Write a story about two people meeting during unusual circumstances and becoming fast friends.

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“Dating: The Covid Edition” by Ray Bailey

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2020 We met in February. Online dating service. How ironic that seems today. Diane and I chatted for hours. We texted, DM, Skype, every way to communicate in the era of social media we did it. Heck, we even talked on the phone a couple of times. She was, and is, everything I never knew I always wanted in a girl. When I was in my twenties all I cared about was how my date looked. As long as a girl was pretty I put up with a lot of abuse. Since turning thirty I've realized behind a pretty face can lurk a destructive m...

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“Bus Stop Friend” by Josephine Nolan

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Bus Stop Friend It had started to rain. Vera was freezing and cursing to herself as she waited for the bus. She moved her heavy boots up and down trying to keep her feet warm. Suddenly, her umbrella blew inside out, swinging her around and knocking her against the person standing behind her. “I’m sorry” she said, trying to wrestle with the broken umbrella. The woman glared at her. It wasn’t the weather to be sociable. Then, to her surprise, the woman said, “Can you manage?” Vera was doing a bit of a jig to bring ...

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“Odds and Ends to Best Friends” by Aoyama J

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Tadao sighed as he walked on the side walk at the dead of night. He didn’t have a choice as his work had made him stay at the office, working overtime. But he was glad that he had the next week off so he could relax at home from his hectic schedule. Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him. He furrowed his brows but didn’t think much of it. Maybe someone else was also going home late from work? He was too tired to care much. He started getting a little worried though when the steps continued to follow right behind him. He stopped to check. An...

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“Partners?” by Rachel Alex Wall

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Her legs ached as she pushed them to go faster, they were gaining on her. She was too afraid to turn to look in case they were closer than she thought or worse farther away. She had a feeling if she slowed down she would stop. She couldn’t do that until she found a safe place to rest. The buildings seemed to close in around her as she ran through the maze of streets. She felt fingers on her back, the fear pushed her to run faster. A hand shot out grabbing her arm and dragging her down an alleyway. The person looked normal so she followed the...

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“Unexpected Bond” by Assiah Peralta

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Lily's only goal was to finish her study but seems like her situation makes it more harder for her, but despite that she didn't let anything to stop her from going into university and study the course she wanted. She took a lot of possible ways to provide her needs and luckily, she survived the first year of being a college student. It was rough as she needs to manage her time well for study and at the same time for work. "Miss, I'm sorry we can't accept your promissory note" said by the registrar. She heavily sighed. Leaving the office...

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“It was you” by Vidushi Sharma

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I am late. I am so late. My parents will disown me if I miss this. All my cousins will laugh at me till eternity and even after till our next births. It's the funeral of my aunt Tessellate or as we call her Tessie. She was 87. None of us cried when we heard the news we thought she lived long for the drinker she was. We asked her to quit, she denied and said all the doctors that have asked to quit to live a long life have died already. I have to buys flowers for her. “A bunch of white lilies.” “Oh, just in time. It's the last one left. Here...

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“Caught by Friendship” by Kira M

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I hated that every morning I woke up to yelling. It is the worst way to start your day. Try as I might to make it disappear, it never did. I was stuck with it. As everyone from my bus drifted into Salem Middle School, I scanned the crowded hallways and cafeteria for my friend Felicity Lambert, but soon I was scrawled across the floor, not having noticed the foot that was all too willing to trip me. I scrambled to pick up my things before everything got crushed in the stampede that is middle school when I heard my name being called. “A...

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“High Rising Terminal” by William Winston

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Myra could feel herself rambling, her mouth on full walkabout from her mind, “…and this used to be a really good bar anyway. I don’t know why the hell they decided to change it. Like this block needs another seven-dollar-a-cup coffee shop-“ The police officer in front of her, rubbed his eyes before rolling them, “Ma’am? That’s fine, but, y’know, try to focus. I need more detail about the driver.” Myra blinked once…twice… as details began to resolve around her – people clustered in crowds at every corner of the intersection, the choru...

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“Falling, for Better or Worse” by Angelyn Bales

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My parents met on a blind date, and that didn’t turn out so well. Let me clarify. After dating for a year, my mother proposed to my father. Now they’ve been married more than four decades, and each one phones me to complain about the other. I’m not sure I would call theirs a love–hate relationship; they simply tend to rub each other the wrong way. They don’t claim to be best friends as I’ve heard some couples say. So, recently, when a married friend of mine, Mary Leigh, wanted to set me up with a single guy she knew, I was hesitant. She ke...

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“Spray” by Johnson Kahili

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A mob congregates near a diamond latticework separating lush jungle from civilization. A cart laden with bloody meat halts at the outskirts of the growing crowd. It’s feeding time. A cheer emerges. The striped beast within the enclosure pads to the fence, sniffing at raw meat and humans. The bob of curious little heads strain for a better view. Fortunate children climb aloft on shoulders of their kin. Tommy isn’t one of the lucky kids. He’s tall for a seven-year-old and wears a wild mop of matted hair. Aside from being difficult to ca...

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“Connected knees, connected hearts” by E. K. Rebeles

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"Ama, do you have any friends I haven't met?" I ask my grandma as she gingerly pulls her rings over her arthritic knuckles to prepare to knead the buttermilk biscuits she is making. My Ama has the best stories and it’s one of my favorite activities to listen to her stories while she bakes. She chuckles lovingly and gives me a warm smile. "Of course, my dear. I've only known you twelve years and there have been many people who have come and gone through my life in the fifty-five years I had before you were born." She sprinkles the count...

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“Unusual friendship” by Fatima Faisal

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When she looks at Myra with her amber gold eyes, she furrows her brow, creating a frown. Glistening sweat is clearly dripping from her face, causing the shirt to become transparent. Myra looks away, the redness creeping up to her cheeks. The garments beneath Kat’s clothes are easily visible and she can't help but give her some privacy.“The hell you standing there for? Ain’t you gonna arrest them?” She exclaims, sarcasm dripping from her tone. Myra turns her head, her instant focus on that gangster’s words which are harsh yet true. Kat glance...

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“Fast friendship is a trend but will it becomes a true one?” by Miss Kandulna

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The charming morning, charming view and charming people. Hi,readers this is Eliza and you're currently binging on my crazy blogs. So that's our bold female lead (who's just bold online), she's charming in her blogs but the opposite in reality a naive adult, she's again having a session with her psychiatrist miss Rosie.Eliza is widely famous online through her blogs but for her near view,one must look upto her and may find that she's totally strange as she lives alone in a dark room like a prisoner. She's meeting miss Rosie for a while now.Bu...

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“Feel the Beat ” by Mia Tang

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I don’t just hear the beat- I feel it. Much like the name of this 9PM audition show, Feel the Beat. But seriously. I can both hear and feel the beat to Miley Cyrus’ wrecking ball as audition number 451 belts out a ridiculously high note just on the other side of the wall. I wrinkle my nose as she wavers at a particularly long note. Poor girl. One less person to compete with, I guess. I keep my eyes closed as I listen to her sing. She has a nice voice. Her voice is precisely ‘nice.’ Not extraordinary, not spectacular, not unique...

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“"The Veracious Horoscope."” by Fatima Kanza

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“It’s June in Miami only cats are wearing fur”, muttered Natalie from behind her newspaper. Tessa took a deep breath, gripped her fingers round the steering wheel tightly, rolled her pitch black eyes and looked at her sister sideways. “This is the seventh time”, said Tessa vexed. Natalie uttered an absent “huh?” while rustling her newspaper in turning the page. “I was saying that you said “THAT” dialogue seven times!” said Tessa sounding amused with a tinge of irritability. Natalie, a bit embarrassed, giggled hysterically and said, “Oh I’m s...

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Write a story about two people meeting during unusual circumstances and becoming fast friends.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 225 stories

“Dating: The Covid Edition” by Ray Bailey

“Bus Stop Friend” by Josephine Nolan

“Odds and Ends to Best Friends” by Aoyama J

“Partners?” by Rachel Alex Wall

“Unexpected Bond” by Assiah Peralta

“It was you” by Vidushi Sharma

“Caught by Friendship” by Kira M

“High Rising Terminal” by William Winston

“Falling, for Better or Worse” by Angelyn Bales

“Spray” by Johnson Kahili

“Connected knees, connected hearts” by E. K. Rebeles

“Unusual friendship” by Fatima Faisal

“Fast friendship is a trend but will it becomes a true one?” by Miss Kandulna

“Feel the Beat ” by Mia Tang

“"The Veracious Horoscope."” by Fatima Kanza

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Write a story from the different perspectives of two people meeting for a blind date.

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Write a story about an established group of people welcoming (or not welcoming) a new face into their midst.

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