Start your story with a character finding an old heart-shaped box in their house.

Posted in Valentine's Day on Oct 25, 2022

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“Nobody Was Coming to Save Her” by Nicole G

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I am cleaning out my parents’ house as my husband and I prepare to move to our new home. I find buried in the attic a pink heart-shaped box with a paper rose as a bow that Amelia gave me for my birthday in 1998. “To Cassie: Happy 8th Birthday. Love, Mellie.” I haven’t seen or even thought about Amelia in years. I have no idea where she might be. I don’t even know if she’s alive. ************************************************************ I wouldn’t say that Amelia and I were friends, exactly. Our parents were natives of all parts of N...

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“Velvet Heart” by Shelby Hayes

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Anna spotted it behind the mound of clothes in her parents closet. The doors, a faded chestnut, held mini craters that had been accumulated throughout time. They had been so worn out that the right one always came unhinged when she opened it. She now expected the crash and her reflexes naturally did their job. She couldn’t quite reach so she set the old lamp on the bed, pulled the side table over and used it as a step stool. She remembered when her mother bought the bedside tables. When she was ten, her and her parents went on a camping trip...

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“Grandmama's Valentines” by Deborah Mosley

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Grandmama’s Valentines Anna pulled up to the curb in front of her grandmother’s house. She glanced at the clock on the dash. It would be another fifteen minutes before her mother arrived. Anna shivered. It was a chilly morning, and she was trying to decide if she wanted to wait for her mother or go in. Her grandmother had died suddenly and quietly in her sleep a month ago on Valentine’s Day. Oddly, there had been an old heart shaped chocolate box laying on the pillow beside her. It still did not seem real. &nb...

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Start your story with a character finding an old heart-shaped box in their house.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 78 stories

“Nobody Was Coming to Save Her” by Nicole G

“Velvet Heart” by Shelby Hayes

“Grandmama's Valentines” by Deborah Mosley

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone going on a search for a specific type (or brand) of chocolate.

Set your story in a confectionery shop.

Write a story about someone making a gift (chocolate or otherwise) for a loved one.

Write about a character who finds Valentine’s Day sickly sweet.

Contest #133

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$250

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Contest entries

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