Write a story that ends with one character waiting for the arrival of another.

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“As Long as it Takes” by Megan Skaggs

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I left her waiting once. It's been many years ago now.I left her sitting and waiting anxiously at a train station. Her knees bounced up and down in anticipation, she wrung her hands out of nervousness. She waited there alone, for so many hours, as one train after another arrived and departed. Her heart breaking a little more as she watched each one leave the station. I’m sure that so many questions were running through her mind: Is he okay? Did I do something wrong? Is it my fault? Is he hurt? Is he with another woman? Did he leave...

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“Where are you” by Emily Li

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I'm walking down the dark ally. Swoosh! What was that? I thought to myself. An Elf!"Stay stay back!" I Stammered."I'm not here to hurt you." The Elf said with a deep voice and a grin.The Elf's eye glowed. "I need your help.""With what?" I stammered."Hmm, you probably need to know my name?""What is it?" I said."Your name is Avery isn't it so brave to be in the lost continent where only dragons and elves live." Said the elf."I don't know all I know is that my plane and I crashed here through a raging storm," I said."Hmm you either stay here or...

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“Waiting for Loretta” by Deborah Mercer

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The house seems so quiet, thinks Lillian. She has never minded quiet; never been one of those people who feels uneasy and on edge if they don’t constantly have a radio on. She switches the radio on, fiddles with the channels. But whether music or talk, everything only seems to make the house noisier, and not less quiet. Lillian isn’t given to dwelling on the past. Oh, as she tells people (or more often herself) she isn’t one of those people who has drawn a curtain over it completely and ...

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“Scarlett's Dream ” by Said Y

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Scarlett had some nights were sleep did not come easily to her. Sometimes sleep came easily to her was when she thought about her goals that she wanted to achieve; she always achieved them in her late-night fantasies. As they say good sleep requires peace which she did not have. She always dreamt about having a small beautiful family in a perfect little house in the suburban city. A family that she will love and care about. Some nights her traumatizing past will haunt her in her slumber. But this time her dream was a beautiful past that trou...

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“The Twilight ” by Astraea Blackbelle

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“You remember how the stars have aligned themselves for you and the Sun gentry, right Ravyn?" Mam glanced at me from the mirror as she combed through my tangled black hair. I couldn't meet her eyes; the hollowness in them would surely falter the energetic smile etched onto her face. Instead, I simply nodded, my head bowed down. It was better to say nothing; it's not like my arguments and protests altered their views even slightly. Mam put down the jeweled hand brush onto the vanity table, and stroked my hair gently. A sigh escaped ...

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“Waiting for You” by Randi W

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May 1944 She applied one more coat of deep red lipstick, smacking her lips before grinning at her reflection in the long oval mirror. Henry told her he had something important to ask her, Lynn felt like she was going to explode if she didn’t find out soon what he was going to ask her. ‘We’ve been going steady for about five months now…maybe he’s going to ask me to wait for him.’ thought Lynn as she raced down the stairs and out the door before her mother and father could questi...

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“Out of the Darkness” by Rawn A Lynn

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There was nothing but black. I can’t move my body or feel it. It feels like the heaviest weight is on top of me. My muscles must be weak. The last thing I remember was them beating me for the 3rd day. The last thing I remember is passing out as they slowly cut my arm into segments. At that point I knew I was going to bleed out. I was finally going to die.Now I feel like there is this type of invisible field around me. Like I am dreaming or suspended. I don’t know and it’s confusing. I don’t know what’s going on.I initially thought I was alon...

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“How my best friend became imaginary” by Sarah Kerr

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Life had been simple back then. There were no bills, taxes or jury duty. My responsibilities consisted of practicing the instrument I would quit in a couple of years and one page of homework. I spent most of my time at a small playground. It was there I swung from the monkey bars, fearful of falling into the invisible lava below. It was just a few blocks from my house. When I got home from school, I would grab my pink tricycle and head to my little sanctuary. That place had been my childhood. It was where I met my ghost.✸&nbsp...

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“Snow Falls When We Meet” by Elizabeth Urquieta

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The snow's soft powder covered the ground in piles. It covered the roads, the grass, the flowers, and the trees. Snowflakes fell from the sky like little white balls of light. The air was cold enough to freeze you to death if you came out of your home with nothing but your trousers. Needless to say, it was a beautiful first day of winter.His body laid on the ground in the middle of an open field. The coldness of the snow below him seeped through his shirt and into his bare skin. His eyes slowly opened, looking up to the gray-colored sky. He ...

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“The Longest Night” by Bruno Lowagie

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With approving eyes, the high priest looked at the last of the four gatehouses he had to visit that day. Everyone —from outside as well as from inside the walls— had been working hard for several days to prepare for the grand finale of the festivities. The Longest Night would soon begin.As far as the high priest could tell, all living souls from a hundred miles around had gathered in town. The entire community had found a place to stay for the night within the safe boundaries of the city limits. It wasn’t always comfortable for anyone, but n...

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“Relic Hunter” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

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He was late and Marlin checked his watch, but then with all that was going on, tardiness was the last concern he had. Four years of research had brought them to this junction, but now there would be a definitive proof. Europe was a mess. Most of the cities had been brought to a state of ruin. Paris was supposed to be torched by the retreating German occupiers with the assistance of the Vincy Government, but through some miscommunication this did not happen. It did not mean that Paris had been completely spared, ...

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“Yellow Flickering Light” by Ilana W

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I’m Trey, there isn’t much to say about me though. I am writing this to you because there isn’t anything else I could do here. I really just kind of sit in the same place and hope for something good to happen. I sit in the room with the windows down, wearing a ripped up gray college sweater. I’m not in college nor have I ever been in one because I’m not, “trusted”. I don’t know what trusted means but that’s what I’ve been told. I get told a lot of things and have been told so many things throughout my life but yet, nothing changes. I always ...

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“Anomaly ” by Sarah Demary

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Shattered. Now that is one way of describing how I feel, as I stare intently at my reflection in front of me; into the mirror that is also shattered. Shattered is what my heart is right now, as I recall the past 12 hours. I feel so ugly, so incomplete, but that must be a very discourteous thing of me think. There are people in much worse conditions, which have more of a reason to consider themselves as less desirable than me. However, I cannot help but feel so troubled by my appearance. The whole left side of my face is burned, my left eye i...

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“One Broken Guitar” by Michael Morales

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The sun rays were beaming down from the sky creating a glowing effect on the border of each person’s body, on this hot summer day the popsicles and kiddie pool seemed to make everything much cooler. In the middle of the backyard there was a brown hair child rolling around in the fluorescent green blades of grass with the energy of a newborn puppy. A couple of feet away stood a tall woman who was repeatedly shouting the name of the child, not in a commanding way but in a playful way. Everything seemed so perfect, it was almost as if the two w...

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“It’s going to be a long wait” by Sofie Barnet E.K

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The sky turned into a deeper shade of black and all was quiet except Tasha’s heartbeat. She took several deep breathes before taking the decision. Was she ready for this? Could she do this? Was she confident, mentally strong and patient enough for all this? She did not have the answers to any of these questions. Took her first step and she knew it needed to be done, for herself, her love, her world and her future. She heaved the bag on her shoulder and walked out of her residence. She had been preparing for this for ages. Since her parents d...

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Write a story that ends with one character waiting for the arrival of another.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 199 stories

“As Long as it Takes” by Megan Skaggs

“Where are you” by Emily Li

“Waiting for Loretta” by Deborah Mercer

“Scarlett's Dream ” by Said Y

“The Twilight ” by Astraea Blackbelle

“Waiting for You” by Randi W

“Out of the Darkness” by Rawn A Lynn

“How my best friend became imaginary” by Sarah Kerr

“Snow Falls When We Meet” by Elizabeth Urquieta

“The Longest Night” by Bruno Lowagie

“Relic Hunter” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

“Yellow Flickering Light” by Ilana W

“Anomaly ” by Sarah Demary

“One Broken Guitar” by Michael Morales

“It’s going to be a long wait” by Sofie Barnet E.K

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