high school - Stories

For the residents of New York City, the Covid-19 pandemic took most by surprise. Schools closed and teens and preteens, used to seeing each other everyday, found themselves instead with parents and siblings. Online conferencing was a poor substitute for human touch and nothing could replace the kiss of a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Dave had enough to worry about with his mother being as a nurse, but when she was admitted to the ICU at Bellevue, his uncles from Seattle and his boyfriend became his lifeline. He couldn't help but wonder, though, what would become of him if she didn't make it.

Dylan has a crush on his childhood acquaintance who is now his deskmate in class — but he has no idea how to figure out whether he feels the same way. When Dylan's best friend comes up with a plan to solve his problem, will it work, or will it only cause him more pain? And things get even more complicated once he finds a mysterious love letter in his locker, forcing Dylan to play detective.

Fifteen year old Sammy Day finds acceptance and love on a baseball field.
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Kalum dealing with his bullying identical twin brother Jasper. Jasper controls everything that Kalum does and no one ever sees what’s really going on, until a new kid, Robert, joins the school. Robert makes Kalum question who he is as a person. Whilst this is ongoing, Kalum starts remembering parts of an accident he had when he was six years old. The more he tries to make sense of how he really feels about Robert and the more he tries to remember his accident the more aggressive and worse Jasper gets. As more insane memories come flooding back to Kalum, the more unexpected turns him and his friends face.

Based on Prompt# 694 - "I'm tired of this, so I'm going home."

The first story in (hopefully) a series based on some of the students at Oxbow Lakes HS

A series of weekend gatherings between a group of high school students secures their close friendship and makes sure that nothing changes from the bond they've been sharing since they were young. However, when two boys, Gavin and Bryce, discover a little something extra in their friendship...hanging out with the rest of the group may never be the same again.

Ignoring his dad’s sermon, a new sensation gripped him. He had the uncanny perception of someone watching him. Initially he just shrugged the sensation aside, but it just grew more persistent. Eventually he looked about until . . . . . . eyes, eyes watching me, beautiful brown eyes. My god he’s looking straight at me. He . . . he’s beautiful . . . those lips . . . cupids bow, so, so kissable . . . he, he has the face of an angel . . . oh my god . . .

The angel winked.