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

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“Tom's Party” by John Veit

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Tom sat on the couch watching a reality show. His attention was scattered but he suddenly laughed out loud. The show’s main character was ranting a torrent of bleeped expletives that Tom found contrived. “How can people believe this crap?” He said aloud and reached for a fresh cigarette. The lunge forward to the coffee table caused him to see the time on his phone. He was late for the party. He didn’t want to get there while people were still eating, or sober. He imagined arriving to salad bowls crusted wi...

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“Free Spirit ” by Nicole Khomenko

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TW: Talk of anxiety She set the book aside. The blue clock standing on her bedside table flashed 2:30 am, but to her it felt like it was just morning. She felt alive at night, almost as if the moon itself stretched out a nimble hand and fed her it’s pulsing, white energy. Switching off the torch she’d used to read and putting it on the bedside table as well, her eyes slid across her window. No. You pulled the blinds across for a reason. Heavy green linen was draped across it, her desperate attempts at blocking out any m...

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“Petrichor” by Emily Wilcock

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There was something weirdly calming about a good thunderstorm. Not the kind of storm that rolled in, grumbled a few times, and left without much fanfare. No, the kind of thunder that shakes the foundations, the lightning that illuminates the entire sky, the rain that lashes against the window so hard the glass might shatter. The kind of thunderstorm you feel in your bones hours before it arrives, the petrichor the only physical sign that something is wrong. Chaotic and powerful, and so very dangerous, yet somehow… there’s something about the...

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“My life turned upside down” by Katherine Williams

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I look down at my nails and wince. Amelia and I got back from our nail appointment less than a half hour ago and my cuticles are already bleeding again. I’m a little high strung about the party at Elijah’s tonight. Grayson is supposed to be there and last time I spoke to him, he told me he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. I think back to how things were about a month ago and sigh. Amelia and Elijah. Me and Grayson. We were living the dream of nearly every highschooler! Two best friends dating two other best friends? That is as g...

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“Nervous to Have Fun” by Elizabeth Etzwiler

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As Anna, sat pouring sweat from what seemed like every orifice. She grabbed a paper towel to pat down the sweat so it didn’t make her smell. Anna put so much deodorant on she didn’t think she couldn’t smell for a whole month. On top of that she put her make-up on and was afraid to pat that and have to start again on that trying to apply some here and then there. Anna had on the best outfit she thought she could buy from the store. She was so nervous from going to the party that she’s going to ruin the dr...

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“Forget It” by Holly Reynolds

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By: Danie Reynolds"Oh my gosh!" I flatten my hair against my head, but it just poofs up again. "Forget it! I am so not going."Lyla rolls her eyes, laughing. "Oh, please. You're already dressed up, and you need to stop worrying. You look fine."I frown, staring at my reflection in my bedroom's full-length mirror, just like I've been doing for hours. "I don't know," I say hesitantly. "I just haven't been to a party in a while. I don't even know what to do with myself."Lyla laughs. "Shay, you're a riot. You don't even know what to do with yourse...

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“Eve” by Helen Ko

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The lights were beautiful. Bright and colorful. Tiny fairy lights in purple and pink glimmered like shimmering pixies hovering in the dark, basking in the warm red and yellow glow of the paper lanterns strung about the crowded lawn. People mingled beneath them, joking, conversing, and feasting. The humid night air was filled with the sound of their cheer. It terrified the woman staring at what might have been a foreign world, body frozen, half in and half out of her car. It was startling to her, this sight. The last party she had been to…s...

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“A Party to Remember” by Akansha Makhijani

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With a boyfriend, a ton of friends, and even more confidence, Ruby was the life of every party, but that was over a Summer ago. Her life changed before her eyes and she had no idea where it went wrong. Her boyfriend broke up with her, she lost almost every friend she had; her most trusted friends now being Jane and Michelle, and in a span of weeks she had lost all the confidence she took her whole life to build. Now, instead of going out and having fun, she had found a sense of comfort sitting at home in her PJs, watching Netflix, surrounded...

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“Last time” by Lucy :)

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Nervous. Of course I'm nervous. Not nervous, sweating, terrified, petrified. Why would I do this to myself oh why? I know what happened last time. I know it went horribly wrong so why oh why am I doing it again? I can't do this. I told her I was going so I have to but why? Last time I felt as if I would die at any moment and I don't want that. Not anymore. Well I guess I'll have to go. I'm almost in tears, the salty droplets just brimming my eyes making them tinge with pain like I haven't had sleep which of course I haven't. I stayed up all ...

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“The Bounty Hunters’ Rave” by Sarah Bird

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The Awakening was pure agony. As the gunk they had shoved in my veins thawed and was replaced with warm blood, as my muscles that had wasted over the past half a century softened and stretched and flexed, as my bones that were now five hundred and twenty six years old creaked…while all that happened I groaned in pain. Then the breath was forced back into my chest, reinflating lungs that had been in storage for centuries. One star out of ten. I do not recommend cryosleep. Sadly I didn’t have a choice in that decision, as the handcuffs over my...

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“False Murderer, Dead Soldier, and Mr.Nobody” by David Urquiola

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(Copied and Paste, This work is mine I created this story for speech and debate class) (also any feedback is helpful) First Story Criminal… That's exactly what they think of me, around 3 months ago I was accused of second-degree murder, I now stand in court trying to be acquitted, my lawyer next to me. I saw the murder, but I didn’t do anything myself, but nobody believes me. Every day I see people looking at me disgusted I hear people whispering… Delinquent… Murderer…Put him in jail. The main reason people think it wa...

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“Tonight” by Alex Burgess

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1.Sam awoke with a start – the room was still dark as she blinked away her grogginess and felt her eyes open wide. Her breathing had grown rapid as she slept restlessly, and the dream had come back to her again. This time, she was standing in the kitchen as the rest of the class stood around her pointing and laughing; she was naked. The group of classmates laughing were the ones she liked the least, but she noticed a few of her so-called friends had joined in this time. A single, warm tear trickled down her cheek before the steady flow of wa...

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“Daniel's Dilemma” by TheOrangest Orange

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The physical envelope that Daniel held in his hands, the envelope inviting him over to Justin’s house on Saturday, felt alien to him. A party was foreign to Daniel; he had been unpopular all throughout high school and only recently reinvented himself. But his unfamiliarity with parties was not why the envelope was strange; it was who it was addressed to Although the envelope had Daniel’s name hastily scribbled on to it, who it was really addressed to was The Other Guy. The Guy who would joke around at the back of the class, embarrass himse...

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“Party For Two” by Kristen Rebello

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“Yes, a party. You have to come. I’m not taking no for an answer.” “But -” “Nope. You’re coming. No buts. No complaints. No excuses.” I dwelled on the conversation from last week. As I stared back at my reflection in the mirror, I let my thoughts overtake me. At least, I wasn’t completely in the dark. I did have a few people that I knew. After all, this was my home eight years ago. And I could always count on my best friend, Rose, who was the only person I stayed in touch with all these years. Seven schools in eight years and I final...

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“Euphoria ” by V. Goel

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Content warning: drug use The snow looks white from afar. Pure white. But the closer you get to it, the more you can see that it’s actually grey. The snow looks white from where I’m standing. * I can’t stand here forever in this book store, right across from where there’s a party going on just underneath my feet. People must have started drinking by now. Some might be high. It doesn’t matter. Maybe I can’t go to this party after all. Maybe I’m not ready. But I suppose I have to at some point, I have to ge...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 156 stories

“Tom's Party” by John Veit

“Free Spirit ” by Nicole Khomenko

“Petrichor” by Emily Wilcock

“My life turned upside down” by Katherine Williams

“Nervous to Have Fun” by Elizabeth Etzwiler

“Forget It” by Holly Reynolds

“Eve” by Helen Ko

“A Party to Remember” by Akansha Makhijani

“Last time” by Lucy :)

“The Bounty Hunters’ Rave” by Sarah Bird

“False Murderer, Dead Soldier, and Mr.Nobody” by David Urquiola

“Tonight” by Alex Burgess

“Daniel's Dilemma” by TheOrangest Orange

“Party For Two” by Kristen Rebello

“Euphoria ” by V. Goel

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Write a story about a character who gets lost at a carnival or festival.

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