Include a character in your story that is often in an apartment building, but doesn’t actually live there.

Posted in High School on Oct 28, 2022

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“Keeper of La Giraldilla” by Javier Martinez

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The front gate of La Giraldilla was about what I expected after glimpsing it in the worn-out pamphlet given to me by Papá, right before he passed. This was it. There was no turning back. La Giraldilla was this old-fashioned apartment building in Hialeah, Florida. I finally took my father’s advice and moved. It was tall, stout, yet still small for an apartment complex, mostly solid white save for places where the paint flaked off. And at its crown, atop its cupola, sat its namesake: a giraldilla, the bronze statuette of a fierce, serene...

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“A Ghost Story ” by Emiliano Cruz Villanueva

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Two kids sitting in a brick wall, smoking, laughing, and listening to music. Coffee nights and slumber parties. Movies and drinks after an awful week. That’s what Joe meant to me. I still remember how terribly sad I was when we first met and how terribly alone he felt.I’m not sure I can ever forget him, even though the face of my once best friend is blurry in my mind. I remember the black hair, the pale skin that reddened with too much sun or without on the cold days. I remember how tall he was and how we could talk about nothing and everyth...

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“Growth” by Lana Redfield

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May 18, 2017 I can't believe I'm doing this. I haven't kept a diary since I was in middle school. But Doc recommended it, and every good nurse listens to her doctor, I guess. So... I'm seeing a therapist because my relationship just went south. My girlfriend and I split on good terms, but I'd be a psychopath if I was fine, wouldn't I? Anyway, Doc said I should write my thoughts and feelings rather than bottling them or drinking them, and if an apple a day can keep the doctor away, then surely this journal can do something helpful. But I fee...

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“Curiosity Killed the Kid” by Arwen Bender

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Leo pulled his ragged hoodie over his head as he walked through the rainy streets of San Francisco to his… apartment. Sure, it was not his apartment, but the owner, Blaze Nyx, was never there. He was always traveling and would come home for a night at most. But Leo only used the place for shelter because… well, he had no home.Growing up an orphan was tough, he had been living in this man’s house for almost a decade now. His parents had died in an accident when he was seven and Leo, being a seven year old, was scared and he ...

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“What Do You Care?” by Tom Davis

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Fred crawled under the sink to get a better look at the leak in Mrs. Gibbons apartment, 225, when she entered and said, “Hey Fred when you’re done, I want you to look at the toilet in the main bathroom. It’s not flushing properly again.” “Have you been dumping food down there again?” Fred asked Mrs. Gibbons lowered her head like a child being scolded and knew what was coming. “How many times have I told you not to do that? Are you deaf or just stupid?” Fred said Mrs. Gibbons eyes swelled up as a few tears rolled down her ...

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“The Unwelcomed Guest” by Howard Seeley

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The darkness of the street was broken by flashing blues lights of police cars. The tenants living in the apartment complex watched in disbelief. “He’s just our maintenance man, who greets everyone with a homey smile,” everyone would say. “So, why should anyone suspect him?” putting their trust in a stranger turned out to be the tenants’ greatest mistake. A few of the long-time tenants remember when Joe started working there. It was four years ago when Joe started working as a maintenance man at the Apollo Apartments. Each day he would inspe...

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“The Star and the Liar” by Keith Holmes Jr.

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Reverend Ragland had always been a good liar. Not the standard—schoolyard—liar who barely managed to keep a teacher off his back, no. He was the kind of liar who could mint a new cryptocurrency, get hundreds of people to buy into it, and get away scot-free while convincing everyone he too had no idea what happened to the coin. He could take a dive on a wet floor that lacked a sign and get even the employee he fell before to believe he had bruised his hip. His greatest lie, however, was making even the people who knew better believe he was a ...

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“On, off.” by Nusa Zam

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On. Off. On. Off.That’s the way life is in Number 23 – well, from my perspective anyway.John walks into the house at eight as usual, and Linda’s already home.On.She’s in the kitchen, presumably washing something from the sound of the tap running. He’s late, again – probably due to overtime. The tap squeaks and makes the weird gurgling sound it normally does when it’s switched off. They still haven’t got that fixed yet, but it’s on the list along with all the other jobs around the house they ignore. Her footsteps approach; she’s coming. John ...

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Include a character in your story that is often in an apartment building, but doesn’t actually live there.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 38 stories

“Keeper of La Giraldilla” by Javier Martinez

“A Ghost Story ” by Emiliano Cruz Villanueva

“Growth” by Lana Redfield

“Curiosity Killed the Kid” by Arwen Bender

“What Do You Care?” by Tom Davis

“The Unwelcomed Guest” by Howard Seeley

“The Star and the Liar” by Keith Holmes Jr.

“On, off.” by Nusa Zam

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about two neighbors who cannot stand each other.

Write a story involving a noise complaint.

Write about a couple touring an empty apartment they might rent.

Write about an apartment building being demolished.

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