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

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“Lost Apart ” by Riviera Austin

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TW: suicidal ideation Betrayal is a sickening feeling, yet missing someone surpasses any other. And watching the one you love- the one you’ve loved from the very beginning and still love- love someone else more, tears you down and kills you inside. When a heart breaks it will never, truly be the same. Even after years of trying to put all of the shattered pieces of your heart back together, you lose some pieces along the way. No matter how hard you try to heal, you will never fail to retain the hole in the center your heart. I, Delayl...

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“Job Obligation” by Deniz Toprak

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How could both fullfil the mission together? It was impossible! She didn't want to push her luck, she really wanted to take this mission. On the other hand, doing such this mission with him... She couldn't stand it. Then, she desperately asked, "Excuse me, but can't I choose my partner myself?" to her boss. Their boss was a bit of a moody man. He frowned and stared her, "If you didn't like my chosen, you can quit this mission and I can choose a more compatible agent." said in a dangerous tone. "Okay," she said. "Of course I want this and the...

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“HAPPENINGS ON RUBI ISLE” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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(This story is set on earth’s twin planet GAIA2 which is about 800 years behind us and is evolving.) Zip was a young man living in small Rubi isle. He was about 22 and was handsome with a muscular build. He was the son of a notorious bandit who had been exiled to Rubi. The bandit had stored his wealth in the island and it now belonged to Zip. Zip was by nature a quiet person and preferred to live peacefully on Rubi. Once in a few days Cuz would bring his ship with supplies for Zip which the latter would pay for in kind from what his father h...

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“The Breath We Share” by Reese Blaise

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Ship Log; June 27th, 3095, 17:34 OST; Private H. L. Jansen, Pilot, First Class, Deep Space - Terrestrial Division; “Everybody is dead. I don’t know how I survived. Why I survived. I’ve been here 8 months, trapped. But I have to leave now. My supplies are low and I’m running out of oxygen. By my estimates, the other ship crashed 25 miles northeast of here. I don’t know if anybody there is still alive.” Jansen flipped off the console. He didn’t know what else to say. It didn’t matter anyway since the comms were down. His cries for help we...

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“Nurture” by Ishita Nigam

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Kyra had been staring at the bracelet in her hand for quite some time. It belonged to her mother. The approaching footsteps jolted her back to reality and she quickly put it away. It was her flatmate, Natasha. Looking at Kyra’s blanched face, she understood. Her roommate was obsessed with drawing comfort from the bracelet in troubled times. Only this time, she didn’t poke Kyra about it. Rather, just asked what was troubling her. “Nothing really, I am just anxious about tomorrow’s interview”, and that was the end of the discussion. ...

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“Does the Heart Want What it Wants?” by Bobbie Butler

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I've always heard the quote, "The Heart Wants What it Wants", from so many people growing up. But, I honestly never have and never will believe in something so far fetched, or maybe I'm just in denial because I'm scared of the outcome if I truly did listen to my heart. It's not easy being in a small minded town with the population literally being less than 300 people, and being well... different? Fine, I'll just come out and say it, if my family or this town ever truly found out that I, Lindsay Freely, am 100% a lesbian, I would be disowned ...

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“I need you now” by Julianne Baldiga

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I can’t stop staring at all the numbers on the screen next to your bed as I enclose my hands around your hand. The same hand that was hanging out of the wrecked car 3 days ago, cut up and bloody. The same hand that grips your mic on stage at your performances. I always imagined a ring eventually finding its way on this hand and have often wondered what kind of girl you would allow into your world. I like to think that I would get along with whoever you brought home but who knows. The numbers on the screen have variou...

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“Pop Standards.” by Sean Smith

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Amanda turned and walked down the street. Jeff watched her, half mesmerized, half insane with rage. He didn’t know what to do with the emotions that were welling up inside him. It was a little bit of everything, and every fiber of his being was screaming “CHASE HER,” but Jeff had listened. Amanda was going. She didn’t want him around anymore. C’est la vie. Poor Jeff. So why start the story at the end? Jeff and Amanda had a tumultuous and passionate relationship. It was unbalanced and confusing at best. At its worst… things hurt. Something ...

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“On Top of the Meadow” by Cheryl Allistair

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Eros you stubborn little prick."C'mon now, it'll be for the best," I said in a quiet tone as I patted his back and put in a 'there there,' for good measure. "That's your best at comforting?" even at moments like these, he is still sarcastic. All I could do is sigh and sit beside him. "At least I'm trying," I admitted at my pathetic excuse at trying to produce solace. The grass felt like ants underneath my bare legs. Swaying back and forth as if it was walking. Making me scratch it lightly. The sun was setting down in the distance. Its o...

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“The Song of the Sky” by Adrian Stolecki

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Luna sat and stared out at the endless black water, sparkling with countless speckles of shimmering light. Pinholes in the perfect velvety blackness of the calm ocean. A soft wind blew, her raven hair flowing behind her on it like a cloak made of pure night. There was no sound except the whisper of gentle waves as they crashed against the rocks far, far below, and the brush of the breeze against her face. Peace. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath of clean, crisp night air, and then let it out slowly and deliberately. She savored the ...

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“alone doesn't accommodate two” by Kriti Shree

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The clocks ticking and the world doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon. This exam ends in 15 minutes just enough to cheat my way and pass but not enough for me to let my ego down and risk showing a 'flaw'? nuh-uh, not today, not ever. If there's anything I'll be admitting to today is the very simple fact I've been able to keep secret from the world till now and it's that I'm bad at math. and it just so happens that something like that doesn't really play in your favor when you have 12 minutes to pass a math test that determines whether yo...

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“Harry and Draco ” by Kendra Campos

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Draco Malfoy grew up as an only child at Malfoy Manor, the magnificent mansion in Wiltshire which had been in his family’s possession for many centuries. From the time when he could talk, it was made clear to him that he was triply special: firstly as a wizard, secondly as a pure-blood, and thirdly as a member of the Malfoy family. Draco was raised in an atmosphere of regret that the Dark Lord had not succeeded in taking command of the wizarding community, although he was prudently reminded that such sentiments ought not to be expressed ...

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“I Hate You Too” by Evangeline E.

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"We can't waver here," Luna says. She waits for a response, but the silence in the air thickens. Her head drops with a sigh, and she turns to the unconscious body leaning against the tree. It's been two days since the attack on the village. She pulled him out of the wreckage, carried his heavy body across the land. Now she's waiting for reinforcements. She checks his body for more wounds one more time, then pulls his jacket tighter on him, the way she always did for her little cousin when she was cold. It has become a habit now. She places a...

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“The day I finally met The One.” by Irina Lobera

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Break the news, I have been dumped. Again. It has been the third time this year. There is not much left to say once you hear “you suck”. Even if it was very subtle, and it could have barely been heard across the room, those words went straight to the insecurities box of one’s brain. I have seen the look in their eyes as they stared at my body. I have felt their disgust in the way they would clench their fists. I have felt their hate flowing through my veins. I felt their arrows at the back of my spine as I walked away. They would even...

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“HEARTS” by Cynthia Chisom

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Maxwell had came up to Bella that night while she was cleaning the balcony. It wasn't his first time seeing her clean the balcony; as he would always spend his evening sitting by the window to watch her carry out tedious chores without breaking a sweat, he felt it was amazing how she could do them with so much calmness. He is the occupant of the apartment next to Bella's and has been living there for the past two years with his cousin Kingsley, who just moved out after getting a job with a printing company located downtown. Bella on the...

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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

“Lost Apart ” by Riviera Austin

“Job Obligation” by Deniz Toprak

“HAPPENINGS ON RUBI ISLE” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“The Breath We Share” by Reese Blaise

“Nurture” by Ishita Nigam

“Does the Heart Want What it Wants?” by Bobbie Butler

“I need you now” by Julianne Baldiga

“Pop Standards.” by Sean Smith

“On Top of the Meadow” by Cheryl Allistair

“The Song of the Sky” by Adrian Stolecki

“alone doesn't accommodate two” by Kriti Shree

“Harry and Draco ” by Kendra Campos

“I Hate You Too” by Evangeline E.

“The day I finally met The One.” by Irina Lobera

“HEARTS” by Cynthia Chisom

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