Write a story about two strangers chatting while waiting for something.

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“Little Blessings” by Sara Pelletier

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Somewhere in Amy’s groggy mind, the sound of an alarm registered. “Alarm...turn it off,” drifted lazily through her subconscious. Suddenly, startling questions began popping up in her drowsy mind. “Off? Alarm? What time is it?” Amy’s eyes flashed open to see that the alarm she had set on her phone had been going off for 20 minutes. “Well, I better move,” she thought, as she hopped out of bed, and began flying around her apartment, gathering clothes, make up, and anything else she might need. This was not how Amy usually liked to prepa...

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“Social Distancing” by Phyllis Brown

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Max pulls his friend in for a hug ignoring the offered hand. Hard, tight and brief he whispers something to the shorter man before letting him go. Dan nods, claps Max once on the shoulder then follows the nurse out the door. Once they’re gone he turns to face the currently empty waiting room inside the University of Pennsylvania hospital. Max paces a bit, periodically stopping to stare out at 34th and spruce through the waist to ceiling windows that cover three out of four walls. Snorting loudly he wonders if the busy self-important folks r...

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“WHERE IS SHE??” by Pooja Negi

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She smiled!!Finally . My god i smiled at her atleast 4 times while waiting for my coffee and she's replying this time.ok it's seems to be fake,no,i think I'm thinking too much.. should i ask about her name,but she looks fastidious ok let's ask . Hey I'm jay! OMG she replied she's not fastidious i was thinking too much.Ok Riya is a good name. I think she also likes late night coffee ,should i ask more about her? But I don't want to sound creepy.‘Nice shoes'!OMG! did she just compliment me? what should I say? ok let's take it easy just reply t...

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“The great inbetween” by Chi N Kah

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His mind whirling he tried to take stock of his body and couldn’t feel a thing. Not the usual aches and cramps from lying prone for a long period. Nor the more current searing pain of a recently diagnosed but currently untreatable gastro illness. His view hadn't changed for 37 days and he had stopped wishing for a different view and started devising little games to keep himself entertained. Like some days he would only open his eyes after he felt someone in the room with him and he had guessed who it was. He had always been a betting man and...

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“The Elevator” by Gebi Sihotang

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It's a jolt and then it stops. And it's more than enough to make their hearts stop too. There’s an invisible intensity that builds up in a matter of second. This awareness of a specific nightmare is about to come true in any given moment is more horrifying than the real nightmare. This unseen anticipation frights them and they both stare at each other. A suspicious sound is dinging from the background. It dings innocently which make the circumstances somehow worst. "It's not supposed to do that, right?" The man asks himself. "Shit." He...

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“Meeting My Mother-in-Law” by Benny Njuguna

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Short Story "The weather of today is inviting. Not too hot nor too cold," a female voice says. Phil turns his face to the direction of the voice. "It sure is," he says, smiling back at the old woman who is sitting a few inches from him. He reverts his gaze to the children playing hide-and-seek. He has enjoyed every bit of the children's play including singing nursery rhymes. The sight of the children playing reminds him of his dull childhood years. His growing years were spent doing things reserved for adults. "You love i...

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“Dirty laundry” by Pablo Mascaraque Glenn

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"Is this seat taken?" Jo looked up at the person who had asked the question. It was a woman close to her own age, perhaps a bit older. Definitely not past her early thirties – either that or her olive skin was the best she had ever seen. Her dark, silky hair was tied expertly in a bun, with something resembling a worn down chopstick piercing it at a stylish, uneven angle. As Jo's eyes had looked up at her, they had taken in the three items of clothing she was wearing: flip-flops, a pair of sweatpants and a faded t-shirt, the only thing still...

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“The thing about Virginia” by Theo Kleine

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“I think, what I like the most about Virginia is… How unapologetic she is, you know?” I tell him. We are at the post office, waiting for the first arrival to come in. It is a cold winter morning, our necks and chins hidden, buried inside our scarves, our hands deep in our pockets. “She just does not stop to ask for anyone’s approval, and that I love,” I say. “And maybe I do because I would really like to be like that, to be more decisive, more...“ “Unapologetic?” I sigh. “Yes,” I let out with a smile. “And how long have you two known eac...

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“Messengers” by Amanda Kelly

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Emily anxiously twirled her hair, holding her six-year-old daughter's hand. She stood up on her tiptoes, peeking over the sea of people. "You excited to see your husband again?" A gentle voice asked from behind Emily. Her brain didn't register that the strange voice could be talking to her. She glanced behind her to see an old woman with two long white braids and a wrinkly, kind face looking straight at her. "Oh!" Emily exclaimed apologetically. "I'm sorry, I did not realize you were talking to me," She explained. The woman waved h...

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“THE EDITOR” by Debaprasad Mukherjee

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June 2019, Sealdah Station, Kolkata (erstwhile Calcutta). Aditya Banerjee looked through his thick lenses around the waiting hall. It was a large one with overhead fans all around. Commuters of all varieties scattered throughout the hall mostly clustered under the fans to beat the sultry heat. Aditya marvelled at his luck to have occupied a bench at a corner all by himself, possibly because of the grace of his seventy odd years, or maybe his pitiable looks with crumpled pyjama-kurta over his lean frame. He was happy with his physique though....

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“Does E Doe” by Christine Hungerford

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“Hey Buck!” He jerked his head up from grazing the sweet, dew-covered grass that morning and stared at the other deer. “How do you know my name?” “Oh,” the doe chuckled, “You encourage other deer to fearlessly cross the road.” The buck thought. “You’ve heard of me?” “Yeah!” She grinned and bobbed her small cinnamon head. “But I don’t really know who you are. You’re a stranger to me. Just a name.” &...

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“Losing and Living” by Chinemerem Ike-Okonkwo

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"You're not listening, are you?" She asked with a knowing smile on her face. I immediately caught myself and said, "I'm sorry, just a bit distracted." "What were you thinking about?" She asked gazing into my eyes as if she could actually see something. "Nothing important," I said wondering what exactly I was thinking of. "You were saying..." "I was saying that I was just tired of sitting at home and doing nothing so I decided to enroll for this class. I mean, I could have taken programming lessons or learnt tailoring or something else but I...

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“Never a Cop Close When You Need One” by Karen Bower

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Detective Fin Marks couldn’t concentrate. He had the attention span of a gnat. All morning he waited in hope the day would bring a call from the pathologist with word about the autopsy of Charles Aldrich. The wait for calls usually wasn’t an issue. There was always so much to do. But this was different because the case had stalled No sign of the murder weapon had shown up after days of searches. Images of the carnage rained on the murdered man in a vicious surprise attack popped into Fin’s mind at unexpected moments. If they could identify ...

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“A Day Like Every Other” by John Smith

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A day like every other, and no other. We sat in our usual spot, me as a stranger and you as friend with what felt like the earth and sky apart between us. But you say with love it's one in the same and one apart and I doubt every word but nevertheless I yearn for it.I see you sitting here everyday, as if you meant to torment me in your silence. I command you to speak and answer as it would be like drops of wine to my heart and music to my ears like the symphonies of Mozart for you to answer and i can rejoice that I can finall...

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“Birdwatching by night” by Alana Lawlor

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It was the evening of September 14th when I saw it. Ironically, our birdwatching group had just finished for the night. We had spotted a few arctic terns and considered it a successful outing. I’d said my goodbyes and made plans to meet up the following week, and was then driving home through a narrow stretch of road beside the woodland. I saw it flying from a distance and stopped the car to see what it was. It was so large that at first I thought it was a raven. It landed on a tree not far from me and as it settled itself I got a better loo...

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Write a story about two strangers chatting while waiting for something.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 196 stories

“Little Blessings” by Sara Pelletier

“Social Distancing” by Phyllis Brown

“WHERE IS SHE??” by Pooja Negi

“The great inbetween” by Chi N Kah

“The Elevator” by Gebi Sihotang

“Meeting My Mother-in-Law” by Benny Njuguna

“Dirty laundry” by Pablo Mascaraque Glenn

“The thing about Virginia” by Theo Kleine

“Messengers” by Amanda Kelly

“THE EDITOR” by Debaprasad Mukherjee

“Does E Doe” by Christine Hungerford

“Losing and Living” by Chinemerem Ike-Okonkwo

“Never a Cop Close When You Need One” by Karen Bower

“A Day Like Every Other” by John Smith

“Birdwatching by night” by Alana Lawlor

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