Write a story about a relationship where one person is always running late and the other is constantly kept waiting.

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“Counting to Six Hundred” by Brittany Gillen

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The life of a snail is not as dull as you think. Most people assume that, because snails are slow, they never go anywhere. Well, most people are wrong. I go places. I’ve seen the whole lake! How is that possible you ask? You just have to be patient and wait for it. That is what I am doing right now. Waiting. Snails are good at waiting. Today is my nephew Archibald’s birthday. The first swirl on his shell is complete, signaling his readiness to separ...

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“Sorry but” by You'd Think A Writer Would Have A More Creative Name .

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"Sorry I'm late, but Kendall couldn't tie his shoelaces, and asked me to teach him." Mary is like this. The two friends agreed to meet at Lexa's house to work on a school project together. The two of them combined could create marvels. Once, they made a working fountain, earning them an A+, the first team to do so on such a difficult assignment. The problem is, Mary is never on time. Lexa rolled her eyes. "You are ridiculous. You're lucky I swore to only use my karate with Master and in an emergency." Mary blushed. It started at the tips of ...

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“The Restaurant ” by A. S.

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My fingers drum impatiently on the tabletop. The cloth is silky against my fingertips. I slowly take a sip from the crystal on the table. The condensation wets my fingertips and I watch as the droplets slowly gather together and stream down the glass. The same waiter I have been dealing with for the past hour appears again. Grinning unapologetically, “Still waiting? I’ll get you another refill ma’am. That makes it the fourth refill? Fifth?” I smile tightly back, trying to end t...

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“Waiting, for her” by Mara C

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I stare down at my watch: 11.50 a.m. I sigh, shaking my head. She always does this, always stands me up. She's always making promises she can't keep, always making plans that she doesn't stick to. I'm tired of this, and sometimes -guiltily- tired of our relationship, tired of us. I sit in a small Café, with an empty seat by my side, and two empty seats opposite me. She would've been sitting in one of them, smiling at me, making me smile as well, and staring into my eyes with an eager expression; her eyelashes flitting like butterfly wings....

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“Jimmy and Jenny” by Deborah Mercer

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Jimmy sat on the front pew in the church, fiddling with the unaccustomed bow tie, resisting the temptation to fiddle with the white carnation in his lapel, which was not as indestructible as the bow tie. He had never been keen on suits, but his mother left him in no doubt that he would wear one for his wedding. He glanced sideways and saw her sitting there, looking as pretty as a picture in her daffodil yellow dress and neat little pillbox hat. He felt an enormous surge of love and gratitude for her. She was a woman...

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“Promises Are Just Words” by E.F. Peterson

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"He promised he would come," I cried as I looked through the crowd of parents. "He told me we could go get pancakes after." "Sweetie, he isn't coming," Mrs. Donovan assured me. There was an air of melancholy around her, but it wasn't something that appealed to me at that certain moment. I remember the other mothers and fathers hugging their children, the fathers giving their daughters flowers-- enormous bouquets of roses that seemed larger than the children themselves. The mothers were each holding the hands of young ballerinas, proud of th...

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“MY DARLING! MY DARLING! WHERE ARE YOU?” by P. Jean

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(Write a story about a relationship where one person is always running late and the other is constantly kept waiting.) My Darling! My Darling! Where are you? I’m waiting! We will be late! This question or these questions have been asked over and over through the years and here we are again, me dressed to the nines and waiting, and him among the missing! ~~~~~ In the early years it precipitated some lively arguments as I interpreted his behavior as a “power play” of sorts. He wanted to pr...

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“Race Against Time” by Cottoncandy Skies

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“I will not wait a minute after 6 pm. Not a minute, you hear me?” said the woman on the phone.“You won’t have to. I will be on time, if not before,” Mark replied while shuffling through the files on his desk.“Like the time you were on my birthday? Or your birthday?”“Okay okay, easy with the sarcasm. See you at 6. Love you,” he said before hanging up the phone. His focus was turned back to the computer he was working on. Mark finished his work an hour early to have enough time to reach home and get ready before leaving for dinn...

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“Late Again ” by Ivy Moonlit

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Alex My alarm rang at precisely Five am on this lovely Monday morning. I rolled out of bed and after brushing my teeth I went straight into the kitchen ready to make myself a nice cup of tea. I made my way back to my room, grabbed my laptop and walked over to my makeshift office room. I sat down at my desk and began writing. I wrote for about an hour, finishing my tea, I changed and went to the gym. After an hour and a half, I drove to work, I reached 15 minutes earlier so I could prepare for the meeting before my shift. All...

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“BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS” by Barbara Burgess

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“Are you ready yet?” “Won’t be long.” Sally picked up the dog lead, her coat and placed her walking boots by the door. She stood at the bottom of the stairs, listening for movement. There was none. No good calling out again or shouting as this always had the opposite effect. She decided to wash the breakfast dishes. The dog sat by the front door in anticipation. Sally stroked her and told her it wouldn’t be that long before they were off on their early morning walk. Sally had bounced out of bed and looked out the window at the mornin...

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“That was Then, This is Now” by Jacqueline Han

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|February 23|The door creaked open ever so gently as his body moved through the wooden frame. Hours and hours have passed. Days have turned into night. He knew that she would be asleep by now; she always was. After freeing his keys from the lock, he stepped further in and removed his shoes, placing them neatly on the nearby shoe-rack. Noticing a light from the kitchen, he made his way there with a warm feeling filling his chest. Sitting in the middle of the table was a plate just for him with a small note on the side.Went to bed early. Rehea...

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“One. Last. Time.” by Y N

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Time flickers. Hospital. The clock ticks. I take another breath. Silence. Another tick. Another second goes by. I close my eyes, staring at nothing but the ceiling. My hands hold a blanket, but do not feel the comfort, the warmth in it. In fact, everything feels cold. Everything is slipping. And a breath is held. The ticks are gone. Silence. I leave. I open my eyes. I’m no longer at the hospital. Instead, I’m in a bedroom. The walls are painted blue, decorated with pictures of a family. Most of them feature a wedding of a h...

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“Sawhorse” by Cody Mitchell

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It seemed like the old car had grown another inch last night. Arthur Jones had already tried to climb into the vehicle twice, but with no success. Gearing up for a third attempt, he gripped the steering wheel, planted his cane in the ground, and swung a leg up with feigned vigor. He failed to reach the running board yet again, so he sulked away, too breathless and defeated for another try.He trudged away from the car and sat on the bench that he had built nearly 20 years ago. The design was his own, made with thick oak legs and heavy sl...

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“Vise/Verses” by Blane Britt

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I have been marry going on 19 years now. As a matter of fact our 19th wedding anniversary was less than three days away and I already got Madeline, her anniversary gift. I stopped counting after the hardest year of our marriage that being the 2nd year. Or maybe it was after we shared the birth of our first child of 11. That second year of marriage was in many ways very challenging because we were still learning one another’s likes and dislikes. People always asked the two of us how did we last so long. The Average Length of Marriage I...

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“A Returning Wait” by Jessica X

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Emily drowsily stared at the pristine, white clock hiding in the corner of the back wall at the café. The clock read 3:12. Liz was late again. Emily lazily reached her arm out to grab the iced coffee on the table in front of her to take a sip. After putting her iced coffee down, she turned away from the clock, propping her left elbow up on her table and laying her head into the palm of her left hand. With her other hand, she started scrolling through various social media pages on her phone. The time was 3:20 now. Emily stared at her almost ...

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Write a story about a relationship where one person is always running late and the other is constantly kept waiting.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 108 stories

“Counting to Six Hundred” by Brittany Gillen

“Sorry but” by You'd Think A Writer Would Have A More Creative Name .

“The Restaurant ” by A. S.

“Waiting, for her” by Mara C

“Jimmy and Jenny” by Deborah Mercer

“Promises Are Just Words” by E.F. Peterson

“MY DARLING! MY DARLING! WHERE ARE YOU?” by P. Jean

“Race Against Time” by Cottoncandy Skies

“Late Again ” by Ivy Moonlit

“BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS” by Barbara Burgess

“That was Then, This is Now” by Jacqueline Han

“One. Last. Time.” by Y N

“Sawhorse” by Cody Mitchell

“Vise/Verses” by Blane Britt

“A Returning Wait” by Jessica X

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