Write a story about two people who need each other, but are too stubborn to admit it.

Posted in Teens on Oct 26, 2022

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“Stubborn Heart in the Light of Day” by Issabella Maitland

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“Just call her, for the sake of all of us put your damn pride to one side and pick up your phone!” Lizzie whisper-shouts, gesturing to her group of friends around the table. Some coffee drinkers and breakfast eaters on the tables surrounding them glance their way. Lizzie shrinks in her chair, hiding behind her large latte. “I would, Lizzie, but I have no desire to. I don’t miss her, and I certainly don’t need her. You’ll all just have to get over it.” Rowan shrugs, trying to ...

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“The Union” by Deepsha Seeruthen

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I can’t keep my eyes off them. How I wish they were one, how I wish I would not see pain in their eyes when I look at them, how I wish they would be sitting beside each other instead of on a separate table. They want to be with each other but they are unable to express themselves. Sadness can be seen in their face.When I was 6 years old, I used to spend most my time at my grandparents’ place. I would mostly spend my time with Grandpa in the Garage watching him work. At the end of the day ,just 10 minutes before he closes ...

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“The Melted Icebergs Between Us.” by Neghemi Micah

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Anna: We surround the gold table. All of us. Their eyes slide across one another, everyday it hints to the people we once knew. Their faces have contorted so profusely that I vaguely remember them from my dreams. Especially Ryan, his blue eyes strangely dimmed. I remember how it shone so bright when it met mine under the bleachers, we met there every day during lunch. His blond hair, always ruffled by one girl or the other, never by me though. I promised myself. He sits here now, so humble as he sips from his cup. Does he look happy? Could ...

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“Reaction ” by Rohit Jagtap

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Reaction “You get lost please” “What?” “Yes you heard me” Yes, that’s what Nat said and slammed the door on his face, and then she walked 2 miles all the way to her house. “Wow! I mean that’s the reason they’ve not been talking to each other for a week” “Yep, you heard me.” “Damn!” “So are we going to get a ride today, is S...

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“Over the Edge ” by Tamara Harris

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I looked past the cliff beyond the fog and saw nothing. It was daylight outside, but pure darkness within the fog. There was too much mist to even make out the shape of a tree. The current had picked up only within an hour of being at my parent’s uphill cabin in the middle of nowhere. "Are you just gonna stand out there or are you gonna help me take out these groceries?" Jenna huffed. I turned my head to look back at her and realized she was wearing Spongebob shorts and pink flip-flops with a grey zipped-up hoodie. She, out of all ...

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“Prairie Enigma” by Margie Willis

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Prairie Enigma . . . by Margie Willis A pasty sky loiters over the sprawling prairie in a stance of tortured reckoning as a sporadic tumbleweed somersaults through the squandered buffalo range. An oxpecker wannabe jigs from one hairy spine to the next in search of a steady pelt that needs bug management. A lagging flock of Canadian geese hitches onto a southern bluster while scattering a fluster of honks. Buffy the bison scrapes her hoof across the ice crust, not freeing any of the dry prairie grass shielded by an unbroken pane. Winter f...

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“Ugly form of perseverance” by Deepa B

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Sometimes I wonder why people call me stubborn? Is it because I am born that way or because of my sun sign-Taurus or because I have inherited qualities from my father? I am still trying to figure out the reasons. Although I don’t feel that the sun sign affects one’s qualities and attitude. I feel it is the atmosphere in which you have grown, your social lifestyle, the decisions you make. And one thing I realized was that I found it very difficult to adjust and accept others’ opinions due to which I had little social life. I had only a few fr...

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“Scoop” by David Zasloff

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It was almost opening time and the whipped cream dispenser was just about empty. “Max!” Ben shouted. “Didn't I tell you to put in more cream last night?” Ben came out of the back room where the main freezers were, carrying his usual clipboard. He saw how red-faced Max looked and his eyebrows knit. “Yeah,” he muttered, “you sure did.” “Well?” Well, here we go again – the usual excuses. “Well what?” Ben's mouth twitched in a tight-lipped little grin. That lousy innocent look he got when he'd done something stupid. “Well, why didn't y...

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“Tolerate You For a Little Longer” by Marcus Chase

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“Jesus Christ, you’re so annoying,” August groaned. “If I’m so annoying, why do you keep hanging out with me?” Silas smirked and poked at August's side. “Oh- oh shut up already. Who knows what you would do if you didn’t have me.” August smacked his friend's hand away and crossed his arms. “I would be doing way more important things.” “Go then, stop hanging out with me. Do your more important things Silas looked up. “I will. I’ll do way more meaningful stuff- I mean anyth...

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“Welcome home ” by Lee Doe

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Run. Adrenaline roared through my veins like a raging tide. It was not unlike the one whistling in my ears, exploding in my chest, and not unlike the one I could feel in my fingertips, static like a tense wire one that could break any second, one that could bend, one that could crack one that could- "Stop," I hissed at myself. I was always on thin ice, the ice was the only thing protecting me from the deathly substance below. My control faltered at the reminder, causing me to trip. The fall tore me from my worries and brought me ...

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“Come to Think of It ” by Odyssey _

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“Isn’t that always the case?” Why do bad memories always become the one who’s easier to remember but always the one who’s harder to forget? On second thought, there will be nobody who chooses sadness over happiness. So why are those bad memories the one who stays like everyone wants them to stay? But it seems like the world didn’t work in those ways. The world didn’t work the ways humans wanted. “What are you trying to say?” Sadly, there are still people out there who can’t take those harsh truths. Many of them, demanding what the...

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“Limbo” by A Mehendale

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Every third Tuesday of the month, Arik makes a trip down to the castle dungeons. It’s a pilgrimage of sorts, he thinks privately, though he knows Miriam would scoff at the likening of her dank cell to someplace sacred, or holy. But the journey - if travelling three flights of stairs and across a courtyard can be called a journey - is important to him, for all that it has fallen into mundanity, routine and redundant. It brings him little in the way of comfort, and is the cause of more than one set of suspicious eyes following him arou...

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“A Broken Spear and Shield” by Jonathan-Ray Caranto

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“FINE!!!” Those words struck deep in my heart and slammed against my body with a violent jolt. I’m used to dealing with backtalk from hot-headed privates and cocky Pantheon pairs, but from my partner and betrothed? The pain weighed heavily on my body as if I was wearing the heavy conditioning suits in-training Shields would wear. “C’mon, Míka, I’m not saying it’s your fault entirely, but—...

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“I Need You” by Charlie Ardiccioni

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I lean on Will as he continues writing his report. I lean in closer to figure out what report it is. It seems to be about our most recent case. “All work and no play makes for a dull boy, William~” He gives me a look, “I’d have less work if you did your own reports, Kevin.” I smile and gently push myself off him, “Why would I that when you can do that better? And quicker. I’m the fighter and you’re the pencil pusher…” I smile and poke his cheek, “…and we’re both human, so we need to eat.” Will glances at his wristwatch and frowns. It’s l...

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Write a story about two people who need each other, but are too stubborn to admit it.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 164 stories

“Stubborn Heart in the Light of Day” by Issabella Maitland

“The Union” by Deepsha Seeruthen

“The Melted Icebergs Between Us.” by Neghemi Micah

“Reaction ” by Rohit Jagtap

“Over the Edge ” by Tamara Harris

“Prairie Enigma” by Margie Willis

“Ugly form of perseverance” by Deepa B

“Scoop” by David Zasloff

“Tolerate You For a Little Longer” by Marcus Chase

“Welcome home ” by Lee Doe

“Come to Think of It ” by Odyssey _

“Limbo” by A Mehendale

“A Broken Spear and Shield” by Jonathan-Ray Caranto

“I Need You” by Charlie Ardiccioni

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Write a story about someone sticking to a course of action even when it’s clearly wrong.

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Write a story in which a character justifies an argument with: “Because I said so.”

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