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

Posted in Novel on Oct 26, 2022

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“Sadder Girls” by Grace Bestman

Submitted to Contest #64

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, 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 A girls' school was already outdated—especially one that didn't allow phones or television.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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“Dearest Mother and Father” by Evan Rocker

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Dearest Mother and Father,                                                                   Thanks be to you for sending me to live at the Gray Springs Boarding School for Girls. The sign on the outside reads ‘Buildi...

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“Celebrations ” by Linda Bakewell Bakewell

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When I was a child I read stories about boarding schools. Some of these stories were uplifting Enid Blyton style stories of fun adventures and ginger beer; others featured harrowing tales of hazing and school bullies. When my father told me that I would be sent away to boarding school I was numb. I wasn’t surprised, it’s a cliche but after my father remarried after the death of my mother I knew it was a matter of time before I was removed from the scene. I shared very little in common with my father, and my new stepmother (although by all ...

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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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“The School of Triplets” by Wondering Wandering

Submitted to Contest #64

I went to a boarding school with my two brothers. This was not really a choice, but since I wanted a good life I did not complain. The school was a little odd since it only accepted triplets. It couldn't be so bad since it would only be for a year, we were already seventeen. We arrived and each set of triplets had to share a room. The room wasn't small, it had three separate rooms along with bathrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. It was pretty new so I definitely was not complaining. It was like home except we did not have our parents. The...

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“FIRST PAST THE POST” by Brian Hastie

Submitted to Contest #64

“Hello, I’m Gary Connor and you’re?” Gary said to Rebecca as they both entered the boarding schools dining room for the first time. Oh hello, I’m Rebecca, Rebecca Taylor, where are you from Gary,” Rebecca asked.         “Oh, I’m from??????, Gary said.         “And did you come by bus, or did your parents bring you here,” Rebecca said.         “Parents, and you,” “Parents,” Rebecca replied, as they both lined up at the very...

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“YOU WOULDN'T BET ON IT” by Claire Tennant

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Drew sighed. He really hated boarding school but conceded there was no alternative for him. It was approaching the midterm long weekend, in November. For many of the boys at Strathfield Academy, it was a day off with nothing to do. Some would go home for the long weekend; most would stay and whittle the time away. This year the music team had decided to make the most of the extra days and rehearse: the intention was to perform a concert at the end of the year. If not otherwise occupied with music, it was expected that you were...

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“The boarding school of Henry ” by Ishan Agrawal

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Henry Greene was a calm and serene teenager. It was his passion to stroll in the garden next to his house and sketch out the beautiful scenes of plants and animals interacting in nature while listening to Mozart. It would be perhaps wrong to conclude then that he was an introvert, as he enjoyed playing too with his friends in the evening. But he was different from others in that he was a kind of boy whose likes and dislikes were rarely influenced by friend-inflicted-prejudices, so he was able to enjoy many of the things which his friends and...

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“The Knights of Osculum High ” by Michael Williams

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"I just hate burdening your staff with him. He has become so difficult since his --," Mr. Forrester leans forward pushing up on the bridge of his glasses and covers his mouth with a hand, "-- a certain Grandmother Willow passed away," says Mr. Forrester as he retreats to his perfect posture.Cole, his mouth in awe, follows his father's posture to its unbelievable position, "I'm right here.""I see," says Dean Fafnir as she leans forward and opens a manilla folder and pulls from it a packet.She flips through a few pages as Cole roll's his eyes....

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“Safe Haven ” by Amelia-Rose Montgomery

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“I'm so sorry!” a girl said as she bumped into me with her suitcase. I cannot believe my parents are making me go to this stupid boarding school. I’m so mad I wanna scream but that's what got me here in the first place. My parents agreed sending me to the MOOR would make me a bit MORE grateful. And they said it just like that ,as if sending me to the middle of nowhere was a joke!  “Welcome!” I heard an annoying charismatic voice say from behind me “To the Safe Haven finishing/boarding school!” She sounded genuinely happy to see us. “We...

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“A Home Away From Home” by Sharon Morris

Submitted to Contest #64

When Uncle Dave lifted me off the plane and set me on the ground, heat waves greeted me, radiating up my legs. It took me a minute to get my balance. After two and a half hours of sitting in twin engine plane, buckled up with my sister, Becci, and squished into the tail of the plane with two other gals, my legs were cramping. I could smell tar and gasoline, comforting smells, reminding me of home. The airstrip at home is made of tar, and I used to rub my hands in the cool gasoline when Daddy filled up the Volkswagen van. Uncle Frank met us...

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