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Romance Short Stories – Page 617 of 730

“Damn, the Power Went Out? Okay.” by Thanatos Gaylord

Submitted to Contest #58

Trigger warning: abusive parent and suicide attempt (not graphic)***The electricity just went out.Shit.I look over at Draven. He's staring at the phone in his hand, completely unaware that the elevator just stopped. Because of the chat bubbles reflected on his glasses, I can see he's texting someone. I wonder if he has a girlfriend or something.Not that I care, of course.After sending a message or two, he glances up and looks around, seemingly perplexed at the lack of light or movement."Did the power go out?" Draven asks."No, the elevator st...

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“Stuck with a Stranger ” by Lizzie Hall

Submitted to Contest #58

I clench my fists for a few seconds, letting go only when I hear someone’s honking behind me. Sorry, I mouth as I drive forward, doing another loop around the block. I quickly find a parking spot that isn’t too far away from the building, keeping a mental note that I am wearing stiletto heals instead of my worn-out sneakers (that have become my second skin). My mom had told me on the phone earlier in the day to wear something I normally wouldn’t wear. I didn’t know whether I should’ve been offended or not, considering that I ...

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“My Lucky Day?” by Leon Meyer

Submitted to Contest #58

My lucky day? A short story by Leon Meyer. September 2020. “Really? Must you? Tonight of all nights!” “Don’t worry Love. Just a few quick shots. I promise. It’s only four in the afternoon now, and the weather is perfect. Eight is still four hours away.” “But what if you get caught in the traffic? Or get side-tracked? You arty-farty people are all the same. Once you get caught up in things, time doesn’t matter anymore.” “I’ll be on time, I promise. See you at eight. Ciao for now.” As I return my cell phone to the console, I imagine Doreen’s...

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“The music within” by Ala Arafat

Submitted to Contest #58

She stood in front of the mirror. Rehearsing. again. Today's meeting is really important. I mean really important. She's been waiting for this opportunity for a very long time and everything needs to be perfect! She does this way too often, falling into the same trap over and over again, she reminds herself, things need to be right, not perfect. She checked her bag, her laptop and her outfit before finally leaving the house and heading to work. She took the stairs, sixth floor or not, she would like to postpone using an elevator for another ...

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“Melting Facades Of The Crippled ” by Lavleen Sharma

Submitted to Contest #58

While going out for a crime, conviction caps confidence. While going out to continue an affair, conviction again trumps all other qualities in pushing the sinner. In my head, the heedless romance in public washrooms were nothing more than actually using those washrooms. She believed and I made believe that it was love. I wanted her to believe that someone loves her and wants to give her everything he has – not that I understood exactly what giving and taking was. Besides, I wasn’t part of the romance, the façade was. Before I wanted it, the ...

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“Lady Jane” by Chiara Donati

Submitted to Contest #58

LADY JANE Lady Jane sat in her red-brown ermine fur, severe on Christmas evening. Surrounded by her typically Victorian style bookcase, from the attentions of the butler George and her usual brandy, she seemed to feel right. With one hand she was busy holding the cigarette holder, with the other holding the newspaper dated precisely December 24, 1905. She spread her legs slightly apart and dropped the newspaper softly. Between a cloud of smoke and the other the butler George began to hear strange moans, like sobbing, while out there so...

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“In the arms of Nature!” by Utkarsh Srivastava

Submitted to Contest #58

Mr. Darry Walrus a business tycoon, a young man with pale skin, patchy beard, emerald eyes, and hairs like the moonless sky. However, he was rich, but he never gets the attitude. He loves to stay on the ground because he knows fluttering insanely in the sky will bring you on the ground someday. However, flying high with the support will keep you flying forever, isn’t it great?His wife is Morphey, her eyes like inherited from the beaches of Maldives, the face is glowing like the grazing sun as she would be the daughter of Aphrodite. It was a ...

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“Time's Up, Power's Out” by Sᴇᴀ Ғᴇʟɪᴢ

Submitted to Contest #58

“Dad!” A little voice called from deep in some crevice of one of the Bercan family’s rooms. The call was followed by a drawn out wail, which gathered intensity until it could sustain itself no longer and it came crashing down flights of octaves to end in an exaggerated sob. Durie Bercan, the father being called for, left his desk and hurried down the dark hallway, trying not to trip over toys and towels on the way. His two children had just left the bathroom to run to their shared bedroom and snuggle into their beds, when the entire house ha...

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“Vanilla and Fries.” by Ridiculous Roze

Submitted to Contest #58

Getting stuck in an elevator was supposed to be adventure. Well, according to all those movies and books I had read, it was supposed to be an adventure. You were supposed to fall in love with someone or make a new friend. It was all supposed to be fun and mind-opening. Unfortunately, that was not the case with me. The date was August 24, 2014. It was my wedding day and all I had to do was stay in my hotel room while my family ran all the important errands. Because I was a stubborn individual who, on that day, had a strong craving of fries ...

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“When lighting strikes” by Lylian Xanakis

Submitted to Contest #58

*Trigger warning: domestic violence* Aya was a firm believer in Murphy’s law: anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. She was known among her friends as the ‘unlucky one.’ When she was only 12, Aya was struck by lighting, and that's when the series of unlucky events started. Her family had gone camping for the weekend, and got caught by a surprise thunderstorm in the middle of a hike. They had taken all the precautions, but somehow the little girl still managed to get struck. She couldn’t remember much about the accident other than a bli...

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“Their Unexpected Love” by Warrior C

Submitted to Contest #58

Their destiny can never be predicted nor can be taken for granted. It's already written down on their palms.Minerva, a bachelorette who is living with her househelp and her tortoises at the 22nd floor in that sky craper building. Part of her daily routine is going to the lift. Sometimes she feels the monotomy but she has no choice at all. Her stilleto Gucci shoes is echoing always in the hallway - a signal that she's on her way to the elevator- rushing to catch the bus at the terminal station downstairs. She is alway...

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“The Greatest Person in the Universe” by Z N

Submitted to Contest #58

Patrick “Trick” Pearl had been terrified of elevators his whole life. Despite being a naturally funny and prankster kind of guy (these traits were what earned him his nickname - that and that it was an abbreviation of his name), Trick wasn’t the chill, aloof, or easygoing person everyone had known him to be, when he came into contact with his fears. Trick only had two fears: elevators and cats. Ugh, cats. He shuddered when anyone even mentioned the awful creature. Meanwhile, elevators were nearly as bad. Trapping yourself in a dark, tiny, bo...

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“The Stormy Heart Tornado” by Janis Nathan

Submitted to Contest #58

The Labor Day Storm had passed over quickly, and Karen looked around at the serious damages. She never thought that she would be here in a damp and dark basement after a roaring and frightening tornado, but she was now. The persistent rain was always welcomed in the past after any tornado, but this season was different. They had gotten too much rain that summer, and the water table underground had caused many of the oldest trees in the area to tumble down in many of the other summer storms.She had never felt so powerless before, alone out in...

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“Elevator Relations” by Stefanie DiDominzio

Submitted to Contest #58

It has been a rough day at work. I am ready to get home, where I can have a glass of wine by the fire before getting in bed for the evening. It has felt like such a Monday. Everything that could possibly have gone wrong, indeed went wrong. Network errors, incomplete assignments, several staff members out sick, and of course the big bosses stopped by for a surprise visit. As soon as five o’clock arrives, I clock out, collect my belongings, and head toward the elevator. I have recently been forcing myself to take the stairs to become mo...

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“Love Will Never Die” by Aubrey Maria ✌

Submitted to Contest #58

“Don’t leave me.” She whispered, ‘I need you.” And that’s all she needed to say. As the minutes trickled by, Raphael stayed sitting across from her unmovable. No words, movements, or facial expressions. Meg thought he would say something. After all, wasn’t being vulnerable a hard thing to do when it felt like static in return? Then he moved. His steps crunched underneath the colorful array of leaves and he came closer. Raphael slipped closer until their faces were inches apart. She saw his breath in the air stand still and she leaned t...

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