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

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“Hard Feelings” by Marija Pelivanova

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It’s been a week since he and Elaine talked properly. He doesn’t want to allow his mind to go there, but Dylan can’t help but think she’s avoiding him. They’ve been together for so long; there isn’t a single thing they don’t know about one another and when she gets like this - pretending everything’s fine while hiding a mountain of things from him - it bothers Dylan. He’s always more than eager to tell her everything, so why can’t she do the same? tired talk tomorrow Five whole days later, she finally texts him. A wave of relief...

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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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“New York, Unreal, Surreal and Real” by Janet Gilmore

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New York, Unreal, Surreal and Real Janet Gilmore gilmorebooks@yahoo.com I think now that because I had a happy childhood, I didn’t recognize betrayal when it happened to me. Not all back seat car adventures are fun. I was in the back seat of a comfortable yellow Chevy Vega. It was my car but I wasn’t driving. He was driving. That is, he was driving me and another woman back to New York. I was his girlfriend on the drive up, but not on the drive home. I didn’t understand. She was in the front seat; I was lying dow...

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“The Foreordained Friendship” by John Michail

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Two men stood outside of a pharmacy in Brielle, NJ, having friendly chit-chat. Philip, a banker, and Lou, a pharmacist. Two young boys somewhat hid behind their father's legs. As the adult men spoke, the boys stayed silent. It was then that the conversation had turned to the boys- "and this is my son John," Philip said. "And this is my son Darren," replied Lou. The two young boys to shy to even look at each other, waved rather boorishly at each other. Whispering a very shy, "hello." Philip breaking the silence, said, "Well, it was a real ple...

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“Starstruck” by Kristen Rebello

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Friends written in the stars; only doomed to fall to Earth. Dear Riley, Do you remember our beginning? It probably wasn’t all that exciting. But it was the start of an amazing story. When enough pressure is exerted on light atoms, a fusion occurs and a star is born. A stellar nebula - I think that’s what they call it. Our friendship didn’t need pressure but was just as extraordinary as a beaming star. No coincidence, just fate. No accident, just destiny. We were just inevitable. “...and finally, group projects. The groups will be ass...

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“Friends, revisited” by Isabella Ruffatti

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“How long has it been since you’ve seen Chloe?” Irene’s mother asked as she bent over to smell her newly cooked eggs. Irene jumped, startled. She’d never been very good at preparing anything, so she’d walked into the kitchen planning on hauling the cereal and milk out of the cupboard and calling it a day. But her mother had gotten there first. Her mother, a natural early bird for most of her life until… Well, until they lost dad. Irene smiled, this might be a sign that her mother’s depression was finally clearing. At the very least...

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“Best friend to strangers” by Clora Green

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Life is unpredictable and you never know who will truly be there in future. I had a friend that was like a sister to me. Our bond was so tight not even an ant could fit. If you saw her, you saw me. She was the first person I messaged or called when I had a problem or to talk about certain subjects with. Her family welcomed me and mine welcomed her. She is a daughter of a professional doctor. I guess she looks like her father, too smart. She’s from a rich family so a lot of my classmates love her. I met her since I was six years old when we s...

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“Together is the Best Place to Be” by Charity Wilson

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Joelle stepped out of her car, grabbed her backpack and walked into Clinstine High School. She walked through the school grounds looking for Sophia, her best friend. Sophia is super competitive and athletic, but underneath that, she is super caring. Normally Soph is in the grass finishing homework. Joelle looked everywhere, and couldn’t find her. She made her way through the crowds at the doors, and once she started walking to her locker she saw Noah. “Hey, Noah!” she said, trying to get his attentio...

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“Annie” by Barbara Langille

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Trigger warning: depression and suicidal thoughts The sun was shining and bright when my eyes fluttered open to gaze at the unfamiliar white walls. My hotel room was spacious and light, with beech wood furniture and light blue accents throughout. I could just hear the faint whisper of waves breaking the shore through my open window and the smell of sea-air filled my nostrils. It was so serine; I honestly would have been happy with a vacation here. But no, this was just the first stop before the cruise ship that was going to be my relaxat...

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“Atithi Devo Bhava” by Surajita Acharjya

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She sat silently on a table in the bar. "One red wine please" She asked to the waiter. The waiter asked-"Ma'am, with Ice? Or without?" "Two cubes please, thanks." She replied. Liza, a heartthrob lawyer, was sitting in a corner of a bar, Bras de Feras. She was lost in her own tune. She was enjoying the Jazz played by a local Greek singer. She was disturbed, by a voice which came from her back. "Nice song by the singer." A manly voice said from behind. She turned back, it was Lewis. Though he was unknown to her, but, his voice distracted he...

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“10 Years” by Roni Tong

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Standing in front of the mirror, Lilianna runs her hands down and straightens her emerald green dress. A wedding, that’s where she’s heading. A wedding she had only been made aware of this morning. It was a pleasant Sunday morning. She was lying in bed, holding her book on her side as she immersed herself into the blissful world of Fairies and Demons. It was going to be disgustingly sick enemies-to-lovers tale, and she couldn’t wait to be dragged into the whirlwind of drama and heartbreak. That was, until she was rudely thrown into one of ...

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“Puzzle” by Lydia Mensah

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Title of story: Puzzle Name of author: Lydia Mensah Number of pages: 10 Word count : 2965 #Write a story about strangers becoming friends, or friends becoming strangers # Laterbiokorshie is located in the Ablekuma Central Constituency of Accra and found in the West Coast of the same capital town, with residents of about 200,000 people. For the p...

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“So that you're no alone” by Naajia Aasiya

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My wrist curved as I tried to angle myself, making bold lines with my pencil. Glancing up now and then, I could just about see his knuckles from the way he held his book up to his face. Now that I had a better look at him, he appeared to be 15, maybe 16. The boy’s glasses sat comfortably at the bridge of his nose; his gaze soft as his eyes scanned each line upon the page. What colour were they? Blue? Hazel? It was hard to distinguish from my seat. He was alone, sitting on the opposite side of the waiting area ...

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“Best friends forever... Right?” by Nim The Noodle

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Alisha had been tidying up her house when she found what she internally feared finding. She had ignored the existence of the little box situated all the way in the deepest corner in the back of her dusty attic, as if it would vanish by denying it. When she noticed the shapeless archaic box, her reaction was almost as if she didn’t believe it was actually there. At first she wanted to ignore the box again, although this time right in front of her. She wanted to continue tidying her attic, a task she had been procrastinating for nearly 20 year...

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“Dissonance” by Tessa Atwood

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“I’m sick and tired of all this deep crap.” Brianna wasn’t usually one for outbursts like this, but she had had enough. She turned her phone off and looked out the train window in disgust. “Seriously,” she muttered. “I have enough problems of my own without having to suffer through someone else’s. It’s not even that good, anyway.” Jungle-like vegetation gave way to a thriving metropolis outside the window, all of it flashing by. Virginia was a weird state that way. Office buildings and train tracks popped up and wound through dense f...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 262 stories

“Hard Feelings” by Marija Pelivanova

“Strange as God” by Sidharth Satheesh

“New York, Unreal, Surreal and Real” by Janet Gilmore

“The Foreordained Friendship” by John Michail

“Starstruck” by Kristen Rebello

“Friends, revisited” by Isabella Ruffatti

“Best friend to strangers” by Clora Green

“Together is the Best Place to Be” by Charity Wilson

“Annie” by Barbara Langille

“Atithi Devo Bhava” by Surajita Acharjya

“10 Years” by Roni Tong

“Puzzle” by Lydia Mensah

“So that you're no alone” by Naajia Aasiya

“Best friends forever... Right?” by Nim The Noodle

“Dissonance” by Tessa Atwood

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