Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

Posted in Dark on Oct 25, 2022

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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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“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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“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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“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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“Together” by Heather Duckett

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Anna walked in the door with an armload of groceries. The dark living room made it difficult to see the way through to the kitchen. Slowly and quietly she tip toed through the room and reached the kitchen just in time. Her arms were burning from carrying the groceries home from town. Had the car still been running she would not have had to walk to the store every week. As Anna put the groceries away she heard a thumping upstairs followed by loud footsteps coming down the stairs. She sighed under her breath and finished putting everythin...

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“Andy” by Billy Bob

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Rat-a-tap-tap. “Psst!” I look up from my homework towards the source of the noise: my window. “Psst!” The stranger at the window began to knock loudly. Squinting my eyes, I could barely make out a silhouette of a head in the dark night outside. Why did I keep my windows open even if I knew I wasn’t going to sleep soon? “Shhh! I’m coming but stop making such a ruckus! I’m not supposed to be awake!” Slowly and cautiously, I made my way from my desk ...

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“Violet Light” by Ruby Zorn

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Tat tat tat. From one of the manor’s numerous windows, a noise like a psychotic moth ramming into the glass outside interrupted the silence of the night, disturbing the rest of the sleeper inside.“Mmm…” a voice moaned from the four-poster bed that was situated against the center of the back wall. Tat tat tat tat! The glass of the window rattled in its frame as the nose persisted, this time a little more urgently than the last. “What is it…?” a muffled woman’s voice groaned. She had hardly gotten the words out of her mouth before she was...

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“Midnight Knock” by Rachel Melody Yoon

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Midnight Knockby Rachel YoonHi there, my name is Katie Smith. My life seemed to be normal, but then something traumatizing happened and I don’t think anything will be the same anymore…As I was about to head out the door for school, I heard an unplanned and loud knock on the window. I figured it was just the neighbors complaining about something like they always do but this time, it wasn’t that. Instead, I found a package lying down next to our small porch swing. It was a bit strange because my family never orders any packages. I called ...

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“The Daze of a Screen” by Matt Saunter

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He sat, absorbed, in the daze of a screen. It does not matter what was on it. It matters less what should have been on it – a report or a spreadsheet. He sat staring at a screen too brightly lit, his mind empty, and his mood dark. It was nighttime. Time was stubbornly still. The weather was decisively wet. The body was present, the soul was gone. No ring or beep, no notification or interruption, no voice or whisper, could change that. A glance at him would register the projected stable confidence of a pressed suit and ironed tie. A ...

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“Revealed Feelings” by Ebube Alaka

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Bella woke up a thumping sound. She gripped her sheet burrowing into the comfort of her bed. What was that? The sound becomes louder and errant. Stop being a ninny, just check it out. She told herself. Finally mustering courage, she creeped out of the bed, grabbing the baseball bat she found next to her nightstand. The sound was coming from her window. Bella tiptoed to the window, the bat clenched tightly between her fingers. If worse comes to worst, she would defend herself. Someone was knocking at the window. Bella shook...

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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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“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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“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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Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

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✍️ 138 stories

“Dreams of Fate” by Gunnar Ladd

“Knock Knock Knock” by Kayleigh Stevenson

“THANK YOU” by Ramya Pannem

“Our Eventful Trip to Ocean Shores” by Natalie Borg

“Together” by Heather Duckett

“Andy” by Billy Bob

“Violet Light” by Ruby Zorn

“Midnight Knock” by Rachel Melody Yoon

“The Daze of a Screen” by Matt Saunter

“Revealed Feelings” by Ebube Alaka

“The Flood” by Siddharth Sasikumar

“Late Caller” by Lucky Ooog

“A Sudden Knock On The Window” by S_ Barman

“Paul is Alive” by Sherelyn DUHart

“Magic Lemonade” by Anneliya Lydia

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

Write a story in which a window is broken or found broken.

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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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