Write a story told entirely through one chase scene.

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“Irrational” by Samantha Ho

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The two men stepped out onto the footpath. Their sleek grey car sped away, around the corner and out of sight. It was a Thursday evening like any other, the time when the sun had just set, and dusk deepened into night. Jonathan strolled along the main road, glancing longingly once at the bar before turning away toward his house. His wife was waiting for him back at home. Turning into a smaller street, he bowed his head against the wind, buttoned his suit and crossed his arms as he walked. A sleek grey car passed him at an amble, keeping in...

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“Run For Your Life” by James Allred

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His foot came down in the puddle, sending up a geyser of water and mud that splashed and spattered all over his clothes. Well it was no use worrying about keeping clean now. If he paused for a moment they would catch him. His ears caught the sound of his pressures’ footfalls hastening after him. Were they gaining on him? He could not risk looking back, if he did not make it soon, it would not matter how well he had run. Now his feet pounded the pavement as his aching muscles prop...

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“Heartless” by Stephanie Gull

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Daniel could almost feel the eyes, stabbing daggers into his back, as he walked. The old fluorescent streetlight flitted in and out, matched the frantic pounding of his heart. The hazy fingernail of the sun, lethargic in its dip below the horizon, seemed to taunt him. The street would be dark soon and Daniel would be far enough from the streetlight that he would be sheltered in suffocating darkness. But soon was not now. And as long as there was light, Daniel could be seen. If he just kept going forward he would be okay. If he just kept ge...

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“Uncontrolled Substance” by Hanne Christensen

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Chesterfield. What the hell is he doing in Chesterfield? Bridget swallows back some bile. She has a habit of becoming nauseous whenever she's nervous. The acidity makes her eyes water so she closes them. And sees fast food wrappers scattered on the floor. Most of the food is still in them, the ingredients simply mangled and rearranged by hands that are shaking much too hard. Bridget opens her eyes. Google maps is open on her computer screen. The flashing dot that is her husband remains on Chesterfield, a town that is about 20 minutes...

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“Lives Changed; Hearts Shattered” by Melanie Herring

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Up until this moment, the loss of my father was the most earth shattering event of my life. Death snuck up and slammed the door on his life, leaving my family with nothing but heartache. I recalled the nights I laid awake crying, pleading for this nightmare to end. But once the sun burned into a new day, I knew this life without him had become my new reality. In those moments, I thought nothing could compare to the hurt of my loss and the fear of a future without him. I was wrong. Dark, sleeping apartment buildings littered the space ...

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“Vengeance” by Karen N

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Seth gritted his teeth as he raced down the narrow alley and the woman he was following disappeared around the next corner. He pushed himself harder, determined to keep her in his sights until she stopped her frantic escape. He just hoped he wasn’t too exhausted when that happened. His feet slid in the gravel as he turned the corner after her, causing him to slam into the side of the red brick building in front of him. His shoulder throbbed with the impact, causing a rough grunt out of him, but he ignored the pain and pushed off the wall. He...

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“The Summer of 1992” by Perry Lee

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“I would start running if I was you” we hear the engine start and we begin to run into the woods deeper and deeper into the woods we run as we run we hear the car engine revving around us “This is for Payton girls” they yell out my mind my mind is racing why us why me I wonder the car engine stops I stop running too “Tabi come on we can’t stop” Willow say’s “Guys listen the car stopped moving maybe they stopped looking for us” I say as I sit on a nearby boulder “Tabi they’re not gonna stop looking for us we gotta go” Ayisha says “No no we go...

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“To escape the Inevitable” by Vincent Cruz

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I am running up the ramps of a parking garage at full speed but I'm not wearing running shoes. If I had known today was a running day I would have packed them in the car, but this morning has unfolded all wrong. It could be worse. I could be dead on the pavement outside the noodle bar where everything went down. I could be choking on my own blood and gasping. I’m wearing black and white Converse. They’re holding up okay despite being seventeen years old. How old am I? It's been so long since I was born that I often forget who I’ve bec...

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“Obsessed killer ” by Benjamim João Luís

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After months observing a witness that afar, in the dead of night, witnessed a heinous crime orchestrated by the mafia, where a renowned businessman was murdered, here is the libidinous murderer, enchanted by the witness's exotic and sensual panties, as it was his habit, watch her, search and smell her underwear, what a pervert! The witness, Maria, spent two days trying to assimilate what happened two nights ago. During these days she was afraid and could not even sleep. She had nightmares about the other day, images could still appear in her...

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“THE HUNT” by Dolapo Omoleme

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The mission was supposed to be a breeze. Our target was a neighborhood bank. We chose it because it had just enough cash to meet our needs and little protection by the way of security. We didn’t choose to rob a small bank because we were petty robbers, the kind you see on crime shows on TV, pointing guns at gas-station cashiers and demanding for the few bills in the till, no. We were already handling big jobs at that point, jobs that involved powerful cartels and government agencies across the globe. So why were we robbing a neighb...

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“Free Fall” by Adam Tyler

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By: Adam Tyler Word Count: 2932 If Cyris hadn’t seen the black flyer it would have knocked him out of the sky on impact. It almost did anyway. He’d been so focused checking his rear cameras, he almost hadn’t seen it until it was too late. The neon lights of the city below parted for an instant, and the black, bullet shaped flyer peeled silently out a side street, heading straight for him. It was the kind of car the grim reaper would drive if he found himself in 2055. Cyris jerked the controls and pulled upward, ju...

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“The chase” by Rebecca Andrews

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You leant against the wall in the mouth of the alleyway, letting the shadows conceal you from onlookers as you caught your breath. You hoped, at least, they would do that job. You had been running for some time, and you had a stitch in your side and a pain in your chest. You could run no further, for a little while at least. Hopefully your pursuers would not find you while you were so vulnerable. You had lost them for now - or at least you thought so. Gradually, the pain subsi...

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“Running From Me” by Amelia K

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The past is chasing me. The world around me flies by in a mesh of colours blurring together: people with no faces, the blossoming trees of spring and endless streets. I'm still running at the same pace because I can't seem to run any farther. No can help me either. All I can do is run as far as my legs take me, because I don't know know what will happen if the person behinds me catches up to me. Nothing good. My brain makes the connection that I'm dreaming, but that doesn't help. My fear doesn't dissipate. I cross a busy street, nearly missi...

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“‘It’ not ‘Her’” by Manasvita Basa

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It’s dark and I can’t see where I’m going. I could smash into practically anything right now, but I have no time to be cautious. I can’t hear or smell it, and I certainly can’t see it, but I know it’s coming for me. I know it’s coming the same way you would know when you’re about to be hit from the behind. The hairs on the back of my arms are standing up in fright. As I run, I wonder how it came to this. My best friend, my partner in crime....the person I trusted most. We went through so much together, and for what? That one of us would end ...

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“THE CHASE” by Gerard Watson

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One August day in Brooklyn, three men stand outside the entrance to the mall, whispering. "A reliable source said Corey Weaver's in this mall. We must kill him before he can get to the police and tell them we have counterfeit food stamps. Mr. Daniels will pay 100,000 dollars for those stamps. Get Corey Weaver. Understand?" "We understand, Boss." One by one, they enter the mall. They search the crowd. The Boss points to the second floor. "There's Corey." Corey sees the Boss and runs. "Sal, you take the left stairs, Paulie, you tak...

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Write a story told entirely through one chase scene.

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✍️ 143 stories

“Irrational” by Samantha Ho

“Run For Your Life” by James Allred

“Heartless” by Stephanie Gull

“Uncontrolled Substance” by Hanne Christensen

“Lives Changed; Hearts Shattered” by Melanie Herring

“Vengeance” by Karen N

“The Summer of 1992” by Perry Lee

“To escape the Inevitable” by Vincent Cruz

“Obsessed killer ” by Benjamim João Luís

“THE HUNT” by Dolapo Omoleme

“Free Fall” by Adam Tyler

“The chase” by Rebecca Andrews

“Running From Me” by Amelia K

“‘It’ not ‘Her’” by Manasvita Basa

“THE CHASE” by Gerard Watson

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a proposal.

Write a story about an argument that seems to be about one thing, but is actually about another.

Write a story about a person experiencing pre-performance jitters.

Write a story about a summer afternoon spent in a treehouse.

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