"It was just here!" you shout, frantically searching your pockets for the missing thing.

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“The Dimensional Thief” by Elizabeth Orwig

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“It was just here!” I exclaimed, frantically searching my pockets for my soldering tool. I had just put some of the final touches on my time machine, but I needed to solder a few wires before it was a complete product. The red and green lights of the machine were blinking, seemingly mocking me, and I knew that my soldering tool wasn’t anywhere in my workshop if it wasn’t in my pocket - I always kept it in my pocket. It must have been stolen.I was at a bit of an impasse as I had planned to present my time machine tomorrow, but I co...

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“THE STING OF FRIENDSHIP” by Aduragbemi Oyekunle

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Merry moments it would be, to share the same room with one’s best friend, especially in college where every fresh face sought for peer acceptance.My best friend, Jenna, had stayed with me for a year and now we are both sophomores. Those times spent together were most horrible moments of my life. When her presence became a torn in the flesh rather than a cloak of comfort.A year it was, when it all started. Like the soothing relief of the evening breeze, the news of our admission to Burmey international college – one of the best schools in tow...

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“Lost in the Pocket” by Daniel Vilaire

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You are in a dark, cold room. A white linoleum floor glitters beneath you, illuminated by the skylight above. You are standing in front of an electronic safe, protected with unimaginable firewalls, and impossible passwords.You slide the bypass cover open, revealing the black hole of a USB port. In a few moments, you will hold the culmination of years of hard work. You will have the key to unlock wealth and prosperity. “Hand me the drive.” You whisper to your partner. The drive. A single USB symbolizing all the work that you have ever do...

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“The Hunt” by Kaveen Selvi

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"Bind, kill, and bring it back." Those were the precise words of the Queen Safrine for the Prince and the Crown's Warrior. It was common knowledge that when the Queen declares an order it should never be contested but it would have seemed that the Crown Prince Kehlan would have a never-ceasing longing for a death wish. Worse, being dethroned. "I'm only saying we should find another way to do the Offering. Luring in mortals only brings more of their kind venturing into our world, in the name of investigation."Wyrn, The Queen's ...

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“Poison Lust” by Hailee Shrewsbury

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This was it. Today was the day. The day little girls dream about, and the day most people feel the happiest. Today was the day I proposed to my girlfriend.I had dated Sylvian Winechester for 2 years. Which, in my opinion, was far too long. As my mother always said, 'The right one will fall into your lap and you need to take action right then.' My mother was also an idealest. But truly, after God knows how long of trial and tribulation and many, many failed dating websites, this time I think I had found the one. Sylvia was gorgeous and smiled...

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“Five Dollars” by Jessica Burnette

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I need five to get the rent paid. It had to be somewhere. I stand in the middle of the room thinking. How could I only be short five bucks? I was sure it was in my pocket when I went to bed. The landlord will not care if I’m only five short. I have to find it. If I pay the rent late, it will cost another thirty. My so-called-husband won’t care.I yank the bedding off the bed and toss the pillows on the floor with the sheets. Nothing in the bedding or under it. Mark came into the room as I threw stuff out of the closet. “What are yo...

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“Love In A Pocket” by Risha Vaish

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A ray of sun peeked through my curtains and stroked my face when I woke up. I reached out for my phone to check the time, and sprang up from the bed and rushed into shower when my clock showed it was 8:00. I didn’t take up much time getting ready, I just slipped up a sweater and jeans, grabbed my bag and dashed out of my apartment, stuffing my pen drive with the presentation that I got to give today in class and some cash in my back pocket. As I was walking down the street I pulled out my earphones, connec...

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“Lost and Found” by Somdatta Gangopadhyay

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‘It was just here!’ the words came out like firecrackers as I was shouting frantically searching in my pockets. Despite the fact that my denim has four pockets, I kept sliding my hands inside those pockets each time with the hope that I might find what I had been looking for. Rather flogging a dead horse might have fetched some result.‘What did I do with my phone wallet?’ I asked myself sitting on the bean bag in my living room, trying to recollect right from the beginning. Just like a detective, I was gathering all the data like when was th...

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“It Isn’t Worth It ” by Lipika Mallick

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Bzz.Bzz.Bzzz. I woke up and snatched my phone from my bedside table. There were about one hundred notifications from Snapchat and Instagram. I opened it up to see the usual “I Got an F on My Test” or “Skipping School Today”. Just as I was about to turn off my phone, I got a text message from an unknown number. It read “Meet me in the alley by Rodd Field Road with $1 million tonight at 11 PM sharp.” Oh shoot! I had completely forgotten about the deal I had made with a college admissions officer just a couple of months ago. B...

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“Chasing tomorrow” by Christopher Unachukwu

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The two men sat patiently in the car, monitoring their target. The first man appeared to be tired and impatient. He hated this part of the job. He should be in the station now, handing the wallet which contained 500 USD and a signed cheque to the ICT dude, so he could track the owner and be the hero. He was certain he would be rewarded because no man would return a wallet containing a signed cheque of 10,000 USD and 500 USD cash. But, instead, his crazy partner had talked him into monitoring some normal kid, who wasn't what he said he was. "...

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“Jesse's missing object ” by Laynice Morrison

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"it was just here!!" I was just showing Em, Jesse's childhood best friend who was beautiful she had beautiful honey brown skin, long, soft curly hair in which she hated she would get a blow out and it would be a beautiful straight, but then as soon as she would get it done was just as fast as humidity would get it back curly again which fit her beautifully. But she had lost her favorite most prized pocket watch locket which was passed down from her mothers mother and then passed to her a little before her grandma passed so it was very dear t...

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“Key to Nowhere” by Ashlyn Feld -

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There it was. The last door we had to open before we could get out of this treacherous place."Finally! The last door!" Mark said, jumping up and down in excitement. He turned to me and held his hand out . "Now give me the key, Seth!" I gave him a big smile and reached into my pocket to retrieve the key.My smile faded when the familiar shape of the key didnt touch my fingers"Come on, Seth! Give me the key!" Mark urged, opening and closing his hand."Just give me a second!" I said shuffling through both pockets. My breathing increased as the ti...

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“The Thing” by Dave Maiden

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“Motherfucking, cock sucking son of an itinerant whore. It was just here.”The thing! Where was the fucking thing? I couldn’t do the meeting without the thing and I just had the fucking thing and now it is fucking missing. Fuck me!Right pocket, left pocket, side pocket, watch pocket. Jacket pocket, shirt pocket, aw fuck it. This is ridiculous. I had exactly 37 minutes to meet the guy at the place to give him the thing and I couldn’t give him the thing without the thing and the thing was missing.I retraced my steps. I had the thing when I came...

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“Let's go” by Mary Pearson

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Louisa felt tired, but she had to keep driving. It has been two hours since Julie got into Louisa's 4WD with her baby and it was another two hours to the nearest highway bus stop. Buses are few and far between in the Central Australian Dessert. Louisa had been a social worker for about three years out here now. As soon as she finished her studies in Melbourne she moved to Central Australia in search for adventure. And she found it, in the form of a domestic violence case worker job with a big white 4WD. Responding to domestic violence ...

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“Christmas Rush” by Anri Boyce

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I was late. Why must I be late for my meeting with the top Christmas house decorator? Not to even remind myself that this is the one that I have reserved two years prior so I can finally get the award for the best Christmas decoration on a house this year. It also doesn’t help that I live in Dyker Heights where all my surrounding houses create breathtaking displays of lights and arrangements.I remember last year, one of the houses became a total walk in wonderland of fake snow and frosty the snowman singing and dancing around the front yard....

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"It was just here!" you shout, frantically searching your pockets for the missing thing.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 31 stories

“The Dimensional Thief” by Elizabeth Orwig

“THE STING OF FRIENDSHIP” by Aduragbemi Oyekunle

“Lost in the Pocket” by Daniel Vilaire

“The Hunt” by Kaveen Selvi

“Poison Lust” by Hailee Shrewsbury

“Five Dollars” by Jessica Burnette

“Love In A Pocket” by Risha Vaish

“Lost and Found” by Somdatta Gangopadhyay

“It Isn’t Worth It ” by Lipika Mallick

“Chasing tomorrow” by Christopher Unachukwu

“Jesse's missing object ” by Laynice Morrison

“Key to Nowhere” by Ashlyn Feld -

“The Thing” by Dave Maiden

“Let's go” by Mary Pearson

“Christmas Rush” by Anri Boyce

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a character who buys a secondhand coat and then discovers something in the pocket.

Your fingers tensed around the object in your pocket, ready to pull it out at a moment's notice.

Write a story about someone cleaning out their attic. They find an old piece of clothing, and inside of its pocket is an old keepsake.

Write a story about a very skilled pickpocket.

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