Write a story about strangers becoming friends, or friends becoming strangers.

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“Friendship on the Train” by Azeiza Hamza

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Taking a deep breath, I looked at the girl sitting beside me on the train. “I liked it,” I blurted out. She turned to me in confusion. “Huh?” “I liked it,” I lamely repeated. “Uhh, what did you like?” Her face was kind as she indulged me. “Your painting. I saw it last week and overheard you talking to your friend on the phone about how you didn’t think it was that good. But I liked it.” Her face transformed, a smile lighting up her features. There was a twinkle of joy in her dark eyes as she ran a hand through her shoulder-length...

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“School's Out” by Neil Stevenson

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It's you!' The voice booms in my ear. Surprised I jerk back hitting my head on the door sill. The slap on my back that follows lands with such a whack that it nearly sends me sprawling over the suit case that I've been trying to extricate from the cab. Then I'm grabbed, hauled into the outside world and engulfed in the beeriest of bear hugs. 'Flick! Knew it was you.' 'Flick'. There's a name I'd not been called in twenty years. I know it's him without even seeing his doughy face. The ...

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“RICHARD'S ESTATE” by Leon Moss

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Richard came back some time last night, long after I had fallen asleep. In the morning I fell over his duffel bag in the entrance hall. It was about three months since the evening he had told Stephanie and me that he was going away. “I’ve left money in the kitchen,” he said. He hoisted the khaki holdall onto his shoulder and walked out of the door. “Where he's headed?” asked Stephanie. “Does he have a girl?” “He never offered any information and I never asked. You know how it is. Where were we?” “You were trying to undo my top button,...

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“Strange(r) love” by Sundaresvar Panner

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Ravi was sitting in the park. Cute little kids were playing in the mud, making castles. Ravi was in a deep thought about his future. Usually, he won’t come alone to the park. But that day, his mom scolded him, because he is not interested in getting a job. Even his father helped him getting a job. He would go for one day, and the next day, he quits his job. He says that, he lost interest in that job. Like this he quit more than 20 jobs. His father finally conveyed him that he should go and meet a psychiatrist. His mom too suggested it. Those...

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“Good-Bye” by Tharissa A.

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His name's Leo. My best friend since we were little. His soul was trapped in a tiny boy, brown-haired, small eyes, just like mine. I was bigger, taller, and of course, prettier. But, his lashes, I envied them. Boys with lovely lashes would always make me jealous. And he succeeded, far before I understood make-up.Our friendship started since I got in a preschool where he attended. I got in a year before elementary grade. You can say that I was a newcomer. In Indonesia, most kids joined preschool two to three years before going up to elementar...

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“The Porch” by Ash H

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Annabella Conner sat with knees drawn up to her chest on that old porch, sagging and beat up from years gone by. The same porch she must've painted a hundred times over with that thick, creamy white stale-smelling paint; the same porch that she used to sit on with her brother during those hot summer afternoons, sipping bitter lemonade made from stolen lemons. She wanted those days back, so very badly; she wanted to spend hours in beautiful, perfect silence on that porch. She wanted a way to fix her life that had spiraled down and down, out o...

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“The Reunion” by Bhavya Nayak

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I stand by the crystal bowl brimming with tangy fruit punch, watching the gardener stuff the shriveled tree into the wheelbarrow and drag my college years away. The area where the towering banyan tree once stood, looks like a bald spot on the otherwise sprawling greenery of the North Campus. Reminds me of the hairstyle many of my ex-classmates now sport. Why the school administration decided that the evening of the Reunion of the Class of 2010 was a good time to uproot a 100-year old tree that had withered due to some fungal infection, ...

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“Of Strangers and Friends” by Jonathan-Ray Caranto

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“Hey this is Rena. Sorry I couldn’t answer your call at this time. If ya know me leave a message!” “Hey, it’s Jeremy…again. I’ll be in the city today so if you’d like to hang out I’d be game, just let me know, hope to hear from you soon, bye.” I pressed the “hang up” button as firmly as I could, sliding the phone bad into the inside pocket of my jacket. Totally not as satisfying as the ‘ol flip phones, I remembered nostalgically. It wasn’t often I went to the city, but I always gave time at least once a month to visit, strolling around t...

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“Full Circle” by Marie McLaughlin

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It was October 2005. It was a warm and misty Halloween night. There was a Halloween festival at the High School in town of Pine Beach, Delaware. There were patrons and staff of all ages and races, in all manner of Halloween costume, ranging from cute to creepy. Five kids attended the school festival together in a group. There were two girls, a goth white girl named Nicole and an African American girl named Keisha, and three boys, a goth boy named Bernard (Or Burn as he preferred to be called), an African American boy named Gary, and a h...

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“Strange as God” by Sidharth Satheesh

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It was October, my favorite time of the year as it marked the beginning of the festive season for most places in the northern part of Malabar.I remember gazing at the sky that night, which resembled the cleaned blackboard in school with a few chalk marks on it. When we left our house I had checked the time, it was past 2, so I guess by now it would be around 4. For me, as an 8-year-old boy who was not allowed to leave the house after 6 in the evening, I was experiencing a time far beyond my bedtime. However now, not so much as an ounce of sl...

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“Nostalgia” by Queen Benson

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The forest could tell, even the birds sensed it there was really no need to say anything has in this case, tension speaks louder than words....He looked at his best friend,his face expressing painful thoughts he is trying to bring himself to control. " Why?.." He got nothing as his best friend kept mute still...he rushed forward putting his knuckles in danger as he punched into a tree. His best friend wouldn't move or talk, there was literally nothing she could do to ease the pain , she caused it after all but she wouldn't be swayed because ...

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“Bird Girl” by Katie Grey

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C/W: physical abuse, self-harm, suicide BIRD GIRL “I’ll be your sister, and you’ll be mine. Okay?” Those were the words Harper said to me back when we were five, tossing golden lined leaves in Centennial Park. Stems poked out of her...

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“Harmony and Discord” by Ali Anthony Bell

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Alexander Blackwell first saw the young Martiniquais Jazz singer Larissa Paris at one of her concerts in December 2007, and had taken pictures of her as she sang and played the piano, they had made acquaintance, and Alex took her phone number. He’s worked on a portrait of her without her knowledge, and now two months later he’s happy with it.Alex has an exposition for the month of March at the gallery Communic’Art, 18 rue de Gergovie in the 14th District. He wants to exhibit Larissa’s portrait with his other paintings, and calls her to talk ...

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“'Fishing'” by Tim Roberts

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‘FISHING’ A SHORT STORY BY TIM ROBERTS Paul sat at the edge of the Nature Reserve pond on his khaki camp chair, surrounded by his fishing tackle. The gingham blanket was littered with reels and flies and hooks and floats and sinkers - all overflowing from his customised tool box which also housed the all-important tubs of maggots. Wednesday. His Wednesday. The day he got to himself, that was the deal. Far from errands and rows and stress. Far from the Madding Crowd, he thought to himself as he chomped on an egg and tomato sandwich and took...

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“The Missing” by Rick Story

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The Missing The merchant seaman, Mike Adams, had travels that took him around the world. Seventeen countries had been called home over the time period of the last ten years. This rugged man was originally from Boston, Massachusetts. Adams was tall and stood over six feet, four inches in his stocking feet. His weight was a physically hardened two hundred and sixty pounds, with no apparent body fat. His chosen profession was of a mercenary, and he was quite successful in his career. In between his stints of leading mercenary forces throu...

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Write a story about strangers becoming friends, or friends becoming strangers.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 262 stories

“Friendship on the Train” by Azeiza Hamza

“School's Out” by Neil Stevenson

“RICHARD'S ESTATE” by Leon Moss

“Strange(r) love” by Sundaresvar Panner

“Good-Bye” by Tharissa A.

“The Porch” by Ash H

“The Reunion” by Bhavya Nayak

“Of Strangers and Friends” by Jonathan-Ray Caranto

“Full Circle” by Marie McLaughlin

“Strange as God” by Sidharth Satheesh

“Nostalgia” by Queen Benson

“Bird Girl” by Katie Grey

“Harmony and Discord” by Ali Anthony Bell

“'Fishing'” by Tim Roberts

“The Missing” by Rick Story

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with the arrival of a strange visitor in a small town.

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Start your story in an empty guest room.

Write about a character who has to rely on the hospitality of strangers.

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