Forum: Lost Stories

I just read A blossom fell. I thought I was going to reread a story I read years ago, but it is not the same.

The story I read before had the girl and boy on a school bus, but it was just the one trip.

The bus breaks down in the winter and the girl gets cold. The boy just got a large winter coat and wraps the girl in it with him so both stay warm. Very short story I thought was called a blossom fell, but is not.

Just wanted to add that in the story am looking for, it is happens on the bus. No deaths, no sex, no ever lasting romance/story. Just two young teens making the best of a large coat to keep warm together for a few hours on a cold/freezing bus.

Does anyone remember this story.

I have found three stories by https://storiesonline.net/a/Harrison0978 (all archived, premier only) which sort of come close, but only "sort of".
https://storiesonline.net/s/55333/her-brother-remembered-me
https://storiesonline.net/s/74996/i-will-visit-her-grave-someday (appears to be a rewrite of the first one)
https://storiesonline.net/s/57440/debby

I think these stories are probably "near misses" but they are all I can come up with now.

The boys name was Ed, also part of the title, I think. The girl came from a very strict oddball religion. Ed lives by himself in a large house. He is a senior in high school. His father's visits are few and far between. She moves in and begins cleaning up the mess.

@racjuly

You are referring to the incomplete "The Watching Trilogy" by Alan Mathews. It's a 1995 Story from usenet.

But there is sex, death and ever lasting romance in that one.

I find the original is far better than the toned down 2001 rewrite where the character actions stop making sense.

I was just sent message pointing to those stories. The first chapter is exactly the story. I have not read the rest yet, so do not remember if I did before, maybe just the first chapter and then lost it. The Watching Trilogy is the story I was looking for, at least the first chapter. Thank you.

You are referring to the incomplete "The Watching Trilogy" by Alan Mathews. It's a 1995 Story from usenet.

Thank you! I found the OP's description familiar, but was not able to recall where I read that.