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A Bar on Broome Street

Submitted to Contest #81

September 2000- June 2004 I went to school at Scarsdale High School in New York. During my 4 years of high school, by far my favorite class was Mrs. Hart’s creative writing class. Once you entered her classroom, on your right there was a dirty chalkboard and the rest of the room was covered in posters of different novels she liked, The Great Gatsby, Jane Eyre, The Da Vinci Code and many others I don’t remember anymore. But while most people would say their favorite class in high school was because the class was interesting, the teacher was...

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How we meet?

Submitted to Contest #81

It's a season of Christmas, snow and family. Everything work fine if family is together. Even we live somewhere else, but we get together for Christmas. We are not very big family, but we love each other very much. Me; Tia studying in High school near by my house. And I love spending time with my grandparents. They're so lovely. My uncle john and aunt Maria had arranged marriage, I was very small to remember anything of that. They're story inspired me, like how a two strange person get together and have beutiful story. At first they were ...

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Not the Type

Submitted to Contest #81

“Please move.”There are two types of people, the people you fall in love with. And the people you don’t. People you fall in love with are usually kind and humorous. Intelligent and good-looking. Good-natured. They had the boy/girl next door looks and were protective without being obsessive. They weren’t judgemental and dismissive, and they truly believed in humanity. They made you believe in humanity. You don’t fall in love with selfish pricks. Self-absorbed moody assholes. You don’t fall in love with the brainiac in a leather jack...

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Meghan and Noah

Submitted to Contest #81

‘Rise and shine babe!’ Turning around I covered my head with the pillow not being able to tolerate my best friend’s screaming on a Monday morning. I mean any sane person wouldn’t feel so alive on a frigging Monday morning. But, Kat short for Katlyn is insane. Even if she parties all Sunday night (which she does almost every week), she would still wake up Monday morning in high spirits. Me, on the other hand is the complete opposite of her. I can’t barely keep my eyes open on Mondays at all. Oh! Waitttt!!!!! I forgot to introduce my stupid a...

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Push-Over

Submitted to Contest #81

Feb. 14th, 1992It's Valentine's day. Today, it's our day. Matthew and I both agreed that there shouldn't be a nation-wide holiday, for expressing love, but I like Valentine's Day and I've made him like it too.The construction paper is this bright cherry red. The sides of it are lighter like a tide of water has scarred them over and over again, but this is the paper that I use every Valentine's Day. Since 3rd grade, where I proposed my love to Jonathan in the middle of the hallway, until now, Senior Year.I take out a pair of scissors and star...

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A Thirty Year Old Crush: A Story of Romance and Deception

Submitted to Contest #81

This is my story. It is thirty years now since I graduated from high school in this part of the city, and left for a job offer across town, never to return until now. What had been what seemed like a going nowhere job at a hardware store became a career that has just led to an executive job back ‘home’ where I grew up. I need the familiar now, as my second wife and I divorced a year ago.It is funny how certain memories are triggered when you return to the places you once saw nearly every day. After moving in close to wher...

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Just remember

Submitted to Contest #81

 "Ring, Ring, Ring" The bell rings and the third period is over. Thank God. I don't think that I could have listened to Mr. Lawson talk anymore about quantum physics without dying from boredom. I meet my best friend Indigo at my locker. Indigo is short with brown hair, green eyes and beautiful olive skin. "Hey Blair, I know you've been looking for somebody to ask to the dance, so I've been keeping an eye out for you and I think I found the perfect guy," Indigo exclaims, clearly very proud of herself. She points over to a crowd of boys. ...

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Together Forever

Submitted to Contest #81

She sat alone, holding a cup of hot cocoa while watching the falling snow. Taking a sip from her warm mug, a pair of arms wrapped around her. "Come back to bed, it's early," the groggy voice said. "I will soon. I just want to watch the snow." "Honey it's freezing," he argued. "Yes, and I said I will soon." He kisses the back of her head. She never listens to him but he still loved her. He always has, the moment they met in high school. He could never take his eyes off of her. He rests his head on top of her head and pouts. "Still ...

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Sunset

Submitted to Contest #81

"Let's go home later Matt? "I asked him while eating in the canteen. "Yes, but when we go home for a long time, you go first so that you can go home early, maybe your mother will look for you "he replied while chewing the food. "Okay go ahead but mama won't be angry when I take home for a long time as long as someone is home with me" I said while sipping the coke. "All right, I'll try if I can finish the work early so we can get home earlier ha" he said to me and drank the water so we can enter our room, there are still a lot of activi...

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If only he remembered

Submitted to Contest #81

Carol please get done! "We are going to be so late" I'm coming Mandy! The two school friends is on their way to a day out at the beach Driving down Adderley Street in the beautiful Cape Town, they are both over excited to be together after a few years apart. Mandy married her partner Dave, whom she is daring now over six years and they are still going strong Carol on the other hand have a secret; a very big stupid secret "I can't share my stupid secret with Mandy". She will make fun of me and that will spoil my thoughts! "A penny for your t...

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Women Are Unpredictable

Submitted to Contest #81

“Leslie? Is that you?” I couldn’t believe it. What are the odds that my high school crush would be here? “I’m sorry, have we met?” Of course she doesn’t remember me. “It’s Jake! From high school!” Her face turned red. It was obvious that my name didn’t ring any bells. “Sorry- I-” she stuttered. “You know! Jake Reynolds! We were in like 20 classes together?” She started avoiding eye contact. “I know we didn’t talk much, but we’ve met a few times. Remember Dylan’s party? We played beer pong. We absolutely destroyed Charles and Amy.” She stoppe...

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A Secret!

Submitted to Contest #81

The hustle-bustle of the mall looks fantastic after a year-long lockdown due to the pandemic. The crowd and noise that was irritating earlier now feel good. Feels good that we are back to normal. Three kids passed running on the floor, caring little about the crowd. They looked so happy. They were going up and down through the escalators, talking to strangers, and finally stopped near an ice-cream stall. Suddenly my attention went to the lady in a black dress standing at the stall. She looked familiar. The way kids were speaking with her, ...

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Désabusée // Disenchanted

Submitted to Contest #81

Angela began her junior year obsessed with Tony Spinelli, from the moment they'd been partnered together in French class. His Nikes had brushed against her Vans, and she’d felt a low hum of electricity that conjured up butterflies. She’d spent the class too flustered to conjugate her verbs properly, instead striking a balance between evading his gaze and covertly staring at him from beneath her bangs. He was undeniably beautiful. Her friends thought he was hot because of his dreamy smile and purposefully messy curls, but she fell in love wit...

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Curious

Submitted to Contest #80

Ace had short striking auburn red hair and dark blue eyes. Ace is 17 years old. He is in 12 grade, his last year of high school. He worked out daily. He is very strong and is in the varsity class in his boxing class. They had practice every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  Ace had a twin sister who had the same red colored hair and dark blue eyes he did. Her name is Julia. Julia is very smart and has all As. She also was very talented in painting. Ace is working to be at the top of his boxing class. There are 17 people in the varsity box...

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The mean girl

Submitted to Contest #81

“Do I want to do something? I mean people out there are doing this and that. Achieving success and great heights what am I doing. Just fooling around, sleeping, wasting my life. “the girl was just done with procrastination today. She had so much work to do. She has to solve physics; she has to complete inorganic revisions. She had so much to do. She was preparing for JEE (Entrance exam for engineering colleges in India) and this was her drop year. I don’t know what I will do if I couldn’t clear it this time. All her friends were already in s...

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