End your story with a character standing in the rain.

Posted in Angst on Oct 25, 2022

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“The hidden gem” by Yulia Ivashkova

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TW: drug mention, self-harm.The pager erupted with a series of short shrilling beeps. I took it out of my pocket – the night call person handed it to me in the morning with a belt holster heavily remedied with medical tape but still incurably broken. I meant to walk to the communications to get a new one but never got to it, and now, at five p.m., they were closed for the day.The screen read “Full trauma code Resus 1 bed 2.” In the few next minutes, a seriously injured person will be rolling into a large resuscitation room in the ED, short f...

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“The rain washes it all away” by Aysha A.

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“We’re reporting live from Arizona where countless people reported spotting an asteroid in the sky. Now we have no evidence of this but in-” “-we have an anomalous source from NASA who reports that there is an actual asteroid heading this way. They say that it’s been calculated that it would pass us harmlessly but it would be the closest an actual asteroid came to our atmosphere in decades. So be prepared to witness a phenomenal-“ “-miscalculated. The asteroid is heading our way in about 13 days. There is no need to panic, the government...

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“Fruit of the Lemon Tree” by Bill Kemp

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Fruit of the Lemon Tree Anthony Pusateri was a peace-loving man. The short, stocky devout Roman Catholic lived with his family on 10 acres just outside of Palermo, Sicily. One beautiful Spring morning, Anthony’s wife, Rose, cleared the breakfast table, poured her husband a second cup of coffee, then asked, “Tell me, An-tony, what on earth will I fix for dinner?” Anthony just grunted. She gently patted the thinning hair on his head. “Dear St. Theresa,” she begged. “This is my provider? God bless the soul of a man who won’t shoot a deer or eve...

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“Alone” by Zugely Montalvo

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It was raining and it was night time. A girl name WeiWei was going to meet those she cared about in front a special place that was meaningful to everyone but it would be a very sad rainy night. WeiWei had a to tell them a tragic thing that would happen but before she wanted to spend a happy night time. So after a few hours, her true love and her best friend came to meet her. So WeiWei put on her happiest smile and tears away and greeted her friends. So not long, they all went to the spot that was meaning which was a long open bridge with a r...

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“When The Rains Came” by Edward Savage

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“How many days?” asked Brian softly, staring out of the window. “What?” asked Janice. “How many days has it been?” he said louder. Janice looked across to the calendar on the wall. September was covered in red crosses. Only one square remained unmarked. “Twenty-nine days,” Janice said wearily. “Along with twenty-nine nights,” sighed Brian watching the sheeting rain add its volume to the two foot of water already cascading in a broad swift river across the mountain pasture before disappearing at the bottom of the slope. He watched as Alp...

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“Would you?” by MD Jones

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Cora stared out the window at the April rain filtering through the leaves of dozens of trees in the woods. She and Max drove in silence to the old estate, rain pouring onto their windshield. Max pulled up to the front door under the portico, turned to Cora and said, “you go in, I'll park the car.” Tenderly, he reached out and ran a hand through her graying hair and rested it against her face. “I don't know what I would do without you.” Cora inhaled sharply and grabbed his hand. After giving him an affectionate squeeze, she was gone. Cora ...

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“One Last Time Together” by Melinda Madrigal

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The Sixties, a turbulent time for the U.S. from the election of a new leader, to the Cuban Missile crisis, to the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, and the gay liberation movement, to the assassinations of John F Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcom X and Robert Kennedy. The decade is met with challenges, the U.S. overcame them all, but for one couple the sixties, especially 1968 is a year they will never forget. Sandy Correa and Danny Shea are high school sweet hearts, they lived through the first half of the sixties like anothe...

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“The Game” by Gwendolyn Cahill-Gee, Jr

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The Game Written by Gwendolyn Cahill “Didn’t I tell you I would never leave you, Frank, my spirit is alive. Haha! You did not know you would inherit the Game. Murder season will soon arrive. Soon I will transport you to a world unseen by many.” Frank cries, “No, don’t take my love away from me.” A male suddenly walks through the mist. “I finally caught you.” “I am Glen’s son. My name is Glen, Jr. your inheritance includes the Game.” He laughs. "Grace isn't down with the game. She's the first to die. You cannot continue to own this ...

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“Lightning, Mystery & Murder” by Lisa VanGalen

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Abby Sinclair stood motionless, absorbing the energy of the old building. The creak of a floorboard overhead increased her anxiety. No one was supposed to be here except for her. She had strict rules for investigations like this. Extra bodies could make noise, like footsteps, or open doors or windows to change to airflow. Or make creaks in the expectant silence. Her employers demanded the very best, the most professional job. Abby sighed. Tonight's investigation would have to be scrubbed until the intruder was found. Once home to a private...

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End your story with a character standing in the rain.

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✍️ 99 stories

“The hidden gem” by Yulia Ivashkova

“The rain washes it all away” by Aysha A.

“Fruit of the Lemon Tree” by Bill Kemp

“Alone” by Zugely Montalvo

“When The Rains Came” by Edward Savage

“Would you?” by MD Jones

“One Last Time Together” by Melinda Madrigal

“The Game” by Gwendolyn Cahill-Gee, Jr

“Lightning, Mystery & Murder” by Lisa VanGalen

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story where it’s raining men, literally or metaphorically.

Write a story where something magical happens when it starts to rain.

The first rain of the season arrives. Write a story that begins immediately afterward.

Write about a character driving in the rain.

Contest #112

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