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

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“Guilt Doesn’t Make Good Second Chances” by Caroline Greaser

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The noise the tiny graphite pencil makes, as it drags its way across the uneven paper in the dimming light of the flat, is discouraging. The words aren’t quite right, but they’re as close as she’s going to get tonight. She groans and rolls out the muscles in her shoulders. They’re stiff and with a grimace she realizes she’s been sitting for far too long. She makes her way to the dingy fridge in the corner. All that’s left inside are a couple of half-empty takeout boxes and a carton of milk for the morning coffee. Despite Perry’s never...

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“Gunter and Mabel” by Madisson James

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Love. So many people have confused this beautiful ever existing phenomena with emotion, infatuation and even pain. But Love is none of these things. Love is a pure ever flowing energy that has existed from the beginning of time. It is available to all who want it. Love is neither prejudiced nor biased but it is honest; it is very very honest. My name is Nan and today I will tell you a story about a thing that happened between two people. There was love present, and there still is love there but I want to share with you how love was m...

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“It Takes Two to Tango. ” by Abhishek Todmal

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It was a game of cat and mouse being watched by millions of spectators around the world.The prelude to the war that would dwarf all wars. They were planning on calling it 'The Final War'. An apt name given the stature of the two states.America and Russia had never seen eye to eye. The two were akin to an inseparable pair of siblings, who as much as they would have loved to go their separate ways, knew, that one would miss the other if either were away.America and Russia.Nate was now a big wall-street honcho who ran millions of dollars ...

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“Six million arrows” by Phil Manders

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I wait on my favourite cloud, all puffy, fluffy and white. Certainly my favourite cloud for this planet, in this universe. I sit and I wait. I’ve not really got time to sit and wait but I’ve been told this is where we’ll meet. Summoned here by a higher ranking Cupid. The Cupid that once passed on all his secrets to me. Me the apprentice him the master. Apparently there’s still plenty for me to learn. Apparently you never ever stop learning. Well, I’ve been a solo Cupid now for over six million arrows, which I guess on this planet equates to ...

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“Divided By One ” by S. F. Brooke

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Twin One The groom, Ryan, had been waiting for this day for a long time. Since the day that he had met her, he knew that she was the one. Now, they were finally here. Their wedding day. The music started and the procession began. He frowned slightly, there was one face that he didn't see, sighing he put a smile back on his face. Ryan watched as the groomsmen and the braids maids finished their walks down the aisle. The world shifted beneath his feet as he saw his bride for the first time. She was breathtakingly beautiful. Ryan...

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“BOOKSTORE” by Ahunna Ike-Njoku

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You breathe in. Slowly, steadily, letting the loud roar of laughter evade your earlobes. You breathe in because you just have to. You remember. Not the laughter, of course it can't be the laughter. It's the mouth odour. You remember because forgetting is not an option. It has never been an option. “You never forget things” His words blare through your ears like an unstoppable alarm clock.It’s the odour that proudly clings to the one man that hates the sight of your closeup, and of every other toothpaste you own. You turn around. Slowly,...

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“Reunion” by Arnold Edwards

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REUNION I have been looking in the mirror for over a month now and nothing changed. Somewhere inside my body lurked the hundred eighteen-pound high school senior of fifteen years ago; volleyball, cheerleading, drama, softball, and best smile. I needed to find that girl before my class reunion this Saturday. But this mirror wasn’t very kind and concealed everything except the truth. “Damn, Taylor!” Where are you?” I asked myself every day. Salads, water, yogurt, veggies, and fruit, not to mention workouts at the health ...

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“Awkward As Hell” by Bruce Charles

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Clyde was in Hell. He wished that he could tell you that arriving here was a surprise, but if he had to be completely honest with himself (which he did due to it being part of his punishment), he would’ve told you he expected it. Clyde was one of the biggest bastards in the world, and everyone would’ve told you the same. At his funeral, when it was his mother’s turn to speak she stood in front of everyone and said, “He’s in a better…” She paused to look at the ground. “Well, he’s in a place now.” The video of his mother saying this...

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“Second Chance Sweethearts” by Sierra Riley

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It had been 10 years and the 10 year class reunion for Lovely High School was this Saturday. Ash was not thrilled, but she had made a promise to someone very important to her during Senior Graduation that she would go.She sighed and pulled herself out of bed. It had been cold last night. Ash hugged herself as she let out a melancholy sigh. Of course, it was cold. She was used to sleeping next to somebody. Now, she was all alone wants more. Her fiance left her for someone else.The last thing Ash wanted to do on her weekend was go to this reun...

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“The Brewing Latte” by Aubrey Maria ✌

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It was late at night when the porch light snapped on. Her window blinds were slightly open so that the light stretched across her face waking her with a jolt. “Please, no, not already.” She murmured. Groggily, she tried adjusting her eyes to the blinding bulb just as it suddenly turned off leaving her in a pitch black room. A shiver ran down her spine making her grab her covers closer around her shoulders. Pushing curly strands of hair out of her face, she looked over, seeing her phone buzz in glowing words reading 5:45 am. She collapsed bac...

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“Like it Ends.” by Utkarsh Srivastava

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I was down the my lane, strolling towards the supermarket. The fog scattered all around. I barely could see. It was blood congealing winter outside. My stubborn son four-years-old wanted the soup anyhow, urgently. My body was shivering, albeit I wore winter garments, a hoodie, and my favorite monkey cap. It was the devastating winter of North India that came too soon. It had predicted starting this year it will be the coldest year, ever since. I quickly grabbed the ready to drink soup; my son was alone, waiting for me. He might afraid. ...

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“Odd Chances ” by Sparkle Fingers

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Dinner was extremely important to Diego because it always led to deep and meaningful conversations with his mom. He was grateful he had such a good relationship with her. “Hey, I was wondering if I could go with some friends to the lake house on the weekend”. Mentioned Diego as he washed a few dirty dishes from dinner.“How many friends do you want to invite?” questioned Ann, Diego´s mom“Seven, maybe? Plus myself, it would be a total of 8 persons,” answered the boy“And are you inviting any girls as well?” asked Ann“I mean, yeah.” answere...

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“Three Lifetimes” by Cyndy Reads

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The streetlights were little suns, rising and setting through her windshield every hundred feet or so. Esther flipped on her signal and took a right down a residential road. The phone on the dashboard blipped and blinked. With a practiced swipe of her finger, she accepted the notification and let the GPS begin to guide her. It wasn’t her normal neighborhood, but sh...

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“Love In Paris” by Xiao McdonaldsWorker

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Chapter 1 “Hi Matthew!” I waved. “Hey!” Matthew answered. Matthew and I have been dating for awhile now. Matthew seemed gloomy. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Hazel, can we talk?” Matthew asked. “We always talk.” I said, worried. “Yeah well. I have something to tell you.” He said. “Go on.” I said, slowly. “Let’s talk somewhere. . . quieter.” Matthew said. We walked into the library, and sat down on the chairs. There was an awkward silence. “We’re moving.” Matthew suddenly blurted out. I laughed. “You?! Moving?! Haha! That’s not likel...

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“Songs of an Old Flame” by Selima Kabir

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The hospital is packed. On one end of the building, the hospital has cordoned off a section to allow recovered patients to donate plasma. The opposite annex houses the pathology lab for testing. Thousands of people pour in on both of these wings, meaning the ground floor is constantly a swarm of people filtering in and out. As the warnings to wear masks, stay home and socially distance go unheeded, the number of cases are on an exponential rise. It is no wonder that the health systems are struggling to cope. As a result, the hospitals are ta...

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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

“Guilt Doesn’t Make Good Second Chances” by Caroline Greaser

“Gunter and Mabel” by Madisson James

“It Takes Two to Tango. ” by Abhishek Todmal

“Six million arrows” by Phil Manders

“Divided By One ” by S. F. Brooke

“BOOKSTORE” by Ahunna Ike-Njoku

“Reunion” by Arnold Edwards

“Awkward As Hell” by Bruce Charles

“Second Chance Sweethearts” by Sierra Riley

“The Brewing Latte” by Aubrey Maria ✌

“Like it Ends.” by Utkarsh Srivastava

“Odd Chances ” by Sparkle Fingers

“Three Lifetimes” by Cyndy Reads

“Love In Paris” by Xiao McdonaldsWorker

“Songs of an Old Flame” by Selima Kabir

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

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