Write about someone asking out an old crush, only to realize their crush doesn’t remember they’ve ever met before.

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“The forgotten boy.” by Adina Kamran

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Okay, so I’ll admit. I wasn't the most popular boy in highschool.My biggest problem is that I’m smart. The whole school thinks I’m a nerd because I get all As. What's funny? I don't care. I was your typical nerd who had a crush on the most popular girl. Emily. Emily has been my friend since kindergarten but now, she just ignores me. My name is Tommy. Tommy Berkley. “Tommy!” my best and only friend calls out. “Oh hey Henry!” I reply turning around. “OUCH” I yell, wincing in pain as my head hits my locker again. I can hear everyone lau...

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“Face Invaders: The One That Got Away” by Fannie Firestarter

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The Manhattan streets were more crowded than usual this early Saturday afternoon. It was an unusual day. Michael knew there was something different about today. He was scheduled to catch a flight out of LaGuardia tomorrow morning back to Leesburg and the sunshine state, but he knew he had to, at the very least, take a walk through Central Park before he left. These last few weeks visiting family in the Bronx had been so amazing. It had sparked so many memories of being a kid, spending summers on the block playing handball, stickball and ri...

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“The Date” by Gwyn Everett

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CW: Language, alcohol.Thanks for your help today. It’s been a rough week. I leave the text message sitting at “read” for several minutes. Every fiber of my body is alive and vibrating. After all this time, after the awkwardness of my teen years and hoops I’ve jumped through to get to this point in my career, how is this happening now. Do I even care? Heart pounding, I start to text, but erase it. I repeat this over and over until I realize he will think I’m being too weird to deal with if I don’t just answer. Come on, just do it. I...

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“Lost Moment” by Avani Mitra

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Layla brushed her fingertips over the photo on her corkboard and smiled. Her corkboard, like most teenagers, was covered in photos, admissions tickets, anything that added to the collection of memories that made her happy. Images of beach days, silly faces, family, friends, and nature-filled the board. But only memories with one person mattered the most to her. When she looked at the board and saw memories with her best friend Jake, her heart did a flip-flop. Jake had crawled his way into her heart from being a shy nobody to her best friend ...

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“After parting” by وداد أكرم

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Andrea was busy processing the client file that the manager ordered her to, and while she was checking that paper she could almost read, she caught the attention of one of the clients. "Is it reasonable that it is, no no that is not possible, maybe the similarity of names is not only ."Andrea is united with himself. Curiosity seized her and she preferred to check it out herself, so she got the client's full file. "Sean Freddie , Sean Freddie."Andrea. "Andrea, have you finished the list , I have to check it out and immediately."Johnso...

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“Forget Me Not (Or Remember Me Later)” by Katie H

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Amidst the hazy blue of water, all Mirielle could see was the tendrils of her ginger orange hair and the fading sunlight that filtered above her. Desperately trying to hold her breath, she attempted to swim upwards towards the light, reaching out to anything that could help her. Believing her efforts to be in vain, she had just begun to give up, closing her eyes in resignation…until she heard a voice call her name. Mirielle’s eyes snapped open to see a blurry figure staring down at her from the light above, and a ferocious vigor was reborn w...

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“Im sorry, I don't seem to know you” by Marley Davies

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“Lucy… Lucy, please remember that you are in trigonometry not your dreams”Mr. Kudfelt said as I was brought out of my very lovely day dream. I felt the eyes of every person in my 3rd period class, including Mathew McLain who was absolutely the hottest boy that I had ever laid my eyes on. “I'm sorry Mr. Kudfelt, by the way the answer was cos(9)” I said feeling my face become very very red. Today had been particularly difficult to focus because it was Valentine's day and love was in the air. Walking through the hallways of ...

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“Remember Me” by Rebecca Fitzgerald

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With a trembling hand, I reach for my cell phone deep within my worn tote. Pockets stretched to their limits over the years with bottles, toys, books, and diapers. But the bag worked. There was no need for leather or on-brand bags anymore. A stark difference from what I thought I needed before my life as a mother. I squeeze the cool to my touch cell phone and slide it up my leg closer to my chest. I never take my eyes off of him. How could I? His face, after all these years, has accompanied me in most of my dreams good or bad. Some days I ...

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“The Empty Shell” by Sasan Sedighi

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Finally, after having a sad but hectic week, the funeral finished. The undertakers did a proper job in a short time. Her body was cremated, and her ash, left in a stylish urn and later placed in a tiny vault in an apartment-like tombs block at the cemetery. It was then ornamented with a golden plate, with her name carved on it with superb penmanship. That tomb became her final resting place. A place for the family and friends to gather, to remember her, and show their respects. Many of their family members and friends gathered at the f...

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“Do You Remember Me?” by Leslie Flemons

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Ramon remembered how he felt when he met Kelsey. Kelsey Dallas. She wasn’t your typical blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl. She was that girl who wasn’t afraid to go all natural with her hair. Her rich brown skin glowing, making the room shine. He reminisced how they played in the mud together as if they were pigs and chased each other with squirt guns. The boys would tease him for hanging around with a girl. But he didn’t care. To him, Kelsey was more than just a girl.Then he saw her - at Carley’s Coffee Shop. She didn’t look likeshe used to. Wh...

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“A Love Forgotten” by Maryann Hammond

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I had finally worked up the courage to ask her. This was my chance to ask her to the dance tomorrow night. Of course, we'd have to assume she hasn't been asked yet; and considering she is the prettiest and most popular girl in school, i highly doubt it. she was right in front of me as she walked home from school. I wasn't following her; rather, we've lived across the street from each other for the past six years. I've always liked her, and today was finally a great chance to show her my feelings. I ran up beside her and was about to open my ...

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“Have We Met?” by Heather Ann Martinez

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Have We Met? By Heather Ann Martinez There are times in our lives when days turn to weeks and we do not notice that a handful of years became decades in the blink of an eye. Aryan never forgot Zara. He saw her in the constellations in the night skies. He sat behind her in math class throughout their elementary school years. He picked her every time in physical education classes well into middle school. He would say her smile was infectious. She always had a kind word. She rarely got upset and never saw her cry. Aryan was taken aback no...

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“The First Date” by Alex Jules

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I remember meeting him. His skin, the color of castor oil, turned my heart to water, and quickly, my tongue yearned for a taste of sweet chocolate. My soul became wrapped around his finger in an instant, and dearly I wished for him to hold it within his arm. Pamper it. Clear its blinded eyes of the darkness engulfing it by flashing his visage, for he had the face of the sun—golden and coruscating. Unknowingly, I stilled in my seat, and my tongue froze. It was as though love shook my core and wrapped its hands—cold as sand—around my throat. N...

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“Crushed” by Alisha Levi

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She walks into the room with beautiful flowing hair, pouty lips and great hips, and she looks at me and says “Hi can I order a grande, non-fat, half-caf cappuccino for Tammy please?” and puts her rewards card on the counter. I snap back to reality “yes, no problem. Would you also like to try that with blond espresso today?” I ask as instructed by my manager even though she wasn't listening anymore. I quickly ring up her drink, swipe her card and pass it back. She looks off vacantly in the distance as she barely thanks me and walks away to wa...

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“Alex Flynn ” by Callisto Nguyen

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Okay, eggs, bread, mayo, toothpaste. Was there anything else I needed? I feel like there's something missing. I have shampoo at home, TP is enough for a couple weeks. I shouldn’t get the ice cream, I’ll get it next time, chocolate Ben & Jerry’s can wait. What else would a struggling college student need? I suppose I could go get some more coffee, my body won’t caffeinate itself after all. You know, caffeine is a drug. Some type of lower grade stimulant, or whatever my Psychology professor was yammering about this week. Honestly, ...

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Write about someone asking out an old crush, only to realize their crush doesn’t remember they’ve ever met before.

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✍️ 159 stories

“The forgotten boy.” by Adina Kamran

“Face Invaders: The One That Got Away” by Fannie Firestarter

“The Date” by Gwyn Everett

“Lost Moment” by Avani Mitra

“After parting” by وداد أكرم

“Forget Me Not (Or Remember Me Later)” by Katie H

“Im sorry, I don't seem to know you” by Marley Davies

“Remember Me” by Rebecca Fitzgerald

“The Empty Shell” by Sasan Sedighi

“Do You Remember Me?” by Leslie Flemons

“A Love Forgotten” by Maryann Hammond

“Have We Met?” by Heather Ann Martinez

“The First Date” by Alex Jules

“Crushed” by Alisha Levi

“Alex Flynn ” by Callisto Nguyen

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Write about two people reconnecting after a rough patch in their relationship.

Write a love story about an older couple who’ve been together since they were teenagers.

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Start your story with one character setting up a romantic dinner, and end it with them looking at a framed wedding photo.

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