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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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“The Road Less Travelled ” by Prafulla Vyas

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How would mother react, if she left without saying goodby? Would she even miss her? Daksha wrestled with these harrowing thoughts as she packed her small suitcase with essential items like clothes, makeup, toothbrush and books. She planned to sneak out in the evening and catch the 9:15 to Delhi. Nobody would miss her, not even her pesky, little brother who tagged along and never lost sight of her. The little monkey was probably busy harassing the workers brought in to build the Mandap in the center of the courtyard. Preparation for her siste...

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“Skye's Heart-Original Copy” by Amalia Marie

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Dericia Winnick smiles as she watches her daughter Skye, playing in the front yard. Skye is catching grasshoppers with Luka, her best friend. She has a lot of other friends that are in her second grade class, but they care more about girly things like their glitter tattoo kits and nail art than they do anything else. Luka, who is also the same age as Skye, likes outdoor activities and doesn’t complain when he gets dirt under his nails, like all her other friends do.        “I wish Luka could go to school ...

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“Mystic Verse !!!” by S Afrose

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Tulip, are you ok? Yes, mom. I'm fine. Then, why do you sit here alone? Come and join with me. Together- a play can run: chess board? What’s your opinion? Mom! Thank you. I'm tired. Can you leave me? Plz!!! Ok. sweetheart. You take rest. I will talk with you at dinner time. Today was such a big day for me- my first day at office. I was so nervous. What a big platform! I don’t know, how long I can sustain here? A suspicion peeps in my mind. I'm tulip, belong from a middle class family. I want to be a big one by name and fame. I have some li...

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“I tried to say goodbye ” by Bella Letich

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It had been a long time coming, but yet I had never thought this day would ever come to be. We had shared so many different things together, and yet it felt like we shared nothing. You had changed so drastically with in the first days of our life together.  Each day soon became the same, we’d wake up in the morning and say “hello.” Then we would hug. There were never anymore words shared from your lips. No matter what I said I could never elicit a response, even if I yelled. You never cared for what I said, you always just sat there a...

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“Nan's life” by Hayley Carter

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We were at my great nans' bedside, her daughters and sons, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were there to see her pass away. It was a sad occasion. We had her funeral planned for years, not knowing when she truly would pass. She wanted to be sent off to Nirvana playing in the background and Bea Arthurs voice from the golden girls giving her comfort. She adored Bea Arthur and would go on long rambling rants about how that woman made history. She too grew up in the 1920s and was a part of the army, a woman that was a field nurse, ahead o...

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“Goodbyes just weren’t meant for him” by T B

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C/W: Alcoholism, suicide, mental health Archer was at a breaking point. He wanted nothing more than to escape the pathetic nature of his life. Within the past year, he had lost practically everything. His girlfriend dumped him for exams and completely ignored him from then on. His grand-fathers passed within a month of each other (his paternal grand-father just a week before his birthday), his grandmother a couple months later due to Covid. Friends had abandoned him over a rumour not even bothering to confront him about it. And a couple mont...

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“Second Chances ” by Elaine Preston

Submitted to Contest #89

I’ve decided that tonight is the night I’m going to kill myself. It’s time to finally say goodbye to the world. I’ve thought about how I would do it so many times.  I decided that pills would be the easiest option.  I considered trying to get a gun, but apart from having no idea how I would go about that, I’m far too squeamish for it. Knowing my luck, the bullet would just blow my face off, leaving me horribly disfigured in addition to being eternally miserable.  No, pills are easily obtainable and I can fade away in the comfo...

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“Couldn't Say It” by A Living Entity (Or Professional Simulator)

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Editor's Note: This is my first time writing second-person narration.There are three people seated in a five-star restaurant downtown. An aged man and his adult children. The father is Oscar. His kids are Hannah and Matthew. Hannah and Matthew arrived first. You, the host, seated them at a table near the window. It's a lovely spot, actually. Gaze outside, and hearing the familiar bustling of people makes you smile. Back to the young adults. They thank you for the seat. You ask them if they are ready to order. Matthew says that he a...

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“Sunshine” by Marlow Crow

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I asked her to meet me at the coffee shop where we first met. I got there early because I didn’t want to leave her waiting. I can’t really express how nervous I was to see her again. I don’t think she’ll be as nervous, she might not even remember me. I ordered a cup of coffee and sat down near the window. The weather didn’t seem to help. It was raining a lot and it didn’t seem like it would stop. Every time I imagined her walking through the coffee shop door my heart began to race. Maybe this was a bad idea? The wind picked up as if fueling ...

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“Kiss on the cheek” by Carlos Enrique Pérez Valverde

Submitted to Contest #89

Chapter one: A rough breakfast. A fresh morning in Chicago, a person wakes up. Antoine was an old married man, while he’s opening his eyes, the first thing he sees in the morning is his wife, Margo. “Good morning sweetheart” said Antoine. “Hello” Responded Margo. Antoine decided to keep his daily routine. At the kitchen, Antoine is the person in charge for making the food for two, some crispy bacon slices with eggs, and a tiny dessert, a chocolate cake that almost spills the fudge inside it, and the well know cup of black coffee, witho...

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“All To Say Goodbye/No Time To Say Goodbye” by Flora Bell

Submitted to Contest #89

The sky was grey and swirling with clouds. The trees stood still and quiet, their leaves not moving. Small droplets of rain fell down from above, splattering against the surface they landed on. The girl stood there, unmoving even after the last few people had walked away, tears streaming down her face. Her bright floral dress not matching the streaks of makeup running over her cheeks. "Damn it!" She screamed, fisting a hand in her long brown locks and falling to her knees. "Why? What happened to our time?" The petals fluttered across the gra...

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“Impossible to leave you behind...” by S K

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The dizzy morning sun reassured her of all that was to come. Jasmine had barely slept, an uneasy cold sensation had settled down in her gut and no matter how hard she focused, it wouldn’t budge.She had deserved the once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity, then why was she hesitant?These weren’t nervous issues or the growl of home-sickness. In fact, she was all prepared to leave her family behind and seize the 2021 Pixel award with her fellow colleagues. Today was the day, she would be set free to achieve her ambition, to make her long-forgotten dream...

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“I'll Be Back” by M.W. Nel

Submitted to Contest #89

“Where are you going?” Wendell followed his wife, Yvette, down the stairs of their two-story townhouse. “I just need to clear my head.” She opened the hallway closet and pulled out a winter jacket. “Baby, can we please talk about this?” “I’ve said all I wanted to say.” “And now I want to have my say.” “Wendell, please just let me go. I need some time and space to think.”  She threw on her jacket and grabbed her handbag hanging on one of the hooks on the wall. “I can’t let you do that.” Wendell moved around her to block her ...

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“ I Won't Ever Stop You” by Aishani Gupta

Submitted to Contest #89

I sigh. Before I can lose my resolve too much, I speak up. “That was amazing, Cleaver, thanks a lot But now I think I’ll have to –“ “Hey! How could I forget!” Cleaver looks at me, eyes shining. “Come on, Helix! I gotta show you something!” Flapping his wings quickly, Cleaver takes off into the sky, oblivious as usual to the fact that I’m half-human, and just with my luck, didn’t have any pretty, colorful fairy wings. I start running after him, sighing mentally: it’s Sunday already. My long weekend is coming to an end, and so is my ...

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“The unspoken goodbye” by Jasmine Walker

Submitted to Contest #89

A secret is only a secret when it’s not been told. I have one of the biggest secrets, but so did you. I have kept this to myself for the longest time and it’s eating me up inside, and enough is enough. There have been times where I have wanted to tell you, but the world simply won’t allow that to happen. Maybe you’re not supposed to know, maybe I’m just meant to disappear without a word spoken, like a fragment of your imagination, a nothing, though I know you mean more to me than anything I have ever known. I’ve known you for a while, maybe ...

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