Start your story with the line, “This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives,” and end it with, “By then it was too late.”

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“The man who destroyed her.” by If Veen

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This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. However, the moment 22 years old Nina Brown saw him kissing a woman in front of her eyes while a violin's soundtrack played behind them left her numb as the realization dawned upon her. Her eyes were filled with unshed tears while her throat felt extremely parched to speak. It would have felt better if Earth would swallow her at that right moment.Nina's 5 feet 4 inches body was shaking with hurt, she closed her black eyes not being able to hear the mockery in laughs of guests present t...

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“Time travel, 2080” by Noah Noahkirui66@gmail.com

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It was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives as it was Jack’s birthday, and he was turning 18! But, of course, we all must make ends to meet. Although Janet never went anywhere in the morning, she was an early riser to wake up her sleeping son who was a heavy sleeper. “Wake up Jack,” she called hoarsely. She couldn’t go to work due to her breathing problems caused by the excessive vapor in the factory, and once they found out that she can’t work any longer, she was terminated. He looked at the time on the multipurpose screen and fou...

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“The Cuments” by Saraphin Yamba

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“This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives,” Mother says over the phone. She has been on the device for the past two hours, gossiping and receiving information on today’s incident. Today was the wedding anniversary of our neighbor. We had known them for 5 years since they had first moved here. Nothing out of the ordinary surrounded them. Their twin boys, Mark and Matthew, both attended preschool with my little sister, Diane, before their sudden change to home-schooling. She often spoke of them as very quiet and uninviting of an...

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“Not my Dream Wedding ” by Sean Green

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Not my Dream Wedding By: Sean Green This was supposed to be the happiest day of our lives. I was looking forward to marrying the man of my dreams. It was so wonderful I just felt like this is how a princess felt like when they were getting married to their prince. I remember the day when Daniel took me to the Cincinnati Skating rink, and he got on his knee and ask me to marry him. I could not help it at first, I just did not know what to say a minute later I said yes. I had tears falling from my eyes and I was just full of joy. We went to...

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“Bullseye” by M EB

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This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. The thought replayed through her head as Helena watched the raspberry and lemon cake she and Lyle chose seven months before go hurtling through the air in a flurry of frosting across the football field to splatter against a ten foot by ten foot bright red target at the 60-yard line. “Bullseye!!” Several feet below Helena, Cameron, her Maid of Honor, howled to the empty stadium surrounding them, pumping her fists in the air and running a short, raucous victory lap...

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“The One He'll Never Forget” by I Fraser

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“This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives,” Everyone dreams of having a perfect wedding. Something that they could cherish forever. So did Nathalia and Liam. They have been dating for 3 years, and are very happy together. Though before this, Liam was in another serious relationship. Her name was Jessica. She was in love with him. Liam’s family accepted her. So did most of his friends. Nathalia was a family friend. They knew each other for a long time, but Nathalia never liked Jessica. She always had a weird feeling about her. ...

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“The house” by Anthony Simmons

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This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. The house sat in the middle of no where, within the vast fields of nature. It was made from stone and wood, being large enough to house a small army. Within, the home was made of smooth marble, with line lights beaming through the floor. In the hall, photos of four adults hung on the wall. Orbs floated within the air, humming to an unknown tune. At the kitchen, the dinner table is set with a different assortment of food and a figure standing over it all. Cloaked within shadows, ...

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“Stuck in the Middle School with You” by Marda Deane

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This was supposed to be the happiest days of their lives. Whistlethwait Boarding School provided the finest education and luxury of any institution in the state. Each student was chosen to attend based on their familial connections and generous donations from their parents. Violet Bolen was not there as a result of her parents’ wealth however. Instead, she had tested far beyond the required lessons for a fifth grader. And as a result of her remarkable grades, the school saw fit to move her from fifth grade to seventh at the school via ...

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“A life lost forever” by Abhiraj Sengupta

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This was supposed to be the happiest day of their life, a boring yet adventurous one…“Ma’am, the whole tour of Humayun’s tomb will cost you only Rs.500...”…” No, thank you, we are not interested..”…”Ma’am please take this opportunity to discover the grand tomb of the Second Mughal Emperor”...After much negotiations,the price was finally set at 300..But the tourists were least interested in this deal…Even I then left the persuasion…It was 5:00 pm by then…That day, I earned a meagre amount of 350 rupees from a group of Korean tourists who were...

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“Shattered Gift” by Dozie Ethelbert

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This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives; it was the day they have all dreamt of in the last five years. Late November 2012, Jane was a freshman in the university who was trying to find her way around the gigantic administrative blocks of the university with a folder having her admission documents. She looked pacified and nervous; it wasn’t really had to spot such feeling from a fresh man. They were nicknamed “October Rush”, due to their hasty nature to meet up with the clearance and join classes after their admission in Oct...

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“Requiem ” by Ana Chirila

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This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, the union of one rich gentleman and the daughter of another, aged, gentleman in need. And yet the morning of the wedding day felt much calmer than Mr. Greyheart expected. Nobody seemed to be in a rush to get the guests, if there were any but the family and the servants seemed to go on with their usual chores as if a wedding did not require anything but to move into a church and agree to be one’s most loyal house mate. If only it were so easy, he wouldn’t have come all the way to Enfiel...

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“Broken Glass ” by Brenda Lopez

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Broken Glass This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. This very day would have been a new beginning. The true meaning of life. But things do not always start and end that way. “Mom?” Aurora questioned. While starting at the rainy weather. “Yes, sweety.” “Why does it have to be this way? Could have I not been through such pain? Am I such a bur- “ “Honey, please… don’t continue… It breaks my heart you are thinking that stuff. It is never going to be your fault.” Sandra replied with tears streaming down her cheeks. “MOM BUT...

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Start your story with the line, “This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives,” and end it with, “By then it was too late.”

Submissions are closed

✍️ 132 stories

“The man who destroyed her.” by If Veen

“Time travel, 2080” by Noah Noahkirui66@gmail.com

“The Cuments” by Saraphin Yamba

“Not my Dream Wedding ” by Sean Green

“Bullseye” by M EB

“The One He'll Never Forget” by I Fraser

“The house” by Anthony Simmons

“Stuck in the Middle School with You” by Marda Deane

“A life lost forever” by Abhiraj Sengupta

“Shattered Gift” by Dozie Ethelbert

“Requiem ” by Ana Chirila

“Broken Glass ” by Brenda Lopez

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Start your story with two characters watching a sunrise and end it with one of them seeing the moon reflecting off a lake.

Start your story with someone admitting a secret and end it with someone telling a lie.

Start your story with someone robbing a bank and end it with two people driving on an interstate.

Start your story with the line, “It had been twenty-four years since she’d last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same,” and end it with, “[…] and that was all that mattered.”

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