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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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“Wallflower ” by Bridey Rookes

Submitted to Contest #93

The effusive droplets of mellow, balmy rain tap gently against my fixed, casement frosted window. I catch my eye on a crack, spreading out like spiders legs at the corner of my eucalyptus wooden window frame, leaking out beads of cold, dust coated water. The leak bleeds out like blood, the water seems thick, abnormal. I push my face closer, hesitantly, and notice an autumn carmine red ink flowing through the water following like open blood vessels, something like a haemorrhage. It felt like only yesterday that I experienced a moment somethin...

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“A Long Time Coming” by Lucy Hutchinson

Submitted to Contest #93

Years. That’s how long it had been and she felt every one of them right now, every day really. It was incredible. It would have been so easy to skip this. Everyone was used to her not showing up anymore. The perfect excuse as she had moved away, to get away? Maybe. But that really wasn’t the point, was it? She was here now. She knew that she would be judged just as she knew that she was going to judge them. They had all been so close once. Or at least she had thought that they were, but maybe that was a lie that she told herself. M...

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“THE PARTY” by Sharon Vander Meer

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The pile of clothes on the bed looked as unappealing as Addie felt. She had no idea she owned so many clothes in shades of brown, none of them remotely chic. If her sister Claire were here, this would be much easier. She would know how to dress up the brown pants and off-white blouse with accessories. Claire wouldn’t even call the colors brown and off-white. Claire would call the brown coco ice and the off-white wheat grass, or something equally upscale sounding. Addie plopped on the bed, worn out by the effort to go to a party she didn’t ...

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“The Odd Wheel Out” by Brian Dahl

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I had just finished trimming the last specks of hair from my neckbeard, the fresh blade scraping hard against my skin causing red to leak from my skin. The last sheet of toilet paper dangling over the roll would make for a good short term stopgap for the bleeding. The garbage was full so I dropped the now crumpled sheet into the toilet. For the first time in six months my beard was lined up and clean. I gulped in the mirror, shameful of the figure that stared back. Was I really ready for this? My black slacks were finally able slide on eas...

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“Something Beautiful” by Amy Jayne Conley

Submitted to Contest #93

“Amy! Come on! You can’t hide for the rest of your life. We had two years of a pandemic. Life has to go back to normal!” The voice shouting through my letterbox was from my best friend, Charlie. I’d ignored her calls about going out, because I didn’t want to. It didn’t feel safe, yet. The pandemic had apparently affected a lot of people mentally in ways that weren’t apparent until the end of it all. Even though the world was vaccinated, and the number of hospitalisations and deaths from the virus had stabilised into pretty much single figur...

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“The Party” by J17s Wifey

Submitted to Contest #93

This is a story about a young awkward, well attractive in his later twenties man.Who was a real cat boy. Accompanied by his adorable roommate which is a lovable spunky cat the colors of dreamcicle orange and swan white, licensed service animal, loyal companion who's name is Irac.Nidak has a strict schedule he must follow or than things are tornado level chaos around him if around negative depleting energies. His worst fear is being with a crowd of people for a extended period of time socializing about what's going on in their busy lives. Nid...

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“Perfect is the Enemy of Good” by John Steckley

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Perfect is the Enemy of GoodI don’t know why I agreed to do this, go to a 15th year reunion party of my graduating high school class. I’m not a big party goer at the best of times. The last one I went to was five years ago, and that was a party thrown by my parents, complete with someone they had set up to meet me. My mother is worried that she will never have grandchildren. I am an only child, hence the pressure put on me to get into a ‘serious relationship.’ I live with my parents, so I hear that expression a lot.I...

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“TheParty” by Miguel P

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Miguel had not been to a party in a very long time, not since the death of his wife. On that day life had ended for him. His heart was broken as the love of his life was tragically taken from him. They had been married for only seven years and had two daughters, ages five and three. That sad day was twelve years ago and in that time Miguel had devoted himself to raising his daughters. There was no social life, no other women. His daughters were his universe. During that time, Miguel’s friends and family tried ...

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“The Birthday Present” by Claire A. Jones

Submitted to Contest #93

I watched hesitantly as he unwrapped the paper. He looked happy and relaxed, surrounded by family and friends. Just seven of us were here to celebrate with him, and it was my first time meeting everyone in a group. I had previously met his sister and his best friend on separate occasions, but I hadn't been to a larger gathering like this yet. The party had barely begun and I was already feeling out of my element; I could count on one hand the number of gatherings I had been to in the last decade. In the rest of my life I was usually self-ass...

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“All's well because it'll end well” by Kelsang Bhutia

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So, Kel was quite an unsocial guy. He would not prefer to meet up friends at a party or a gathering , but only seldom met his close friends to catch up after quite a while of being in less or no contact. It would seem he's a guy who just likes a close group of friends, prefers them than a choas group with every kind of person a part of it. Just almost like any body reading this, this story is about him. He starts his usaul day getting up late at 8 am or 9, as he goes to sleep late at around 1 or 2am, hits the flush after relieving the pressu...

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“Barbecue” by Ann Layne

Submitted to Contest #93

   I was invited to a neighbors barbecue. We were suppose to bring something to eat. I dropped by the local bakery and bought a strawberry cheese cake. The invitation was in my mail box a week ago. I’ve been nervous about the party since then.   It brought back memories of when my husband and I use to go to parties together. We’re divorced now for many reasons. I’d still get nervous going to parties even back then. I am always afraid I’ll be the woman sitting in the corner by h...

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“Party with GG” by Meta M Griffin

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I hated having to return to my hometown after I graduated from college, but I was unable to find a good paying job. The last thing I wanted to do was go to Grandma’s party, so I told Grandma I would spend the evening with my great-grandmother. I always called her GG.  I wanted to pull the covers over my head, and not thinking about doing anything-especially going to Grandma's party.  I remember when Mama would spend days in bed, and now I associate morning with some kind of insidious pain. People talk about Mama without...

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“The Wind's Silent Voice” by Lucie Gray Miller

Submitted to Contest #93

EVERY one has a secret that will die with them. For me, it’s Bianca.  Dr. Gordon glanced up from her clip board, positioned on her lap. Her glasses gliding down to her angular nose. It was just like her personality, sharp, unconnected. “August,” She reached down and pulled her leg up into a crossed position. “have you noticed a change in your behavior recently?” I just stared at my fingers, looping a hairband through them again and again until it was so tight it cut off the passageway for blood to run through my fingers. Then, I pulled ...

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“Reluctance” by Ruth Smith

Submitted to Contest #93

I know I should be writing right now. I have a goal to write at least three pages per day. But today I am too wound up to concentrate on anything other than that stupid party Tanya wants me to go to.“It will do you good to get out and see people,” she says.“I don't want to see people,” I reply.“Stop kidding yourself, you want to see people,” she counters, her voice betraying her irritation with me. We had this talk multiple times and it always ends the same.Ha, Tanya doesn't know I can be very difficult if I don't want to do something. And I...

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“Criminal, Murderer, Agent, Liar, Thief” by Loxie Oaks

Submitted to Contest #93

August 1946Detroit, Michigan The door to Essie’s small home crashed open, and her closest friend Lilith rounded the corner into the main room, where Essie was busy canning her peaches. Her parents were away for the day, and all her younger brothers were out working, so the task fell to her. She looked up when Lilith came in. “Hello!”Lilith yanked off her hat and gloves and put them on the counter. She rolled up her sleeves and grabbed a jar to help Essie. “Are you going to the party tomorrow night? At David’s?”Essie grinned. “What eight...

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