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Write about two characters who each want to change the same thing, but resolve to go about it in very different ways.

Posted in Teens on Oct 26, 2022

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“The not so perfect love story ” by Elrize Brouwers

Submitted to Contest #75

Trigger warning: suicide   Hi, I'm Kris. You may not know me and that's fine, I really don't care to be quite honest with you. You don't need to really know me, but I hope you'll at least stick around to hear my story.   Well you see it's not actually my story, it's Kira and Prince's story. Let me colour in the blank space that is your mind's canvass. I'm Kris, the common house fly. You see me, find me irritating and almost always want me to die or just leave you alone. I apologize in advance for my presence being a nuisance in you...

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“Afraid Together ” by Marc-Antony Martinez

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     Fear is the most natural state for any creature subsisting on this planet. Since the days when man’s ancestors first unsheathed themselves from the world’s oceans fear has been a part of us. One day two scientists had hypothesized that if fear could be programmed into a computer, then the computer would be able to organize itself and determine the best route to deal with fear. However artificial the fear may be, to the machine it would be crippling. Both scientists decided to program separate computers and assim...

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“Warlord and the Enemy” by Rommel Bagasina

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This is a record of a forgotten history, in a forgotten world. Written by an invisible writer, a forgotten writer. Warlord Steins sat lazily on his chair situated at the balcony of his castle. Beside him stood one of his trusted generals—one of the few—bearing a grim and morose countenance.“I assume,” said Steins, swinging his wineglass in a circular motion, “That they lost?”“They did,” curtly answered the general.“As expected,” muttered Steins, taking a sip from his glass of wine. “I had planned their defeat from the very beginning. General...

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“The Human Gift” by Andrea An

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T/W: Suicide, depression, death. Told in two perspectives, the italicized is the POV of Celestine, and the normal text is the POV of Annabel. Annabel stood at the ledge of an abandoned parking lot. Below her is the sea, the waves crashing roughly against the concrete. She could feel the spray of the seafoam, the pinpricks of stray water dangling in the air around her.. The smell of the sea, fishy and salty, enveloped her. She never had a special connection with the sea but the new aroma invading her senses weren’t bad at all, and the c...

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“Gone missing ” by Brooke Wilfond

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CHAPTER 1  THE NEW SCHOOl This was the day that Julia was going into 7th grade. She was super nervous. Yet she was also exited at the same time. She just moved from gulf shores alabama to duluth minnesota. So she is at a new school called duluth edison northstar. So when she got to school she met a friend named Chloe and brooke. Brooke had long dirty blond hair and Chloe had short brown hair. She was also in the same grade as them. She had history and geometry with them and math with brooke. So later that day in history the teacher...

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“One on Each Side” by Samrin Showkat

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  Trigger warning: abuse, suicide, miscarriage   The walls of the dingy, sparsely lit room reverberated with the agonized screams of a woman undergoing one of the most excruciatingly painful, yet pivotal tasks of her life. She was stretched thin, and with one final push, the room became silent with anticipation and apprehension; before the atmosphere was shattered with loud, heartwarming wails. The midwife cleaned up the baby as well as she could and placed her on the mattress on the floor, right beside the other baby. Yes, the wom...

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“The Dumb Brother” by Aurora Rory Buccheri

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The world has its winners and its losers. Gran always said that. Sometimes, to turn your luck around, you need to make a difficult decision. They’re difficult for this reason. Hey. No one wants to make them. But you have to sometimes. Otherwise, how are you going to be a winner? Yes, that’s it. It’s decided. It’s what the old woman would have wanted anyway. She’d rather know her two boys are happy and she’s six feet under than be alive and know we’re doing crap. Joey and I are doing crap. He quit his job at the supermarket. He says it’s a ...

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“He Doesn't Love Me” by Virginia Coleman

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Marian, 1976Our marriage crumbled the moment I saw him with her. His teaching assistant. Younger than him, prettier than me. I knew they were sleeping together by the way she casually touched his shoulder, the way she blushed when he looked at her, and oh, how he looked at her. He never looked at me that way. Not even in the honeymoon phase of our marriage. Not even when were young and naïve. He smiled like a child in a candy store at the coquettish sound of her laughter. Her perfume drenched every inch of his skin when he returned hom...

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“ Jumping without a Parachute” by Kara O

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The Toyota came to a gear grinding halt before the silver gates of the Saving Faith Care Facility. The door hiccupped as the driver stepped out, taking the keys to the ignition with him. The old girl was so battered, he couldn’t fathom anyone in their right might would steal it, but habits won over logic any day of the week. From the back seat, he took a tangled mass of bright blue blanket. It was lighter than he imagined, and it deepened his frown. From the mass of fabric stuck out a once brilliant brown face, the mahogany shade lost to the...

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“Two paths to a million!” by Amazing World

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Two paths to a million! When you think about the imagination, you feel a drift towards it, you want to touch it, you almost reach it, but as soon as you collide with the wall of reality, this imagination fades, and it becomes like air, we breathe and want it, and we feel its presence, but we do not see it, we live by its survival and without it we die, the imagination generates a dream we would like to We reach him, the road may be long and time is distant, but without it ambition dies and dreams die with it. In the field of business con...

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“Natural Power will Reign Forever” by Toni Whitman

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We are star fleet 5!The earth needs our help and we are the only ones who can save it.Though it's going to take some strict dedication from both of us.As our precious time will be compromised, but it's all for a very good reason.So our work ethics must be the best for this mission, as we venture into our projects.We will also need to stay completely focused by all means, on the task at hand...In the creating process Captain Fay.Commander Alejandro said.Yes, I know what we must do Commander.Fay said.So since that's been said and we clearly bo...

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“Smoke Break” by Ashley Thornton

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Part 1 Normally we’d wrap up at the office before seven at night, but Christa wants us to make our new years eve vows together in order to stay accountable. My boss thinks that this is a great idea. She’s such a suck up. “I vow to be a better representative of this company.” “I resolve to quit smoking cold turkey.” “I want to get a girlfriend.” My boss looks at me. “How about you Christa?” I hold back a sigh. “I want to be somewhere. Anywhere. But here.” I walk out of the room. Shawn follows me. His name is stupid, generic, and exh...

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“The Dragon's Egg” by Jacob Warren

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There was news that a dragon’s egg was somewhere in the mountains. And hired swordsmen, like Alabast and Branch, were drawn to the news like sharks to chum.  In addition to actually finding the egg, one of the hardest parts would be finding someone who would actually pay money for it. This was because even though being incredibly rare and valuable, dragon’s eggs were also incredibly illegal. But as luck had it, an old surly witch in a dark tavern said she would pay Alabast and Branch a lot of gold to have one.  “I only need t...

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“Listen to my clueless heart, please. ” by Mikee Baquiano

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Wedding night, the honeymoon stage, together with your husband, Jimin, in an arranged marriage bonded by both your families, you’re both forced to produce an heir for your families. Alone in the bathroom preparing yourself for tonight, he waits outside. Wearing your honeymoon lingerie given by your in-laws, you prepared yourself, finishing the last touches on your outfit.  Done with yourself, you take a deep breath, reminding yourself of the reason for all this, and putting on a fake smile. Opening the door leaving the room, you see ...

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“Now” by Anna Smith

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Adeara and Hawthorne were well-known for the fact that they did not make changes. Everything in their lives had been the same for the past ten years; even down to the furniture that they'd bought in college and hadn't been able to give up, no matter how ratty the couch/nightstand looked. But, 2020 had taught them both a valuable lesson. "My life needs to change." Neither of them knew that they both were in the same bar, having the same conversation with their respective best friends, Sadie and Perkins. Sadie had only been friends with Adeara...

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