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

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“In The Arena of Love” by J B

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She raced the winding road that never seemed to end. Her heart’s speedometer beat over speeding. His flight was at 10. She had only 3 hours.Her body tensed. Every muscle, every nerve constricted. Palpitated. She stomped on the accelerator, summoning all her energy, and beckoned the wind to carry her on its wings. The cliffs on her right sneered at her with their scars. And the deep blue on her left bemoaned her with its tears. She was racing against time; she was racing against fate. Her heart overbeat, softened like a marshmallow. She felt ...

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“We need us” by Mali Sangita

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Are you there ? The message flashed in my oppo phone whatsapp as I was taking a sip of my hot ginger tea at four in the evening. Hi was his first message I tried to ignore. It was him. Again texting me to know my whereabouts. My husband. We were living far from each other for last six months, probably for the first time in ten years of our marriage. I took a deep sigh while holding my phone and trying to go through whatsapp messages. I wished to text him back. I really needed to but still I did not. Are you fine now? How is your health p...

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“Beach Magic 🧛” by Chloe McLellan

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I hate school. Why do they force us to go and “learn” about things that we’ll never use? Like who is going to read Shakespeare for fun or practice for MCAS once we get out of school. Well good thin’ I only have one year left.I’m a junior who goes to Beacon High. I live in California and I love to surf. Right now I’m supposed to be at school but I’m skippin’ so I can surf some big waves at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, in San Francisco. It ain’t like we're goin' to be doin' anythin', plus why would I waste this perfectly good wave day to sit in a...

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“Two Wrongs” by Joe Swanson

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“If I’m wrong, and you are wrong, who’s right?” “Doesn’t there have to be a right when there is a wrong?” “Yes, of course. Otherwise there would be no winner, no one to lose, no one to gloat.” And that is how the game is played. There has to be a winner for there to be a loser, and vice versa. But it was not always that way. I used to believe that two people could disagree and remain winners. Each having their own set of facts, their own brand of skepticism, and their own sense of irony. It is the irony after al...

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“A Scholastic Past and a Serendipitous Future!” by Eugene Pierson

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“All My Life’s a Circle,” by Harry Chapin. Writing to Lyrics – Never Forget, Always Remember, 5/25/14 – Creative Writing prompt from high school Creative Writing I class with Mrs. Dowling. The second section is a prequel from ENGH 396—A GMU course with Prof. Mincks. Author: Eugene S. Pierson, a senior at GMU, with catatonic schizophrenia. “Excuse me?” said Luke, as he lightly touched the shoulder of a woman in front of him. The lady turned, a look of estrangement conveying her disposition. Luke apologized, “Sorry. Never mind.” ...

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“Aries Male & Cancer Female” by E.C. Nickelson

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A/N: This is a partially true story. The characters are based on me and people I know, but none of the names are according to theirs. Some of it's real, and some of it is just a dream in my heart.-------------------------------"Don't you dare startup about my folks!" I crossed my arms over my chest, facing the dark-haired male in front of me. "Bless your heart. You ain't got no room to judge somebody when you ain't met them yet." My eyes blazed green with flames of fury as his spiteful words replayed over and over in my mind. "Especially not...

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“The Blank Space Between You and Me” by Athena Ember Antigone

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TW: attempted human trafficking, violence *ding* Jake: Did you hear that Ben and Olivia broke-up?!🥺 You: Realy?! Why?🤯 Jake: Another girl, so I hear.🙄 You: OMG. Poor Olivia, I should call her.😰 Jake: Yeah, I can't believe Ben would do that to her. I would never do that to my girlfriend.😇 You: You don't have a girlfriend.🥴 Jake: Yeah, but if I did I would never do that to her.😌 *3 minutes later* Jake: Are you going to the festival tonight? 🤔 You: Yes, are you?🤨 Jake: No, my I'm at my mom's house, she's going out wi...

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“Me and My Sister Cat family ” by Alonzriah'a Washington

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By Alonzriah'a Washington Stubborn as A bull The Cat Family Chapter 1 The Tiny Envelope “Well you don’t know that for sure until you open it.” Reese now seemed agitated to look inside the tiny envelope. I was still on the ground. To support her I went over and rubbed between her legs. After going back and forth she finally opened it and read aloud, “ Dear Miss Reese T. Smith, we have gone over your letter of recommendation and the committee must admit, you are very talen...

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“Neither One of US” by John Michail

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"It's sad to thinkWe're not gonna make itAnd it's gotten to the pointWhere we just can't fake itFor some ungodly reasonJust won't let it dieI guess neither one of usWants to be the first to say goodbye..." (Weatherly, Neither one of us, 1973, Gladys Knight & The Pips). "Really, this song has to play right now, at this moment? I love Gladys Knight, but she's got some bad timing!" Jake spoke sarcastically... "I'm sorry, Leila, what were you saying?" Leila didn't find Jake's humor timely or appropriate, considering the heart-wrenching ...

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“Stubborn as a BULL?” by Judith Veder

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STUBBORN AS A BULL? My mother said my sister was stubborn. She’d yell at her, not too loudly, she never did scream, and my sister would not flinch. She’d whack her on the bottom; my sister would just stare her down. “Stubborn as a bull(we had never seen a bull),” she said. “Stubborn like your father…” Now, that was a mouthful, wasn’t it? Stubborn was not a bad thing I thought. Staying fir...

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“The Malloys” by Jj Gomez

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Jenna sat outside the principle’s office, a tissue shoved into her left nostril to stop the bleeding, the hem of her skirt and leggings torn, and her knuckles raw. Yet Peggy, who walked out of the office, flanked on either side by her parents, looked way worse. Jenna had torn off one of her pink scrunchies, leaving half of her raggedy hair loose, and the right side of her face was already becoming one big bruise. Her parents shot Jenna disgusted looks. Neither noticed their daughter take the opportunity to...

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“Fly Away” by Alyssa Angel

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The silence in the apartment was deafening. Tension saturated the air. He was sat across the small coffee table, his knee bounced up and down. His gaze averted itself from my shaking form to the bright, blue sky outside. I watched with caution as he leaned forward on his elbows with a sigh. The bird in the small, white cage made a small noise as the tension grew. “Can’t we just talk about this?” His voice reverberated through the apartment. “Why do you have to be like this?” I tried to hide the...

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“We.” by Abhishek Todmal

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Rather unfortunate to be dependent on someone. Or liberating, might one view? For the two sides to the coin are quite fickle foes to each other, intermingling with the passing of each lively moment. Viola nursed a drink in her hand, making an apt conversation with the Hodgersons, who were scrutinizing her life choices without much delicate finesse. "A nurse, dear? Why, hardly a time to be one. Surely the gardening business is blooming and ought to have beckoned you towards, don't you think Maya ?" "Certainly, dear," affirmed the red-...

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“Until You Really Needed Me” by Raelynn Hefferon

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I sigh and shut the door behind her as she leaves. I listen as she storms down the hallway, slamming the front door. I press my forehead against the door and scream, banging my head against the wood. I’m panting from exhaustion from the argument and from my anger by the end of it. I don’t need you. You are someone I chose. You’re lucky you’re even here. What stupid words. I didn’t mean them. But people say rash things when they’re angry. I wish she were here now so that I could tell her that it’s really not her who I’m angry at. It’s stu...

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“The Passion of Him” by Emily Aurelien

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I kept running. I didn’t want to deal with it. It doesn’t matter to me he left me, he left me when I needed him most. I wanted to resent him, but I couldn’t. Why? Why couldn’t I hate him? I felt used, cheap even. He looked up and when he saw me, he started running towards me; I couldn’t stop running away from what I felt for him. Deep down I wanted him to run towards me to stop me. But the other part just wanted...

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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

“In The Arena of Love” by J B

“We need us” by Mali Sangita

“Beach Magic 🧛” by Chloe McLellan

“Two Wrongs” by Joe Swanson

“A Scholastic Past and a Serendipitous Future!” by Eugene Pierson

“Aries Male & Cancer Female” by E.C. Nickelson

“The Blank Space Between You and Me” by Athena Ember Antigone

“Me and My Sister Cat family ” by Alonzriah'a Washington

“Neither One of US” by John Michail

“Stubborn as a BULL?” by Judith Veder

“The Malloys” by Jj Gomez

“Fly Away” by Alyssa Angel

“We.” by Abhishek Todmal

“Until You Really Needed Me” by Raelynn Hefferon

“The Passion of Him” by Emily Aurelien

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