Start your story with someone entering a taxi and saying ‘follow that car.’

Posted in Dramatic on Jan 20, 2023

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“Ghost” by Sean Packard

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“Follow that taxi.” You’ve just seen a ghost. “Wha-Which one?” The driver in the front seat is shaken from his slumber. He’s an obese, mountain of a man, so big that sitting is his natural state. The cab smells like cheeseburgers and cigarettes. “That one, pulling out, two down. Hurry.” &nbs...

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“Defeating Shadows” by Corey Melin

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“Follow that car!” James called out as he jumps into the backseat of the taxi. “You are not a stalker, are you?” the driver asks, who looks like a grungy Santa Claus. “Heck no. Just please drive.” “Ok, whatever,” the driver says ...

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“A fair justice?” by Manu S

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Present # “Follow that car,” Shekhar yelled as soon as he entered a taxi. It’s a late evening in Delhi. Rain has poured tons of water in the city, and there is not sign of it to stop soon. Loud thunderstorm is deafening, and heavy lightening turning city milky white. The driver who was sleeping in the taxi woke up in a panic. “Hey you, get out of my taxi,” the taxi driver told Shekhar, rubbing his eyes. “It’s very important for me to follow that car. Please help,” Shekhar begged. “Didn’t you hear what I said? Get out of my taxi. Right ...

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“Sighting” by Karen Kinley

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“Follow that car,” Mitch barked to the cab driver after hurriedly climbing into the back seat. His pointing finger indicated a green sedan that was already maneuvering its way to the outer lane that offered a fast exit from the airport.He leaned as far forward as the plexiglass divider would allow and watched the sedan weave in and out of traffic along I-95. The cabbie stayed right behind it in the middle lane. Mitch could only make out the silhouette of a man in the passenger seat. It appeared that he was having a conversation with whomever...

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“The ghost detective” by Will Chu

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"Follow that car." "Oh, all right." I adjusted my rearview mirror, which reflected the empty front-passenger seat and back seats. Yeah, usually, my passengers can not use mirrors. In fact, they were invisible to all but me. "Tell me, miss," I said, starting the car and trying to lighten the mood with a joke, "what's your grudge against him? A terrible breakup?" The girl in the back seat looked up, the water plants tangled in her hair, the water drips down her cheeks, the pure black eyes seemed to absorb all the light around them. I...

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“Runaway Taxi” by Mary Ann Ford

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Blaze pulled up to where a woman stood waving him down and put the taxi into park. He caught her eyes through his dark sunglasses and they held him. Dark and deep they held something that he couldn’t place. Something that shouldn’t be in any young woman’s eyes. She was around early twenties like himself but the way she held herself added age. She stepped into the taxi and pointed to a dark car pulling out ahead of them. “Follow that car.” He hesitated and the muscles under his eye twitched. She reached her hand into the pocket of her black d...

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“Fall from Grace” by Saptarshi Mukherjee

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(CW : Occasional use of strong language, suicide)(This story serves as the prequel to my previous short story "Numb". If you enjoy this one, check out "Numb" on my profile. However, both the stories are standalones).The taxi screeched to a stop along the curb of the rain-battered street. Nick and Dan, encapsulated within black trench coats and grey hats entered the taxi, shutting the door behind them.“Follow that car.” Dan instructed the driver, pointing at the white sedan pulling away from the curb and out into the night. Nick was completel...

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“The Gods We Know” by Molly Kelash

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No way this asshole was getting away with it. Not over my dead body if I could help it, but definitely over his.Rage and adrenaline masking my pain, I wiped the blood from my eyes and wobbled from the alley to the road. I flagged down an empty taxi, then another, then a third, but they all passed me, speeding by as if I didn’t exist. Not a single pedestrian so much as looked my way either. Doubtless they all avoided me because of the blood streaming down my face. Better not to get involved, eh? This goddamned city. Living here would have dra...

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“The Irony is Lost!” by John Jenkins

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"Follow that car!" said Benjy, pointing through the windshield which was soaking wet with torrential rain. The rain had been sudden, yet potent, in its ferocity and vivacity. The Taxi ride had been sudden, the call placed just moments before. There was a tension in the air. "What car?" said the Taxi driver, known to reality only as Splashtastic73. "The dark blue car with the tinted windows," said Benjy. "Two cars ahead." Benjy was desperate. Life had already taken a turn for the worse, as if he didn't have enough already on his plate. Benj...

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“Lady Luck” by Roger Scypion

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“Follow that car!” yells Saxon as he dives into the backseat of a battered, yellow taxi.The outlandishly dressed Jamaican driver looks through his grimy, perforated Plexiglas at the disheveled man that dove into his cab. “Hey mon! Yah smell silly drunk and lookin like whad-da cat drugged in!”Saxon takes $50 from his thick money roll and pushes it through the opening of the bulletproof glass. “Here! Now step on it!”The cab driver's eyes widen seeing the wad of cash. “Right away, mon!” The cab revs high from its supped up engine; tires squeal ...

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“The Red Dress” by Holly Grover Brandon

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Francesca struggled to keep up as she stalked the woman leaving Sak’s Fifth Avenue. Weaving through hoards of pedestrians, she knew she couldn’t lose sight of the black and white shopping bag swinging from the lady’s arm. Her eyes followed the bag as it was tossed into the passenger seat of an ugly blue hatchback. Panicking, Francesca scanned the busy road for a familiar flash of yellow. Upon spotting it, she threw her hand out to hail the taxi, breathing a sigh of relief when it stopped in front of her. “Follow that car!” Francesca cri...

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“You know!” by Neven Kliček

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Guy stood in the rain-swept street of the big city he called home, and hailed a cab. The hand that wasn’t gesturing to the driver to stop was busy holding a small bottle of booze concealed in a paper bag. He took a swig as he jumped into the back seat. “Follow that car!”, he instructed the driver. “You mean that other taxi?”, the man asked confused. There were many cars in the street that night and Guy was not being very specific. “Yeah, the other cab, the one in front of us”, he leaned forward, pointed his finger at the other cab and recite...

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“The Birdscab Case ” by M B

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I leapt into the backseat of the taxi cab and took extra care not to slam the door on my long, pink rat tail. “Follow that car!” I demanded, pointing ahead at the jet black sedan that was presently speeding away of us. The cabby, a weasel, looked back at me and twitched his whiskers. “Ya, serious Mack?” he asked. “Damn right I’m serious, there’s a nice tip for you, but hurry up, they’re getting away!” The weasel twitched his ears and faced front. “Alright! Buckle up, Mr. Rat.” I buckled up as the weasel - wh...

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“Final Weekend Fare” by Steve Uppendahl

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Just four minutes shy of ending my shift, a fare slides into the backseat of my cab, slams the door shut, and says, “Follow that car.” A rapid flood of emotions and thoughts cascade through my brain at lightning speed. Most of them are positive because this is my favorite kind of fare. No matter what happens, I enjoy myself and still make some money. Being a cabbie means dealing with all kinds of people in different parts of their day, in a full spectrum of moods, and wearing various levels of deodorant and perfume from non-exi...

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“The Red Haired Lady” by Dash Williams

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I ran to get a taxi waving my arms as hard as I could to get one “FOLLOW THAT CAR” I shouted at that taxi driver while getting in. This was my last chance...my one last chance I was ready to do anything to get to the woman in that car no matter what it took. Let us go back to explain how this all started, my name is Victoria. I am a 26-year-old artist. I am extremely proud of what I do. My art has been put into galleries and I have been praised for my art ever since I was a kid by my family, friends, strangers, teachers, and even some f...

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Start your story with someone entering a taxi and saying ‘follow that car.’

Submissions are closed

✍️ 33 stories

“Ghost” by Sean Packard

“Defeating Shadows” by Corey Melin

“A fair justice?” by Manu S

“Sighting” by Karen Kinley

“The ghost detective” by Will Chu

“Runaway Taxi” by Mary Ann Ford

“Fall from Grace” by Saptarshi Mukherjee

“The Gods We Know” by Molly Kelash

“The Irony is Lost!” by John Jenkins

“Lady Luck” by Roger Scypion

“The Red Dress” by Holly Grover Brandon

“You know!” by Neven Kliček

“The Birdscab Case ” by M B

“Final Weekend Fare” by Steve Uppendahl

“The Red Haired Lady” by Dash Williams

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with a home alarm system going off.

Set your story in a society where everyone is constantly aware of unwanted surveillance.

Write a story where someone’s paranoia is justified.

Write about a character who wishes they could just disappear — and then they do.

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