters, I wish? I wish I had had a nugget that was all mine, mine alone to savor. Obviously I didn’t!My life was never unhappy, it was just a life, like a train on the tracks of life, going one place over and over again. Home, family, fri...

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“Annie” by Nicole Tusa

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What a day. A day Steven couldn't wait to end. The day that the love of his life decided he was no longer the love of hers. As Steven opened the door to his apartment, he was immensely relieved to see Annie sitting on the couch waiting for him. His best friend.Before she could even properly greet him, he began to talk, the words spewing from his mouth as if he could no longer contain them."Well, she finally did it," he said as he carelessly threw his work bag and coat down onto the dining room table. Steven padded across the apartment and he...

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“Her Unexpected Friend” by Loretta Schiavo Smith

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Her Unexpected FriendLoretta Schiavo SmithAs Priscilla stepped out of the cab, she cursed under her breath when she tore her stockings on the door’s chrome moulding. Three whistles signalled the train’s imminent departure from Track #3 heading east to Toronto. Running to her train, she climbed the steps of car C425, stumbled down the aisle gripping her mother’s alligator suitcase and slumped into her seat. It was hot that day. A record hot, humid August. Sweat trickled down her neck creasing her cotton blouse, now stuck to her back. Pulling ...

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“How Can I Help You Mike” by MaureenJ Poutoa

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How Can I Help You Mike“How can I help you Mike?'' said Kiwa. That was the beginning of a lasting friendship, It was the best thing anyone had said to Mike in a long time. Kiwa thought back to a time she had revised some words from her social studies teacher. “ A Friend in Need, is a Friend indeed” She remembered they would have to repeat it 10 times out loud, before going outside to play in the playground every Lunch break. And now she was going to help her new found friend Mike“ Well first off, I’m having trou...

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“The Call of Hope” by Sathvika Sitaraman

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“Xavier get out of there!” Absolute chaos filled the air along with the musty smell of the ashes amid the ever blazing fire. The screeches of children, the wailing of loved ones. Fear, panic and terror wrapped their cold hands around the lives of the people. Suddenly, a fiery explosion sounded from the left. “XAVIER!” My heart squeezed, my lungs unable to handle the pressure. My nerves were racing, my hands and knees shaking. I knew he was gone, but I couldn’t react. Couldn’t cry or scream. I couldn’t even complain because this was my job. M...

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“Through thick and thin” by Vakula Surendar

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A smile graced Thea’s lips as she admired herself in the mirror. She looked marvelous. Her soft, ebony black hair had been swept back into an elegant knot, accentuating the sharp contours on her face. She wore a robe of brilliant purple, just long enough to caress her feet, embroidered with a twisting, elaborate design. Matching it was a long, thin strip of purple fabric that encircled Thea’s head, worn with the same imperial dignity as would a crown. Art tapped her feet impatiently. She was going to pick flowers with her sister, Thea, and P...

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“A Night Out ” by Anastasia Ifinedo

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“Where?” Abigail’s caramel fingers hovered above the screen. Undecided, she looked at her addresser. The man had a snaggle-tooth. “Eh?” “No de look me like fish. Where you de go, madam?” The lady in question sighed, shoving her phone in her back pocket. “Sorry, sir,” she entered the bus. “Anywhere.” Anywhere that’s not there. “Oya, get out, lemme go home. I be like say you wan waste time. See this pikin o. Anywhere,” he mocked. “Na 8 o’clock curfew we get. No time to misbehave. Oya,” he pointed to the...

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“Generation Mars” by Maddie Lively

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Once upon a time, there was a young boy named Saras. Saras lived on Mars. Every day of his life was very different from our lives. He had a mother and father. They lived in a hut. There were many other huts around Saras’ hut where others lived. The people of Mars did not look like people who live on Earth. They had bright red skin, brown eyes, and black shiny hair. Their red skin helped them to blend in with the planet, so that if earthmen, which is what they called humans who lived on Earth, would not know that they were th...

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Write a story about someone turning to a friend in a time of need.

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✍️ 133 stories

“Sweater Threads” by Madison Healey

“A Scientific Genius and his Sidekick” by Dobby's Sock

“Make a Guess” by Emma Lin

“Brighter Days” by Said Y

“More Than a Game” by Jasmine Shouse

“Even If” by ✰ Jessica ✰

“Here” by Keith B.

“YOU MUST GET BACK UP!” by P. Jean

“Annie” by Nicole Tusa

“Her Unexpected Friend” by Loretta Schiavo Smith

“How Can I Help You Mike” by MaureenJ Poutoa

“The Call of Hope” by Sathvika Sitaraman

“Through thick and thin” by Vakula Surendar

“A Night Out ” by Anastasia Ifinedo

“Generation Mars” by Maddie Lively

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Write a story about two people who meet and become instant friends.

Write a story about friends who wind up on a misadventure.

Write a story about one event from the different perspectives of multiple friends.

Write a story inspired by this quote from Ally Condie: "Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I'm glad for that."

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