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

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“ "Mother nature needs our help"” by Tyra Johnson

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Short setting_ Dennisville country.This story has two persons name James and Peter. James is a handsome and teenager while Peter is an old and retired soldier man. In the early beautiful,quiet, peaceful morning as the sunrise greeted the world for a new day ahead. The men were on the sandy beach name Shirley. Peter was drinking a bottle of water then he disposed it into the ocean beside the beach and James saw when he threw the bottle into the ocean and went to confront him.James said,'' Good morning, I can see you look like a smart, young m...

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“Nothing Else” by Grey Oberst

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“Excuse me? Young man?” Kiyoshi looked behind him, raising his mask back over his mouth and nose. Standing there was an older man, possibly around his late fifties, with dripping wet hair and slightly bloated skin. He was wearing nothing but a towel around his waist, though he didn’t seem at all bothered by that. “This is where you line up to be judged, yeah?” Kiyoshi nodded. “Good, good. You know, I’ve been looking for this place for what feels like hours. Though, I guess it’s probably been at least a few days, if I’m being ho...

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“Goodbye Questioning” by Ella Kinnett

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“Okay listen, they are going to take you back one by one so you will be alone when they question you, but while you wait for your turn you will be in the waiting room. When you go back, be confident and stand tall, be sure of yourself and speak clearly. Also do not talk to anyone unless you are spoken to. Not even people in the waiting room because they can get you into some big trouble. Look at me Hazel, you can’t mess up with this, it’s life or death.” I just look at him. No words are able to come out of my mouth. I am terrified but I can’...

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“The Waiting Area” by Ivy Moonlit

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I tapped my foot impatiently as I waited for the announcement to board my plane. It was the first time I was traveling alone, and I never realized how long the wait was. I was nervous, but bored at the same time. Focusing on the curl that kept falling out of my braids, I started twirling it around my finger. Looking up ever so often, I noticed a girl who was making her way to the seats near me, she looked oddly familiar. She had the same dark hair as mine, but the rest of her face was covered by her hat and sunglasses. I went back to mindles...

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“And So It Ends” by Anthony Avina

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The smell of stale peanuts and sawdust filtered through the air. Stepping through the barren bar, Hugh glanced over the overturned barstools and bloodstained floors and knew from the dust covering the bar that this was the place. Sitting along a stretch of highway off the California coastline, The Desert Sun overlooked the Pacific Ocean on the way to Santa Barbara. Hugh grimaced as he nursed his wounded leg, fresh blood dripping down his leg and onto the floorboards. He slung his shotgun onto the bar and began foraging through the co...

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“Inappropriate conversations with strangers at bus stops” by Iona Cottle

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It wasn’t quite raining yet, but the sky was threatening it. Great, Ruby thought, just what I need when I’m late for the bus. She grabbed her handbag and was halfway out the door, when she lunged back and grabbed her keys as well. That was lucky. Her landlord wouldn’t be pleased at being called out for the third time in two months if she locked herself out again. On the way to the bus stop she dug about and made sure she had everything; phone, keys (just!), purse, and all the other random bits that lived in the bottom of her bag. The chanc...

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“A Pandemic of Broken Dreams” by Natalia Go

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“How does one lose everything?” Billie said as she sat in the plastic chair outside the lab. She had been slouched staring at the two books in her hands. One was a huge hardbound copy and the other a mass-produced paperback with the movie adaptation poster printed on it. She cringed, twisted her lips the way she did when she didn’t know what to do and leaned back. “‘Scuse me?” said a guy in a striped Polo shirt. Billie then realized she said the words out loud, much too loud in fact but didn’t ca...

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“Waiting for Who Knows” by Smudge Himmel

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Ant had always found the bus stop awkward. How could it not be? You stood beside a bench because you were too socially awkward to sit beside the girl in the thick mascara reading a book, while other people walked past not even acknowledging your existence. Like the bus stop was some sort of time-out corner. People in transport, neither hear nor there, a space separate from the rest of the world. The cold wind blew up Ant's legs and ruffled the edges of their shorts. It ruffled the pages of the book on the girl's lap too, nearly taking one co...

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“Choice” by MJ Hancher

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The station is cold, damp. Moss is growing from cracks in the ceiling. It’s strange that it’s so empty but I can’t be bothered with that. I run my hands up and down my arms as I pace along the tracks. It feels like I have been here forever, just waiting for a train that never comes. I can’t even recall my destination, or how I got here. But I know I have to stay. I decide to finally take a seat and plop onto the bench with a thud. I allow my hands to hold my face, my hair falling in front of my eyes to create a shield. Words kept echoing thr...

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“An Encounter - Estelle Westley” by Estelle Westley

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"Hi sonny - where are you off to?" Drat my luck to find Mrs Henderson here at this moment. He had heard of Mrs. Henderson. Darren rolls his eyes but not so that Mrs Henderson can see it. There are some folk that steer clear of her when she starts jabbering. She sits with her shopping bag folded on her lap and looks at her watch. Darren had to take the bus today, his car wouldn't start. "Down town." replies Darren. Trying not to be too talkative but still polite. He didn't want to start a lengthy conversation. "To do what, sonny?" ...

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“Hospital Beginnings” by Elaine Price

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I tap my foot anxiously, my eyes darting towards the door, willing it to open. It does. Except, it’s not who I want it to be. It’s a man. He has tanned skin and honey blonde hair, each strand carefully styled. He has that kind of smile that makes you curious what he’s thinking about. “Hello,” he says in an accent I just can’t place- perhaps French. I only give him a smile in return. He raises his eyebrows, but doesn’t say anything else, instead opens a book. I resist reading the title, allowing him the satisfaction of my curiosity.&nbs...

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“Line By Line” by Dylan Heath

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“Ummm … Is this the line to … umm the line to … get the …” “Uhh yeah, it’s right here.” “Oh ok yeah, I’ve just never done this before.” The line, clusters of friends and family standing together but avoiding strangers, moved up one group. “Yeah me neither.” “Oh no I didn’t mean to say you have. I just was saying … it’s just that I’m … I don’t usually …” She nervously twisted a gold necklaces around her index and middle fingers. Then she thumbed the pendant draped over her light blue collared shirt. She wore a rose colored cardigan drape...

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“This Time Tomorrow” by Barbara Eustace

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Friday The grating of metal on metal as the key twisted and squeaked reluctantly in the lock. So, this was it. My room. For the next four nights this would be my room. It was small, hot, dusty and smelled of urine. A hand in the middle of my shoulder blades pushed me forward, gently I thought, but I did not resist. Any resistance would, I knew, instigate a harder shove. Evening sunlight hit the left wall, the peeling paint. There was a bed of sorts on the right-hand wall, beneath more paint fragments.&nbsp...

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“Tough choice” by Chhaya Fulsunge

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We were twenty people, seven men, eight women, five children, and a dog too to be precise. It was the break of the dawn the next day. We were surrounded by water on all four sides. Kids were sleeping on the laps of their mothers. No more noise of the kids playing around. They were tired and so were we. A pin-drop silence. Nobody wanted to talk about the previous night. We just wanted to relax for some time. 'Do you think, they will come today?' voice of a lady sitting next to me broke my chain of thoughts. 'I hope so' I said and to...

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“Coffee Shop Talk” by Jeff Freeman

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John groaned as he worked his way through the crowd towards the sign that read “Pick Up Here.” Why couldn’t life ever be simple? All he wanted to do was get some coffee and be on his way, but of course, the only coffee shop in this shitty little town was packed with wall to wall dumbasses. He shouldered his way into an open space by the counter so he could hear when his coffee was ready but, looking at the crowd, it was going to be a while. “Wow this place is really popular today” someone said. “I’m sorry, what?” John ...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 196 stories

“ "Mother nature needs our help"” by Tyra Johnson

“Nothing Else” by Grey Oberst

“Goodbye Questioning” by Ella Kinnett

“The Waiting Area” by Ivy Moonlit

“And So It Ends” by Anthony Avina

“Inappropriate conversations with strangers at bus stops” by Iona Cottle

“A Pandemic of Broken Dreams” by Natalia Go

“Waiting for Who Knows” by Smudge Himmel

“Choice” by MJ Hancher

“An Encounter - Estelle Westley” by Estelle Westley

“Hospital Beginnings” by Elaine Price

“Line By Line” by Dylan Heath

“This Time Tomorrow” by Barbara Eustace

“Tough choice” by Chhaya Fulsunge

“Coffee Shop Talk” by Jeff Freeman

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