Write a story about two unlikely people falling in love.

Posted in Romance on Dec 19, 2020

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“Unexpected” by Hello It's Me

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I was lonely. Always lonely. Nobody to talk to, nobody calling to ask, "How are you doing?" Maybe I was ugly. Maybe they think I'm delusional. What am I supposed to do? I spend all day at a convenient store, wearing ripped and dirty clothes. I check my pocket, there are only a few cents left. I cried and cried and feel pity for myself. Why do I have to exist in this world? I have nobody who knows me. I don't even know if I know myself. When I finished my eyes were all red like blood. There's a knife nearby. I grabbed it, holding it like my l...

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“Don't Hurry to Judge” by Gunel Huseynova

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Early morning of a clear March day. The central street of the city is busy and crowdy as always. People crossing the street, hundreds of cars on the roads in a rush. Kaden is getting ready to go to his office at his family house as usual. He is a young businessman who values decency and morality above everything. He just cannot stand people who lead low lifestyle, prefer the easiest ways to earn for life and so on. On another busy street, a young and pretty girl is preparing ...

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“The Mysterious Town Called Locurhts” by Avi Weist

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Louisa was one of the 100 single women in Locurhts. She had one big difference between them and her. She did not want to be the one marrying the prince. This year Prince Alec would be in line to marry and take the throne to become the new king. All the single women would be forced to take part in the Marriage Trials. The Marriage Trials were a series of tests that the single women in Locurhts had to take when their prince was to be married. Most women swooned and fell for the prince trying their hardest to become his wife, but Louisa was dif...

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“The Bare Necessities ” by Traci Davenport

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When I was young, I loved the movie, The Jungle Book.I loved the inherent dangers of it all. How an interaction between this innocent child and each new animal could go either way. Would he be eaten alive, would he make new friend? And the friendships were the real draw for me. I was excited to think and touched to see an impossibility become a possibility. It thrilled me. Somehow many years before I would come to know my black sheep status within my own family, I was drawn to this outsider and how he seemingly overcame these boundaries. How...

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“Remember Me” by Skylar Althouse

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We are collectors, a well known fact. But we each have our own kind of treasure. Some may collect jewels, or books, or bones. But I prefer the intangible: memories. Many travelers get lost in the woods and end up coming by my cave. We are solitary creatures, so the right company can be a welcome release from the habits of our long lives. I feed the travelers and offer them rest by my fire. As they sit they tell me stories of where they have come from and where they hope to go. And as they speak...

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“One Night at the Diner” by Halo Roberts

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One Night at the DinerBy Halo Roberts Jenny My feet hurt. Not a shock when I’ve been on them for 13 hours. Phil promised to get another girl to cover the second shift, but also not a shock, he ‘forgot’. My hair feels like it’s soaked up most of the grease from the fryer that bubbles away back in the kitchen. I’m not sure what the smear on the front of my apron is, but it looks weirdly like bird crap. It has been a day. A table of high school kids have finished up and I plaster my happy face on as I wave them out the door. I built you guys fo...

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“Light & Dark” by Anna Blass

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Upon a child’s dreams, there was a castle on a hill. Not your dreary, stone castle of grey cobbles and iron bolts. This castle seemed to glow with the sunlight reflecting off its white walls. It was silver and white, and all who looked on it were happy and good. Inside the castle lived a glowing King and Queen, who were of an elf-like race. Not your small elves with pointy ears and short legs. These elves were tall and wise. They had long white hair that flowed from their heads in curls, waves, or ringlets, and all the peop...

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“DRYAD” by Marie Maher

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We were outside, in the garden, when it happened. I remember it was dark, though the moon was fat and bright. “Reggie” I said softly, and moved forward to take his hand. I felt some remorse, it was true. He was so dull, so hopeless, so wrong for me. But still, I was sorry for the hurt I was about to cause him; yet the excitement inside me was bubbling, raising higher in my breast, threatening to spill from my mouth and eyes and ears like white hot lava.Reg saw it in my face and recoiled. Shock replaced suspicion on his shrivelled features an...

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“I guess that worked out well, huh?” by Macy Jensen

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There he is, that guy. He comes here every week trying to ‘take-off’ in his comedy career. I mean, some of his stuff is…half-decent at best, but otherwise, he’s just making a fool of himself. Some people think it’s hilarious but I don’t get it. Most of its anecdotal humor with some awkward puns thrown in here and there. Being honest, I don’t have anything against him, and I think they’d be good stories to tell to a group of friends at a house party. He clearly can keep people interested, but I just can’t focus when he's on stage. Then ...

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“A difference” by Soliman Zebua

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It was Friday afternoon in 2003. Dinara, a Javanese girl who worked for a government agency as an administrator. Get her true love through a phone call from a mysterious man.That day was a lot of work. After finishing her lunch, Dinara immediately headed to her desk to resume her work. At her place of work, Dinara is known as a person who is friendly, hardworking and sociable with anyone. Although she has a friendly nature, Dinara has not yet met her soul mate, even though her age is fairly mature enough for a woman. But it seems like she do...

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Write a story about two unlikely people falling in love.

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✍️ 40 stories

“Unexpected” by Hello It's Me

“Don't Hurry to Judge” by Gunel Huseynova

“The Mysterious Town Called Locurhts” by Avi Weist

“The Bare Necessities ” by Traci Davenport

“Remember Me” by Skylar Althouse

“One Night at the Diner” by Halo Roberts

“Light & Dark” by Anna Blass

“DRYAD” by Marie Maher

“I guess that worked out well, huh?” by Macy Jensen

“A difference” by Soliman Zebua

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Write a story about someone who finds life meaning in an unexpected place.

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Write a story about someone who is tired of their day-to-day routines.

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