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

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“The Arrangement ” by Hana Mallory

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‘Move.’ ‘Why?’ ‘Cause, you’re in my way.’ ‘And what if I don’t?’ ‘I’ll step on your foot.’ In my mind, I was thinking ‘ i dare you. I dare you to step on my foot, you insufferable, adorable, arrogant, wonderful, smart ass, nuisance.’ But instead, I said ‘Wow. Real mature. What are you, 8?’ ‘Stubborn intolerable mule.’ Jeez. I didn't know how to respond. ‘Damn nuisance.’ I whispered under my breath, but she heard me ‘I just so happen to be the nuisance that saves your grades every week.’ She had a point, science wasn’t my thin...

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“Midnight Shift ” by Gracie Farrar

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It was 2 a.m. and Denny’s was crammed with convalescing college kids. Sherry wiped up the coffee on table three and tried to ignore the wave of drunkenness that splattered the tacky walls with idiocy. It was the weekend before finals, and everyone was wasted.A waitress’s worst nightmare.Sherry finished cleaning and strode toward three guys sitting at a booth. They didn’t acknowledge her as she pulled out her notebook; two of them were too busy laughing at the third, who poured a goop of syrup into his black coffee.She wasn’t paid enough to t...

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“Duel ex Machina” by Delbert Griffith

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Harrison saw the crash before it happened, but he knew it was going to happen. The small commuter plane descended lower than the trees, and at an angle that spoke of trouble. Then he heard the sound of rending metal and soul-wincing impacts; no one could survive that, he thought. He didn’t want to go to the crash site, but he felt that it was his duty, despite not being a big fan of humanity. He had walked, climbed, jumped, sidestepped, crept, and slid for a good three miles before he came upon the small commuter plane. Gashes gaped in the s...

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“The Song of my Heart” by Molly Sullivan

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Author’s Note: Song titles, band names and lyrics belong only to the creator. I'm just using them for the sake of the story. I looked into her deep golden brown eyes. I was sinking and I didn’t even care. Her hand was warm and comforting in my own. Her indescribably beautiful silky golden hair brushed against my face. My heart slowly began to pound as I watched her for longer and longer. I could tell she was nervous. Her eyes kept darting around and her cheeks looked flushed. I wanted to comfort her but I knew she wouldn’t want tha...

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“Their Own Kind of Family” by Amy Sutch

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Joyce had just put her pan in the oven when there was a knock on her door. “It’s open,” she called, as Paisley, her tortie cat, wove between her legs. “Hey,” Kenny said, coming on in, carrying a six-pack. “Something smells good,” he said, helping himself to a beer then sticking the rest in the fridge. “Want one?” he asked, his hair still damp from his shower, falling in his face. “Maybe later,” Joyce ...

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“Too Stubborn To admit ," We need each other !"” by Srishti Srivastava

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"Never believed much in horoscopes , But encountered a whole different vibe when conversations clashed between a Taurian guy and a true Sagittarian woman who were kinda obsessesed with each other but were too stubborn to admit ". -Suzanne An year back when everyone was being stuck at homes for the best, one night Suzzane got a link request on some social media for a connection. She kinda ignored it as it was not something new to her. She was hella pretty ans she kept receiving it , so she didn't paid the attention. She was fierce , indepen...

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“A Ghost of a Flame” by Cassia Savage

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trigger warning - dead people?? “I’m home.” My voice echoes through our apartment, shivering through the ventilation and hitting walls, not made of stone, not of brick, not of wood. But of silence. Here’s what I expect: a fireplace, big, flaming, warm, in front a carpet on which tea sits, in the mug my mother got when I was little - it says How Long Until School Starts? and it has my preschool’s logo on the other side. The tea is for me, of course. Hot chocolate is too sugary for a week day, my mother says when I ask, and coffee - I’m too...

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“Poseidon's Revenge” by Sarah Bird

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No place for a woman on a ship. Bad luck, she is. Nothing good will come of having her here. Send her back to the whore house you found her in, cap’n. Their words swirled in her mind. Once they had stung as sharp as their blades and it had been all she could do to keep her head aloft and ignore their jeering and outright hostility. More than one of the sailors had actively tried to block her from joining the ship, The Poseidon’s Revenge. Her clothes had been thrown overboard and she had been forced to fish them from the harbour, rushing as...

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“The Man in the Blue Tuxedo ” by Anuji Withana

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She ran outside. The blaring music kept on buzzing in her ears and the world was spinning around her. Three and a half hours of continuous dancing and she felt numb at her legs. Outside, the cold wind brushed through her sweaty curls as she stumbled and sat on the sidewalk. She couldn’t believe her eyes. She couldn’t believe what she saw. That tuxedo. How did he find me? She had no clue. It was long into their connection of knowing each other. They were friends initially, working out as project partners, playing the hockey team, and eventua...

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“Stronger Together” by Tricia Shulist

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The two women sat beside each other in the van. Joy, the older sister was driving. Her younger sister Harmony, sat in the passenger seat, arms crossed tightly across her chest. Her face an angry mask. “I didn’t ask you to do this, you know.” “I know.” Silence. To look at both women, you would know immediately that they were related. Both had sharp green eyes, a trait that harkened back to their Irish heritage. This rare and unusual luminous green was one shared by mother and daughters. Ri...

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“The Neighbors” by Gabi Tabib

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Lacey knelt between her rows of tulips, pulling out any growth that might be encroaching on her precious bulbs. Lacey’s fingertips were still nimble despite the oversized gloves and the seventy-five years she had aged. She was keen to pick out any sprout of crabgrass or dandelion that kept cropping up on this side of the yard. The west side of her yard ran parallel to the fence that thankfully held in the mess that was the neighbor’s lawn. That lawn was filled with blotches of color and plants from places she could hardly pronounce. There we...

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“Blue, the Heart's True Color” by Hannah Schrepfer

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They no longer believed in the thing they craved most. They craved what they needed, and needed what they craved. Each other. But they denied themselves the right to share with the other that reality. They even denied themselves the right to think about that truth for too long. She was never the same after finding those texts on his phone. He knows she found them. They never talked about it, but the way his demeanor went from the suave, knowledgeable, and competitive man she fell in love with to the silent, stoic walking statue he had...

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“A Cat With A Hard Drive...” by Lennox Ducksworth

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The wrinkles around the eyes. That was the secret. It took all over two weeks for the Man of Justice to perfect it. After that, his pearly white smile was stapled across every magazine across The United States, across every thumbnail on fangirl Youtube videos, and even in a nomination for the sexiest man alive Although the Super Man acted like he didn't accept the compliments, deep down, as down as a penny is in a bowl of cereal, he basked in it. He loved the attention. Enough so that he'd get the right sponsorships, the right commercials an...

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“Like mother, like madness” by Sevv E

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Midnight, no time to be thinking. No time to lose myself in what everyone else wants from me, or what I think I should be doing. I should call her but my mind is holding my body back from what it wants, my mother’s love and embrace. I miss her so much that it makes my chest ache, it’s either that or the estrogen pills finally working, maybe both. My mother and I have always been stubborn when it came to making up and facing the fact the pros outway the cons when it came to us. I guess everyone expected us to iron everything out that night. T...

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“SATURDAY NIGHT” by Silva Bee

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Saturday 10 p.m. strikes on the clock in the living room. Jackie impatiently stares at the phone. She is seated on the sofa, and her legs will not stop shaking. Minute after a minute, she feels even angrier and more nervous. This anger is all because Lewis decided to go out with his friends today. She is not the jealous type or possessive, but this time she is feeling a little uncomfortable. They were in a stressful week, and she said she needed some space. Things got heated, and he called a friend to hang out. Lewis left right after breakfa...

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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

“The Arrangement ” by Hana Mallory

“Midnight Shift ” by Gracie Farrar

“Duel ex Machina” by Delbert Griffith

“The Song of my Heart” by Molly Sullivan

“Their Own Kind of Family” by Amy Sutch

“Too Stubborn To admit ," We need each other !"” by Srishti Srivastava

“A Ghost of a Flame” by Cassia Savage

“Poseidon's Revenge” by Sarah Bird

“The Man in the Blue Tuxedo ” by Anuji Withana

“Stronger Together” by Tricia Shulist

“The Neighbors” by Gabi Tabib

“Blue, the Heart's True Color” by Hannah Schrepfer

“A Cat With A Hard Drive...” by Lennox Ducksworth

“Like mother, like madness” by Sevv E

“SATURDAY NIGHT” by Silva Bee

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