Write a story about high school sweethearts coming across one another after many, many years apart.

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“Days Gone By” by Kaitlyn Shoemaker

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The supermarket was packed at 12:30 on a Tuesday afternoon. Stay-at-home moms with their toddlers in tow, elderly couples struggling to read their shopping lists, and business execs on their lunch breaks bustled down nearly every aisle. Tamara gripped the handle of her basket tightly as a very pregnant woman bounded down the frozen food section after an unruly four-year-old. Tamara was glad that her days of chasing kids around were over; now, all she ever did was worry about if her were kids were doing drugs or drinking or something d...

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“The Cricket's Song” by Nathalie Vidler

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It was a small town, only a few businesses surrounded by residential streets. Why his children had chosen to settle here was not immediately obvious. Dunn considered going straight to the kid's house, but he was early anyway, and had promised to bring something. Eliza would never have forgotten the cake pan on the table. If she was seeing him now, she would laugh and say that he should have left a note for himself on the door. Dunn searched for something that resembled a bake shop but came up short. The only cafe was closed for the day...

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“We Meet Again...” by Georgina S

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Have you ever wondered what if? It could be what if I took one job over another? What if I didn’t go on that amazing trip? What if I was still single? It could be what if I didn’t get married? What if I caught the later train instead of the earlier one? OK with the last one today I knew if that was the case I would be very late to work. Those two little words in a question…what if? Carry so much power. So much for the imagination to mull over and create endless possibilities. I always wonder if once our lives are over and we are in heaven...

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“Inadequate Epilogues” by Calvin Belton

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Sometimes people will change you and then leave. It’s not cruelty, it’s nature. They’re become too linked to a person that no longer exists. Every moment you spend afterward is just part of the mourning process. Course, they're always idiots that struggle against this instinct. Because they are idiots, they don't know quite the word for themselves, but if you looked it up in the dictionary, James and David's photographs would be displayed below it. There are two fam...

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“We Deserved A Second Chance” by Pratiksha Tripathy

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It was a windy day. The day he proposed to me. I was, as others in the class, completely shocked. But more importantly, I couldn't stop myself from blushing. It was like I was a part of a romantic movie which I always watch, the only difference is, I am the lead actress here. Oh, dear! I wasn't able to stop the butterflies playing inside my stomach. So many thoughts going on. I was barely concentrating on what the students around the class were talking about or whispering, aloud. Never had I experienced such a situation. I didn't know what t...

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“Seeds of Verona” by Rachel Alvarez

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“What do you think?” Verona couldn’t take her eyes off the image in the mirror. She was breathtaking. The ivory bodice molded to the curves of her chest and waist before tumbling like a waterfall of taffeta over her hips. The beading and lace woven across the bust gleamed in the soft light of the store. The trifold mirror before her allowed her to admire the dress from all angles. “Oh my word.” Verona’s eyes darted to the reflection of the small audience that accompanied her. Her mother, sister, and soon-to-be sister-in-law as well as...

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“Dolphins” by Anjali Klinder

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When I was younger, I didn’t believe in soulmates. I thought love was fake. I came up with excuses down to my limited knowledge of the biology of mating. In my mind, humans didn’t stay together because we were meant to be polygamists, like dolphins or tigers. I thought we just placed ourselves too high on the evolutionary scale, that our natural instinct was to be with as many people as possible, keep the species going or whatever. But dolphins still love each other. They give their girls marine sponges and seaweeds like we give ours flowers...

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“THAT LOST SWEET SMILE” by Ugwu Tochukwu

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She smiled and closed her eyes, trying to remember how this sweet day began. She woke up that morning in her two bedroom apartment with a rush of excitement. She didn't know why she was excited, but waved it aside as one of those days when she dreamt of Jason, her long lost high school sweetheart, whom she had not seen for twelve good years. Anytime she had those type of dreams, she would go about her normal day's activities with anticipation and expectation, sometimes even to the point of hallucination. This affected her so much that she ...

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“SECOND CHANCES BY THE SEA” by Joel Malvo

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There was a cool breeze blowing with a hint of rain as Rick made his way down the street towards the cafe. He had his Monday morning breakfasts here. The cafe was right by the sea and Rick enjoyed listening to the waves splash against the rocks while having his morning coffee. He entered and made his way to the counter. Rick ordered his breakfast and then started walking to the booth in the corner where he usually sat. He stopped a few booths before when he noticed something. A woman of about the same age as him was sitting in one of the...

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“The untold love comes to reality” by JERLIN FLOWER

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There lived a beautiful young woman named Eshona Pearl alike the princess with her family and she was the real pearl with a kind heart. From her childhood, she had a great love for gardening and planted varieties of flowering plants and veggies in her garden.Whenever a new flower blooms in her plant,she prepared candies for the entire family to share her happiness. Among all the plants, she had a great crush over cosmos which is in vibrant colours.So,she planted cosmos in different colours.She spent most of her time among the garde...

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“Back to you.” by Monica Kay

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After six long years of devastating losses,I had finally decided to go back to the only place that held happy memories for me.Being back in this town gave me a feeling of nostalgia. I had always wanted to come back...If only we hadn't left in the first place,maybe my parents would still be here;among the living,but as they say,that's a story for another day.The people here were still as friendly as I remembered, the scenery was still breathtaking if not even better,but mostly;HE was here and he had crept his way into my mind everyday since I...

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“You Are Mine” by Natalia Anglada

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I stared at my reflection in the mirror and scrunched my nose. My damn hair didn't want to keep in place! I ran my fingers through it, trying to calm it down, but it still ended up looking like I had just gotten out of bed. And not in the bad boy way rock stars wore it. "Stop it right now," I commanded. It was not shocking when my hair didn't obey, but it was no less frustrating. I let out a scream. Why was this happening now? I had my jacket on, my best shoes on my feet, and ten minutes to spare before leaving so I would be fashionably late...

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“Temptation and Second Chances” by Cyan Villanueva

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“You said I have until your popsicle melts.” He says jokingly, with a hint of a sad smile.“Yeah,” She says softly, looking down at the red sticky liquid running down her hand, “I know what I said. I was joking, mostly.”They remain quiet for a few minutes, sounds of children laughing in a nearby playground and moms huddled in conversation of gossip fill their silence. It’s funny, isn’t it… The way heavy silence can fill only two peoples' world, while the rest of the world speeds on by with noise and chaos. “Maybe this wasn’t a good ...

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“The Interview” by Sara Darney

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ZacharyZachary Lan closed the magazine and tossed it with a spin across his wide desk, the pages fluttered with soft slapping sounds as it skidded to the edge and toppled off. Good riddance, he thought as the door to his office opened and Greg Landon, his Lawyer of 12 years walked in. The sheepish grin on his face told Zachary all he needed to know. "Are they ready for me?" "Understandably anxious, but ready." "And how about you?" Capable hands spread wide. "Zach, you have planned this since day one, I'm ready when you ar...

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“The Proposal ” by Cynthia Grove

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He had never really left her. He would stay in her thoughts, night and day, week after week; year after tiresome year; every birthday, every holiday, every single day of her life. He was in her mind, in her heart, in her empty soul; her empty being made up of thousands of thoughts of him. Nothing would free her, exonerate her or rescue her from the endless consummation of his presence, or from the encumbering prison in which he had sentenced her. Nothing was consummate, everything was undetermined, indefinite, unjustifiable except for the th...

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Write a story about high school sweethearts coming across one another after many, many years apart.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 283 stories

“Days Gone By” by Kaitlyn Shoemaker

“The Cricket's Song” by Nathalie Vidler

“We Meet Again...” by Georgina S

“Inadequate Epilogues” by Calvin Belton

“We Deserved A Second Chance” by Pratiksha Tripathy

“Seeds of Verona” by Rachel Alvarez

“Dolphins” by Anjali Klinder

“THAT LOST SWEET SMILE” by Ugwu Tochukwu

“SECOND CHANCES BY THE SEA” by Joel Malvo

“The untold love comes to reality” by JERLIN FLOWER

“Back to you.” by Monica Kay

“You Are Mine” by Natalia Anglada

“Temptation and Second Chances” by Cyan Villanueva

“The Interview” by Sara Darney

“The Proposal ” by Cynthia Grove

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Write a story about someone going back to school as a mature student.

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