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

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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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“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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“The Ball of Snow and Fire” by Flora Bell

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Standing before the full length mirror, the woman twisted from side to side and gently ran her hands over her waist. "I have a very important question.""What is it, Eira?" The man asked, poking his head around the door frame. "Wow, you look hot."Turning her upper body so quickly an audible snap came from her neck, the woman shot him with an icy glare as frost started to creep up her cheeks; snowflakes fluttering down around her. "What. Did you just call me?""I mean no offence!" The man laughed, casually leaning against the door frame and cro...

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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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“Dance the Life Away” by Parth Tyagi

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“I am better at home only, besides there is rarely someone my age there,” cried Chacha Ji from the far end of the house, “I have this habit of staying alone, you’ll please enjoy.” Swagat gazed at his father not believing, and said, “It's alright dad, I will stay with you the whole time.” Chacha Parminder had been living in a village named Tautar about a hundred miles from the city. He had been living in the village his entire life, earlier with the whole family, and later with his wife Chachi Rama, after the children left to mind their...

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“Wild Card” by Algernon Moncrieff

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Wild Card Randy heard the familiar sound on his phone notifying him of a new text message. He swiped the cracked screen on his phone that had already been replaced three times this year and typed in his password. I need to be more careful he thought to himself. A group text message from several of his long-ago estranged friends included the details of an upcoming party along with an invitation to all of the recipients included. Randy wondered to himself, Why now? Do they finally trust me? Randy had a love/hate re...

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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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“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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“Prisoner” by Gypsy Hill

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TW TW: rape, suicidal ideation Parties are terrible. Nothing but an open space for lunatics to lock you in a house and act horrendously. Heathens my Mother would call them. Devil's advocates who sip beers and smoke Cannabis. The devil's advocates were seventeen year olds throwing birthday parties for their favorite friends. Unlike my parents, their parents own three story vacant houses for their children to wreck while they're gone. Parties, police..memories. Memories could be horrid or good. I personally prefer the g...

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“Aftermath Of Life” by Colin Glynn Davidson

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The stark palm of reality smacked Megan across the face as she stood staring into the mirror, like so many times before. Mirror, mirror, on the wall, truly who is the ugliest of them all?“Come on, Megs. We’re running out of time; you gotta at least help with the decisions,” called Vicky from behind her best friend.Megan didn’t take her eyes off the mirror to answer. “Look, maybe tonight isn’t such a good idea after all.”Vicky dropped the makeup bag she was frantically looking through, trying in vain to find the color she knew was perfect for...

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“" The Accident"” by Samantha Tong

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Hi! I'm Janice and well, today I'm going to a party. Sounds fun right? Not for me though. I haven't really attended one in such a long time. Why? It all starts way back in highschool on a Friday night. I was getting ready to attend a party, hosted by the most popular girl in school, Amelia. I was thrilled when I had recieved my invitation. I was kind of a nerd but I had some good friends. When I arrived, I was feeling exicted. I had never been invited to a party before. The party was at Amelia's house. It was so crowded I could barely wa...

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“The Plunge” by Danielle Cole

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The Plunge By: Danielle Zielinski “Enu, enu, enu. Whoooop! Arrr, arr, arr, arrr.” The standard car alarm music blared through its fifteenth cycle. “People have gotten so good at ignoring them I find it amazing anyone still uses car alarms anymore,” I thought to myself as I dangled from the bungie cord. It was cold and I wished I had worn that sweater afterall. I fingered the party hat that ...

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“Ethan's party” by Ana Molv

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It’s the first day of summer vacation and it’s so beautiful and hot outside, my friend Nina asked me to join her for a party, the boy she likes organizes this party at his house and she really wants to go, but what about me? The last two months I’ve been in bed because I’ve broken my leg while climbing a tree in my backyard, so I can look into my neighbour’s yard, he has a very cute dog, a female husky called “See”. Looking at the dog I lost my balance and fell, it wasn’t easy to explain to my parents what I was doing there but, It was...

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“Long Time No See” by Ephram Oliver

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The pixels on the computer gleamed in his eyes as he suffered through the last of his online classes for the day. He was not paying attention. If his teacher called on him through the video screen, he could not have heard. His mind was elsewhere. This was the day of the big party, his first in a while. Jared hardly got invited to parties ever. He had never tried to be. Most of his free time was spent reading or playing video games or watching movies. He would much rather experience the thrill of social events vicariously through the fictio...

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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

“Tonight” by Alex Burgess

“Party For Two” by Kristen Rebello

“Euphoria ” by V. Goel

“The Ball of Snow and Fire” by Flora Bell

“Eve” by Helen Ko

“Dance the Life Away” by Parth Tyagi

“Wild Card” by Algernon Moncrieff

“The Bounty Hunters’ Rave” by Sarah Bird

“Daniel's Dilemma” by TheOrangest Orange

“Prisoner” by Gypsy Hill

“Aftermath Of Life” by Colin Glynn Davidson

“" The Accident"” by Samantha Tong

“The Plunge” by Danielle Cole

“Ethan's party” by Ana Molv

“Long Time No See” by Ephram Oliver

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

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Write about a reluctant party-goer who ends up being the star of the show.

Write your story about two characters tidying up after a party.

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