Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

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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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“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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“The Dark Domain” by Nayab Ahmar

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(T.W: blood, gore, brief mention of self harm, mild swearing).Knock. KNOCK.She startled awake by the harsh knocks.Groggily rubbing her eyes, she turned to check the time.3 am, the clock read. 3 am? Who would knock on my door at 3 am? Is it Lily? Sighing, she pulled off her blanket and dragged her feet to the door.Opening the door, she whispered “What do you want?”To an empty hallway.Blanching, she took a step back “Lils, is that you? This isn’t funny!”No response.Knock“It’s not the door…”KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. As the knocks became desperate and ...

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“Mallory's First Friend” by E.J. A.

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I… I never expected things to happen like this. Two knocks. Light taps, of gentle hands-on the fragile glass. I never wanted this, but if I could go back, I would never change a thing. Three Weeks Ago I heard a rumor. There is a ghost town that surrounds a lake deep in the woods behind the city. If you go into the town and tell the lak...

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“He Comes Knocking” by Megan Schrader

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Geraldine Rutgers had her routine. Since retiring from the local police force some years ago - the exact number was long forgotten to Geraldine now - Ms. Rutgers occupied her days in the sprawling garden outside and her nights, sat before the fireplace, her calico Topsy in her lap, watching the flames dance before she eventually took to bed once more. It was a quiet, unremarkable routine, but Geraldine was a quiet, unremarkable woman. She wouldn’t have had it any other way. The harsh rapping at her bedroom window on a late, stormy evening i...

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“Reyes” by Ethan Lynn

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A loud tapping on glass doesn’t sound like something that’s terrifying to hear by itself. But throw in some hard rain, maybe a couple lightning strikes, and the howling of the wind together with it into a night filled with darkness and you’ll have something much more nerve racking. And such is the chaos that awoke me and had me rolling out of my bed in the late hours of the night. The air was somewhat knocked out of my lungs when I hit the floor without being able to brace myself, landing flat on my back on the wood. The only chance ...

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“MY_story ( story with an unexpected knock on a window)_Susnata Biswas” by Susnata Biswas

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I lay in my bed of my mess, restless and alone, put myself in the pull of depression on a dark and silent night. I toss and turn in my bed, trying to find a comfortable spot, but I feel uneasy. Something about tonight just did not feel right. I have the feeling that everything is chasing me. I toss and turn until I finally find a comfortable position. I close my eyes, but it does not make a difference, it is too dark in my room to see a thing anyways. I guess it takes time for my eyes to adjust to darkness. I lay there, silent on a dark and ...

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“"The One With The Footprints"” by Katherine Evans

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Thursday, May 11, 1995 “The One With The Birth” Plink! Is it raining? I turned from Phoebe’s hysterical waving hands toward the darkening sky. May had been hot, dry, and long. Summer break and the release from school seemed a lifetime away. But I was young. Every feeling seemed like it would last forever. Ross was back and my attention returned to the black box television mounted on my dresser. Plink! Plink! Can’t they wait till commercial? I threw the covers off my legs, stomping to the thin paned window. Plink! This tim...

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“Grounded ” by Jobedian Kordom

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The thing about working late nights is that every sound you hear is either made up or something to be investigated in the morning. It’s the rule that keeps your life from turning into a horror movie. So, that is why I couldn’t understand why I would willingly leave my desk and go to my window. I heard the knock a couple of times, ignored it because it might have been my mind playing tricks on me at two in the morning but when it came again, and again and a third time I couldn’t dampen my curiosity any longer. I was fully aware that this mig...

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“Two kinds of Bats, and a Bourbon.” by Garret Pierce

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Bryson Davidson jolted awake at the heavy thump on the glass of his bedroom window. His head thrashed left to right in an attempt to scan the dark room. As a second impact shook the window, he rolled out of bed and shoved his hands underneath his bed, grabbing the wooden bat resting there. A third impact. Then a fourth. Crawling on his stomach, Bryson made his way towards the hallway. After crossing the threshold, he stood and pressed his back against the hallway wall. Bryson peeked into his room at the window. Unfortunately, the curtains ...

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“A Window of Advice” by Anupama Iyer

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The smell of fresh coffee wafted its way into Netra’s nostrils as she took her side by the window. The climate was scenic. Downpour had started early in the evening, and since then, it didn’t stop for a minute or two. She had made two ramen bowls—one each for her and her roommate, Esha. They had eaten till their stomachs felt full. Esha had refused to drink coffee that night for fear of staying awake till late. However, Netra could still hear feeble typing sounds from Esha’s room, and tried not to laugh too loud at her roommate. She could ...

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“BEST ENEMY!” by Reshmi Murali

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Tap! Tap! She heard a knock in the distance. She ignored it and stood still, simply staring at her reflection in the mirror. Tap! Tap! She rubbed her hands, trying to wipe the remains of her actions. She wasn’t wrong, she said, repeated. Tap! Tap! She opened her bag, took the lipstick, and applied a thick layer. She clapped her hands and chuckled looking at herself in the mirror. “I am not wrong.” Tap! Tap! The knock grew aggressively louder and the distance reduced. Her smile evaporated and her hands shook. She repeated, again and again, “I...

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“A Good Samaritan” by Sharon Marcus

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I'm at a red light, singing and playing the drums on the steering wheel. A woman knocks on the passenger window, pleading for help. I inspect her messed up hair, smeared makeup and rumpled top. Campfire stories of murderous hitchhikers or Granny's warning about damsels in distress who steal young men's hearts, then their souls were my first thoughts. The car behind me honked. The ones in front had gone through the green light. She beat on the window, her shouts drowned out by the music. I unlocked the door. She plunged in, a stench invaded ...

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“Fainthearted Joe” by Konest Atranger

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Agressivice, repetitive knocking startled me awake. I stayed as far away from the window as I could. You see, I am what one may have a labled, a-few-too-many times, scaredy cat. It continued. I got up and scaled the wall for dear life, huddled in a blanket and slouching as low as I could get. Attempting to avoid being seen, in case whoever it is, finds a peeking hole. I gave myself one mission, and it was to leave this forsaken room with the beating window. I desperately just wanted to run for it, lock the door from the outside ...

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“I Know Who You Are” by Kat Stokes

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“Come on, don’t be scared. All the children sing here. You can sing, too.” - All The Children Sing, Rick Larson.Friday, 8:53 p.m.The stranger“I know who you are.” The stranger stood before Amy Larson, soaked to the bone from the torrential downpour.It was almost nine p.m. on a Friday night when Amy heard a series of knocks bash against the window of her front door, knocks she would soon regret—rapraprap. Pause. Rapraprap. Pause. Rapraprap.When she swung the door open, she’d been expecting her usual Friday night pizza delivery, extra che...

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Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 138 stories

“Revealed Feelings” by Ebube Alaka

“Magic Lemonade” by Anneliya Lydia

“The Dark Domain” by Nayab Ahmar

“Mallory's First Friend” by E.J. A.

“He Comes Knocking” by Megan Schrader

“Reyes” by Ethan Lynn

“MY_story ( story with an unexpected knock on a window)_Susnata Biswas” by Susnata Biswas

“"The One With The Footprints"” by Katherine Evans

“Grounded ” by Jobedian Kordom

“Two kinds of Bats, and a Bourbon.” by Garret Pierce

“A Window of Advice” by Anupama Iyer

“BEST ENEMY!” by Reshmi Murali

“A Good Samaritan” by Sharon Marcus

“Fainthearted Joe” by Konest Atranger

“I Know Who You Are” by Kat Stokes

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