Write about someone who’s been sent to boarding school.

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“THE EVIL OF LOVE” by Loud Paper

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Welcome to the second phase of your life, You will all leave here someday with much lessons, experiences, knowledge and full of wisdom which will help you in your next phase of life, some will also drop out but know that some innocent ones will fall victims and wouldn't be save so choose your friends wisely. We all come from different homes, so do what's expected of you and make your parents proud. Anyone caught up in any malpractices would be duly punished or expelled. Make good friends, live a good life and go home with good grades. ...

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“Cursing cross” by Dumisan Khumalo

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Write about someone whose been sent to boarding school Cursing cross By Dumisani khumalo Cursing jokes or cursing cross, took Thelma to school on a sacred secret .To do the truth as she was told and listen to the real world of the Bible. However, she did not know the school bus would land her with a contrary domination,and different doctrine. Being a girl guide and one to live by the word of God commanded ,even when she heard those snide jokes about different churches and different folks in her formative religious li...

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“Everhearst” by Katie Blackwell

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The trees rushed past the window as my father drove, listening to the CD I made him for his last birthday. I could hear his fingers tapping on the steering wheel as I shuffled, knocking my coat off from over my lap. “Feeling more awake now?” He asked, as he glanced at me in the rear-view mirror. I stretched, hearing the faint popping from my shoulders as they released from their cramped position. “Yes. How long ‘til we get there?” My voice was croaky, and I shuffled, knocking my duffle onto the floor. “Not long, squirt. Are you s...

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“One boarding school” by Lehansa Methdini

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It was a tired Tuesday night. Nickie went to bed early. Suddenly she heard some chattering from downstairs,she peeped through the door knob and saw her parents, Mr and Mrs Brown.The lights were on and the chattering was becoming more like a discussion. They saw Nickie upstairs trying to listen to them. Mr. Brown, who was a thin man with spectacles, called Nickie downstairs. As she came running down the stairs her blackish brown hair flew high in the air."Yes dad" Nickie started the conversation. "Baby" he began with a tone of sadness in his ...

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“The Diary of a missing Boarding school girl. ” by Amber Brownlee

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30th of may 2020 Dear Diary, My life is over as we know it, completely and utterly destroyed. All because my parents claim I am to wild for them to handle. The solution, sending me to some God awful all girls boarding school. I told my mom that I would just have to adapt to my surroundings and become a lesbian, that obviously backfired horribly. I am currently on a plane headed to England where I will serving a two year sentence at St. Mary’s Catholic boa...

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“We All Know” by Gabriela Skidmore

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“Aneska! Pojďte si se mnou sednout!” I turn on my heel to face Natálie, my best friend. It’s ethnic day at United Academy, so for lunch, we have authentic Chinese food, courtesy of our Chinese chef, Madame Lu. Pressing my tray against my chest with my left hand and grabbing a Doctor Pepper with my right, I follow Natálie to the table. Setting my food down, I slide into the booth. Natálie is at ease, but I glance nervously towards the staff who are in the cafeteria, watching for any tone of distress. Then I turn back to Natálie. Natálie and I...

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“さようなら ~ Goodbye” by J Lurking

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bEeP bEeP bEeP I slowly opened my somnolent eyes and stared at the pallid ceiling, my eyes adjusting to the colourless world that I was alive in. Today was the day where I was finally being forced out; forced out of the place I used to call home. I never really got on with my parents, but over the past 2-3 years, everything has been on a decline... My relationship with my mother decomposed and my father decided to back her corner. The feeling of being disowned isn't even an emotion I have to imagine anymore because it is my re...

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“Hydrofluoric ” by Saige Severin

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Our church’s bell rings hollow through the night. Four chimes. One for every hour I’ve been out of bed when I shouldn’t be. I left my room at 11, thinking I’d be back in time for curfew, but I was consumed by what I found. High in the recesses of the school- behind three locked doors, several warning signs, and a security camera- is the Closet of Death. At least, that’s what the students call it. The closet holds several thousand dollars’ worth of undiluted chemical reagents....

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“A Place for Broken Souls” by Jessica Mills

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The incident that broke my parents and led me here happened in May. It was the last month of my sophomore year of high school and on a warm Saturday evening my parents reluctantly left me in charge of my younger siblings while they attempted a much needed date night. Danny, who is eleven and Charlotte, who is eight, were driving me nuts, like always. They would not leave me alone; always coming in my room to see what I was doing and then running to tattle to my parents. Once, last year, Danny had burst in without knocking, again, and found m...

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“Sadder Girls” by Grace Bestman

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Trigger warning: self-harm You hear your grandparents talking about their childhood. If your grandparents aren't rotting six feet in the ground, like mine. Whatever. The last time I had fun was two years ago, when we went to Maine for my thirteenth birthday. I was with my best friend, Blue. I don't know why her parents named her Blue. But, they did, so she had to live with it. We were doing the Naruto run down the beach, screaming "Walgreens" at the top of our lungs. Just the other night we had borrowed a lipstick and a blush palette ...

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“Happy to Get Away” by Perry Terrell

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Happy To Get AwayBy Perry Terrell BOARDING SCHOOL ??? Julia was stunned. That is what she heard when she walked in the living room while her mother and step dad were talking. “Who’s going to boarding school, Julia asked. Her mother was speechless and looking sheepish because, first of a...

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“HAPPY, UNHAPPY” by D. Son

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It looked lovely. And it was big, and I was seeing it for the first time. I could see the soccer field from the spaces in between the heavy black gate. The words ‘Randara International School’ were pasted on a large building in a capital, bold font. I had seen advertisements about it being one of the top all-boys boarding schools in the country – although which ad doesn’t make that claim? I assumed the building would be the main academic block. We were checking in at the gate where two guards were sitting, one on a chair outside the building...

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“Cyrene” by Amanda Kelly

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The bright morning sun burst through the thick canopy of maple leaves above Rowan’s head. She smiled, stretching her sore limbs. “Willow!” She spoke with her usual morning singsong voice. “Rise and shine! Today we are-” She stopped short. Her upbeat, joyful attitude was crushed as she realized the tasks of the day. “Today we are going to the village,” She finished gloomily. At this, Willow poked her head up. Rowan’s cotton-tailed companion loved the village, since that’s where...

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“Sub Rosa” by Deathof TheAuthor

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'This place is tyrannical,' Adannaya said. 'If they won't let us have books then we should've been allowed to bring books.' 'We do get books,' Anke said. 'Only “approved” books.' Adannaya flopped onto her bed. A girls' school was already outdated—especially one that didn't allow phones or television. But she could live without her phone and TV. They also didn’t allow any books from outside the school. When she'd been told not to bring her own, she'd complied without protest—assuming an accredited boarding school would have an extensive...

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“New School, Same Principle” by Sergant Anthony

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What is going to be different? Boarding school, a place for the elite as a lot of people say. What does that even mean? Am I going to be an elite loner now in this new place? Am I in the upper echelon now of loser and geeks? Well, it doesn’t matter. You change schools, meet new people, new teachers, and all that jazz. But is it any different in the grand scheme of things? No. I am going to be just another face in a school that has stricter rules, more work, and have to join a stupid club. I would like to s...

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Write about someone who’s been sent to boarding school.

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✍️ 120 stories

“THE EVIL OF LOVE” by Loud Paper

“Cursing cross” by Dumisan Khumalo

“Everhearst” by Katie Blackwell

“One boarding school” by Lehansa Methdini

“The Diary of a missing Boarding school girl. ” by Amber Brownlee

“We All Know” by Gabriela Skidmore

“さようなら ~ Goodbye” by J Lurking

“Hydrofluoric ” by Saige Severin

“A Place for Broken Souls” by Jessica Mills

“Sadder Girls” by Grace Bestman

“Happy to Get Away” by Perry Terrell

“HAPPY, UNHAPPY” by D. Son

“Cyrene” by Amanda Kelly

“Sub Rosa” by Deathof TheAuthor

“New School, Same Principle” by Sergant Anthony

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story in a Gothic manor house.

Write a ghost story where there’s more going on than it first appears.

Write about a family attempting to hide their secrets from someone new.

Write a romance that involves one partner saving the other from a fire.

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