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Write a story about someone who keeps coming across the same stranger.

Posted in Mystery on Jul 10, 2021

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“The repeat ” by Celia Ramsey

Submitted to Contest #37

You always read about this type of crap In novels and stuff, all these crazy people who solve crazy mystery’s and become the best thing since sliced bread. well I never thought those stories could come true until I actually lived one out. It all started one rainy Monday morning in my little town in Minnesota. I was getting ready for my morning rounds at south lake hospital where I am a nurse. I sat at my tiny  little desk I’m my tiny little room in my tiny little apartment reliving every day just the same. I longed for somthing dif...

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“Man in a Brown Tweed Cap” by Jack O'Brien

Submitted to Contest #37

Man in a Brown Tweed Cap “Hey, careful there!” I said sharply. I directed my outburst at him, although it was me doing the stumbling. I was carrying several packages from shopping and didn’t see him there, all bent over. Could’ve been tying his shoe, I didn’t notice. He stood up. That’s when I saw him the first time. Honestly, I didn’t see him, just the hat. It was a worn, brown tweed cap like the kind news boys used to wear in old movies. Something flashed on it in the sunshine, a pin or something. He nodded and backed out of my way. Didn...

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“Long Before Dawn” by Scarlett Whitley

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     Some people said the good things in life were plentiful.     In Serena Estrada’s opinion, they were few and far between.    This was the thought Serena was pondering as she walked through the dimming streets of Chicago.     When she passed a flickering streetlight, she pushed her long black hair out of her face and checked her watch. It was about eleven.     The sound of honking cars, skidding tires, and people talking...

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“To Stalk a Cat” by Rebecca Smith

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    It was very early one summer day when Sniffy Johnskit entered Mr. Mouser’s convenience store on the corner of Calico and Hunter. The sun glaring through the windows cast an eerie stripe design of black and yellow on the worn tile. Behind the counter stood Mr. Mouser, a short, round cat, his fur grayed with age, but in a dark corner of the deli sat a strange tomcat Sniffy did not recognize. He wore a long black coat and a hat falling over his eyes. Eyeing him with slit pupils, she approached the counter.  &nb...

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“Wedding Pictures” by Hanan Moussa

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Wedding pictures… She had always loved to look at wedding pictures.Time and again, she would hurriedly finish all those household chores and sit dreaming over her mistress’s pictures. She had been with this family for so long now. She loved them all: they were so kind to her, unlike everyone else. She never really understood why it was that every time she opened the door, walked out into the street, did the shopping, smiled at anyone, they would turn away with that awful look on their faces. Each time she returned so puzzled, asking her you...

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“The Green-Eyed Stranger” by Melissa M.

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The wind blew my hair topsy-turvy, and with the first splash of rain, I dashed into the coffee shop, papers in my hands escaping.“Let me assist,” a deep voice said. I looked up into cold green eyes half-closed beneath thick brows. A thin nose ran down the middle of a narrow face. At the bottom was a neatly-trimmed goatee.I was frozen. There was something familiar about him, but I didn’t think I had seen him before, at least not in person. An actor? He was creepy, in any case. I snatched my papers from his hand and turned to the counter to or...

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“The Man in the Bowler Hat” by Grace Hicks

Submitted to Contest #37

It was him again. That strange old man with his hands wrinkled with age and eyes that had seen too much. This was the third time this week I had seen him! I tried to keep my head down and pretend I hadn't seen him, but he was too clever. He gave me a dramatic bow and tipped his bowler hat at me. Not knowing what to do, I curtsied back. This seemed to please him and he went back to feeding the pigeons that seemed to know him. He was a very odd man. He wore the same black suit that had been worn with age and could sometimes be heard humming to...

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“The Stranger: Only the Beginning” by Shawn Christianson

Submitted to Contest #37

Bustling down the busy city street, I bump into a tall man. "Sorry!" I call out. I turn to face him and I am met by a man with dark hair and soulless eyes. A flash or red and then nothing. He growls loudly and turns before stalking away. Confused, I stare for a moment. "Crap!" I shout, having been sidetracked. I quickly resume my quick pace down the sidewalk. I arrive at the tall office building ten minutes later. I walk into the building. Five minutes early for my interview. Good. I need to make the right first impression. "Ms. O'Hare?" a y...

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“The silliness of the situation ” by Nevermindpanda A.Q

Submitted to Contest #37

A black stallion in a flock of sheep. Quite a first impression but please do not misunderstand. He was the opposite of majestic. He was simply an oddity. The queue for a morning coffee at Arry’s was draining me of my patience and I kept glancing down at my watch while making my frustration known vocally. The bland scenery of the town imprinted on my mind left little to no interest in making myself aware of my surroundings. A dull Tuesday morning. However, no one would dare utter it. How would cereal brands and milk manufacturers thrive if mo...

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“The Rose Box” by Abby Morris

Submitted to Contest #37

The Rose BoxI’m not sure why I opened that first box. Maybe it was a greedy impulse or pure curiosity, even madness. Looking back now, I probably should have let it alone. Those little mahogany boxes changed the course of my life forever.I got the first box in the fall of my senior year. I had just turned eighteen, and I felt as if the world was at my feet. I can now see that it was just him. I don’t know why he chose that day to give it to me. Was it coincidence, or did he plan out that specific day to give it to me? It was definitely ...

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“The Girl” by LeighAnne Ferreol

Submitted to Contest #37

It was the perfect day to go out. The weather was cloudy, but not too cold, the sky still had large patches of blue scattered throughout, and it was far enough into spring that most of the flowers had begun to bloom. It was for these reasons that I decided to go for a jog. That’s what I tried to tell myself at least. The truth was I was desperate to be out of the house before Dave woke up. It’s not that I didn’t love him anymore, I knew I did, but neither of us would deny that things had been difficult lately. It just seemed easier to avoid ...

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“Hello.....” by Sara Galarza

Submitted to Contest #37

I could feel the cold wind nipping at my skin. I tried to rub my face to warm it a bit only to find I couldn't move my arms. Panic begins to set in as I struggle against my restraints. After what felt like hours I finally stop. Taking a deep breath I take look at my surroundings. It smelled like a wet cave. Cold.....so very cold. I link my fingers together in order to warm my hands. My legs were numb as I struggled to get to my feet.The walls to my cell were covered in slime andmud. A small pallet in the corner of the room where I had woken ...

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“An Old Friend” by Georgia Robinson

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‘Usual?’‘Yes please Jim’David took a sip of the cold beer and instantly relaxed. What a day it had been, it would make his life a lot easier if the company would just bite the bullet and get rid of Norman. He heard Janet saying to another blonde on the way out ‘he’s such a loveable old gent though isn’t he?’ As far as David was concerned being a ‘loveable old gent’ didn’t make Norman any less of an incompetent moron. Unfortunately he can’t sack anyone for being old though so he would have to just put up with Norman. He took another sip of hi...

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“Doppelganger” by Konstantine Matsoukas

Submitted to Contest #37

DOPPELGANGER Νοw I know what I could not have known then.Could not have known on pain of being destroyed.Does this mean that now I am stronger, wiser, more solid? One would think so.But, then again, οne is never one. Forgive me, please. I’ll try, I promise, to make sense.But it’s been happening for such a long time now that it has left a crack running through me, of self-doubt.I’ll try. Not to explain, that may be too high a stake.I’ll try to speak about facts instead, as best I know how to, which, as a matter of fact, is no great guara...

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“Haunted” by Asleo H

Submitted to Contest #37

On my way walking down the street to my friends house I noticed a man and made eye contact but I swiftly looked away and kept walking. Upon reaching my friends house who's name was Jason I knocked 5 times then they finnally answered. I was welcomed and greeted with a smile then in a few seconds Jason all of a sudden yelled "FIRE" and his little brother shot me with a nerf gun. They both started laughing because I jumped cause I have to admit they scared the shit out of me but then I started laughing with them. Jason walked over to the tv an...

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