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

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“Red Rose Petals” by Catherine Hammond

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There’s an obnoxious ring echoing through the hall followed by an angry pounding on the door. I can hear my mother crying in the other room as I continue to draw my picture of the sun. The sun is bright and warm unlike the dark rain clouds making noise outside. The pounding finally stops, and mother does too. I watch as she tiptoes towards the front door and cautiously peers out the front window. She notices me watching so I turn and look away. I hear her bare feet walk across the creaky floorboards and into the living room where I am drawin...

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“The Cause for Happiness” by Claudio Murgia

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“I miss the way nothing I do is ever good enough for you.” They had not seen each other for a few months. “No, no, it’s not the way you think. It made me want to be better, day after day. Not necessarily the way you wanted me to be; and maybe that’s why it didn’t work out between us. But you understand: if I became the person you wanted me to be, that would not have been me.” He had gone back home to his country because he had needed a break from everything. He had needed a break from her, even though he could never have told her that,...

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“Long distance” by Manami McNair

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It´s been difficult for them both; he hates long distance and having to constantly be online, she hates unreliability and staring at screens. ´They've been texting less and less, and last Saturday they were on a video chat and they blew up at each other for being terrible at long distance dating. He yelled at her for always cutting video chats short and never visiting, she yelled at him for never replying quickly and missing calls. They knew the points were unfair, they were both busy and conflicting schedules made things hard, but they ma...

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“Cosmetic Recovery” by Sha G

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There was little tying the woman to Didier except his beautiful name and heated apartment. Didier, the man with the lovely continental name and warm home did not show love to the woman. In fact, he had a girlfriend, a cosmetician from another town. In all respects, the woman was an easy and available convenience to Didier. It was a fact that the woman accepted and sometimes even relished. It fed into her wounded side that sought recognition and physical touch almost at all costs. Over time that side grew larger and heavier, and the woman, fe...

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“What Were We Thinking” by Joe Swanson

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“Do you think we made a mistake? You know the whole getting married thing.” “I suppose it’s possible. People do make mistakes, and we have certainly made our share. Little late to think about that, don’t you think?” “You left without a word, just gone. I know you had your reasons, but you left everyone wondering what they had done to cause your disappearance.” “It had nothing to do with anyone. More like when it's snowing, building up a little at a time until you can’t get the door open to get out, let life in.” I gu...

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“The Return of Matt” by Benny Njuguna

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Amanda diverted her gaze from the night sky beautified by the half-smiling moon, and some bright and diminishing star, and what she thought was Venus as it didn't twinkle like the rest of the stars. She felt and heard a vibration on her right leg. She sat quickly on the bed, and picked up the phone that's lying on the bed, and pressed the power button. She saw an inbox label at the top of the screen, in the middle. Excited, she unlocked the phone by inputting the password, and opened the message. Disappointed, she threw it on the bed, ...

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“The most precious Valentine's Day Gift!” by Concepcion Delson

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If you would of told me that I was going to marry my best friend's fiancee who is also my best friend as well I would of told you your insanely crazy. My family and friends knew that I had a huge crush on my best friend but nothing happened between us. We were inseparable, we went through grammar and high school together. We were suppose to go to the same College before the fatal accident of my parents that led me to go live with my Aunt and Uncle after graduation. Chase on the other hand decided to go into the military and as we tried to ...

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“Alone Under the Moon” by Brenda Liddy

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Alone Under the Moon Lorna knew that her husband’s career meant he would have to spend time away from her and the children. In fact, she had met him in NASA and she knew what marrying an astronaut would involve in terms of long absences from earth. But she was sure they could cope with these separations. One of the astronaut’s wives called Alison said, “You will get used to these separations. Just make sure you have your hobbies and interests and don’t let yourself get into a rut”. And Lorna did have a few hobbies and she was close to Alis...

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“A Second Chance” by Jenne Gentry

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Hazel shivers from the cold and reaches across the console to turn up the heat. She's stuck waiting at the too-long light at 5th and Pine Street. She hates this one. She always seems to catch it at just the wrong time. Shifting in her seat uncomfortably, she wonders what it's going to be like to go back to the house after all these months. The only home she's ever known, she was terrified to see it in its current state: a bare, lifeless skeleton of what it had been. Her stomach turns at the thought of the emotions that are sure to come rushi...

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“Six Months On” by Griffin Griffiths

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I looked in the mirror to check my hair. Straightened, just the way they liked it. My nails were painted a soft lavender, and my lips shined with a pear flavored gloss. I had a on a white and blue striped blouse with anchors going down along each side of my torso. God how they loved nautical shit. It had been six months since I last saw them. Texts had gotten scarce and calls were almost non-existent now. They had called me to say they were coming back to town this weekend, and it’s been wrecking my brain ever since. I moved to the kitche...

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“Plain Grey ” by Carrie Sheldrake

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Seeing something after only picturing it in your mind for so long, was always a strange thing. There were always those slight alterations, those few freckles, you’d forget within your internalised portrait. I’d, in a way, forgotten how she looked. Her smile was the same. Her scent, a combination of her vanilla perfume (which hadn’t changed) and the fresh cotton of her clothes, yet with the hidden hint of tobacco that she clearly wished to disguise - unsuccessfully. I knew that scent would never change, as her mum had bought her that same per...

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“The Little Things in Love” by V C

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It started with the little things. It always started with the little things. A bathroom seat up. A clump of dirty dishes unwashed in the sink. The back window of their tiny little apartment left wide open despite the tenth time June has complained about it being both a safety and temperature concern. Then came the fights. The calm before the storm, followed by the yelling and screaming and sniffling alone in a dark, bedroom corner. Whatever—June was used to it at this point. June owned and ran a small coffee shop during t...

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“Bets for the chase” by Janine Ann Bothma

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How many rough patches do you think can dwell in a relationship of a stubborn controversial couple? How many times does the relationship rule book allow you to call it quits in a single day? Unfortunately, no rule book gives the million-dollar answer that we all seek. People make huge profits off of trying to write the rules on the age-old topic of love, lust, and every grey hair that goes along with partaking in the magical world of the monogamous relationship. One fact that I am dead sure of is that a couple can call it quits more ...

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“Up Allen Way” by Jordan Javier

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The last time I saw her was down Allen Way. Her back was turned to me. There would be no mending our relationship. It was done. It was finished. I blew it. There would be no second chances. Not after all I have done. In any other story that would be the end of it. She walks out of my life, my story, and we move on. This is not that story. I would do anything to win her heart again. So I went back to the drawing board. Went through everything we have ever done together. Studied it from all angles. Where was it I went wrong? As with an...

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“If I Can” by Talia Alicea

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The lamp to my right hummed, and the peak of my spine groaned with strain. I sat, staring at the notes and text book in front of me, unable to rouse my typical erudition. I thought coming to the library would help me concentrate, but even the haze of warmth from the heater and scent of paper in the air couldn't shake me awake. I resigned finally, gathering my books and pens and banana bread from the dining hall and left. Dusk had just subsided, making way for the moon and her stars. I decided to take the longer route to my dorm, as the nigh...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 247 stories

“Red Rose Petals” by Catherine Hammond

“The Cause for Happiness” by Claudio Murgia

“Long distance” by Manami McNair

“Cosmetic Recovery” by Sha G

“What Were We Thinking” by Joe Swanson

“The Return of Matt” by Benny Njuguna

“The most precious Valentine's Day Gift!” by Concepcion Delson

“Alone Under the Moon” by Brenda Liddy

“A Second Chance” by Jenne Gentry

“Six Months On” by Griffin Griffiths

“Plain Grey ” by Carrie Sheldrake

“The Little Things in Love” by V C

“Bets for the chase” by Janine Ann Bothma

“Up Allen Way” by Jordan Javier

“If I Can” by Talia Alicea

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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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