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

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“You Bring Me Light” by Asteria Rose

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All her life, Melody had been forced to be patient. She was always told to wait: Wait when her dad died, when her sister left, when kids at school told her she couldn’t hang out with them because she didn’t wear fancy clothes. Her mother would tell her that things would get better, if only she waited a few more weeks. But those weeks blurred into months, and months blurred into years until she was absolutely sick of everything in her life occurring in slow motion. It was like her life was a stick, trying to move through thick, murky m...

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“Love Is Not On Time” by Emily Bryant

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As much as I want to be on time, I can't seem to ever do it. Job after job I constantly get in trouble for coming in a bit too late. It's not my fault. My whole life my parents would tell me we were leaving at one time and then before I knew it I was waiting downstairs in my spring dress, with my nails freshly painted, waiting for them to stop fighting so we could leave. These habits almost seem to have enabled me to turn into this unreliable woman with not enough time on her hands. My husband knows this side of me too well. The first time ...

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“Communication Times” by Ben K

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Waving her hand in front of the computer screen she sifts through the main menu. Twisting her wrist a little further she moves from movies and television down to communications. Pointing at the screen, Alicia clicks on system wide calling. A small holographic display of the local solar system appears on screen. The display highlights and zooms in on the details of one planet or moon at a time, starting with her current location of Valtrose. A forest planet relatively close to the white dwarf at the core of this system. Waving her hand from h...

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“You Always Leave Me Waiting” by Janelle Curtis

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"Sorry, babe." Lena looked up from her phone to see Gavin running up, briefcase in hand, trench-coat in the other. The coat was brown, and it was well-worn, but for some reason, Gavin believed that it made him look distinguished. His dark hair bounced against his forehead, despite maximum-strength LA Looks gel. He breathed out deeply as he came to a stop. "Gavin!" Lena shoved her cell deep into her purse and instinctively wrapped her arms around her longtime boyfriend's corded neck. He had, during their seven years together, been meticulous...

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“My Annoying Brother” by Maya Reynolds

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Brothers. I shake my head and sigh. I should have known he wouldn’t show up again. Every time I make him promise to be there on time and every time he is late. You’d think by now I would have learned not to expect him in a timely manner…or at all. But I can’t help myself. Despite his habitual tardiness, I still hold out the hope that maybe, just maybe, he’ll change. Maybe today he will actually arrive on time.I think back to last night when we scheduled this meeting. I was about to crawl into bed when my phone rang. Glancing over, I saw his ...

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“I'm Waiting” by Sarah A

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"Come on.” I say, strolling into the living room fifteen minutes after we had agreed to leave, “Let’s go. Or we’ll never get there.” The room is thick with heat, and even though I sat there all day working on my laptop, I can’t wait to get the heck out of here. Lately I’ve been feeling stifled. Work from home is the dream and in many ways, I love everything about it. But, let’s just say that I underestimated the benefits of office air conditioning. “Okay. Give me a minute to change.” She s...

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“Truth” by Sandra Claros

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- You are two hours late, dear. I was just starting to think about leaving as I have drank one cup of coffee, ate one doughnut, a roast beef sandwich and smoked four extra-minted cigarettes – said a beautiful lady dressed in red high heels and some little patience ‘ by the way she used to shake her legs, looking at the watch every five seconds. - Sorry, dear, but I thought you were going to get mad at me, I know I am late – said that brilliant doctor , who just arrived at the meeting he had with...

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“Waiting for you😘❤️” by POOJA SARMALKAR

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Mita’s life had always been tedious and bland. Her days were occupied with household chores and her work. The youngest child of the family, she lived with her parents and two brothers. Like every girl, she too had dreamt for a beautiful life with her husband. But her dreams seemed to have been in vain. Busy in their respective lives and used to Mita’s presence, her family had forgotten to fulfill this wish. None had bothered to find a suitable life partner for her. The pain of her loneliness was incomprehensible. She had none to share her ...

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“The Murder of Alexi Cape” by Christina Colic

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The blood drips slowly off the marble kitchen counters and onto the soft rug underneath my bare feet, staining its white fur. The women’s cold, pale limbs hang lifeless and sprawled on the kitchen countertop, an extremely sharp knife stabbed into her chest, blood flowing thickly onto her severed and long, black, dress. I admire Alexi’s dead frame, my eyes roaming her beautiful body, how peaceful she seems, the way her long, brown hair falls over her rounded face and her fair complexion. She is dressed in masses of jewelry and makeup, and tho...

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“The Elusive Muse” by Ariel Niforatos

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I looked down at my watch and sighed in frustration. My friend was twenty minutes late and counting. Sipping my half-consumed cappuccino that was already lukewarm, I glanced outside the window next to me. It was a beautiful morning, sunny and crisp with the promise of autumn. College students milled about in large groups, chugging frappuccinos and enjoying their last bits of freedom before the start of the school year. Businesspeople dressed in pressed suits and lugging shining briefcases rushed past everyone else wi...

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“Waiting For The Truth” by Victoria Lendon

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She was waiting. Again. Fiona Rivers sighed, leaning her back against the cold brick of the alleyway, taking a long drag of her cigarette. Ever since she met Mattie Chain she felt like she was playing a game of cat and mouse, and she wasn’t sure if she was the rodent or the feline. Mattie was beautiful, and it was their bright green eyes that had caught Fiona’s attention to begin with, shining in the dim light of the bar in which they first met. Since then, after the passing of a few months, they had grown extremely close.This was an unusual...

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“Katy and Claire” by N C

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Katy shot a glare at Claire. “I’ve been waiting for over an hour.” Claire sighed, “My dress got caught in the elevator,” then spun around, “speaking of clothing, like my new outfit?” Katy rolled her eyes, “I was never talking about clothes. You were. Come on, we’re almost late. I don’t want to miss the Spiderman trailer.” she said as she pulled Claire. Though the school nerd still had much time before the movie, she couldn’t help but want to see all the ads in the theater. Nobody knows why these two people with opposite personalities would b...

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“WHY” by Nick Parker

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HOW The first time it happened was our first date. He was on his way to the restaurant, I had been there for twenty minutes already. I was frantically texting my friends, wondering if I'd been ghosted. Just as I was about to leave, he showed up, completely out of breath. "My car broke down," I remember him explaining to me through rushed breaths, "I was gonna get here early!" He looks...no, sorry, he looked so embarrassed, so humiliated. "Did you...did you walk here?" I asked him incredulously, staring at his flushed face, handsome even ...

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“Honestly” by K Jane

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The sky is cerulean. Crisp, clear, and cloudless. It’s nearly 10am, and I’m waiting. Again. It’s always been like this: I’m ready to go—walk, run, jump in the car, tackle errands—but I wait. And wait. And wait some more. Until he’s finally ready. Roger is slow; really slow. One could think he hails from a long line of tortoises. He has a schedule for anything and everything, but is just not fast enough. For my liking anyway. One time we were packing for a day trip, and I was ready to go the moment he suggested it. To no surpri...

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“Waiting” by Elizabeth Corbitt

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The sun is brightly shining, beating down on my back as I sit on the outdoor patio of our favorite cafe just a few blocks from our house. Waiting. It seems to be the one thing that keeps the relationship together. Once more I glance at my watch and a sigh escapes my mouth. I’ve already dealt with the server once, requesting her to wait just a bit more before putting in my drink order. “He should be here any minute.” I know the words are hollow, even as I say them, and there is a bit of doubt not only in my tone, but my eyes also. Alre...

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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

“You Bring Me Light” by Asteria Rose

“Love Is Not On Time” by Emily Bryant

“Communication Times” by Ben K

“You Always Leave Me Waiting” by Janelle Curtis

“My Annoying Brother” by Maya Reynolds

“I'm Waiting” by Sarah A

“Truth” by Sandra Claros

“Waiting for you😘❤️” by POOJA SARMALKAR

“The Murder of Alexi Cape” by Christina Colic

“The Elusive Muse” by Ariel Niforatos

“Waiting For The Truth” by Victoria Lendon

“Katy and Claire” by N C

“WHY” by Nick Parker

“Honestly” by K Jane

“Waiting” by Elizabeth Corbitt

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