Start your story with a character having a premonition, but no one believes them.

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“Uncle Arjun” by Freya Cullen

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The waves came crashing rapidly, eroding at her skull and drowning her. First one, then ten as she collapsed onto the faded bedsheets, closing any sources of light and releasing a pained groan.“This is fine.”Scorpions crawled through her mind. Oh, what she’d give to punch a number through her scratched telephone and, with every agonising pulse, send venom dripping through the line. Nobody wanted to hear that. Nobody could hear that, even if she tried; energy continued to drain from her body like a sieve. He’d announced his appearance for a r...

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“Me, or you?” by Cory Field

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I wasn’t mad that no one believed me. I was mad because I had to suffer mostly alone and no one would understand why until it was too late. Too late for me of course. Just me. The funny thing is that when I first found out about what was going to happen, I wasn’t scared so much as confused. Most people don’t find out their going to die until the heart line on the electrocardiogram falls to solid. Or moments before their car slams into another. Accidents happen. The thing about me was that I knew I was going to die, and I knew it was going t...

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“Donathon’s Marsh” by Nella Walas

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Genevieve thwarted her badminton racket and impacted the shuttle, hurling it high in the air and over to my side where I putt it back to her. ”Your good at this Jackson.” She said panting. “Thanks.” I said grunting, struggling to keep up with her swift and quick movements. A strong gust of wind snatched our shuttle out of the air and aimed it out towards the small openly wooded area with Creed’s River. Genevieve ran after it and pelted a loud “NO!” as the shuttle plummeted into the river and sat ever so calmly at the surface, bobbin...

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“The Feeling of Rio” by Jatin Zadoo

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Rio, a 26-year-old, spends most of his time with his friends now. Rio was the son of the richest businessman in the States. An unfortunate event took place in the life of Rio, both of his parents died in a plane crash, all the money and properties belonged to him now. But Rio being a brat spends all of his money on his friends and himself, enjoying, partying to their fullest. All of them live in Rio’s large mansion. But One day, Rio gets this feeling, a feeling, a bad feeling? He and his friends will die, but why and how? Rio tells h...

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“Hamburger ” by Suvro Koley

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Before becoming a millionaire, Mr. Typical worked as a broker in Wall Street. Not quite as the ‘wolf’ but a broker nonetheless. And no, he didn’t make a fortune by bilking or milking his maybe-customers.On a typical day, he would sit by his desk patiently when the bell rang for the day. Beside him his colleague, who always came in wearing some form of corduroy would do the same for the time being. On his other side however, the guy who didn’t have a single hair out of place on his head – all shiny, glued for the day would be married to his c...

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“DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN” by Debbie Curtin

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I should have taken the hesitation Denise felt all along about this place before we went in and were hoodwinked. But it was so right up my alley in artsy, creative, shenanigans that I was not thinking bad thoughts. What could go wrong? My good friend Denise and I finally got it together, and without further interruption from everyone and their brother, set up a day and time to meet for coffee. This was a thing we would do need to do from time to time as it gave us a moment to catch up on what was going on with family and whatever else we ne...

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“Just a thought?” by Haw Alu

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I will always remember the day Mum’s favourite jacket was stolen! It was four years ago now!It was the day that the Harrow youth football team was chosen, and I had applied. Unfortunately, I had not been able to attend the choosing! It was an event that happened only once every five years! I was six years old then.We went to Harrow shopping centre. Of course we had to go through boring old Monsoon first, but Mum had promised that afterwards, we’d go to Sports Direct to choose a new sports kit!When we went to Monsoon, Mum hung her jacket on a...

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“Incel Aggression ” by Ash Greene

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TW: Not Christian Like Content (lol), 18+, ViolenceI wake up in the morning and know something is off. After pushing back the black hair that fell in my face during the night, I stretch and make myself get out of bed. Black bra covered by a black shirt, black panties under my black shorts, I step into the bathroom and start taking on the bird’s nest of snarls. Black lipstick, an even darker black on my eye lids, and two beautiful wisps of black eyeliner later, I am almost ready for the day. Hopping around trying to put on the six-inch black ...

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“Real life circle” by Ganiyat Bakare

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I worked hard for this exam. All my efforts thrown into the trash. Again. “Adeola, let’s go,” Mariah said, tapping me. She stands and backs her little flower bag. Lizzy does the same. Through the iron windows, I could see the gloomy clouds spreading, the icy breeze winding and carrying with it dust. How they could ditch their blazers uniforms to a tank top in this chilly wind is beyond me. “I’m not leaving till it rained.” “No, we should go now so the rain won’t keep us here,” Lizzy said, enunciating each word. “And it would probably...

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“Once Upon A TIme In HollyWood Hills” by Michele Christine Martin

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This is all about a premonition and how no one would listen, till it was too late. I really do believe that everyone has their own destiny all laid out for them but that fate often steps in and changes the course. If I could have lived out my destiny I would want to be a fairy princess. I just love that idea. But as my fate would have it there will be no happy ending and no magical wishes to come true. Instead my last four days would be filled with stress and worry. And then nothing but complete and utter fear. Because in four days I will be...

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“The Rising Fall” by Swasti Jain

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The whistling sounds emanating against the window resounded through the corridors. Even though she walked with padded footsteps, the loose floorboard under her feet croaked suddenly and, her breath hitched for a moment. After looking around to see if anyone was awoken by the noise, she again sauntered towards the main chamber to check on Mr. Charles. Erna released a sigh of relief as she glanced at the man entering his older adulthood, sleeping peacefully. Unlike most of the time, on that night his visage was calm an...

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“Premonition” by Raj Lakshmi Dube

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PREMONITION Sita woke up with a start in the middle of the night. She didn’t know what woke her, was it a sound or someone had shaken her. She realized that she had fallen from the cot where she had slept at night. The floor was cold as it had been raining for the past few days. The pattering of the raindrops on the metal roof could be heard day and night. As she became aware of her surroundings, her consciousness returned. Her first thought was what had happened, then came the remnants of her last vision. Was it a dream? She was running as ...

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“Accidental Hero” by Gerard Watson

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There are 600 residents in the town of Clooney, and every one of them has heard of the 12-year-old prankster, Toby Johnson., TJ, to his friends. Everyone in Malcolm X Middle School knew of his practical jokes. They were all victims. Last Monday, Miss Snow stood behind the podium and addressed the class. “Good morning class, may I have your attention, please.” She waited for the students to calm down. Then, “Class, please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.” ...

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“The Man Who Knew” by Eman Waseem

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The Man Who Knew It felt kind of weird, dreaming the same dream as before. But what could one do? Dreaming again and again of his friend getting murdered by someone. He woke up, tried to recall what he had seen. It was so disturbing yet he remembered a vivid image of the Murderer! The shock and surprise caused him to change his clothes and drive to Edward's house.He was very upset. He came to his house, into his room, and without letting Edward speak anything, he narrated the dream to him and... and then ... there was dead silence for a sol...

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“Titanic ” by Brenda Liddy

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Start your story with a character having a premonition, but no one believes them. Titanic No mortal eye could see The intimate welding of their later history My grandmother had a premonition that the Titanic would sink on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. But no one believed her. If you ever visit Belfast, you will probably go to Titanic Belfast, which is one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world. The attraction documents the place where the Titanic was designed and built and then describes its maide...

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Start your story with a character having a premonition, but no one believes them.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 147 stories

“Uncle Arjun” by Freya Cullen

“Me, or you?” by Cory Field

“Donathon’s Marsh” by Nella Walas

“The Feeling of Rio” by Jatin Zadoo

“Hamburger ” by Suvro Koley

“DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN” by Debbie Curtin

“Just a thought?” by Haw Alu

“Incel Aggression ” by Ash Greene

“Real life circle” by Ganiyat Bakare

“Once Upon A TIme In HollyWood Hills” by Michele Christine Martin

“The Rising Fall” by Swasti Jain

“Premonition” by Raj Lakshmi Dube

“Accidental Hero” by Gerard Watson

“The Man Who Knew” by Eman Waseem

“Titanic ” by Brenda Liddy

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a family with a long-standing tradition, whose members all have conflicting origin stories for it.

Write about someone who’s desperately trying to change their luck.

Set your story on (or in) a winding river.

Write a story involving a character who cannot return home.

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