Write a story about a character making a big change.

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“Life's Trial” by Naomi Lee

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"I can't believe this is happening to me..." she said in a broken voice. "I've become nothing but useless." She couldn't find the words to express the thoughts racing through her mind. Thoughts and emotions blended into one. Uncertain and confused, she didn't know how she would live the rest of her life.Elissa slumped back on her bed. The joints on her arms and legs reduced the free-flowing movements she used to have. She felt like a puppet manipulated by the strings of a puppeteer. Pain invaded her arms and legs as it travelled from her joi...

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“The Big News” by Jasmine Sidhu

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I enter my room crying as my mom tells me the news she has been trying to tell me for a long time. I know my mom can hear me crying in our small house. Our house isn't big: two small bedrooms, a kitchen, and our living room. I stop crying when I hear my phone ring. I pick it up and it is Anna. I have known Anna since we were in matching dippers. She is like a sister to me and there is not one thing we do not do together. I pick up the phone sobbing. "Hey, Anna, what's up?" Before she even says anything, I can't hold back my tears. " Emma, w...

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“CAUTION!” by Uswa Tayyab

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Caution! Scared Sila joins the tribe of dangling heads wearing different colours of masks, but a sense of achievement also takes place. Because walking among thousands of students who don’t know that they might be carrying a strong immune system or a weak immune system. Proudly making her way to the area of mosque, Sila witnesses that nobody is wearing any sort of mask except for two or three students. They are fine with handshakes and hugs. She finds it immensely awkward that the whole world is taking precautions but people in ...

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“The ‘Her’ after High School” by Leonora Lo-oy

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It’s been more than a decade – 14 years, 7 months to be exact since the day the class had to move on to college and had to look forward for a day which no longer involves daily doses of bullying, uncontrollable laughter and noise, shipping one another and creating some weird loveteams, and of course the class’ signature, their daily dose of bantering with their teachers especially with their adviser who is an environmentalist that she would normally go nuts when the classroom and the surrounding are dirty especially in the morning. &...

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“Get Loud” by E.C Smales

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Anyone that thinks change is exciting is a psychopath. Oscar’s always thought that, and by god he’ll stick to it until his untimely end, probably due to humiliation at the hands of Noah, his eternal best friend and eternal nightmare. The epitome of farting sunshine and laughing in the face of danger. If he were to compare them just in terms of similes, Oscar would say with confidence that regarding his own personality, he’s more likely to fart rainclouds and cry in the face of slight adversity. He’s not known for his courage. He’s not known ...

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“the way home” by Barbara Belkiewicz

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Surprise, surprise, were moving again. We are running from Texas. Forty schools, eight years, five kids all numbers my mother was counting. Un beknownst to me we were running from my real father Butch. It’s an unclear story as to why exactly. I was nine I was in the back of a rusty old baby poop colored pick-up truck with my two older siblings Greg and Patie. It was piled high with all our belongings. Garbage bags full of stuff that we kids packed ourselves. After eight years you get used to picking your favorites in a pinch. Your favorite j...

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“The Day My Hair Went Bazuko ” by Unknown User

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Iḿ a hair addicted girl and my long hair is everything to me. I would never cut out short or change styles. Anyways, short hair would look ugly in me, ...right?Oh my god! I slept in! I´m going to be so late for school today! I rushed to my closet and put on the clothes nearest to me. I went to the restroom to do my hair. I´m a hair addicted girl. I can't seem to spend one day without glancing at my head. When I started with the biggest knot I found out that my hair was a total mess. Now I was really going to be late for school. As I tried pu...

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“Year of the Dog” by Brian Barnwell

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Year of the Dog The car went medium speed, about 30. With the cold, he kept the windows up. The 17-year-old heater in his 17-year-old Plymouth went on and off as he fiddled with it to keep the inside just right. He needed the temperature in the car to be just right. Please god. His cell phone rang next to him on the shotgun seat. He picked it up and looked at the number and then laid it back down again. He hated cells phones. He hated phones in general. He tried not to use the word hate too much because he was sensitive ...

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“Twisted Friendship” by Livy :)

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I inhale the last bit of my cigarette as I check my watch for the time, 1:58 am. I exhale the second-degree smoke and head back into the party. Once I walk in, I’m hit with loud music and people yelling lyrics to songs I’ve never heard of. I sit on the stairs and lean my head against the wall. Lauren, my best friend walks up to me. “Hey, come back into the crowd. We miss you.” She spoke with a drunken slur. “Lauren, it is late and I’m getting really tired. Can you get ready to go please?” I replied.“Ew, you’re so lame. When will yo...

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“Everything is Still Bad When it is Good” by Lili Hauser

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Goddammit Steph, you did it again. You woke up. First huge mistake. And I know that you’re going to interrupt me with No, you're a newlywed woman with dreams and a beautiful job and- just stop. I know I have things to be grateful for but I’m not in the mood for gratitude. My whole life feels like an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” but that doesn't sound too bad stop- but they all fall in love in the end- what did I tell you? Stop interrupting my story. Everything is happening at once, I wake up, my back is sore, my hair is a mess, my shoes were ...

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“Tina's bad hair day ” by Janki Hemani

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After a bad day at work, Tina came home exhausted. As soon as she entered the house, her five year old son Tony bombarded her with questions. He asked her "Why is the moon white? Why can't I come with you to office? Why do we have two legs and two hands instead of four legs? Why is the cat called a cat and not a dog?" She lost her cool and said to him "I am tired of your silly questions. Why don't you just go to your room and play? Stop irritating me." Tony was very upset. He didn't understand why his mom didn't want to play with him. He mis...

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“The Not So Great Lifestyle” by Peyton Guffey

Submitted to Contest #33

“Jack, get in the shower now!” I yell.“Make your bed, Ellie, after you wash your hands,” I scream as she runs in my room wiping her bright red spaghetti hands all over my walls. Out of all 4 of us kids, Ellie has had the worst temper lately. She must be going through a normal second-grade phase. I hope. As I walk out of the kitchen to get the shower started for Jack, I see Jacob’s meatballs all crushed up on the floor. It is all in his high chair and all over him. I lift him up to try to clean him off a little bit in the shower with his...

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“Charming” by Maddie Snyder

Submitted to Contest #33

You are as gorgeous as a rare flower and I, I am as dark as an old haunted house. I never in a million years pictured my story would turn out like this, but you can’t predict the end no matter how hard you try, and trust me I tried. It was a Monday morning in the month of April. You were out in a field taking pictures of the flora and fauna around you. I was watching the clouds pass by and trying to make them into shapes. You will never know how I felt when I first laid my eyes on you. Your long hon...

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“The Rose Box” by Abby Morris

Submitted to Contest #33

I’m not sure why I opened that first box. Maybe it was a greedy impulse or pure curiosity, even madness. Looking back now, I probably should have let it alone. Those little mahogany boxes changed the course of my life forever.I got the first box in the fall of my senior year. I had just turned eighteen and I felt as if the world was at my feet. I can now see that it was just him. I don’t know why he chose that day to give it to me. Was it coincidence or did he plan out that specific day to give it to me? It was definitely planned. He al...

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“Can I Leave Them Behind?” by Elle Parker

Submitted to Contest #33

For most people family is the single most important thing in the world. The problem is, not all families are good. With the news today we hear stories about families ripped apart, about domestic abuse, familial murders, and worse. My family isn’t bad. No one is abused and at the end of the day that means that we’re okay. Right?See what many people forget is that family really isn’t everything. I came to that realization today when my acceptance letter arrived. Harvard. I actually got into Harvard University, a school I’ve dreamed of at...

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Write a story about a character making a big change.

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✍️ 65 stories

“Life's Trial” by Naomi Lee

“The Big News” by Jasmine Sidhu

“CAUTION!” by Uswa Tayyab

“The ‘Her’ after High School” by Leonora Lo-oy

“Get Loud” by E.C Smales

“the way home” by Barbara Belkiewicz

“The Day My Hair Went Bazuko ” by Unknown User

“Year of the Dog” by Brian Barnwell

“Twisted Friendship” by Livy :)

“Everything is Still Bad When it is Good” by Lili Hauser

“Tina's bad hair day ” by Janki Hemani

“The Not So Great Lifestyle” by Peyton Guffey

“Charming” by Maddie Snyder

“The Rose Box” by Abby Morris

“Can I Leave Them Behind?” by Elle Parker

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