Write a story inspired by this quote from Ally Condie: "Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I'm glad for that."

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“Distance- Bond breaker or bond strengthener?” by Garima Batra

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Denise and I had been friends since elementary school. We were chatterboxes as this is how the teachers would give a remark in our report cards. We always sat with each other and were seen talking. I remember once, we were in different sections and we cried a lot. Finally, the teachers had to bring us both in the same class. Everyone knew about us being best friends. We were inseparable. Once we grew up, we even started visiting each other’s place and having sleepovers. Our families got along well too. They were aware of our craziness f...

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“Lifetimes Ago” by Dey Knight

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There’s an emptiness in this house. It lingers on the furniture, weaves its way into the cloths, drapes itself over the windows and hangs on every chandelier. It weighs on my shoulders, a constant reminder of your absence. I used to hate this reminder. I chased it away with music, work, anything I could use to distract myself, however futile the efforts were. I ran from it, buried it, masked it, denied it.The nights were the worst. In that half-awake, half-asleep stage where I could almost believe that I heard your voice, that you may h...

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“Conversations Never Had” by Gabi Cranga

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"Growing apart?"His voice was panicked."W-w-w-what do you mean by that, Gabi? Are we... growing apart?"It felt as if he was right next to her when the words were delivered over the phone. Ironic, she thought."No, I mean,"She sighed. How come he could be so easy to talk to and so difficult at the same time?"I mean we're just at a disadvantage right now.""Disadvantage?""Yeah,"A dropped moment of silence."Look, I meant what I said two weeks ago...""It doesn't feel like it.""Well, you can't blame me for this? I didn't know whenever you kissed me...

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“A Semisweet Greet” by Meghana J

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How are you doing, Lucy?…The cold breeze blew on our young, tender faces every evening. We happily ran across the lush green park as if we were limitless as the sky. “Skipping stones” was it? - Our vividly colorful second home, where we molded a good chunk of memories as we grew up together. Our cheerful gossip, our mini art adventures, our very own singing act where you would strum an imaginary guitar with the sound of the rustling leaves and the chirps of the birds as accompaniment. I can still hear the sound, can you?School became ha...

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“The Memory Box” by Ifrah Syeda

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Alexandra smiled as she looked at the box hidden in her closet. She had been bored and decided to sort out her closet when she found the familiar violet and black box at the back of her closet.That box held so many memories. She still remembered him giving her this box as she was moving to another place with her parents. They had been best friends ever since they laid eyes on each other when they were still in diapers.Both were crestfallen when her parents told them that they were moving to a different place. He had refused to let her go awa...

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“Deep Roots” by Nicholas Westbrook

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Angela made her usual offering before climbing up into Veeren’s boughs overhead. She pricked her index finger with a needle and squeezed a few drops of blood into the hollow opening of the tree’s trunk. Sucking her fingertip, she waited until the tree flexed with a low grumble. With her offer accepted, Angela clamored up the branches of the tree and wrapping her arms around one of the bigger branches. “Hello, old friend…” Veeren’s bark creaked and snapped until it split open revealing the humanoid ship inside the tree. A featureless face tur...

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“In Here, The Tears Taste Like Ice Cream” by Daniel Brown

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“Aiden, it’s a little odd being in here like this again; at least without you.” The parlor, with the ice cream in different shapes and sizes and flavors, is tiny when you’re not here but that’s life when your close friend is a little distant these days. I met you in the middle of a junior high school summer where the sun melted anything cool before it touched a fridge. You wore polos and jean shorts like me which made me think our mothers shopped with the same brain or we were secretly long-lost brothers. What made things weirder w...

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“College” by Kayliegh Lawlor

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“We will have to deal with Rachel’s insane love for Propels, but, other than that, it’d be so fun!”“Honestly, it’s not that bad..”“Rachel, please, you have an addiction.”“We will help knock it out of her! Don’t worry, we still got some time.” I laughed along with Rachel and Taylor as they continued to talk about the adventures, problems, and victories we would be facing down the road. As much as I loved to think of this idea of us all moving together and staying in touch, it just wasn’t very likely. I say this, but I feel my heart isn’t that...

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“What we used to have” by Grace Kejo

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I don’t know why I’m here, he’d tell me to leave if he knew I was. I get a coffee and find a seat in the back corner so I can regret my life choices without anyone watching. I sip my coffee, black, two sugars, and wait for the show to start. I’m not surprised Emrys is in a band. He always loved music. He sucked too, but success was never a necessity with him. He just did what he loved, unlike me I always needed to be perfect. We were so different, It should’ve been a sign. Someone gets up on the make...

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“Someday Comes For Love Birds” by Rosemary Pollock

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"Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I'm glad for that." It has been 25 years; 25 years since we last saw each other. Do you remember the last time? It was at Lindsay's wedding; I was her maid of honour and you were a guest. You were there with your wife Meredith and your first baby who was just 3 months old. I had not seen you nor spoken with you for five years. We had a dance.&...

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“The First Step” by Mariam Abid

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A tropical tune jaunts through the room pushing away the silence. Lavender cracks her eyes open and squints at her alarm. She’s been picking strange sounds to play as her alarm it forces her to wake up, just to switch the eerie calls of exotic birds off. She slides her lock screen and scrolls through her emails. She looks at her notifications:1 new message on HangoutsHangouts? She used that back in college. Who’s messaging her on that now? The only reason she still has it on her phone is to preserve several memorable conversations she’s had ...

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“The Longest Root ” by Sandy Ceballos

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I was only nine years old when it all happened. My father left us when I was too young to remember. My mother never told me the exact reason why my father left us but she did tell me that he was not a good father figure. That was enough for my young self to not further ask questions. I was raised in good hands so I never felt like I needed to find my father's identity. My mother was also working two jobs while she raised me and my sister. She would work while I was in school and she would come home around six in the afternoon. She always rel...

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“The Reminder of Love” by Deblina Dutta

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It had been almost a year since Ruhi had walked into the house with a boisterous flair like she usually did when visiting her grandpa. Growing up in that large house was like an adventure for little Ruhi; an adventure she happily shared with her older cousin, Raima. They'd say they are nothing less than siblings.The swing set in the middle of the grand verandah still looked the same to Ruhi. Without a moment of pause, she walked up to it and plopped herself onto the swing. The wooden curves on the swing hadn't lost their glaze. They formed a...

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“The Other Kind of Cell” by Cal Emery

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Chlo grasps my hand in hers, but it seems like giant, determined hands have set their minds to pulling us apart. We are practically the same person- they can’t just rip us apart! Can they not tell we have feelings too? We are also people, fragments of ones anyway. But to them, we are unimportant, just two out of millions, out of forty-six in our cell. We have the same wavy brown hair that we’ve been growing out past our shoulders. We both have the same emerald green eyes with little specks of gold. We both are the same height, on the taller ...

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“Away, Were Bound Away” by Soul Song

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She stares out the window as the summer rolls by without her. This is the summer of frantic packing, last minuet confessions, and parties. One last effort to make as many mistakes as possible before packing up the old minivan and leaving this small town behind. Everyone is excited to leave, rushing toward the future so fast they trip and stumble, all but her. She sits quietly in her spot on the couch, only the softest blankets and pillows were allowed to make up her makeshift n...

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Write a story inspired by this quote from Ally Condie: "Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I'm glad for that."

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✍️ 161 stories

“Distance- Bond breaker or bond strengthener?” by Garima Batra

“Lifetimes Ago” by Dey Knight

“Conversations Never Had” by Gabi Cranga

“A Semisweet Greet” by Meghana J

“The Memory Box” by Ifrah Syeda

“Deep Roots” by Nicholas Westbrook

“In Here, The Tears Taste Like Ice Cream” by Daniel Brown

“College” by Kayliegh Lawlor

“What we used to have” by Grace Kejo

“Someday Comes For Love Birds” by Rosemary Pollock

“The First Step” by Mariam Abid

“The Longest Root ” by Sandy Ceballos

“The Reminder of Love” by Deblina Dutta

“The Other Kind of Cell” by Cal Emery

“Away, Were Bound Away” by Soul Song

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about two people who meet and become instant friends.

Write a story about friends who wind up on a misadventure.

Write a story about one event from the different perspectives of multiple friends.

Write a story about someone turning to a friend in a time of need.

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