Write a story that ends in the past.

Posted in Teens on Oct 26, 2022

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“I Died Today” by Celeste Kuun

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I died today.I know I am dead. I can see my body lying on the floor. My lips have turned blue and I have not moved for quite some time. If you were to put your finger in front of my nose, you would perceive no vapour of breath.The phone rings. A landline. It goes to voicemail.“Hi, Roger, it’s me, Alan. I just want to know what time you think you’d be in today? It’s just, the working day started an hour ago. Call me as soon as possible.”“End of message,” says a robotic voice.I shake my head. I have been a very reliable employee at Homez 4 Sal...

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“The Troubles With It All” by Anna Forsyth

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Colm woke to find he had once again he had fallen asleep in front of the paraffin heater, he had burnt a hole in his only pair of woollen socks and he was late for work. Great fucking start. He rushed out the door, gratefully feeling a Mars Bar he had left half-eaten in his jacket pocket as he reached for his keys. He did a cursory check under his car for bombs before starting the engine; one day he would regret not being more thorough. If Colm got too caught up in what could happen to him, a Catholic police detective in a Protestant town in...

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“The Bearded Man” by Cat Sparkles

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I grew up without a nice, warm family like almost every other kid in my grade did. I was taken into the orphanage when I was five, with barely any memories of my family. They disappeared from my life as quickly as they came. In fact, I had little to no memories of my childhood. All I could remember was a strange, bearded man with a jagged scar across his forehead visiting me on my first day at the orphanage. He told me that my parents were dead, but never told me how. He walked funny with one leg and a stump for the other.Fast forward twenty...

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“Like How the Sun Follows the Moon” by Nicole Ip

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To live in a world of uncertainties, people tend to hold onto the few truths no one can deny. We all desperately cling on to theories or discoveries that are the foundations of this earth. Just like the existence of gravity, the indisputable need for oxygen, or the collection of moments that make up our lives can only be relived through memories.The foundation of me, however, is the understanding of the sun and the moon’s infinite footsteps will always chase after the other, like soulmates with a tragically intertwined connection, destined t...

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“Friendship is the Real Treasure” by Braden Urion

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Felix leads the way down the valley where the map said the treasure would be. His friends trail behind him looking tired and exhausted. The hike through Lockwood had been exhausting and morale was low. Now they would see if their hard work was worth it. Their group consisted of four members: Long John, Stephen, Brucie, and Felix. The four of them had been close since preschool brought together by their mutual love of making fun of Brucie. Brucie put up with it because he was just happy to ...

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“Take Me Back To The Night We Met” by Ruqayyah Shabazz

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It wouldn't stop raining. The dark clouds that expanded the sky and darkened the town shook the world angrily when the thunder boomed through the sky. Lighting came silently as it usually did, and the rain pour matched the sound of a thousands horses running in a stampede. The gloominess was made just for the days occasion. It didn't get any more sad than this for a funeral. Though it did make the ones left alive think hard and long about what their final resting day would be like."Dad, its time." Cindy, his daughter said from the doorw...

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“Remember Me” by Emma Clint

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She walks into the room but can’t remember why she has. She turns around and walks back over the threshold. The same refrain plays again and again in her mind: What am I doing here? She can’t remember where she left her keys; but that’s normal, she tells herself for the thousandth time. (When an out-of-the-ordinary thing occurs a thousand times is it not now normal?) She didn’t need her keys, now, anyway, since the last time she had driven her car she had forgotten where she was headed before she had even managed to reach the end of the driv...

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“Papa's Mija” by Sylena Douglas

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“Thank you,” Sydney said after she paid the florist for the bouquet of roses. She hurried to her car and slid behind the wheel before she carefully laid the rose on the passenger seat. She used to have a hard time understanding why her grandfather always preferred roses. “Those are the flowers I gave your Nana,” he told her one afternoon in the living room as he rocked in his rocking chair. “Ever since then she has been all over me.” Her grandmother, who was in the kitchen preparing dinner, rolled her eyes. “Right,” her gra...

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Write a story that ends in the past.

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✍️ 68 stories

“I Died Today” by Celeste Kuun

“The Troubles With It All” by Anna Forsyth

“The Bearded Man” by Cat Sparkles

“Like How the Sun Follows the Moon” by Nicole Ip

“Friendship is the Real Treasure” by Braden Urion

“Take Me Back To The Night We Met” by Ruqayyah Shabazz

“Remember Me” by Emma Clint

“Papa's Mija” by Sylena Douglas

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