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

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“New Beginnings” by Michelle Latinovich

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Nikki lightly smacked her forehead to try to knock the crazy thoughts out of her head. She knew she shouldn’t let herself even have these thoughts. Life had already served it’s fair share of heartache. The words her mom always preached rang out loud and clear in her head. “You made your bed, now you have to lay in it.” Was this true? Are there no second chances in life? Rising from her too cozy bed, she shuffled into the kitchen to pour a cup of coffee. While the steam rolled over from the top...

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“LOVE REMAINS ” by Vickie Culbertson

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LOVE REMAINS Looking out the window of the Pottery House Café and Deli I see my high school sweetheart loading a van with carefully packed boxes of functional and decorative pottery art. He has maintained his handsome physique, dressed casually in a white golf shirt and khaki shorts. Wearing sandals and his skin is tanned an attra...

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“A Christmas Miracle” by Kasia Brie

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Josh, Faith, his wife of twelve years, and their two children, Grace and Luke, hiked with his parents, brothers and their families through the snow of the Christmas Star Farm in Owego, New York. They had driven up the day before from Chestnut Hill, a tony suburb of Philly to reconnect and make new memories. They were celebrating Christmas and his mother’s cancer remission. As was tradition, they went to the end of the field and spread out, searching fo...

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“The eyes of the moon ” by Gerald Ewa

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The night met us together. It was frigid and I let her head find its way into my embrace; together we would ward off the cold. The stars spread over the dark sky unusually caught our gaze for sometime. But it isn't just the first time we would be out here, in this cold, dark night, where silence was the only song that played out in our ears. Every night we would run to the top of the hill, the torquoise sea, smiling across from a distance, bringing wet air to our feet. But this night felt different. With the moon. With ...

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“The Letter” by Madeline Riccardi

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When I got the letter in the mail last week, the contents were not quite what I had expected. It took me almost two months to open the letter. Even the thought of reading her words on paper made me want to cry. I never thought that I would still be controlled by her almost fifty years later. Then again, I also did not expect to live to sixty-eigh...

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“MASALA RESTAURANT” by Sandhya R

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MASALA RESTAURANT One fine day, Ravi decides to go abroad to stay with his son in Switzerland. His son Aditya was a dentist there. He had invited his father several times and now the wavelengths met. One Sunday morning Ravi landed in his son’s place. The warm welcome by his son in the coolest place, the mesmerizing ambiance, and the strange kind of fusion of thoughts-altogether he was on cloud nine! Mind and environment both extremely cool and extremely blissful. Father and son exchanged their way of life. Both lived a single life cop...

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“Second Chances” by David Murphy

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I woke with a start, for a moment or two disoriented, my surroundings unfamiliar. The brakes of the diesel-electric squealed as the train drew into the station, bringing the latest crowd of commuters home from whatever their toils were in Aberdeen. I let most of them go in front of me – I was in no great hurry to leave the warmth of the carriage. As I descended on to the platform, a flash from over fifty years ago made me stop. The old pedestrian footbridge was still there, but now really showing its age and lack of maintenance, g...

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“Patricia” by Lonnie Larson

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This isn't exactly as ordered but I hope you like it anyway. It was the first day of the first grade for Patty. She was an outgoing little girl who desperately wanted to make new friends. But her family was considered off limits. She did not have any friends going through kindergarten.It was the first day of the first grade for Dave. His family had moved from a big city of over one hundred thousand to this small rural town of less than five hundred. He was a new kid in a new school and looking to make new friends.It was lunch time and e...

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“Write a story about high school sweethearts coming across one another after many, many years apart.” by Zainab Zahra

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Write a story about high school sweethearts coming across one another after many, many years apart. BY: RIFFAT TAHIRADo you trust in perfect partners? In the event that you asked me yesterday, I may have said no, however in the wake of hearing this unimaginable story of first loves given another opportunity, I think I have adjusted my per...

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“Fifty Shades of Forgiveness” by Marcia H.

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“You have to be freaking kidding me.” Felicia said as she looked up from reading her book on the beach. “What is it?” Her friend, Gina asked looking up and over her sunglasses. “Over there. Look at the guy in the water with the blue and yellow surfboard. “Who is that?” “Gina, don’t you remember him from high school? My first love?” “Jason?” “Yes, Jason. I’m sure that’s him. It’s been 20 years but that is definitely him.” “So, are you going to say hello?” “I am going to say more than hello.” Felicia stood up ...

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“The Question” by Hannah Carter

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Are there second chances at true love? I’ve carried that question with me for so long I’ve forgotten what it felt like to not question it. At every failed date, every time I texted: “Really, it’s not you, it’s me,” and every time I wondered: what would I do if I could go back? If I could stop myself from making that one mistake? I’d rationalized the scene a million times in my head. There was me, upset at my parents’ divorce—my father’s choice, because ...

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“Presenting Another Chance” by Brooke Gardner

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1999 “And I now present to you, the graduating class of 1999!” Those were the very last words of Mr. James Craig that young, blue-eyed Michelle Richards ever remembered. He had seen her through that year, well, he had seen them all through that year, or years, strictly speaking because she didn’t go to the school that he was the principal of, Marcus Madison High School for only one year. She was deaf to the joyous screams around her as her classmates threw their hats up in the air, ready to hand the baton to someone else. Michelle was inste...

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“Wave-Tossed” by Daisy Torres

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I stared out at a sea that seemed to stretch for an eternity, watching the waves toss and spray foam onto the sandy beach. The waves slowed to a thin, transparent caress over my feet. I curled my toes around the sand and eyed a wave that was beginning to form in the distance. I adjusted my grip on my surfboard and waded out before laying on the board and paddling deeper. Slowly, my board caught the wave, and I cautiously rose, keeping my weight forward on my goofy foot and my knees slightly bent.The action felt so natural, as if I were ...

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“SWEETHEART” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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I was caught in a serious problem. My job, name, fame, character, integrity, social esteem… all under threat. An amount of Rs 500000/- kept under my custody was stolen. I was taken to task. My boss gave me left and right and held me solely responsible for the theft. Knowing me for the last so many years as an honest and straight forward hard worker, my boss spared me and gave seven days’ time. Otherwise, I being the culprit, would be handed over to Police. A tight jeopardy for a law abiding, ‘middle- class morality’ fellow. Grief stricken, k...

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“A Good Life” by Stephanie Kaye

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I arrive home from another twelve-hour shift at the restaurant, aching and exhausted, hunger burning a hole in my stomach. You are on the couch smoking a cigarette, reading a book. A fine rain is thrumming against the living-room window. Our little Christmas tree is in the corner of the room, glowing pink, yellow, and blue. It feels bright and dark all at once. I shut the door softly. I think you don’t notice me, but you do. You always do. Hey, you say, a smile lifting your voice. You meet me in the kitchen and cup my face with your hands. W...

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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

“New Beginnings” by Michelle Latinovich

“LOVE REMAINS ” by Vickie Culbertson

“A Christmas Miracle” by Kasia Brie

“The eyes of the moon ” by Gerald Ewa

“The Letter” by Madeline Riccardi

“MASALA RESTAURANT” by Sandhya R

“Second Chances” by David Murphy

“Patricia” by Lonnie Larson

“Write a story about high school sweethearts coming across one another after many, many years apart.” by Zainab Zahra

“Fifty Shades of Forgiveness” by Marcia H.

“The Question” by Hannah Carter

“Presenting Another Chance” by Brooke Gardner

“Wave-Tossed” by Daisy Torres

“SWEETHEART” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

“A Good Life” by Stephanie Kaye

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

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