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

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“The Locket” by Sabrina -

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Catelynn sat on her hardwood floor, going through her box of keepsakes. Most of it was from her time in high school. It all felt forever ago. She was twenty-eight now and living on her own in a small house at the edge of town. She picked up a blue envelope from the box and shook out the contents into her hand. It was a simple, golden heart-shaped locket. A smile touched her lips as she rubbed her thumb over the smooth surface. Catelynn held it to her chest, closed her eyes, and resigned herself to relive the memory. She was s...

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“Unexpected Wedding Guest” by Hanna Sol

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“Lizzy?” The familiar voice that still haunted her in her sleep jabbed into the side of Liz’s face. A ripple of excited tingling tickled her spine as her eyes widened in alarm. The guests she was chatting with looked equally stricken. All eyes turned to the all too familiar voice. “Aden?!” Liz could not believe it. “After all these years..” he mumbled. Something was still not making sense. The realization struck Liz hard; he was a guest at her daughter’s wedding. “But..who..how?” She was not making any s...

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“Our Love Was” by Eliot T.

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Slates toppled from the roofs, and with a great crash Linwood Secondary School was no more. Torn down in the everlasting pursuit of modernity. And in this world there was no room for the withering, vegetating, (and to honest quite vulgar) building, an artefact of the brutalist 70s. A few tears were shed from the visitors; old pupils, brought in for posterity to see the building that had been the home of their education, and for some the roots of their being in which their character was moulded from the rough clay and slip into the shape many...

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“Until I can hold you again” by Layla Writes

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“Yes, yes, please make sure the amounts of flowers are correct. I don't tolerate -- Hello? Sir?” I said into the phone before hanging up on the guy. I groaned in anger and quickly walked over to one of my friends who seemed to be a lot more relaxed than I was. “Chelsea, ey! We might need to get a backup florist. The one we hired weeks earlier hanged up on me, can you believe that? If he -” I scolded without even taking a pause to breathe. Chelsea started to motion breathing signs. “Calm down, Blaire.” She said, placing a hand on my shoulder...

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“9 PM on a Thursday” by David H. Fox

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The funeral ended six hours ago, and I wanted to leave the town as soon as it was possible. They never let me go right after the burial, I had to help them clean up the house and spend some time with the mother. It was my old man, they buried. We weren’t close, as it sometimes happens. He was a lawyer working in his own law firm, and that was all I ever had a need to know about him. I guess it’s easy to figure out that I wasn’t at all sad when they said he passed. Still, out of respect, or else…pity for my mother and little sister, I came al...

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“A Renewed Friendship” by Stuthi Shetty

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Radhika had been waiting at the Starbucks near her place for the last half an hour. She looked at the time on her watch for the 10th time in the last 15 minutes. It said 4.55pm. Her heart began to beat faster as the clock approached 5pm. Radhika knew that he was never late. She lightly pat her chest to calm herself. It isn’t the first time you’re meeting him! She chided herself. To take her mind of things, she began thinking of something else. The next thing she could think of was her mother. Even though she was only 5 minutes away from her...

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“The Bar at the End of the Lane” by Audene Isaac

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The bar is as crowded as always, the walls as sticky and tacky as the people filling it. I'm absentmindedly wiping down glasses, putting them away and tacking on my bartender smile, the one that simultaneously draws people in and makes them forget you. A stranger walks in. They're tall and have broad shoulders, and their muscles show through their shirt. I'm vaguely aware that I'm still drying an already-dry glass. He looks across the place, a ghost of a smile on his mouth, becoming on his strong jaw and cheekbones. His full he...

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“Crazy Coincidence ” by Cynthia Leo

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JAKE Using his shirt to wipe the sweat from his brow, Jake Decker's lip curled slightly as he looked at his handiwork. His smile grew as he slowly gazed around the newly furbished Tiki Island Resort and Spa. From the sleek two-story hotel complex to the ivory-colored stucco villas that overlooked the emerald waters of Galveston Bay, it was magnificent. Running a hand over his sweaty face, he felt a tinge of sadness now that the project was completed. He had come to Tiki Island, a peninsula outside of Galveston, Texas two years ago. Back...

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“Willfully ” by Amelia Pauley

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Ring ring ring. I answered my phone to stop that horrendous ringing and hear my mom’s smooth, low voice on the other end of the line. “Hi Natalie,” she sang “just calling to check in after last night. How are you holding up?” “I’m fine.” I sighed “We just weren’t meant to be I guess. No surprise there, huh? I’m so incredibly over men. I’m taking a break from the dating world…forever.” I could practically hear her roll her eyes at me. “That’s what you say now sweetie, but by tomorrow you’ll be calling me to...

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“A Last Dance” by Emma Seibert

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James couldn’t help but be nervous as he stared at the red table cloth in front of him. He tried to distract himself; tried to focus on the smell of roasted peppers and a very strong cheese wafting from the kitchen, tried to focus on the melody the harpist had been plucking out since he had set foot in the restaurant. But he couldn’t keep his mind off the letter. He pulled it out of his jacket pocket, pretending he hadn’t read it before, even though he had practically memorized it over the past week. James, I don’t really know how to star...

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“Memories Back Then” by Imani McDonald

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“Excuse me would be nice,” Oshun Kingston spat, as she looked down at her champagne glass that had fallen out of her hand and onto the floor as she was bum rushed by a large male causing the contents of her glass to make contact with the freshly polished cherry-wood flooring of the party’s venue. Oshun had flown out from her New York brownstone to Atlanta for her friend, Natalie’s New Years Eve party. She and Natalie had met in high school, and while they remained in touch over the years, they hadn’t exactly seen one another in perso...

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“Amber Was The Color Of Her Soul” by Megan Zimmerman

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Amber was the color of her soul. And I was lucky enough to have seen it. I was lucky enough to paint it that fateful day in art class. She had waltzed in on a breeze, her rosy cheeks and curly auburn hair turning the eyes of every guy in the room. But she had looked at me, sitting in the back of the class, and smiled back. “Got room for me back here?” She asked. I nodded, sure that there was drool dribbling down my chin. She threw her messenger bag on the floor next to the shared table. She rested her elbows on the table and glanced over t...

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“Dazzling, something.” by Batool Zehra

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'love' i spoke after two or three minutes of thinking, while staring at the space blue ceiling which had milky ways too. when the room is dark and the blinds are closed, when you lay back on the sofa and let every negative thought flow away from your brain in the universe, it really looks mysteriously like a sky. i dont know whether there were more stars on the blue ceiling or in my black eyes. 'what about it?" my psychologist, in her 30's asked while caressing the edges of her peach new blazer, i can tell it's new by the way it appears, thi...

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“My Heart will always be Yours ” by Keira Dunham

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The stars shone dimly, the wind blew through the trees, and everything was still but for the seemingly "perfect" high school couple everything was taking a turn for the worst. "Good god Asher! Not everything depends on how people see you! Can't you ever just enjoy your life without worrying how people will see you?" Everleigh screamed at her boyfriend. "Yeah well leigh I don't feel like looking like an idiot! Everyone watches what I do and cares for some reason!" Asher yelled back. "I am so tired of having this same fight with you Ash. I ...

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“Cheese and Serendipity” by Laura Exner

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Evan Harris had a problem: he loved cheese. His cardiologist was quite certain that he loved it too much, but Evan figured the man had never even had proper cheese. Standing in front of the counter at McEvoy’s Imports and Gifts, he experienced the same thrill he always did on the first Saturday of every month. The new inventory was in, and with it came a whole new culinary adventure. “Anything in particular, Mister Harris?” The woman behind the counter, Helen, had her long black hair pulled back in its usual bun, and the smile on her face ...

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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

“The Locket” by Sabrina -

“Unexpected Wedding Guest” by Hanna Sol

“Our Love Was” by Eliot T.

“Until I can hold you again” by Layla Writes

“9 PM on a Thursday” by David H. Fox

“A Renewed Friendship” by Stuthi Shetty

“The Bar at the End of the Lane” by Audene Isaac

“Crazy Coincidence ” by Cynthia Leo

“Willfully ” by Amelia Pauley

“A Last Dance” by Emma Seibert

“Memories Back Then” by Imani McDonald

“Amber Was The Color Of Her Soul” by Megan Zimmerman

“Dazzling, something.” by Batool Zehra

“My Heart will always be Yours ” by Keira Dunham

“Cheese and Serendipity” by Laura Exner

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

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