Stories tagged “strangers”

  • First Date Conversation Starter

    The repression of laughter seeped through their mouths that were curled up in obvious smiles. The couple of strangers, one taller than the other, walked down the dimly lit street keeping pace with each other. The sight that forced them to nervously lau...

  • Trapped In the Elevator

    “Can you not touch me? Thanks.” “I’m not touching you!” “The ugly heat from your dirty hands is touching my skin.” “PMS much?” “It’s not PMS, it’s your annoying presence.” &#...

    • Author: Mr.Gabriel
    • Posted about 2 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • The Bar, The Stool, and The Strangers.

    Elenore walked into the bar, and noticed that her favorite stool was taken up by a rather strange looking man. This would not do. “Excuse me,” she said as she slammed her clutch on the bar counter top. “This is my seat.” The ma...

  • Nurture

    Infectious smiles and rivers that flow through the space between our thoughts. Complete strangers sharing nothing but the silence surrounding them, ruined by the occasional car on the bypass. Comfort in knowing absolutely nothing. Comfort that came...

  • This Isn't Very Good, But I Need To Get This Out

    I love you not like a man loves a woman, but rather like a bird loves the sky, how a fish loves the sea. The sky and the sea (both as vast and mysterious as your blinking eyes) both radiate adventure and obscurity. I want to know more of them as I do...

  • Strangers on a Train... to Watford

    I boarded a train at King’s Langley in 1978. Nothing remarkable in that, you might say other than the fact that I’m old enough to have done so. I, with my sister and mother was, as usual, late and we ran for the train. Out of breath- pantin...

  • The Retort Usually Occurs to Me Only Hours Later

    The timing of this encounter (which, by the way, appeared to be quite entertaining to the other passengers judging by their smirks and sniggers) was such that, shortly before arriving at our station, the young lady (having made no progress with my moth...

  • Strangers Meet

    At this point I felt I must try and calm things down. “How about we just have the window open a tiny bit? We’ve just had to run to catch this train. In a few minutes we’ll feel much better and we can close it then. Would that be OK?&#...