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

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“Time After Time” by Anna Harris

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I have traced the dent in the small fleshy triangle above your clavicle, smoothed its hollow with fingertip feather touch and taken comfort from its unchanging softness. I have wound my fingers around the thickly curled strands of your dark hair and cradled your heavy head in my supple hands. I have been attuned to the quiet catch at the back of your throat from your snuffled night-time snore and the disorderly kitchen clatter of your morning coffee. I knew the warmth and timbre of your sleeping breath as if it were my own. Inhale, exha...

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“Tale of Opera jungle” by Sudhanshu Shekhar

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The stranger's letter There was a boy who lives in a city? The name of the city was Dopasha city. The name of the boy was Vopu. He was an intelligent boy. His age was 13 years. His house was a lovely house. For only mother, father and Vopu live in the house. The name of Vopu father was Astricka. And he was a teacher. And Vopu mother name was Kaushalya. The Vopu was always friendly in relation and work. He r...

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“Noggin’s Lair” by John K Adams

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Stealing through the pre-dawn forest, Leaf sensed the dragon before seeing it. He’d never smelled brimstone before but the ungodly stench fit the name. Dressed in an ill-fitting suit of armor, he moved as quietly as he could.A low howl filled his ears from beyond the copse of trees. The mixture of pain and rage and an unnatural timbre made him shudder. It joined discordant chorus with the plaintive cries of the princess. What unspeakable acts could reduce her to such undignified pleading?Roaring a challenge, he burst from the underbrush, his...

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“love, not forgotten” by Janhavi Sharma

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Aqua was her name. She was just like her name, water. She came into my life like waves on a shore. They come and go. You never are able to catch them, even if you manage to go after one, they fade, fade into the huge ocean in front of you, forever. but, you remember the feeling of it hitting your feet. That's how my aqua was. It all started on the first day of high school when I first saw her. Her soft black hair with hints of brown shined in the dull classroom lights. Her face like a burst of colors in my monotone world, her smile giving ju...

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“The Locked Door” by Sol Mondschein

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When I woke up in the morning, I looked at my alarm and it was 7 o’ clock. I got up from bed, and went to have a bath so that I could start my day. It was a beautiful day and the sun was shining. Everything seemed normal that day, but little did I know. When I got ready, I went downstairs to have breakfast with my family. I ate my breakfast, brushed my teeth, grabbed my bag from the living room, and headed to school with my little brother. When we arrived, I kissed my brother’s forehead – that was something that I always did, to wish him lu...

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“Evil Eye” by Eric D.

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I jogged over and handed the airline receptionist my ticket to Nino Aquino International airport in Manila, the print out was soaked in the sweat and tar stained from my palms, the receptionist darted at me and gently grabbed it from my hands."Hello sir, can I help you check in some baggage?" she asks. "No thank you, I just want to check in please"She stammers a bit staring at her monitor for a few minutes and tapping at her keyboard."I'm sorry sir, I'm having some trouble with my computer right now"While waiting for her to get the...

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“Stolen Sweetheart” by Jennifer Fidler

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“Promise you won’t break my heart?” I ask sleepily. “Promise,” he replies. I lay my head on his shoulder, being comforted by his warmth. His heavy breaths somehow sing me to sleep. I open my eyes to the glowing, evening sun. It is passed eight. “I should probably head home,” I say. “No,” His voice is deep from sleeping. “Just stay a little longer.” He closes his eyes and moves closer. I text my mom ...

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“Galaxies Away” by Jubilee Lubov

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“Be careful out there, ok? I want my daughter to come back in one piece!” my mom had joked that day, wiping a tear from her face as she pulled me in for one last hug. I had breathed in the scent of her brown curls for what could be the last time. My dad had just patted me on the back. He’d never been much of a talker. Then I’d closed the door on 52 Ivory Lane (it had always been a simple address, but now I told myself to remember it as if my life depended on it.) I walked to the subway station, fighting off wave after wave of emotion. ...

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“Two girls” by Dariya Feodorova

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Content warning: suicide Two girls: Once upon a time there were two girls, two girls who only trusted each other. It was always them against the world. Until one of them fell in love with the other. It started simply; they sat closer to each other; they wrote each other long letters every week; they spoke to one another so freely that it made the gods so jealous that they destroyed it. The love the girls shared amazed Aphrodite so much that she swore she was going to protect it at all cost.The light-haired girl's crush for the brunette girl ...

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“The First Time I Saw Him” by Ditika Sharma

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I still remember the first time I saw him. Saffron hair glistening beneath the scorching flare of a mid-afternoon sun, like bubbles erupting through a flute of champagne or, perhaps, like languid flames nestled inside a beige fireplace. Eyebrows knitted, as he pored over a thick paperback resting between long fingers adorned with a smattering of sliver rings and a thin sheen of flaxen hair. This was the first time I saw him. Heart in my throat, rhythmic beats reverberating across my chest, finding it hard to swallow. Watching h...

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“Don't Tell Me What to Do” by Drei Etsocal

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Fifth grade. 'Another seatmate. Another friend to gain, possibly. Or another person to avoid. I may never know until I have mingled with them,' I thought as I waited for the teacher to arrange us again to her liking. 'I hope someday I would not be suffering this kind of rule again in my life.' I sighed as we were grouped by threes in class. I was assigned by the window, 'Yes!' Two girls were grouped with me in the row. One has glasses, brown-skinned, has needle-straight hair, a height that is as tall as me, and slimmer. The other one w...

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“The Wind Carried Everything” by Lakshaya Ravishankeran

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Trigger warning: Mentions of parental abuse and homelessness.200 attempts. 199 fails. 1 pending response. Papyrus believed the wind had a life of it’s own, whispering quiet tales, and inspiration. Her eyes followed, as her paper plane rode the wind, gliding its light edges along the stories of the world. Light as a feather in the wind, heavy as a missing report, within it's words. Cackling laughter, arose from the tiled pavements below, tiny hands pointing at it, convinced they would win the race. The wind hissed around her, coiling like a s...

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“Used To Be” by Eliana Draiman

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Used to be. Three words that hold a world of stories in their hands. Stories of the past. Things that happened that will never happen again, at least never in the same way. Well, I have one of those stories. It was in the tenth grade when it all started. Tina and I were placed in the same science class, sparking a friendship with literal sparks (physics experiment gone wrong). Before I met Tina, I would always eat lunch alone, longing to sit with one of the other kids around me, but they were never next to me. I had hoped that if I was nice ...

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“New Beginnings” by Lisa Massimilla

Submitted to Contest #96

David staggered to a standstill under the weight of his bags and looked up at the brownstone apartment building. Panting and soaked with sweat he let everything fall to the ground before collapsing on the steps. Leaning against one of his suitcases he closed his eyes and tried to regain his strength. “Please god, let this be the right one, “ he whispered, fanning himself with a hand. “Well, that depends. What are you looking for?” a guy’s voice said behind him With a start, David looked over his shoulder. A young man with stylish black...

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“The Visitor” by Cindy Calder

Submitted to Contest #96

Humans and spirits can be strangers. However, they can also become friends of a unique, special sort in lieu of the often misconstrued enemies at battle. Herein is the story of a human who reaches beyond the spiritual veil to become a friend to a spirit – or a stranger – who is very much in need. Meagan had known ever since she’d moved into the new house one week earlier that she wasn’t alone. Yes, it was a very old house, and yes, she was an empath. She not only picked up on the emotions of living humans, but she also picked up on the emot...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 262 stories

“Time After Time” by Anna Harris

“Tale of Opera jungle” by Sudhanshu Shekhar

“Noggin’s Lair” by John K Adams

“love, not forgotten” by Janhavi Sharma

“The Locked Door” by Sol Mondschein

“Evil Eye” by Eric D.

“Stolen Sweetheart” by Jennifer Fidler

“Galaxies Away” by Jubilee Lubov

“Two girls” by Dariya Feodorova

“The First Time I Saw Him” by Ditika Sharma

“Don't Tell Me What to Do” by Drei Etsocal

“The Wind Carried Everything” by Lakshaya Ravishankeran

“Used To Be” by Eliana Draiman

“New Beginnings” by Lisa Massimilla

“The Visitor” by Cindy Calder

🌟 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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