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

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“Me & You” by Muskaan Aggarwal

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June 19, 2006. Monday. The first time I saw you. Sitting in The Boulevard, back right corner, third from the left, you were laughing with people I assume were your friends. Black skinny jeans, a white T-shirt and a leather jacket made you a sight to behold. I had just entered the bar when you caught my eye. I was too amazed to look away. I stood staring at you. I think it was two minutes. Or maybe 2 hours. I don’t know. I just remember having come across an angel and then being dragged away by my cousin to the middle of the dance floor. My e...

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“Bamboo, Breakfast, Beauty” by Deep Blue Sea 🌊

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He stares in awe at the beauty before him. It is a beauty so delicate and picturesque, and which he has come to associate with nature.He stands humbled before the sky high bamboo stalks before him. They stand tall yet thin, delicate yet sturdy, intimidating yet welcoming. He suddenly feels no less intrigued nor bigger than his daughter who stands beside him, her hand clutched by his. The two stand silent for a moment, grateful for the gift presented to them.It is early in the morning, not too long after dawn. The best time to witness the bea...

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“A Stranger's Backstory” by Stories Through The Heart

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At the last bench in a public park, it's my zone. Lonely, and gloomy clouds were always up there hanging. I always come there to complete a very important task, cry till I satisfied. I know that I am not a kid anymore, I am twelve. I had to stay strong, I don't had to cry but, those tears were rolling down against my will a-and I just can't stop them. They were stubborn like me. As quickly as I hit that place they stared flowing. And the worst part is, I don't know how to stop them. I am doing the same work everyday. Wake...

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“How The War Began” by Bob E

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Two men are walking down the street. The first man asks a question but the second man doesn’t know the answer. He doesn’t want to admit this, so he pretends he didn’t hear what was asked. Against his hope, the first man asks the question again. A little louder. A little more emphasis on the important points. Now the second man faces a dilemma. He weighs up his options and sees that he has two choices: 1. Admit he doesn’t kno...

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“The Day and The Night” by Catherine Wray

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“No,” answered Marina, looking the interrogator in the eye. “I did not know.” “You didn’t notice anything strange in the days before your daughter disappeared? She didn’t say anything unusual? You didn’t notice anything different? They often say a mother’s intuition - “ “No,” she repeated, this time with more conviction. “No. There was nothing.” “But you had drifted, you and your daughter. No longer close, or so we’ve heard.” &nb...

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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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“The Boy Who Called Me Wolfman” by Christine Hungerford

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The boy just stood there, all weak and helpless, like no one cared for him. Dirt smudges decorated his brown sugar-colored skin while nothing but a loincloth hung from his neck to his skinny ankles. I looked with confusion and wonder as the boy’s eyes shone with hope, his fat red lips still and his dirty, scabbed hands holding an empty bowl with a wooden spoon and a couple of rice and lettuce leftovers in it. I smiled a little at him, wishing I had food. Then I invited the poor kid to follow me into the woods behind us—maybe the wolves will...

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“My true best friend” by Tosha Alston

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After ten hours of working in a climate control warehouse, I was finally free to go home and relax and look for the perfect land. I turned into the apartments parking lot, I see my neighbor’s car and my first thought is “you got to be kidding me, well maybe I can sneak into my house, she will never know.” She has been asking and telling me that I must meet these two ladies that are lesbians and I kept saying I will one day. After I have said no several times before. I was raised to be nice and courteous to others no matter what. ...

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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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“This is Stupid” by Kellie Bucy

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I. My mom stared out the windshield on the passenger side of her Pt Cruiser in frustration and a little bit of fear. We had shouted at each other sufficiently for that day of driving and spent the rest of the commute to volleyball two-a-days in silence. I pulled up to the curb out back of the gym and ran inside, leaving the driver door open for my mom. I held the door open behind me as my best friend since I moved to Little Elm ten years prior, a red head named Megan, performed the same maneuver from her mom’s truck. “How far are you?”...

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“How my greeting changed from “Hey Carloe!” to just, “... Bro.”” by Wes L

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I guess I should start with how I became friends with this delinquent. I think I was immature back then, but luckily I’ve gotten “better”. I was always a little shy, but not one of those people who trip up on every word they speak and avoid presentations at all costs. Carloe was that popular kid that did mainstream things to climb the social hierarchy of elementary school. Fortnite? Roblox? Yugi-oh? He could talk for at least an hour about it if you choose. Why would he “stoop down” to a level like mine, who only knew, much less, tal...

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

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✍️ 262 stories

“Me & You” by Muskaan Aggarwal

“Bamboo, Breakfast, Beauty” by Deep Blue Sea 🌊

“A Stranger's Backstory” by Stories Through The Heart

“How The War Began” by Bob E

“The Day and The Night” by Catherine Wray

“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

“The Boy Who Called Me Wolfman” by Christine Hungerford

“My true best friend” by Tosha Alston

“Atithi Devo Bhava” by Surajita Acharjya

“This is Stupid” by Kellie Bucy

“How my greeting changed from “Hey Carloe!” to just, “... Bro.”” by Wes L

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