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Write a story about a character who’s nervous to attend a party - their first in a long time.

Posted in Adults on Oct 26, 2022

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“Brightly” by Ellie Yu

Submitted to Contest #93

TW: GUN VIOLENCESuffused in the street lamps' golden light, her sunny yellow dress pooling around her knees as she perches on the parking lot curb, Anastasia weighs her options.One: she could leave. She could clamp her hands around the wheel and steer her car through the evening-shadowed suburbs, back to her apartment that’s always five degrees too cold. It’s a home, but it’s not her home. It hasn’t been in months. And she doesn’t know if she can bear curling up in bed alone again.Two: she could go inside. Anastasia glances over her shoulder...

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“Party Mischief” by V. Saladin

Submitted to Contest #93

‘Why did I agree to this?’ I tried to rack my brain for possible excuses as to why I couldn’t attend, one that would surely fool Stephen, my friend. I had agreed to come to a party that he was holding, the first one I’ve attended since the first year of middle school. It was now my Junior year, so about 5 years later, and I know things are way different at these parties now. See, my friends are social butterflies and get along with most everyone, which I suppose is how they got through to me so quickly. However, I am a social outcast, far f...

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“Prom Queen” by Serena Johnston

Submitted to Contest #93

Autumn Dennis hated parties. It wasn't the darkness, or the flashing lights, or even the noise. It was the overwhelming amount of people that got her. But when her longtime crush, Luke Kent, asked her to prom, she decided that she would give it a try. After all, it had been three years since she had gone to any sort of party, so she was overdue. It was time for a change. And who knows? Maybe she'd even have a fun time. But only time would tell. As Autumn got ready, her hands shook. What if she didn't like prom? What if this was all a bad i...

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“Party on the Polaris” by Avid Writer

Submitted to Contest #93

*This is a preview of a chapter of a book I'm writing called Murder on the Polaris, it fit the prompt wonderfully, but if the characters arent familiar I apologize. Little bit of background, the characters are set in a post apocalyptic world where a cruise was offered to a select few citizens. Anyway, Please enjoy!*Step, two, three… Danica was focused on the way his hips moved in the mirror. His hands were up in the air in dance position. He felt sort of stupid, but it had been forever since he had danced. Here he was, dancing in front of th...

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“The Voice Thief” by Chase .

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Tom Have you ever been in that situation when you are in a serious emergency but you can’t tell anyone. Well if you have you might have a similar story to mine, it all happened last year. I was at McDonalds for my best friend's birthday party when it happened, I was just walking around when a man in a Ronald Mc Donald costume walked past me. He looked at me and said “Come here child…” Ok, that was a bit weird and I was now questioning if this really was a man in a suit. So I kept my distance, that made him mad. “I said COME HERE child…” He...

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“The Plunge” by Writers Block

Submitted to Contest #93

College times had come for Claire, and she was in her freshman year at a University 3 hours from her hometown. She had selected this University mainly for the academics and spatial layout of the campus. As far as the human dynamics of this University went, she felt pretty much at ease. With some guidance and intuition, she knew to be generally accepting but also that people don't always get along with one another. Claire and Annabelle were roommates. Claire was organized and Annabelle preferred a neat and tidy space. Claire was a design m...

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“In a nervous party” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

Submitted to Contest #93

Quite a long time ago when I was in school I recall my closest companion called me late night on Saturday to welcome me on her birthday following day. I was glad and exceptionally eager to go there yet I expected to take authorization from my folks. I went to my Papa's room and gradually asked him,  "Father tomorrow is my closest companions birthday and I truly need to go."  Father said, "Alright I dont mind however ask your mother."  I went to Mom and said, "Dear Mom"  Unexpectedly she answered, "What do you need...

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“Dancing With The Devil” by Aloe Plant

Submitted to Contest #93

Content Warning: I changed up a few details in the Bible to fit my story better. I meant no harm by this. If you feel uncomfortable, you can click off. Enjoy. Satan  If someone asked me, hypothetically, what my least favorite parts of being the devil are, I wouldn’t even have to consider my answer. I hate them that much. God? You may ask. No, Gary’s actually a pretty cool guy. Hell? No, not that one either. It’s something that no one would even consider to be the worst part of the job, though without a doubt, it is. Humans and Partie...

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“Last chance” by Sevv E

Submitted to Contest #93

If anything horrible happens, just know that my mom forced me to go to this party. Although, I don't think anyone needs that explanation since my pale skin and wreck it ralph t-shirt tells everyone that I haven't been to a party in years. The last one I've been to was my younger cousin's third birthday party. She's thirteen now, and let's say that I wasn't too happy about breaking my iconic, decade-long streak of avoiding any kind of social interaction. So when my mom tricked me into entering her car to "go to that new fantasy movie you alwa...

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“We're the Same” by Athena Ember Antigone

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"Come on Emma, you have to go!" Mia yelled for the 100th time. "Mia I can't, my dad would kill me," I said. Why won't she just let it go? She knows my dad would lose it if I went to some random guy's cabin alone. Plus it's been awhile since I've gone to a party. I’m not sure I’m ready for it. "I know what you're thinking. You won't be alone, I'll be there with Shara, and Olivia, and...well practically the whole school." "Have you met my dad? Now he'll just say there are so many people no one will notice me getting kidnaped." "Wow, your d...

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“King of the Dance” by Gerald Daniels

Submitted to Contest #93

               Tonight he was going to face the world and actually leave the house. He was going to throw caution to the wind and take his rightful place in the sparkling, fashionable, heart-thumping life that he used to have. There would be no more watching through the windows, no more pressing his face against the glass and no more skulking away back to a life of suspicion and self-doubt. He walked along a tiled passageway and entered a dull hallway with low timber ...

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“Sweat” by Ethan Henry

Submitted to Contest #93

Darren's pizza burger never tasted better. It was "cheat day", earlier that morning he had run twelve miles in just under two hours, a personal best. It was something he had been working at for the last month. Was Darren training for a marathon? No. Was he training for a triathlon? Absolutely not. Darren was just a black man in his early forties living the real American dream. Working for himself. He was a swim instructor of well-to-do children. All of his clients currently live in Beverly Hills and Bellaire. Darren is also an actor. He and ...

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“Real Trouble” by John K Adams

Submitted to Contest #93

Henry looked into the dusky night. Fireflies flashed. His eyes tracked one, then another. Mysteriously there and gone. There and gone. ‘Could soon be me,’ he thought. He knew his deep trouble. Could be life and death. Frenchie, in the driver’s seat didn’t care. No one understands when you lose your mind. You’re expected to keep tabs on such things. Not like telling your Mom you lost your sweater at school. ‘Where did you last see it…?’ Regardless, Henry amused himself. He kept quiet, though.   Frenchie, parked the limo and idled the ...

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“Longhorn” by Sharon Williams

Submitted to Contest #93

The barman stood behind the highly polished countertop of the saloon bar, rubbing a glass with a chequered tea towel, when the stranger pushed through the slatted swing doors. He was tall, at least six foot three, and lean. The covering of fine, red dust, which coated his clothes, indicated that he had been riding for a while. His leather Stetson hat was pulled low over his eyes, obscuring his face in shadow, although close scrutiny showed that his chin was covered in several days’ worth of dark stubble. He wore fringed leather chaps, and th...

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“Ada's Night” by Alexa Mae Pecora

Submitted to Contest #93

They were perfect. My parents were happy. The night they had their party for their 10th anniversary was a night of celebration. My aunt was there, and so was my grandmother. They were the only family we had left at the time. Now I have no one. My parents left my sister and I at the house after the family left. They said they wanted to get a last minute addition to the night. "The car set ablaze quickly," is what the officials had told my sister and I. "A quick death. They hit the barrier hard, the three of them."  "The three of them?"...

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