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Write a story where a meal or dinner goes horribly wrong.

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One room, five people.

Submitted to Contest #100

The room was empty, vacant even. One could say the room was full of nothing. It was just blank. But, in the center there was a table, and upon that table was placed five plates, five forks, five knives, five napkins and five wine glasses. And around that table, five people were standing, waiting. Within the room there were ten eyes but four of them were the same, with the same emotions, however the people present could tell the two apart from the other two. The owners of those eyes also looked the same, identical even. And the twins were loo...

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Mealtime Mayhem

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Burk fumbled around the kitchen, throwing everything he needed into the steaming pot on the stovetop.  He had looked up a recipe for spaghetti, thinking, This shouldn’t be that hard.  For a first timer, it was.       He’d never cooked spaghetti, he’d watched.  His mother had always insisted on cooking, she’d loved it.  His father cooked sometimes, and made him watch when he wasn’t out tending the farm.  Growing up, he learned how to cook what he needed.  That was before he met Anna. ...

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THIS ORDER OF THINGS

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Depression was not a state that overcame Norbert’s mind often. Nature had been kind to him and had endowed him with a happy personality. The past few weeks, however, had been tough. November’s melancholy was always difficult to live through, with its yellow fog, grey sky, and dirty rain polluting his mood. Altogether the elements formed a cloud of haze in the sky, usually azure blue. He stared at the computer screen with his marks in mild shock. He had actually failed at something he loved. His computer science mark was his lowest. It below ...

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THE BIGGEST BEAST IS THE FEAST

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THE BIGGEST BEAST IS THE FEASTFeasts is the best way to get to know your new neighbours. Actually, scratch that.Feasts were the best way to get to know your new neighbours.Making a first impression when meeting somebody new is vital. Which is obviously why it needs to be a good first impression. The way you act upon the first meeting, is the way you will forever be remembered the new person. In my case… The incident that I caused is going to be remembered by the whole neighbourhood until the day of my death. How convenient.“Hello everyone. E...

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CONSCIENCE

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 Brandon quickly glances around the restaurant to see if anybody is watching him.The restaurant is mostly empty with few people scattered here and there.A group of friends burst out into laughter followed by giggles at the last table of the passage.He goes through the menu and decides to order a veg thali with his heart beating at a rapid pace and shaking hands finding it difficult to hold the menu card properly.Then,he observes a man in white jeans and full sleeve black shirt,entering the restaurant.The man looks around the empty table...

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If you don't go wrong, go right.

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               Title  of story   : If You Don’t Go wrong, go right.                   Name of the author:                                 Lydia Mensah       &...

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The Beige Robes

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    Angie Charleston anxiously paced throughout the massive kitchen, anticipating the arrival of her ex husband.      Silver platters of exquisite food were scattered across the cold marble counter, and a bottle of the finest red wine Angie could find was in the center of the huge wooden table, two cheap glasses neighboring it on both sides- almost like a multimillion dollar mansion surrounded by two dingy houses. The older woman decided to replace them with her most prized crystalline glasses she acquire...

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Damnable dinner

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Hi, I’m Callie! “I’m so excited to invite my friends Zoey and Pablo over for dinner tonight.” I think to myself as I walk to school on this lovely lush green dewy morning. The birds are chirping and the wind is blowing. Everything is amazing! My dad said that it would be a perfect night to invite someone over. He is a Meteorologist, so he’s always obsessed with telling me, and my two brothers the weather every day. A lot of the time he’s not right, but I really hoped he was right today. My two brothers are Luca, and Tyler. Luca is fourteen a...

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Negotiations

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Rondon paced nervously in front of the marble fireplace, the crackle of split logs filling the silence. This was an important meeting; the most important in his political career. The rebels had seized control of several northern cities, and had now blockaded key trade routes. They were winning, and there was little Rondon could do about it. His grip on the military was slipping; it was only a matter of time before they turned on him as well. The ambassador would be his last chance. Everything had to be perfect this evening. No expense was to...

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All the Little Things

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When the moments come, they do so quietly, as though they never meant to stop by at all.From the car trunk come the groceries, paper bags overflowing with meat and fruit and wine, store-fresh flowers for the table, perhaps a watermelon. To enter the house is to descend the driveway and pass through an old gate, its shuttering belabored by the crowding weeds, then to cross the open patio. The bird-baths murmur gentle greetings. Wind spins music from the over-arching trees. Place your paper bags down on the doormat and turn the knob — this doo...

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My Husband's Blindness

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Three p.m. Alan walked like a determined man sure of his decision. There was no way he was going to change his mind anymore. The program was figuratively an Ishmael to him, and he had to put an end to it. Walking with him was a young lady with pale brown skin, and a little boy who looked like her but with different eyes. While his were hazel with flecks of gold at the centre, hers were brown. There was no doubt that he had taken Alan’s eyes.  As they approached the house, Alan slowed his pace enough for Rachael to notice. “You’re nervou...

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Favorite meal went horribly wrong and so is the relationship.

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This is a story about a meal which went horribly wrong and so is the relationship… Newly married couple has planned to spend their Sunday in the laziest possible way but obviously with a delicious meal. They went to the market together and bought everything required to make the best meal for that day. They planned to have a good meal followed by a movie at home. The girl was super excited to cook the meal for her partner and spend the weekend together. This is her first week after wedding and she can’t wait to start her new life with the lov...

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Dining Hall Horrors

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A school cafeteria can be one of the most unsettling places you find yourself in life. Who will I sit with? Will they like me? Will they even talk to me? What they don’t tell you though is that a cafeteria as an adult can be just as isolating. With a deep breath, I remind myself: what’s the worst that could happen? Entering the dining hall on my first day, I’m painfully aware that everyone has done this before but me. Still, I’m smiling to fake it ’til I make it. Technically, I have does this before. But it’s different now. I’m no...

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Semi-successful proposal

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“What?!” screamed Mum. Did I mention I like her high-pitched voice? Have you ever been part of an extremely embarrassing meal with your family? Well, I have. Dear Reader, I would like to ask for your advice. How on earth do you manage to control your family? I don’t even know whether families are manageable or not. Mine is not, believe me, I know, and I will tell you why. My family structure is ordinary, its personality is catastrophic. It’s already messed up that mom is the boss. Imagine a strong woman with the nickname Schumacher La...

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On Again, Off Again

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“Can I take your order, Sir?” “Oh, sorry, I’m waiting for someone,” Ishir smiled, gesturing at the empty seat, “she should be here any minute now.” The waiter nodded and hurried away to ask the same question to someone else. Ishir drummed his fingers against the table, looking around. Waiters rushed back and forth between tables of couples and families - mostly the former, with a few people like him dotted here and there, anxiously tapping their feet and checking their watches.  “Hey,” a voice said, and he turned in his seat to lo...

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