Write a story that takes place across ten days.

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“The Beautiful Death Day” by Nikita P

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10 days left They said I had ten days to live. Ten days until the new year. The new year which I would never see. My family is probably in the waiting room looking depressed. I mean I don’t blame them, I would be sad too if I found out that someone I love was dying. It all started the day in fourth grade when I was playing tag with my best friend, Harper. We were chasing each other when suddenly I felt like I was choking. I felt dizzy and then I don't remember anything after that. Apparently, I was taken to the hospital and the doctors sai...

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“Beyond the Mountains” by Adnan Malik

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"What a beautiful sunrise, I swear i haven't seen such a beautiful thing in many years.", said Rakesh. "I wish life remains like this forever.", replied Ganesh. "Don't think about anything else just savour this moment", said the foreigner, Thomas as he took a puff from the joint. He passed the joint to Ganesh who was sitting on the middle chair and after taking two puffs, Ganesh passed the joint to Rakesh who was sitting on the chair at his right. It was 9 now in the morning when we got out to get something to eat. There was a small tea stal...

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“Traveling” by Maria Gustafson

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A couple of years ago I traveled to Europe with a one of my friends from school. I flew to Paris, went to the hotel to leave my luggage and then took a cab to pick her up at the Eastern train station. It was so emotional to see her! We had been in contact but I hadn't seen her for more than 20 years! We then went to the hotel to leave her suitcases and, afterwards, we started going around the city of lights. We first went to the Place de la Concorde and the Place Vendome. We visited some of the most expensive stores there, among whic...

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“Singing Frogs” by Thomas Marston

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Day 1 Brett came home today and he got into a fight with Mom. He’s been away for a long time. No-one will say where he went. Dad’s left the porchlight on for Brett for weeks. I asked him and he said it was so Brett could find his way home. So he could know there were people inside. I told Dad he would know there were people home because Mom’s car was in the driveway. Dad told me not to argue and go to bed and h...

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“Mr. Wilson and I” by DiKoAlamYan Writes

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I'm Cassandra Autumn. I'm twenty-five years old and I love birds. When I was a little demon, I have a friend named Mr. Wilson. He loves birds too, and he likes to tease me. It annoyed me, but in the end, he taught me a lesson about life and birds. I never forget him. After my classes ended, I fixed my things and Mr. Wilson appears in front of me, again. "What do you want?" I asked him. He smiled and hold my hand, "Let's go to ten day vacation." I was about to complain, but in the blink of an eye, we were in an unknown place. The plac...

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“Life After Covid-19” by Ayesh Aamir

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The moon shone brightly and the night was dark, wild, and vicious. The stars were nowhere to be seen. The darkness, like a black curtain of velvet, hid all the perils behind itself. Somewhere in the pitch-black night, Rose heard the sound of a threatening jackal. It sounded as if it were laughing, laughing at her for being poverty-stricken. Slowly, she closed her delicate eyes. "How is this fair?", she thought to herself, "How can anyone do such a thing?" That was the last thought that invaded he...

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“The Ambassador” by HBR Patel

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'What are you thinking?' asked Tim 'Who in the hell has such a time to think and act in such a vindictive way?' countered Mark 'Let us go to the bomb site. We have only ten days.' 'We are not going to find anything over there. It would be better that we interrogate the suspect,' suggested one of the Inspector to his chief, Mark. Mark pulled a chair and sat on it. He closed his eyes and rested his head on his hands. Lost deeply in his web of thoughts, he was analyzing the case in his way. Tim and other Inspectors were looking at Mark ...

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“Looking for Sophie” by Josephine Andersen

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Looking for Sophie He had to find her. He had to find her before the tenth of September. It loomed before him as an impossible task. It was like making an iceberg melt into the Arctic Ocean. “Put an advert in the paper, Anthony.” “Sophie could be anywhere. She could be in Alaska, India, Poland, Kazakhstan or Kyoto. An advert in the local paper will not cast the net wide enough, I have to think globally.” “What about Face Book and LinkedIn, they are fairly global?” “ I will try them first but there are only ten days ...

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“Lucky” by William Barlow

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I have lived on the streets as far back as I can remember, never having a place to call home. Oh, it hasn’t been too bad as I have not had to answer to anybody and I’m free to wander in whichever direction I might choose. I lived anywhere I lay my head down to sleep. Mostly alleyways, abandoned buildings, or fields. When I felt like it was time for a nap I’d just find myself a comfortable spot and lay my head down and snooze. I’d often go without having something to eat which made me look a bit unsightly with my ribs showing through my ...

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“FOREST ESCAPADES ” by Martinette Roelwert

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Nine-year-old Katy was on holiday with her mom, dad, and little brother in part of The Amazon in Peru. Getting ready for their hike one morning Katy had packed her bag full of extra snacks for in case she got too hungry. She was all set to go. Katy and her family loved adventure and would go camping and hiking all the time; by the seaside or up in the mountains; they did not mind where they were, as long as they were in the great outdoors and with each other. “Come on kids, lets get going!” Katy unquestionably inherited her adventures...

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Write a story that takes place across ten days.

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✍️ 100 stories

“The Beautiful Death Day” by Nikita P

“Beyond the Mountains” by Adnan Malik

“Traveling” by Maria Gustafson

“Singing Frogs” by Thomas Marston

“Mr. Wilson and I” by DiKoAlamYan Writes

“Life After Covid-19” by Ayesh Aamir

“The Ambassador” by HBR Patel

“Looking for Sophie” by Josephine Andersen

“Lucky” by William Barlow

“FOREST ESCAPADES ” by Martinette Roelwert

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Write about someone scrambling to finish a goal in the last few hours of the year.

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Write a story that takes place across ten seconds.

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