Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

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“The Prom Movie Moment ” by Azeiza Hamza

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Cora sighed before grabbing another handful of popcorn. The romantic movie she had put on wasn’t enticing her at all, even though it was one of her favorites. It was her senior year prom and instead of experiencing the magic of secretly spiked punch, dancing with her girlfriends, and music loud enough to deafen her, she was at home. Originally, she was going to attend with her group of friends. Unfortunately, that plan crumbled in a matter of weeks. Penelope had been asked out by Luke, her crush of two years. There was no way she was g...

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“Lunch Buddies” by Ali Lee

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Samantha could have sworn she heard someone knocking at the window, which was unlikely given her office was on the third floor. Also, Samantha couldn't remember the last time anyone (other than her boss or the occasional colleague) had sought out her attention. That's what happens when you move to a new country, a new town, start a new job and then a global pandemic breaks out. But there it was again; not so much a civilised knock as an insistent rat-tat-tat. Samantha leaned around the computer monitor, which had been strategica...

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“Train to Lahore” by Asim Jaffri

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There was voilent knocking on the window, "Open up!" yelled voices and then it happened again.Time, minds, people and life inside the compartment fell numb.It was September of 1947, British rule had come to and end, a deep division within Indian territory and its communities lay bare getting uglier by the day due to the partition of subcontinent into three indipendent countries.People had become barbarians, cutting throats and filling up trains, tracks and pavements with dead bodies as if they had some target to achieve, Muslims, Sikhs and H...

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“The Flood” by Siddharth Sasikumar

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The Flood Martha thought it was the wind but as it became more and more profound, she came down to check. Somebody was knocking on the window. Hope it’s Derek. Please Derek. She prayed as she got down from the stairs in a hurry. As soon as she opened the door her hopes were shattered. It was not her drunkard husband but Dr Phelps her neighbour. Before she uttered a word, she looked up at the sky. Could it get greyer? She thought. A few outbursts o...

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“Late Caller” by Lucky Ooog

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A pebble loudly plinked against my rear window and made me jump out of my chair. These plinks always seem minute and like a great device for secretive and/or romantic gestures in movies. Trust me, if you’re sitting alone in a quiet room, focused on your work and it's dark outside, a pebble against your window will give you a heart attack, figuratively. Since I was already on my feet, I walked up to the window to figure out who had thrown the rock and whether or not I should call the police. I looked outside and made out the silhouette of a m...

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“Knock Knock Knock” by Kayleigh Stevenson

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Knock Knock Knock There were two things that were unexpected concerning the knock at the window. The first was that it was the middle of the night, the dim light from her alarm clock confirming that it was 2:17am. In fact, the knock had woken her up - loud and demanding with three sharp raps against the glass. The beginnings of dread began to pool in her stomach as she pulled her bedsheets up a little closer to her face. Three more knocks. She jumped before going as still as she could. The other unexpected part of this knock was that...

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“ My Hell.” by Uloko Roseline

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TW: killing Helen The loud strange knock on my window has been keeping me up at night . My neighbours around me disappearing or being found dead only increased my fears. Today is not an exception. I heard the knock at exactly 1am the same as every other night before. I need to end my fears and put a stop to this uncertainty. I need to know who is knocking on my window. Thump....thump.....thump.... thump.... My heart beats rapidly as I walk to the window. I need to know who continuously comes to knock at night. I have a...

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“Magic Lemonade” by Anneliya Lydia

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It happened at 9:17 pm. I know the exact time because I had been looking at my watch, timing myself as I brushed my teeth."Always brush for one whole minute," Dad used to say.So I did. Sometimes, I even added on thirty seconds, just to be sure. Anyway, at 9:17, as I was brushing my teeth, someone knocked on my window.Knock, knock knock. Then a three second pause. Knock, knock, knock. Then a three second pause.Immediately, I knew who it was. My best friend, Ben. The knock pattern was our emergency call. We hadn't needed it for a while, so I j...

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“THANK YOU” by Ramya Pannem

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Today I had a long day, lost in an essay writing competition at the school, and had to work an extra hour at my part-time job. I had to adjust with oats and milk for dinner as neither I could make time to cook nor afford to buy myself dinner. But no matter how my day goes, one thing that I can’t compromise is with studies. So, just like every other day, post-dinner, I sat down to read my notes and complete my homework. I was tired and sleepy, but I had a long way to complete my assignments. I on FM radio in a hope of being awake. But that di...

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“A Sudden Knock On The Window” by S_ Barman

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There was a sudden unexpected knock on the window. He saw it and couldn’t believe what it was … It all started from the day when... It was a day like any other day. Carl was returning from his office. Since he was late, there were no buses available, so he had to walk all the way home. As his house was located on the city’s outskirts, he had to walk through the middle of a little woody lane. Suddenly he heard some estranged noises from behind the bushes. With all his courage, and with help of his phone’s torch he moved forward. Just as he ...

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“Paul is Alive” by Sherelyn DUHart

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Its Christmas eve in Anchorage, Alaska it’s a beautiful snowy evening. Its quiet outside, snow is falling like hard rain drops. The time is 7 pm. Mr. Michael and Samantha McCain are in the kitchen thinking the good times they have had during the holidays. Michael and Samantha are from Brooklyn, New York. They moved to Alaska right after they graduated from college. Both of them attended Columbia University. They have two sets of twins, one set is fifteen years old, the other set is twenty-five years old. Monica and Erica are fifteen-year-o...

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“THE CORNER SEAT WINDOW” by Vijay Krishna

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THE CORNER SEAT WINDOW Quite natural for light, sound, air, and even mosquitoes to intrude into unbolted Windows casually. Certainly not serious trouble if somebody knocks on the southern side house windows to gleefully deliver a yummy pizza. Moderately unimaginable when an unruly ex-lover with his shattered heart was ready to shatter the ballroom window with a pistol, but the reason he ended up merely watching his crush dancing with rhythmic moves and steps along with her new ...

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“A Close Call” by Ann Smith

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A Close call Karen tapped on the glass windowpane. Nobody answered. More urgent now she banged harder while her eyes searched up and down the road. Tom heard the second knock and eased himself out of his chair. He went to the window and looked through the curtains. Though in shadow, Tom could see a young girl standing on the doorstep, looking up at him. He shuffled along the hallway and pulled the door open slightly. ‘Help me,’ the girl pleaded, ‘I think I’m being followed.’ Tom closed the door, released the chain, and pulled the door ...

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“Dreams of Fate” by Gunnar Ladd

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Noah Griffin bolted awake. His eyes flew open and his limbs flailed, messing up the sheets. The glass-like knocking continued to come every few seconds as he whimpered. He looked down at his hands, made a fist, opened, and wiggled his fingers. Yep, he was awake. This wasn’t a dream after all. Gathering the courage to look for the source of the noise, Noah rolled over in his bed so that he was no longer facing the wall. He kept his eyes shut as he did this so that he wouldn’t feel like an idiot if it was just a...

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“Our Eventful Trip to Ocean Shores” by Natalie Borg

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Bam, bam, bam! A knock sounded at my window. I lay in bed frightened at the noise beside me. Slowly crawling to the floor, I grabbed one of the blinds and carefully lowered it so whoever or whatever was outside, couldn’t see me, but I could see them. I peeked out and came face to face with someone I had hoped to see. One week earlier… “Tasha! Ellie! The truck is loaded, time to go!” My dad shouted. “Coming!” I yelled from the back of the cluttered garage. My family has lived in Redmond, OR since I was 10 and we never plan on moving. Even...

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Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 138 stories

“The Prom Movie Moment ” by Azeiza Hamza

“Lunch Buddies” by Ali Lee

“Train to Lahore” by Asim Jaffri

“The Flood” by Siddharth Sasikumar

“Late Caller” by Lucky Ooog

“Knock Knock Knock” by Kayleigh Stevenson

“ My Hell.” by Uloko Roseline

“Magic Lemonade” by Anneliya Lydia

“THANK YOU” by Ramya Pannem

“A Sudden Knock On The Window” by S_ Barman

“Paul is Alive” by Sherelyn DUHart

“THE CORNER SEAT WINDOW” by Vijay Krishna

“A Close Call” by Ann Smith

“Dreams of Fate” by Gunnar Ladd

“Our Eventful Trip to Ocean Shores” by Natalie Borg

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Start your story with a character looking out of a window in the middle of the night.

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Set your story within a window of opportunity, when a character finally has the chance to do something.

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