Top 20 English Short Sad Stories by iLvStories

1. The Motorcycle Ride

A boy and his girlfriend were riding a motorcycle, speeding through the night. They loved each other a lot.
Girl: “Slow down a little. I’m scared.”
Boy: “Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you.”
Girl: “Please. It’s so scary.”
Boy: “Tell me that you love me.”
Girl: “Fine. I love you. Can you slow down now?”
Boy: “Give me a big hug.”
The girl gave him a big hug.
Girl: “Now, can you slow down?”
Boy: “Can you take off my helmet and put it on? It’s uncomfortable and its bothering me while I drive.”

The next day, there was a story in the newspaper. A motorcycle had crashed into a building because its brakes were broken. There were two people on the motorcycle, of which one died, and the other had survived.

The guy knew that the brakes were broken. He didn’t want to let the girl know, because he knew that the girl would have gotten scared. Instead, he got her to tell him that she loved him one last time, got one last hug from her and put his helmet on her head so that she could live while he died himself.

2. The Challenge

A teenage boy gave a challenge to his girlfriend to live a day without him. No communications at all. He said that if she passed the test, he would love her forever. The girl agreed to the challenge. She didn’t text or call him for the whole day.

The next morning, she excitedly went to her boyfriend’s house. The place was silent and there were people gathered in the living room dressed in black. Tears began to fall from her eyes when she saw her boyfriend lying in a coffin. There was a note on the side that read:

“You did it baby! Now, can you do it every day?”

3. Would You Come Back?

Suppose you were sitting with me, on the stairs of the terrace of your home at midnight and suddenly your phone rang. You stand up and go promising you’ll come straight back, but when you go inside, the person on the phone is my mom, calling to give you the sad news that I died last night… Would you still come straight back to me?

4. The Cutest Love Note Ever

One night a guy and a girl were driving home from the movies. The boy sensed that there was something wrong because of the painful silence shared between them that night. The girl then asked the boy to pull over because she wanted to talk. She told him that her feelings had changed and that it was time to move on. A silent tear slid down his cheek as he slowly reached into his pocket and passed her a folded note.

At that moment, a drunk driver was speeding down that very same street. He swerved right into the drivers seat, killing the boy. Miraculously, the girl survived. Remembering the note, she pulled it out and read it. The note said:

“Without your love, I would die.”

5. Twelve Roses

A boy bought 12 roses for his girlfriend. He gave them to her and said, “I will stop loving you when the last rose dies.” The girl put the flowers in a vase. As the days went on, the roses began to wilt and die, one by one. Finally, there was only one rose left. The girl was worried. “OMG, she said. When the last rose dies, my boyfriend will stop loving me.” She began to cry. Then, she took a closer look at the rose. It was made of plastic.

6. A House on Fire

There was a girl named Becca and a boy named Joe. Becca was in a burning house. None of the firefighters could get into the house because the fire was too big. Joe dressed up in one of the firemen’s suits and got into the house. When he got up the stairs, the steps fell off behind him. When he got into her bedroom, he sealed the door up behind him. He held her tight, kissed her, hugged her and told her that he loved her. She asked what was wrong and he said that he was going to die. Her eyes widened as she began to cry. He picked her up and jumped out the window of the four story house. He landed on his back and she landed on top of him. He broke her fall. He was killed, but she survived. He died to save her life.

7. Am I Pretty?

A girl asked a boy if she was pretty. He said no. She asked him if he wanted to be with her forever. He said no. She then asked him if he would cry if she walked away. He again said no.

She had heard too much. She needed to leave. As she walked away, he grabbed her arm and told her to stay.

He said, “You’re not pretty, you’re beautiful. I don’t want to be with you forever, I need to be with you forever. I wouldn’t cry if you walked away, I would die if you walked away.”

8. The Engagement Ring

A girl was standing behind the counter at the gas station where she worked. She looked up and saw her boyfriend walk in. As he was looking at snacks, a man walked in and pointed a gun at her. He had been admiring her ring her boyfriend had given to her as a token of his love. When he told her to give it to him, she said no. Her boyfriend looked up just in time to see her get shot in the face. He ran over to the killer and beat him over the head with a hammer that was for sale. Then he ran and called 911. When the ambulance came, he was kneeling over his girlfriend, sobbing uncontrollably.

The doctor came over and felt for her pulse. Then he stood up and said she was still alive. Later, her boyfriend came to the hospital to see her. As he was sitting at her bedside, he asked, “Why didn’t you just give him the ring?” and then she softly spoke, “Because when you gave it to me, you said it was part of your love for me and I knew if I gave him the ring, I would lose that love.” The next day, she was pronounced dead.

9. Mountain Climbing

A boy went mountain climbing with his girlfriend and his best friend. As they were ascending the cliff face, the girl and the friend both slipped and fell. They were hanging onto the edge of the cliff for dear life. The boy had to make a horrible decision. he had only one free hand so he had to choose which one he would save, his girlfriend or his best friend.

Thinking quickly, he reached out and grabbed the hand of his best friend. His girlfriend couldn’t hang on any longer. She lost her grip and fell to her death.

When they reached safety, the best friend turned to the boy and asked, “Why me?”

A tear fell from the boy’s eye and he replied, “Because friendship lasts a lifetime but love is eternal.”

“What can I do to repay you?” asked his best friend.

The boy looked at him gravely and replied, “Push me off this cliff so I can be with my love.”

10. Only Fools

A boy was dating a girl who always hurt his feelings. One day, she broke up with him and stormed out of the house. Three months later, the girl had a change of heart. She realized that she really loved the boy, so she went back to him and said, “Give me one more chance. I love you and I need you. I will never hurt you anymore.” But the boy just laughed and said, “Only a fool would take back someone who hurt them so badly…” The girl felt hopeless and began to cry, but the boy put his arms around her, hugged her tightly and said, “… and I guess I am one of those fools.”

11. The Storybook

It was a girl’s birthday and she asked her boyfriend to buy her a bracelet. When she opened her present, all she found was a storybook. Disappointed and angry, the girl discarded the storybook and broke up with her boyfriend on the spot. A few days after the breakup, the girl heard that her boyfriend had committed suicide. She went to his funeral and, when she approached his coffin to pay her last respects, she saw that he was clutching the storybook in his cold, dead hands. She picked it up and opened it. Inside, the boy had written a love story. It was the story of how they had met and fallen in love. On the last page, there was a message. It read: “Go to our favorite place. There, you will find a bracelet. That is my birthday gift to you.”

12. The Little Girl in the Picture

There was a 7-year old boy whose first love was a young girl in a picture which he found and picked from the street. Every night, he would take out the picture and gaze at the mysterious girl he knew nothing about. As time went by he grew up and got married, but he still kept the picture.

One day, his wife found it and asked, “Where did you get this?”

The man said, “I found it when I was a child and I kept it ever since, but why are you asking?”

His wife replied, “This is a picture of me. I lost it when I was 7.”

13. Time Heals All Wounds

Mia and Jared were best friends. Jared came from a broken family and Mia loved Jared more than just a friend, but she was afraid to tell him because she might lose him. One day, Mia noticed that Jared was always with another girl. Mia got mad and killed the girl. She was sent to prison. Jared decided to go abroad. Three months later, Mia received a letter from Jared. It read: “Time heals all wounds, but I can’t forgive myself for loving the woman who killed my long lost sister.”

14. The Doll

A boy was so in love with a girl that he promised to give her an engagement ring on her birthday. When the girl’s birthday came along, the boy arrived with a gift. It was a talking doll. The girl was embarrassed with the gift, so she threw it away. The boy ran to catch the doll but he accidentally ran out into traffic. He was hit by a car and killed. As the girl was waiting for the ambulance to arrive, she was crying and hugged the doll tightly. Suddenly, it spoke: “PLEASE GET THE RING FROM MY POCKET. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. WILL YOU MARRY ME?”

15. The Love of a Child

While a man was polishing his new car, his 4-year old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In his anger, the dad took the child’s hand and hit it many times, not realizing he was using a wrench.

At the hospital, his child said, “Dad when will my fingers grow back?”

The dad was so hurt. He went back to car and kicked it a lot of times.

Sitting back, he looked at the scratches. His son had written on the side of the car: “I LOVE YOU DADDY”.

16. Wait For Me

There was a boy who was very much in love with his girlfriend. He went away to college and even though they were far from each other, the boy told the girl that he would wait for her. Before the boy came back, he received news that his girlfriend was getting married to another man. After hearing that, he cried the whole night.

After two weeks, he received a card in the mail. It was a wedding invitation from the girl, but he he never open it because he didn’t want to read the girl’s explanation. On the day of the wedding, the boy went to the church. He did not go there to watch the wedding, he went there to kill the girl. He was carrying a gun in his pocket.

When the boy saw the girl walking down the aisle, dressed in white, he stood up, pulled out the gun and shot her in the face. She was killed instantly and her relatives wrestled him to the ground, disarmed him and called the police.
The boy was convicted of murder and sentanced to death. Sitting in his prison cell, awaiting his execution, he began sorting through his possessions and found the wedding invitation. He opened the card and it read: “My darling, I love you. Please run away with me before my wedding.”

17. Age Shouldn’t Matter

Lily: “Lewis?”
Lewis: “Yes, Lily?”
Lily: “I… I love you”
Lewis: But, you’re 2 years younger than me.”
Lily: “Oh… Never mind then…”
A week later, Lewis turned on the TV. He saw a disturbing story on the news. A girl had hung herself. To his horror, he realized it was Lily. She left a note saying, “Age should not matter. I love you,” Another week later, Lewis hung himself and left a note saying “You’re right, age shouldn’t matter. I’m sorry.”

18. Crossing The Bridge

A little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared, so he asked his little daughter, “Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don’t fall into the river.”

The little girl said, “No, Dad. YOU hold MY hand.”

“What’s the difference?” asked the puzzled father.

“There’s a big difference,” replied the little girl. “If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I might let go of your hand. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let go of my hand.”

With that, the father picked up his smartass daughter and threw her into the river.

19. Thanks Dad

One day, my dad told me he had some work for me to do. He took me out in the fields and showed me a rock. He told me to push it with all my might. I pushed that rock for hours, but nothing happened. I couldn’t even move it an inch. I went back inside and told my dad I failed.

“Son,” he said, “because I love you, I’ve taught you a valuable lesson. I told you to push the rock, but I never told you to move it.”

“Thanks Dad,” I said.

The next time my dad told me he had some work for me to do, I told him to go do it himself.

20. Ovarian Cancer

A girl found out that she had ovarian cancer and she couldn’t find a donor. She told her boyfriend, but he just shrugged it off and stared at the TV. The next day, she went into surgery to get her ovaries removed. When she woke up from the surgery she started crying because she couldn’t have kids anymore. The nurse told her that someone had donated their ovaries to her. Just then, the girl’s mom came in. “Where’s my boyfriend?” asked the girl. Her mom said, “He was the one who donated his ovaries.” Now, the girl visits his grave every day.