Write a story where one person is trying to say goodbye but keeps getting interrupted.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 26, 2022

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“Him and Her” by Natalia Rodriguez

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She thought she would never know love. Her young mind was complex and full of countless possibilities of her finding the one that gave her butterflies in her stomach. She moved from man to man as if it was a sales store with a 70% discount. Then, there was him. The moment that she laid eyes on him, her heart felt heavy, a feeling she wasn't familiar with. She loved him before she even knew him. Little did she know how much pain and anguish that he was about to cause her. As a young child, she never experienced much affection or happiness. A...

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“Is This Reallly Good-Bye?” by Kay DiVerde

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It was a long time coming, but George decided it was finally time to leave his job at Linking Manufacturing and move onto something new. After 31 years of service, George realized he had done all the good he could at Linking. Now it was time to get the process going. George went into work on Monday morning determined to start the conversation with Paul, his supervisor. “Good morning, Paul. Can we schedule some time for a meeting later today?” &nbs...

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“Unwelcome Change ” by Moon From Earth

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Dedicated to Jenn, who's name will be sorely missed from my inbox each week. Good luck on the new adventure :)It was the longest loading screen she’d ever had to sit through. All the while, her stomach copied the flips the compass icon was doing on her screen. She waited, and waited, anxiety building at the back of her mind. Her mental list of things to do only grew longer as she sat there with nothing else to do but come up with reasons not to be there. Finally, it appeared. The game’s title, Wizard Adventure 3: Beyon...

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“Gone” by Milly F

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It’s gone.It’s quiet.Crying.It’s cold. No one is saying anything. I can’t hear anything. My back hurts.It’s dark. A girl stands alone with her tongue sticking out of her mouth. A drop of wetness drop on her cheek. She moves to wipe it away but drops her hand back down. Another falls into her dark brown hair. Another on her eyelash.A brown box is lowered into the hole. She straitens her neck, letting all the drops fall to the ground. Her features scrunch together. Her nose and eyes turn pink.Dirt is tossed into a hole. She looks like she’s dr...

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“Three Hours & A Thousand years” by M Puria

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[Trigger Warning]In all her twenty-one nights, Dahlia had never been as anxious as tonight. She looked beautiful. Fragile as glass and enchanting, like the moon. Her inky curls had been styled to perfection. Detangled and perfumed with rose-scented water. The silk against her petite frame, a seductive shade of wine. She fluttered her eyes open and stared her reflection down. Her pale skin gleaming under the moonlight with previously shed tears.She looked beautiful but she wanted to feel it too.She shook her head. This is not how it's suppose...

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“I Have To.” by Cheyenne Marcum

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April 10th, 2021 Dear Diary, How do you know when it's time to say goodbye? Do you just wake up one day and decide that in order to be happy you have to let go of something? What if, the one thing that makes you happy, is also what's destroying you? I remember when we were little, playing at our favorite park everyday, staying out until the streetlights came on, and wishing we had more time to just, be together. In fact, as all these memories come flooding back, I'm realizing that I don't ever remember a time where I didn't have him. Which i...

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“5 ways to tell death is approaching and failing everytime.” by Echo Ruben

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My life is falling apart. Not in a way that only cracked in a few places, oh no. Not at all. I guess I would finally have the answer if anybody asked me: “What is the hardest thing you did in your life?” And if I’m going to be honest it’s probably this. Well, It’s not exactly like I’ll ever get to answer that question anyways since I’m dying in a month. Oh wait, I never told whoever is listening to this tape! Well anyways, my name is Cadmus and I’m going to die in a month. Right now, I’m recording tapes for my loved o...

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“Time to Go” by Ana B

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Time to Go ‘To see dreams in fire, and fire in dreams, Daunting tasks filled with hopelessness, I, Wander the woods like a haunted child. For within the forest, A werewolf lies, A monster who’s committed a thousand crimes. But he knows a truth, That neither you nor I, Would hope to see in shallow pools, For we fear the monster that lies beneath.’ Kaida finished singing as the twilight dwindled, ushering in starlight. She looked at Shakhaz, who sat weaving on the other side of the cave. ‘Well?’ she asked expectantly. He methodically put the...

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“Uncle Jake R.I.P” by Bonnie Seach

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Someone tries to say goodbye but keeps getting interrupted Uncle Jake R.I.P Prince Philip of England passed away three days ago. He was the consort of Queen Elizabeth the Second for some 70 years. The British nation is in mourning. Millions of loyal subjects are saying “goodbye” to the Duke of Edinburgh, without being interrupted… It is peaceful and orderly, yet sorrowful. Uncle Jake died a week ago and the palaver to lay the old man to rest is enough to make the French Revolution seem like a child's bedtime fairy story.&nb...

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“Goodbye for the Last Time” by Danika ɹǝƃɹǝquǝnǝ˥

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A knock at the door made Margret jump up from the couch and run for the door. The lock shifted and the door handle turned. She pulled the door open. There he was, on her porch. She stood in the doorway, heart pounding in her chest. She watched him, waiting for him to disappear, for the illusion to end.“Adam?” He smiled at her, his eyes shining. “Hey, Madge.” He opened his arms for her and she barreled into them. She buried her face into his camo shirt breathing in his scent. He still smelled of fire and smoke but underneath, lavend...

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“A Wave Back” by Zunairah Irfan

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"Be there in 10 minutes." she says, heading towards her bag. She hung up the phone and put her bag on her shoulder. It was nothing fancy, just a white straw one, weaved by her mother. She stepped out of her apartment and looked back to check if she missed anything. Her apartment was just a small roof to cover her head. It had two grey sofa-beds, with not the best textures. It was old and raggedy, but Ann didn't mind, she didn't care about anything in her house. She just needed shelter. She had a glass center table with a floral tablecloth an...

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“A simple word” by Roni Loz

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Goodbye. It’s just a simple word, but he’s never understood how difficult it is to actually say it until now. Until now, he’s never had to say goodbye to someone. Now, he’s been confronted with the hardship of it all. How every second that isn’t being used only leads to less time. How any inconveniences can only give you less time to do what you’ve been wanting to do, yet still dreaded. How saying the difficult yet easy word meant that this is the end. He tried to keep a smile on his face anytime she's around, one that doesn’t re...

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“The blinding sun ” by Lucyna Polok

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I look back at the house, shielding my eyes with my palm. The sun has just risen above the rooftop, shining directly upon me, blinding me. I tell myself that this is the reason why my eyes are watering, why I cover them with a hand. It has absolutely nothing to do with the tears gathering in them, blurring my vision of the building. They sting because too much direct sunlight is bad for you. And they water because… well, I am only human, okay, and people’s eyes water when they look at the sun for too long. Except it is not the sun I am lo...

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“While Stalling ” by Kees Chan

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From: YOUR BESTIE JAYCAAA Please? Just until five thirty after I pick up the ring! Len felt his face fold up in agony at the text. Until five-thirty? The time that was after everyone wanted to leave and not stay a second longer at the too-many-floors office building after a grueling day of entertaining clients? The idea of trying to stop anyone from leaving for the weekend was basically a death wish or indicative of becoming a victim of voodoo puppetry, especially if one tried stopping his supervisor and best friend’s girlfriend, Ryu Nama...

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“and like the wind” by Anupriya ___

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He clutched the stems of the melancholie souls in a deathly grip, waiting anxiously for the potbellied owner of the flower shop to finish business with the boy in the late twenties and his order of a 2 dozen roses. Quite pretty they were, the rose flowers, with their red petals dank from the morning dew. Far auspicious a blossom than the ones he was currently gripping, like his life very much depended on it.He'd thought these flowers, the melancholie souls, were quite apt for the occasion he was getting them for, because you see, Dariel was ...

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Write a story where one person is trying to say goodbye but keeps getting interrupted.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 155 stories

“Him and Her” by Natalia Rodriguez

“Is This Reallly Good-Bye?” by Kay DiVerde

“Unwelcome Change ” by Moon From Earth

“Gone” by Milly F

“Three Hours & A Thousand years” by M Puria

“I Have To.” by Cheyenne Marcum

“5 ways to tell death is approaching and failing everytime.” by Echo Ruben

“Time to Go” by Ana B

“Uncle Jake R.I.P” by Bonnie Seach

“Goodbye for the Last Time” by Danika ɹǝƃɹǝquǝnǝ˥

“A Wave Back” by Zunairah Irfan

“A simple word” by Roni Loz

“The blinding sun ” by Lucyna Polok

“While Stalling ” by Kees Chan

“and like the wind” by Anupriya ___

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story that spans a month during which everything changes.

Start your story with a character taking a leap of faith.

Write about someone who is always looking toward the future.

Start your story with an ending and work backward toward the beginning.

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