Start your story with a character saying, “Are you coming tonight?”

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“Beach Party” by Robyn Jipp

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“Are you coming tonight?” Kristi asks me. She is sitting on my bed with one leg folded up under her and the other one hanging over the edge of my bed, swinging back and forth.“Probably not,” I reply.“Come on, Megan! It’s the Fourth of July! We’re going to have a bonfire on the beach and watch the fireworks.”“Mom and I watch the fireworks every year from our porch.” They shoot them off from the sports complex near downtown, so you have a good view of them just about anywhere you happen to be in the town.“But it’s a beach party. You don’t want...

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“Incredulous Acts ” by Megan Zerna

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“Are you coming tonight?” My mind was too caught up in the way your lips move to register the question. Your eyes are fixated hungrily on a man who slowly walks up the street. I can’t seem to stop falling deeper and deeper into horribly true love with you. Your faded purple hair cascades down your back. I remember when you dyed it, you hummed along to old songs while laughing at your then purple forehead and you stumbled all over the bathroom. Your drunken state made me worry for your safety as you danced around the room, yet I could...

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“What Friday Nights Are For ” by K A

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Are you coming tonight? The text glared at me through my lock screen, itching for a response. Probably one of the worst questions to ask someone, in my opinion. It falls right at the top of the worst offenders list, along with "Do I know you from somewhere?". Because let's be honest, if I haven't confirmed that I'm coming by the night of the event, you should know that I'm not. And if you have to ask me if you know me from somewhere, it's clear that you don't. As with every unnecessary question my answer is the same:...

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“REMEMBER ME” by Vanshika V

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"Are you coming tonight?", Stella asked her eyes filled with concern for her only best friend. "Of course I am coming. I didn't come all the way from Sydney just to get locked in this room. It's my baby's bachelor's party and in no way I am not attending it.", Jenny said with confidence. "Are you sure? I mean you will feel alright around him." "C'mon Stella, It's been three years since I last saw him and I really don't hold any grudges against him. I forgave him at that very moment I left New York and the fact here is that we both never real...

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“To Reap and Shatter” by Charis Negley

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“Are you coming tonight?” The boy wriggled with discomfort under his father’s sure stare, neglecting to meet his eyes. His father sighed, and the boy detected the disappointment behind the simple sound. “You don’t have to. That’s why I asked.” The boy crossed his arms over his chest self-consciously. “I didn’t like it last time. Everyone was so sad.” His father squatted to his height, cupping his round cheek in his calloused palm. “You make them happier, Marat. They’re more at ease when they see a child with me.” Marat shook his...

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“Them and I ” by Carissa Martin

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“Are you coming tonight?” I screamed as the glass I had just picked up fell from my grasp. Chocolate almond milk seeped across the floor as I whipped my head around to face the intruder, who had just slid in through the open fire escape window. It was Evan. He giggled at me as he swung a leg over the sill. “Hey dude, you dropped your nut juice.” I heaved a sigh of relief and rolled my eyes. “First of all, don’t call it that. Second, you really gotta stop coming in like that. You’re going to kill me, and besides, you have a key. Thirdly...

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“Shy Temptress” by D.K Hudson

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“Are you coming tonight?” While the answer to that should’ve been obvious to Marie since she had just asked Ella that same question before they left work, Ella simply replied again, “No.” “And why not? I mean seriously Ella; you’ve only ever been out with me once or twice since moving back home last year.” Ella sat on her bed removing her shower cap and grabbed her lotion and started moisturizing. It was a rough d...

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“Right place wrong time” by LeQuitta Randolph

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"Are you coming tonight?" Kiesha finished applying her red sex me lipstick before turning in my direction. This was the twentieth time she asked was I coming with her tonight. "I wasn't planning on it." I responded as I scooted back on my bed until my back and headboard met. "Oh come on!" she begged, it'll be fun, when have I dragged you along anywhere and you didn't have fun?" She flopped down beside me and formed her mouth into a pout. "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaassssseeeeee" don't make me beg she laughed. Instead of answering I asked...

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“The Ritual” by Roniya Rose

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“Are you coming tonight?” I paused, my back facing the speaker. By the voice, I knew it was my mother. I returned the book I was holding to its shelf. “Of course. Where else would I be on a Saturday night?” “Well you better hurry and get ready. I’m heading over now, be there before seven.” “I will.” I said, turning my head to face her. She opened the door, and paused in the threshold. “I’m sorry it had to be her.” She said softly. I gazed into her dark blue eyes. They were compassionate, but I knew none of that compassion meant anything...

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“Just like in the book” by Krystal Ogu

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Just like in the book. "Are you coming tonight?" Stella rose her head from her romance novel and did a brief scan of her surrounding, she pushed the bridge of her glasses up out of habit and looked with a questioning brow at the group of friends discussing their plans, a little too loud for a library. She rolled her eyes and pulled her attention back to her book, but it was too late, she couldn't dive back into her imaginations again. She shut the book almost too dramatically and grabbed her bag to leave the school library. She sur...

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“One night in Edinburgh ” by Ranuli P

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"Are you coming tonight?"Varun's text flashed brightly on her phone. A week ago, fresh during the hustle of welcome week at the university, she signed up for the Literature Society's first pub quiz of the year. Why did she sign up? Well, she was a writer after all, obviously naturally drawn to anything that was to do with books. But why EXACTLY did she sign up? What on earth was a pub quiz? She dreaded social situations with strangers, let alone never having gone to a pub.She's only been at university for a month, and the expectation of soci...

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“Love, Money, Revenge, and Insanity” by A.H. Bluè

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"Are you coming tonight?" As he says this, I notice that the queasy green of his skin has washed away, due to his excessive amount of tears. "Why are you still crying?" My tongue cuts through the words as I drag on a cigarette. "Why do you think?" "Just stop, it would you?" "You should," He bites his lip till it ripens white. "You should thank me for crying, it'll make it more believable," I mutter a profanity or two, but the only reply I get from Ace is a quiet whimper and a turn of his head. Thre...

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“Don't Go Into the Woods at Night” by Maira Finn

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"Are you coming tonight?" Daniel asked, sitting on the foot of Samuel's bed."Of course not," Samuel said, flipping another page of his assigned reading. "You know the woods are off-limits. They are dangerous during the day. They could be deadly at night.""Yeah, yadda yadda, woods are dangerous," Daniel said. "Save the rule-reminding for the teachers. We're going into the woods. At night. It'll be a blast!""And extremely dangerous," Samuel said.Daniel and Samuel were twins. They both had reddish-brown hair, a sprinkling of freckles on their n...

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“I'd Like to Go ” by Danaé Morriah

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“Are you coming tonight?” became a phrase John was used to hearing on Saturday nights from the beautiful woman that lived across the hall. He had turned down her invitation several times before and got to the point of avoiding her when he knew she was coming. John had never been good at talking to girls and Mira was no exception. If anything she made him more nervous than any other girl had before. Not just because of her beauty and her adventurous spirit but she symbolized ho...

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“I will get you the moon” by Jennalee Love

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"Are you coming tonight?" Memory asked. An innocent question that signaled an alarm to every cylinder of my brain. My breathing accelerated, I knew what I had to do. A battle between what I wanted and what my brain would allow. I wanted to go out. I wanted to be seen and heard and felt. I wanted to dance and sing on tabletops and be a star but that’s not me. It was never me. It was her. Everyone wanted to be Memory’s friend and for some reason, I can’t articulate, she wanted to be mine. Before I met her my world was so cold and when I k...

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Start your story with a character saying, “Are you coming tonight?”

Submissions are closed

✍️ 238 stories

“Beach Party” by Robyn Jipp

“Incredulous Acts ” by Megan Zerna

“What Friday Nights Are For ” by K A

“REMEMBER ME” by Vanshika V

“To Reap and Shatter” by Charis Negley

“Them and I ” by Carissa Martin

“Shy Temptress” by D.K Hudson

“Right place wrong time” by LeQuitta Randolph

“The Ritual” by Roniya Rose

“Just like in the book” by Krystal Ogu

“One night in Edinburgh ” by Ranuli P

“Love, Money, Revenge, and Insanity” by A.H. Bluè

“Don't Go Into the Woods at Night” by Maira Finn

“I'd Like to Go ” by Danaé Morriah

“I will get you the moon” by Jennalee Love

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Write about someone who everyone thinks is an extrovert, but is actually an introvert.

Write about someone who wants to stay home alone, only for their plans to be disrupted.

Write about an introvert and an extrovert who are best friends.

End your story with the line, “I’m never going out with you again.”

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