Write a story about a person waiting for an answer to a question.

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“Different ” by Sandra Claros

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I was at the office, taking a look at her pic. - She is really , really gorgeous. And we have been dating more than a year. I think it is time to make the so-awaited question - taking a look at my savings and So I took my cellphone, and send her a message. Would you marry me? – he asked her, so, she answered the question using another question : - Can you wait just a minute please? - hanging up the phone. - Fine. I will wait for you – I answered to her , in agony for the wait, because most of us do not like to wait. T...

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“Finding the Place Where Hope Lives” by Talia M

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She woke up early, before the alarm had even gone off. The sun was beginning to peak in through the cracks in the blinds, leaving thin golden trails of dawn across the dark of her room. She stretched her arm out beside her, to give her husband a gentle pat on his back, but found that her hand fell flat against the empty sheets. Her immediate thought was that he must be out for his morning jog, he was relentless at taking care of himself. Always eating healthy, making work outs and positive life choices a priority. She smiled to herself, b...

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“The Search for Eternal Nothings” by Arianna Noelle

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I sit and stare into my coffee cup, watching intently as the milk and cream swirl around as if they're playing a game that I'm not invited to understand. I watch intently until the swirls get caught up in the vastness of the dark liquid and vanish before I even have a chance to figure out their intimate game. I taste the coffee for the first time since making it and gasp a bit, not quite ready to come to terms with the bitterness that’s embracing my taste buds and flooding my senses. The sweetness of the milk and cream has been completely ov...

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“The Only One I Trust” by Veronica H.

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He debated running when he saw her. His stomach urged him to flee, but the mental image of him slipping in his brand new dress shoes and cracking his skull on the tile floor stopped him. That was all he needed, to go into the ICU on the day of the hearing. Kathryn waved him down from the end of the busy courthouse hallway. She hadn’t changed much in the last decade. He wondered often if she had come out of the womb in a sensible pair of orthopedic loafers and a gray knee length skirt, the social worker uniform. She was still wearing ...

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“Real Life Rom-Com” by Jennifer Lynn

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“So,” he asked, gently putting his hands on my shoulders and slowly locking his eyes with mine, mischievous smile on his beautiful face. “What do you think?” I think back to what brought us to where we are now. It’s only been three months but feels much longer. I’ve been adoring him privately for almost three decades now, but we only met this past May. I had taken up walking dogs to supplement my income, as part-time cashier at the local dollar store wasn’t exactly getting th...

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“You went to far” by Easy_sketch_ Fun

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"Don't, Don't Flinch, you can't hurt her, look just look at her.don't you recognise her. Darn you Flinch, LOOK." Kristy panicking trying to stop him from making the biggest mistake and regret of his life. He looked at the girl in the eyes, her bright pale blue eyes and halted to a stop and turned away to let her be. Doing so the girl ran away down the alleyway. Flinch now looking forward towards the opposite street watching as vircles drove past he was in a daze. He was confused, hungry and most of all wondering what the hell was he going to...

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“LAURA'S LONG DISTANCE LORRIES” by Barbara Burgess

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“Hello. Is that Mr. Hammond? Barry Hammond?”“Yeah.”“Ah, Mr. Hammond, It’s Laura from Laura’s Long-Distance Lorries. Can I call you Barry, Mr. Hammond?”“Yeah.”“Ah, well, um Barry, I just received your application form this morning to join our marvelous team of drivers. I must say you’ve had an impressive amount of experience according to your cv. Been driving lorries for ten years, I understand. That’s just what I’m looking for here at Laura’s Long-Distance Lorries. Someone with considerable expertize. Is there anything you would like to ask ...

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“The Question of Life or Death” by Joanne X

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Complete darkness filled the void beneath my eyelids. I strained myself to open my eyes, but they wouldn’t budge, trapping me inside of my own mind. I didn’t know where I was or what I was doing here. I couldn’t think straight. White dots scattered across the darkness as I urged myself to remember what had happened. I saw myself laughing in the car, with my left hand on the steering wheel and my right hand holding someone’s hand. A voice speaks up — it’s telling me to cut it out, that whatever I’m laughing it wasn’t all that funny. Th...

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“Robin Love” by Lakshya Leo Gerald

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"So, who is it?", he asked her, his black hair fluffy on the top and cropped on the sides, black eyes deep, clear, bright and curious, she laughed, she does enjoy playing with his curiosity. "It is better if I don’t tell it….why don't you find out who it is Mr Romaine Buemont??.... I am sure that you are very smart. In fact, you are the only person to be enlightened by this fact", she said her eyes wide, excited, he was not totally excited though, he knew that he won't be able to until he knows who it is. "Well technically Miss Caroline Pari...

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“Will You Join Us?” by Mara C

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''So... what do you say?'' He prompted, sitting across from me on an old -very old- armchair. The material started to wear off on the seat, making it look rather bad and badly taken care of. He stared into my eyes, making me understand this was a serious question, his offer, too. I held my breath and clasped my hands together, tapping my right leg on old floorboards as I, too, sat in an old seat. ''Uhmm...'' I started, but stopped abruptly. He raised his eyebrows expectantly but also with surprise, surprise at how long I'm taking to choo...

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“Waiting For Henry” by Christine Casey

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Norah had fired a gun exactly twice in her life. Once, when her babysitter had left a gun on the kitchen table. She did not know if it had been loaded but she did remember her five-year-old self picking up the gun and pulling the trigger. Her sitter had rushed in and yelled at her for playing with the weapon. Didn’t she know that she could have shot the next-door neighbor who was in a wheelchair because she had cerebral palsy? When she told her mother this story many years later after her own children were grown, it occurred to h...

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“Stay (pt2)” by Catherine MacKenzie

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There was something in Jack’s eyes that Daniel didn’t understand as he spoke those words, nor did he know how to decipher the sadness that resounded within his chocolate colored eyes. Instead of speaking further, Daniel watched Jack hit the call button to alert the doctor he was awake. He watched Jack’s face, the tightness around his eyes and shoulders. The expression that took residence as he looked Daniel over. “Oh, Danny, I’m so sorry,” he whispered as he took Daniel’s hand. “I never meant for this to happen.” “What did happen, Jac...

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“Within” by Sav G

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I gaze across the cliff as I steady my legs so they don’t collapse like jell-o. The view is absolutely breathtaking. The sun is rising over the horizon. I don’t even feel like i’m here right now. I feel as if I'm dreaming, and that I’ll wake up any second realizing that 20 years have passed as I'm staring at the sky. As my eyes blind from the rays of the sun, I suddenly realize that today is the day! Today is the day that I receive the answer to the question that I have been asking for the past 15 years. My heart is racing so fast tha...

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“Waiting and Listening” by Phoebe :)

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I grip the cool metal of the chair arm. It feels smooth and nice to my touch. I look up from my tattered jeans. The room is devoid of color. The only interesting thing is a stack of books that sit on a plane white end table in the corner. It is dim. Barely any natural light comes in from the little windows lining the walls, and half of the bulbs on the ceiling are burnt out. I try to keep my mind off my impatience. I listen hard, focusing on the drip coming from a pipe somewhere deep in the walls. Tip, tap. Tip, tap. ...

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“Rift between Worlds” by Megan DeRouin

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Rift between Worlds Who are you? I woke up with the question on my lips. I touched them and they tingled like some half-forgotten dream that I longed to remember. I stood up, sheets spilling onto the floor behind me as I crossed the room. I could still smell her in the air. She smelt like wildflowers and sunshine. Like everything that was good and beautiful. I pulled away the canvas that covered a charcoal drawing that I had been working on for months. It wasn’t right. I had drawn hundreds of sketches, dozens of oil paintings of the lan...

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Write a story about a person waiting for an answer to a question.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 171 stories

“Different ” by Sandra Claros

“Finding the Place Where Hope Lives” by Talia M

“The Search for Eternal Nothings” by Arianna Noelle

“The Only One I Trust” by Veronica H.

“Real Life Rom-Com” by Jennifer Lynn

“You went to far” by Easy_sketch_ Fun

“LAURA'S LONG DISTANCE LORRIES” by Barbara Burgess

“The Question of Life or Death” by Joanne X

“Robin Love” by Lakshya Leo Gerald

“Will You Join Us?” by Mara C

“Waiting For Henry” by Christine Casey

“Stay (pt2)” by Catherine MacKenzie

“Within” by Sav G

“Waiting and Listening” by Phoebe :)

“Rift between Worlds” by Megan DeRouin

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