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

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“Out of the Darkness” by Andrew B

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She is in the bathroom with both hands on the edge of the sink. Leaning forward, she stares at her reflection. Numb. Why do people call it a black eye? It’s much more of an eggplant purple with splotches of red and yellow. Like a waning sunset of pain and regret. The faucet dispenses a steady drip drip of water. Undetected. Her gaze moves down to her neck. Similar hues of purple. She slowly picks up her hand and gently glides her fingers across her collar bone. Images flash. Him. Stumbling through ...

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“The lost dimension” by Whitney Boyer

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Legend tells of a castle that is so big the rooms are basically in countable. Within this legend there is a rumored to be only 1 pair of siblings that can find and live in the castle, for only the pure of heart can enter and remain there. Sydney and Bobby were twins who through no fault of their own, had problems staying on one foster home for very long. See even though the children were adorable strange things always seemed to happen when they were around. The electricity went out, the animals ran away and things disappeared from time to ti...

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“Always Waiting” by Tea Tea

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Whenever he walked around the neighborhood, he remembered Julia taking walks with him. Whenever he went to sleep,the lullabies he would sing to Georgie haunted him. Whenever he let himself outof his shell, someone mentioned one of them. And everything, everythingCameCrashingDown. The world fractured and little shards of everyone who had left him would tumble down. G-d knows how long he had tried, time and time again, to master his emotions. He truly hadn’t ever been an emotional man. In fact, many accused him of bein...

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“Time Waits for Some” by Mr Jingo

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There’s a rumor, oft spoken of amongst gossiping housewives, drunken vagabonds, and truant delinquents, that a back-alley doctor operates just out of sight from the public eye, one who performs miracles. The procedure one must perform to find him differs, depending on who you ask. Some ardently claim the doctor lives on an unmarked floor in a hospital, while others believe he resides in a forgotten room within an abandoned crack den.It’s a story that’s been circulating for decades, yet never subsiding like so many other urban legends. About ...

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“The Bird and the Stone” by Kristine Murdock

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Her name meant ‘bird,’ and mine ‘stone.’ Well, ‘noble stone,’ at least. I met her five years ago at our home school co-op. I got as close to hating her as I could without actually crossing that line; I wouldn’t be able to live with my conscience if I did. She felt the same about me. We would avoid each other continually. Glares from across the hall, and competitions to be the smartest in the class were normal. She thought I was a wimp and a pushover. She was stuck up and a show-off--I have her permission to say that now, since she has long s...

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“The Second Date” by Lauren Oertel

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Victoria slides down onto the bench and inhales a deep breath of the park’s fresh air as she takes in the sparkling lake in front of her. She scolds her hands for trembling in nervous excitement and shakes them out. Her date with Megan the night before exceeded her expectations and she spent all of her lunch hour today on the phone with her best friend Mario. She recounted each detail to him to make sure the connection she felt wasn’t just in her head.“Wow, Vic,” he interrupted after a few minutes of her vivid descriptions, “I can actually f...

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“Awaiting my Return to Life” by Kylie Oyler

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The warm summer breeze flew through my golden hair as I leaned against the smooth railing of our boat. The waves crashed against the hull, shimmering green in the summer sun. On the other side of the boat, my father and his colleague were pulling in fishing nets that held hundreds of fish, all trying to escape. My father had finally agreed to let me come along, but he had warned me about the consequences; he had lost three friends on a fishing trip in the exact same spot as we are now. The weather can change at any moment of the day, h...

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“Where Were You?!” by Christine Hungerford

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A shout of “Where were you?!” reverberated throughout the hallway. I turned, cheeks hot and eyes widening, as my best friend, Pascal, rushed towards me. Her two-inch high heels clacked loudly on the beige and black tiled cement floor. Teens parted like the Red Sea, some of them whimpering and then scrambling to retrieve their dropped pencils rolling under and sheets of paper flying around her tanned, stick-skinny legs. &nbsp...

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“A Trip to Paris” by Rodrian Elias

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Sabrina had been waiting -rather impatiently- for this trip for months. Paris was her favourite place in the entire world. Or it would be, once she actually got there. Her vacation to the City of Love was constantly on her mind, especially since she and her former best friend, Willa, had confessed their feelings for each other and started dating. Sabrina had been excited before, but now that she and Willa were a couple, she couldn’t wait to experience Paris in all of its romantic glory. She h...

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“Wilcox” by Anne Nielsen

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“Wilcox!” Andy’s name screeched through the wall intercom in the dining room, her back stiffened at the thought of yet another confrontation with Mrs. O’Connor, Montgomery’s cook and in a show of defiance, she ignored the voice as she walked silently along the hallway toward the staff entrance of the kitchen. The swing door opened as she pushed her way through backward, with a quick turn Andy took short baby-like steps toward the counter wher...

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“DESTINY” by Irudaya Michael Immanuel Savarimuthu

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Some of the people from the nearby villages that belong to the capital town entered the fort identifying themselves the refugees of the assault by the invaders. After verifications they were sent to live with the section of the people – the oppressed class by the ruler. The oppressed community gathered to invite the newcomers and was eager with fear to hear the horrid nightmares faced by them in the war. They believed the villages were ransacked by the invaders who were been mentioned the brutal barbarians by their ruler. After having their ...

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“The Battle of 1543” by A S

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The Battle of 1543I look out my window in adoration of my beautiful land. It was 1543 when the ‘Battle Between Cats and Dogs’ arose. No one knew why we were such rivals... I guess it all started when the jester broke into the castle. He was a young fellow; bright, quite handsome, but also the prankster of the century. He used to sneak into the castle at nights with the intention of using our place as an inn. I would go to the basement at night to lock the doors, never trusting that the guards did it right. The cat might have been clever, but...

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“Love in high school” by Scott Nipper

Submitted to Contest #42

This is the place, underneath these branches of the mighty oak tree I had my first kiss with the girl I loved since third grade, Emilia. Back then it was something that didn’t mean anything to two little kids, nothing more than an act of friendship really. I sat on the swings under the old oak tree. They were a makeshift set of two swings someone made years ago before the rest of the modern park was made; what with its new jungle gym and slides. It had swings, but they weren’t the same as these. Besides these held a special place in my heart...

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“Arrival” by Anne Connell

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She rose early, just as the midwinter sun was starting to stream through the window. It was warm and snug in her bed – leaving it was a chore. She pottered out to the kitchen, put the kettle on and started to think about her day. Her thoughts were interrupted by a demanding meow. She poured some milk into a saucer and placed it on the ground. The kettle boiled and she poured the bubbling water into the tea pot. She smiled – the bubbling hot water always looked so alive and joyful. She took the tea pot out o...

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“Waiting” by Caitlyn Ash

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I waited. I sat on the porch step, listening to the countryside around me. I always sat here, on this step. In my room were tons of Polaroid pictures of me sitting with my dad, sitting with my mom, sitting with my grandparents, my friends, and my dog. My wonderful, amazing dog. My mom always said we were like two peas in a pod—and we were. My dog and I did everything together. We slept together, we played together, we ate together, we travelled to...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 199 stories

“Out of the Darkness” by Andrew B

“The lost dimension” by Whitney Boyer

“Always Waiting” by Tea Tea

“Time Waits for Some” by Mr Jingo

“The Bird and the Stone” by Kristine Murdock

“The Second Date” by Lauren Oertel

“Awaiting my Return to Life” by Kylie Oyler

“Where Were You?!” by Christine Hungerford

“A Trip to Paris” by Rodrian Elias

“Wilcox” by Anne Nielsen

“DESTINY” by Irudaya Michael Immanuel Savarimuthu

“The Battle of 1543” by A S

“Love in high school” by Scott Nipper

“Arrival” by Anne Connell

“Waiting” by Caitlyn Ash

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story that ends with the narrator revealing a secret.

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