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

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“The Birthday Crime” by Samra Fatima

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“Are you coming tonight?” asks Advika. She is a young woman with pale face, rosy lips and black curly hair. Advika enters the living room. Aanan and Advika were married for 3 years now. They didn’t have any kids. But, the colony they lived in knew them as a “true loving couple.” Never did Aanan complain about not having kids. Everyone in their colony praised Aanan for bearing with a woman who hasn’t been pregnant since 3 years. Aanan did ask the people in the colony to not speak in that context because he married Advika out of love and accep...

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“This Could've Been You” by Chris D

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"Are you coming tonight?" Monday, she said yes. Tuesday, Wednesday, same deal. Chelsea had asked her every day, including Thursday, where she had given a less enthusiastic yes. Thursday her red tide had come to shore. It had also been the day of white pants, because she thought that she had a few more days until it showed up. She'd spent the afternoon with her cardigan wrapped around her waist. Well, there went her self esteem. "I'm not feeling too up to it..." she drew out, Friday morning, putting the cap back on her Midol. Truth was, as mo...

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“Oh no it’s Friday!” by Stellae Coelum

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“Are you coming tonight?” Jess asks as he rolls down his “Pearl Arctic white” Baleno, his tattooed arm perched up on the steering wheel. He carries an easy “I don’t care” attitude which makes me wonder if he really expects an answer. “Of course” I reply casually. I am about to lean in to kiss him goodbye when Mohena walks in. Well practically jumps in. She claims she has the hottest gossip around the campus and just like that sweeps me into a nearby coffee shop because I must know the details. I give Jess an apologetic nod before h...

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“The Hall” by Emily Howard

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"Are you coming tonight?" Todd yelled from the outside of my apartment door. I had to have been staring at myself in the mirror for 20 minutes before he knocked. Shit. I knew I was running late, but I must have lost track of time. I glanced at the door, nervous as hell to open it. I had not been out of my apartment in weeks, except for work, after the sudden breakup from what I thought was the best relationship of my life. My prince charming wasn't just charming me. How disappointing. I wanted to sit and wallow in self-pity, but my friends ...

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“A Loud Mind” by Amelie Tonoyan

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”Are you coming tonight?" It was such a simple question, though it killed every thought in my mind with the similarity of a reaper taking someone’s life. She asked me a question that could be easily answered, but I just couldn’t do it. I couldn’t answer her question because a million more flooded me in a cold flash. Unanswerable questions that only the future could resolve. I looked up and shrugged, my eyes refusing to meet hers. “Okay then, I’ll keep an eye out for you,” Marie said, gathering her things and parting ways with me. My feet wer...

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“Promises” by M H Tucker

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“Are you coming tonight?” Ravi looked over at Kiran expectantly before slamming his locker shut. The metal sounded like a shot fired into the empty space between them. There was a shuffle of feet afterward and the familiar thump that announced the contact between Ravi’s elbow and the door he’d just closed. The man was always dressing in such a hurry that he never gave himself enough space. Contrary to the fact that they were standing in a locker room after winning the soccer game two to zero, Kiran hated sports. Being a part of the team wa...

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“Don't Panic, It's Dorm Life” by Vanessa Michaelive

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“Are you coming tonight?” Wynnie stared at me with a look of incredulous annoyance, as though she was shocked that I dared ask her something so asinine. Her mouth stayed sealed around her fork as she silently lifted her eyebrows. On a typical day that would have been a sufficient response, but I stared back at her, not breaking from her glacial gaze until she slowly began chewing her lettuce. If she was trying to make me uncomfortable, she was succeeding- with her slow eating and large eyes trained on me. The only reason she could stare wi...

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“A Date with Death” by Archie Parekh

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“Are you coming tonight?” A bright smile illuminated his face as those three jumping dots on his phone transitioned into a plain “Yes :)”. He loved reading this word. It would be their fifth formal date, however, counting as such would be no less futile than counting the number of egrets tailing a grazing cow, for every date comprised of multiple smaller ones, and every moment spent with her was nothing unlike bathing in cold water after a particularly sweaty football match in the summer. Dan Selvert felt quite a connection with her; she was...

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“I mean the words I said” by Sneha Kumari

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“Are you coming tonight?” I was starting to regret the moment I decided to pick up the call when I saw Veer’s name flashing on my phone screen. “Ahmed, I’m not taking ‘no’ for an answer!” I weighed out all the excuses in my mind that I could give him – I have to help Amma cook mutton korma today, I have a head ache, I have to rearrange the shelves in Abbu’s shop; but apparently he had heard every single one of them by now, more times than I could count on my fingers. “Who all are going to be there?” I asked and began tapping my foot uncontro...

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“My Manorama” by New Inspirations

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"Are you coming tonight....?"she nudged me with a soft voice.My palms had already started sweating showing immense tension that I was trying to hide,the dryness in my throat stopped me from replying,drops of sweat gathered on my forehead,eyes trying to avoid her gaze.I tried to take a gulp and replied nervously "ye..yes..sure" the stammer in my voice was sure to narrow her eye brows,she was looking at me straight,piercing me through."Are you still nervous?"she asked,"Yeah,..No..I mean.."I stammered again.She held my hands in her soft ones,an...

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“Daydreamed Nights” by Mathis Coden

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“Are you coming tonight?” Ranger raised his eyebrows with the question. We were saying goodbye after raking my leaves all morning. I contemplated the invitation for a moment. It was Friday, a good day to change habits, right? Why not. “Yeah.” I nodded my confirmation and he grinned, wide and goofy. “Alright, see you later!” Ranger waved, jogging to his red pickup. The rest of my afternoon passed quickly and quietly. I milled about my apartment doing odd chores and activities. Before leaving the house, I debated which shirt to wear for twen...

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“Magenta’s Nightclub: The Start of Living Life to the Fullest” by Tanya Smith

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Magenta’s Nightclub: The Start of Living Life to the Fullest By: Ireland Lorelei “Are you coming tonight?” Theresa asked. “Girl, I just don’t know yet. When this pandemic started, I was loosing my mind wanting to get out. I missed the club. Hell, I even missed going to the grocery store. That was a first for me! But with everything just opening all the way back up and people just starting to get th...

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“No, I'm Not” by Annecy M

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“Are you coming tonight?” you wanted to know. I wasn’t, or I hadn’t been planning to. But I heard myself answer, “yes, I’d love to!” It wasn’t until you’d kissed me goodbye and were halfway to your car that I asked myself why I said that. The last thing I felt like doing that night was participating in our town’s version of a carnival. You know they do this every summer. I’ve never liked it. I’d been looking forward to being by myself, maybe ordering in and watching movies. I said yes, I realized, because Evan was going to...

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“The Show Goes On” by Allison Wonderland

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"Are you coming tonight? Hey...Landon, are you coming tonight?!" Landon looked over to his left and noticed his crush was speaking to him. He was too mesmerized by her beauty to respond. "Are you coming tonight? Hello!!!" Persephone waved her hands in front of Landon's face attempting to get his attention, but he was still in a daze. "Hey, Loser, P is talking to you!" said a deep voice as Landon felt a hard punch on his left arm. "OUCH!!! WHY DID YOU DO THAT, LANCE?!" It was Landon's twin brother, Lance. Lance had been dating Persephone for ...

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“Love Escaped The Party” by E.C. Nickelson

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“Are you comin‘ tonight?” The blonde looked at her best friend, and roommate, from the bedroom doorway. “It’ll be fun. Maybe there’ll be a hot guy there for you to chat with.” The redhead shook her head. “Come awn! You never get out n about! Just one night, Siobhan.” ”Nein, Memphis. Big tests next Monday.” She turned back to her books, flipping the page with one of her dainty hands. ”A week away, Darlin’. Just tonight n I’ll help you study the rest o‘ the week.” Memphis watched as Siobhan chewed the thought over, listing the pros and con...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 238 stories

“The Birthday Crime” by Samra Fatima

“This Could've Been You” by Chris D

“Oh no it’s Friday!” by Stellae Coelum

“The Hall” by Emily Howard

“A Loud Mind” by Amelie Tonoyan

“Promises” by M H Tucker

“Don't Panic, It's Dorm Life” by Vanessa Michaelive

“A Date with Death” by Archie Parekh

“I mean the words I said” by Sneha Kumari

“My Manorama” by New Inspirations

“Daydreamed Nights” by Mathis Coden

“Magenta’s Nightclub: The Start of Living Life to the Fullest” by Tanya Smith

“No, I'm Not” by Annecy M

“The Show Goes On” by Allison Wonderland

“Love Escaped The Party” by E.C. Nickelson

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