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Write a story that takes place in a waiting room.

Posted in Thriller and Suspense on Oct 26, 2022

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“"I'M STILL WAITING FOR YOU"” by Swati Sharma

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Whenever I feel overwhelmed or worn out, I go to my room. If I need a break or just some time to myself, you can find me there too. It is not like any other room in the house. It is where I feel most safe and comfortable. Where I can always be myself. It is a room that belongs to me. It may look like all the other rooms in the house but, my room is above them all. It is just perfect for me. It is a small place, about 12 feet by 18 feet, with a desk, a dresser, a closet, and of course, a bed. There is always a light scent of vanilla from a ca...

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“The truth is a Lie” by Madhurima Giri

Submitted to Contest #49

I was exhausted. I was sleepy.  I want coffee. I need coffee. I swear I already had so much caffeine in my system that it was filled with more coffee than blood. And I am not complaining. Who doesn’t like coffee?  But I swear I will kill April ones she comes out of her sedated state and get normal again. Though the coffee in hospitals sucks, it was better than anything currently. I wanted to be awake and the first one to talk to her before Nick could. Just thinking about him my caffeine-filled body boil in rage. What idiot ...

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“The Room that Kept me from Home” by 𝔘𝔤𝔬𝔠𝔥𝔦 𝔑.

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I've been through a lot in my life but nothing beats the pressure of a waiting room. The waiting room is torture, a place where everyone is probably suffering, I like to call it; a place where its not all about me. Its just something about being stuffed in that room with everyone that makes everyone question survival. During my life time I've come here many times actually too many times for comfort. I've seen tears, I've seen blood, I've seen big bellies. Ever since I was young my mother has been terribly sick and not having someone else to ...

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“The Eccendentesiast Club” by Aqsa Malik

Submitted to Contest #49

We were waiting to be taught how to smile. The kind that’s genuine, easy, natural. The kind that lights up a room. I look over at the only other person in the room, and he’s scowling. I feel awkward, enough to want to break the silence, but I don't say anything. Instead, I tap my nails, bitten to the core, against the metal hand rest of the metal chair. Come to think of it, this whole room had a metal vibe. Metal tube lights emitting a pale white glow, the type you see in hospitals. A metal door, a contrast to the glass one at the entra...

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“Wait For Me, Wait For Me...” by Kathleen March

Submitted to Contest #49

Lots of things happen in a waiting room, because, well, there are many reasons for waiting and many people who have to wait. Some people are better at that than others. Waiting, that is. This is a story that didn’t happen in a waiting room. It happened in The Waiting Room, or as it is called in the local language, A Sala de Espera... A group of friends had gotten together at the Sala and were waiting for one or two more to arrive. It was Friday night and everybody was happy the work week was over. You could see it immediately in the relaxe...

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“Root Canal” by Iris Koga

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The rigid plastic of the chair dug into Jay's spine, and he fidgeted against the hard seat pressing into his thighs. Around him, people with blurry faces walked in and out of the waiting room, their figures stark contrasts against the muted blue walls of the dental office. Jay pushed his light-up sneakers against each other and they flashed green and blue against the tile floor. The tooth-shaped clock mounted above him murmured in the background tick…tick…tick.How long had he been here? He gaped anxiously at the receptionist, an overweight w...

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“Another Chance” by OPHOKE LEONARD

Submitted to Contest #49

"I promise you, hell will resurrect the dead if I don’t get this job today". The interview was scheduled for 11 am on 5th August 2019. Few minutes to time, someone came out of the room and said, "I suppose you are waiting for the interview?" Yes sir. "I am sorry; we have closed for today". What? Please, "do not test the devil in me because it will be disastrous. I have been in the waiting room for about 50 minutes before now. Why are you doing this to me? What is my offence? Why not give me a chance before you could decide my fate?" Mr...

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“Complications” by Katelyn T

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The dimmed lights in the hallway connecting the waiting room to the rest of the hospital signaled throughout the building that visiting hours were over. This dimming was meant to create a quiet and peaceful feeling for the patients and loved ones staying overnight. To trick the mind into allowing sleep to come easier. For Victoria, the darkened hallway felt like a bad omen. Unable to sit any longer and with no appetite, she began to pace. She was one of five people sitting in the hard plastic chairs waiting for someone to...

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“Waiting Room” by UJJWAL DUTTA

Submitted to Contest #49

                         Waiting Room        Rohit’s train will depart from Howrah at 2.30 p.m. He bought a newspaper and some light food and then entered the Waiting Room to be used only by the passengers who have reserved tickets. He kept the luggage beside him and unfolded the newspaper. It was evident that he found it hard to concentrate on the contents of the newspaper in detail....

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“The Woman Opposite” by Deborah Mercer

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Something about the woman seated opposite me in the waiting room at the coach station makes me uneasy. I instinctively reject the word nervous. She is an innocuous little woman, wearing a slightly old-fashioned coat that certainly isn’t ragged, and not even shabby, not really, but has a “seen better days” air to it. Just like its wearer. She is as grey as her coat. But that, in itself, is a glib, false thought. Her hair is mouse-brown, her face certainly sallow, but not grey. Her eyes are grey, th...

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“Second Guess ” by Nunga Dorcas Mirande Amalia

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I walk through the white corridors which never seems to end, it felt an eternity to reach the third floor. Nevertheless I dont feel better when i reach the receptionist desk.  " hello, please is doctor Robert here? I have an appointment " I nervously ask the woman sitting behind the red desk.  She doesn't seem to pay much attention to me as she is typing something on her computer, i hope she is verifying if my appointment still holds. I keep waiting for her to finally give me an answer, I am already ne...

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“No Longer Alone” by Alexi Delavigne

Submitted to Contest #49

Nina stared at the grey ceramic floor, the harsh fluorescent lights reflecting up into her eyes. There were only two other people in the room with her, the receptionist, and a middle-aged woman with perfectly styled hair and pristine cherry red lip gloss. When Nina had arrived, the receptionist had asked for her name before clicking away on her keyboard, nodding to herself, and saying “Have a seat, the doctor will be with you shortly.” The other woman was pretending Nina didn’t exist, evidently whatever was on her phone required her un...

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“What are you waiting?” by Lenny Kovani

Submitted to Contest #49

One day a man wakes up feeling terribly ill, he’ s in his bed but doesn’t feels like his bed , he looks at his room but his vision is blurry and his eyes heavy, “strange” he thought, ”that doesn’t seem like my room at all”. He knows it’s all because of the importance of that day , he is feeling anxious, he is getting sick again. As he struggles to wake up a woman knock his door, ” Mr E. I’m you neighbour from apartment B ,There’s a letter for you, the mailman must have put it in my mailbox but it’s addressed to you!” He stands up quickly and...

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“Nightborn 6” by Harken Void

Submitted to Contest #49

Briggs sat on the beige plastic chair in the waiting room. His right arm was wrapped in bandages and hung in a support brace around his neck. His left leg throbbed with pain from the collision with the front seat of the car, but the paramedics said it wasn’t broken. Briggs sighed as a jackhammer worked somewhere deep inside his head, drilling. The hospital lights were far too bright, their illumination adding to the headache. He hit his head hard in the crash, might even have had a concussion, they told him. What in the bloody hell happened?...

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“The Dimple” by San T.

Submitted to Contest #49

I had never been very patient in my life. Sitting still was never my thing. I loved running around or walking about or at least dangling my legs knocking the furniture. I always had to get what I wanted and to do what I desired at that very instant. My mother was always exasperated with this. She even took me to a child psychologist to get me checked. In the end, of course, she accepted that I am who I am.So, when I waited for nine months for this day, I surprised myself. To be exact, it was more than nine months. It had been years, now that...

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