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

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“A Friend in Reed” by Vanie Lea

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"What are you doing here?""Reed! Look, I'm sorry, I really am." He looked up pleadingly. "Believe me, if I had a choice I - I wouldn't just show up here so suddenly and unannounced. It's just that -" He swallowed and added quietly, "You're the only friend I have.""Who said that we're still friends after what you did to me?" Reed tried not to let his hurt shine through, but it was hard. The last time he saw his supposed 'friend' had been a year ago and it still stung. "You betrayed me. Why should I help you?"Now Gerry even looked like he was ...

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“The Diagnosis” by Karen Iseminger

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“Listen… I know you’re sleeping with Tim.” Sharon’s matter of fact tone was fortified by her unblinking stare.Patty sat dazed, her calm exterior belying the tachycardia going on underneath her skin. She wanted to deny, defend, deflect but instead, chose to drop her gaze in admission.“Don’t…” Sharon reached across the table to her best friend. “I don’t care. Honestly. Our marriage was over years ago. I guess I AM a little shocked that you’d start a relationship with him, knowing what you know, but… it is what it is….”“Sharon…” tears made Patt...

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“Shower” by Johnna Rich

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The showerhead above me glimmers in the rosiness of my heart-rimmed sunglasses. I adjust my long body to fit the bathtub in the sanctuary of the bathroom. Fuzziness once felt full. Fuzziness now feels empty. I’m anchored in the porcelainity of my bathtub. This is the closest I’ve been to a shower in days. Smoke filters out through the screen in the bathroom, my cheap cigarettes wait on the counter right next to the hair-drier-- she’s in reach and the plug in the port is slightly in. If it falls in on accident, ...

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“Covalent: The Last Pair” by Elliot DiNero

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The rumble of the Dwarf Probe detaching from the HavenCraft shook the station so hard that Piper fell to her knees and thought that the walls and floor would crumble from the force. With the tremor ended, however, she got to her feet and felt a simultaneous sense of relief and terror with the weight of what she just did. She had walked around, exploring the newly empty corners of the quarters her comrades had left behind. They had only taken the essentials with them, fuel, the navigation equipment, all but one of their molecular synthes...

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“When i found a friend in me” by Klein Malate

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It's yet again another Tiring day indeed, and so after tossing my coat and bag at my work desk i energetically sit on my couch with my Trusty o'l guitar and play a what may seem old but gold song back in the 90s, and as i strum through the rhythm of the song "More than words" by Extreme i can still vividly remember how i first played the guitar on this usual day too. A year ago, in a Tiring day at work i decided to leave office early and struggle for half an hour in keeping my eyelids awake on my way home as i find myself having the only str...

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“Support” by Cassidy Tillman

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It was the second week after I started sixth grade. My stomach was churning, and I did not feel well. I repeatedly told my mom this but, she kept on telling me that it was just anxiety. For the past two weeks, I have gone to school crying and crying. I feel so embarrassed because I am crying in front of my classmates. I think there is something terribly wrong with me. I want to be a normal sixth grader but, right now it is too difficult. I have always hated school but, I never knew tha...

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“MY FIRST FRIEND” by Sruthi Unnikrishnan

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April, 2020Dear - My first friend,When I first saw you I never thought we’ll end up like this. Our first meeting is still fresh in my mind, I was reading a book under the tree in the park and you were feeding the doves. Yah! I saw you first but I never told you, I loved the way your hair looked - little messy but was my type. The park had more people than a lecture hall, but you were the one who stole my attention. I remember reading in a magazine that all the people around you might be connected by some sort of energy that they have in comm...

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“Two per Day” by Wesley Wu

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“Darian Chis”His eyes skimmed over the next word; it was well beyond his vernacular.“Take Two per Day, Orally”The man clutched the bottle of pills and held it closely to his chest. He dressed sharply in a black and white suit; if anybody was asked what the man was doing, they might have replied “travelling to an important business meeting,” or, “pitching a new deal to some corporate executive”. Not too long ago, he might have been doing exactly that.As a matter of fact, he had just returned from picking up a bottle of pills prescribed by his...

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“Last Chance Blueprints” by S Zak

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He looks…awful. It’s been days since he’s seen himself, maybe weeks since he’s really seen himself. The only reason he is in the bathroom today is because he smells bad. He can’t even remember the last time he stepped in here, but he knows he has and frequently; the acrid smell of piss weighs heavy in the air. He catches a glimpse of his reflection, the shoddy florescent light blinking in and out of consciousness. In the moments of darkness, he feels a hammer inside his skull, and a voice calling his name from somewhere else. In the moments ...

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“A journal about Alice” by Casey Farley

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LondonSeptember 9th 2014Dear Diary,<i> I saw it. Humans were hurting each other. Either bullying online or in school. They inflict pain on others and took pleasure in the horrified look on her faces. I knew why. Students seen as weak and trust easily, tell their deepest secrets, and then everything backfired on them. One morning, I heard some students gossiping about my friend, Lisa. I met her when I first started school. When I had nobody to show me around the school, Lisa offered and we became. She was smart, honest and sweet. S...

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“Ride or Die” by Dana Shelton

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Shannon contemplated the tall glass of clear liquid in front of her as she sat alone in her apartment. It was so still and quiet without the kids here; left alone with her thoughts and regrets. She had been staring at the glass for several minutes, long enough that one of the ice cubes melted slightly, permitting the others to make their familiar clink against the side of the glass. It had been so long since she had heard that sound but yet the melody was familiar and soothing; alcohol was her oldest friend. She had not h...

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“Now I see” by Gift Victoria

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" see, i am only doing this for my dad. if not,I wouldn't have been stuck here with you in this God forsaken forest, urggg! It stinks all over"" Just admit it Jason, you are only doing this for the money. Have always known you to be so selfish, that's why, you can never be my friend""As if I cared to be""You are mean"" And you are crazy for thinking I would want to share in your boring world"" hahaha! You are funny Jason, everyone knows too well that you would marry money, eat money, bath with money and even breathe money, in fact you have n...

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“Wednesdays at Ronson's Juicebar” by Amy DeMatt

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They met every Wednesday outside of Ronson's Juicebar. Katie was the dark one, tall and thin, she carried low. Meg was tiny. Hers had been the toughest so far, with relentless morning sickness. Her gag reflex had finally calmed enough that she could nurse a thin white tea, a drip of honey. Bella was the furthest along and the happiest. She'd fretted for two years when she thought she was barren. Then, miraculously, she'd fainted at the supermarket. A blood test later had confirmed it. She was due in November. They had a routine. They ca...

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“Gift of a friend” by Greenfed Miller

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It was the first day of class and also a lunch break time in the cafeteria I actually not from this school but get to move out from my old school to start a new life here. I get to be bully because of my face they make fun a lot, I'm Lucinda Geoffren people call me creep because of my physical appearance. If I describe my physical features it was too much for an ugly person. I was not a typical ugly.I have a very big round face, have a mono-eyelid eyes, big nose, chapped lips, small ears and skinny body and also have very pale skin beca...

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“TRUE FRIENDS-TRUE HAPPINESS BY ECHUA EMMANUELLA ” by Emmanuella Echua

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The beeping sound from my phone woke me up from my sleep, “isn’t it too earlyto wake someone up with a text?” I thought as I sat up from my bed and sluggishly picked up my phone“A message…..” I asked myself,“From who?” I thought to myselfI opened my phone with a sliding gesture and I felt a shiver run down my spine.Unknown: Meghan I’ve been kind enough,I demand the money you owe me nowOr else you’d leave me no choice but totake this the other way “Darren, Please I beg you, You know t...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 133 stories

“A Friend in Reed” by Vanie Lea

“The Diagnosis” by Karen Iseminger

“Shower” by Johnna Rich

“Covalent: The Last Pair” by Elliot DiNero

“When i found a friend in me” by Klein Malate

“Support” by Cassidy Tillman

“MY FIRST FRIEND” by Sruthi Unnikrishnan

“Two per Day” by Wesley Wu

“Last Chance Blueprints” by S Zak

“A journal about Alice” by Casey Farley

“Ride or Die” by Dana Shelton

“Now I see” by Gift Victoria

“Wednesdays at Ronson's Juicebar” by Amy DeMatt

“Gift of a friend” by Greenfed Miller

“TRUE FRIENDS-TRUE HAPPINESS BY ECHUA EMMANUELLA ” by Emmanuella Echua

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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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