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[WP] You hire a witch doctor to curse someone. However, the only curses you can afford are extremely petty. | Witch doctor, Witch doctor
I've got a request
i've read the reviews
they said you're the best
***
Witch doctor, Witch doctor
i'm short on cash
but i still need to make
a good backstab
***
Damn, Freddy
it was ugly
what ya did to me
truly
***
i swear
i'd have you 86'd
if i had the money (ha!)
***
but W... | "A friend of a friend told me you could help me," I said, nervously.
"Well, have a seat, what can I do for you?" the man replied.
"Um... I caught my wife cheating on me. I want her... dealt with."
"Can you be more specific, sir?"
"Dead. I've got five thousand dollars."
The man leaned back in his chair, "you clearl... | |
[WP] You hire a witch doctor to curse someone. However, the only curses you can afford are extremely petty. | "So, let me get this straight," Steve blinked. "For ten dollars, you'll make it so that whenever he looks for something, it'll be in the last place he'll look?"
The witch doctor nodded, revealing his yellowed teeth in a wide, Joker-esque grin. "Yes, that's right."
"So, like... if he lost his car keys, they'd be-"
"Y... | "A friend of a friend told me you could help me," I said, nervously.
"Well, have a seat, what can I do for you?" the man replied.
"Um... I caught my wife cheating on me. I want her... dealt with."
"Can you be more specific, sir?"
"Dead. I've got five thousand dollars."
The man leaned back in his chair, "you clearl... | |
[WP] You hire a witch doctor to curse someone. However, the only curses you can afford are extremely petty. | He took everything from me.
Fiddling the money, pulling funds into separate off shore accounts in only his name, in hindsight, I was a fool to trust him.
We'd been partners fresh from uni; him the rugby player with the business degree, me the computer science undergrad with ideas, we'd been like a two sides of a co... | "Six gold bits! That's ridiculous. Good luck elixir is cheaper than that, not to mention guaranteed to work. There's not even any proof that your so called spells will do anything!" The irate potential customer standing in my homely little shop stomped his foot to accentuate his complaints. I resisted the urge to fill ... | |
[WP] You hire a witch doctor to curse someone. However, the only curses you can afford are extremely petty. | Witch doctor, Witch doctor
I've got a request
i've read the reviews
they said you're the best
***
Witch doctor, Witch doctor
i'm short on cash
but i still need to make
a good backstab
***
Damn, Freddy
it was ugly
what ya did to me
truly
***
i swear
i'd have you 86'd
if i had the money (ha!)
***
but W... | "Six gold bits! That's ridiculous. Good luck elixir is cheaper than that, not to mention guaranteed to work. There's not even any proof that your so called spells will do anything!" The irate potential customer standing in my homely little shop stomped his foot to accentuate his complaints. I resisted the urge to fill ... | |
[WP] You hire a witch doctor to curse someone. However, the only curses you can afford are extremely petty. | "So, let me get this straight," Steve blinked. "For ten dollars, you'll make it so that whenever he looks for something, it'll be in the last place he'll look?"
The witch doctor nodded, revealing his yellowed teeth in a wide, Joker-esque grin. "Yes, that's right."
"So, like... if he lost his car keys, they'd be-"
"Y... | "Six gold bits! That's ridiculous. Good luck elixir is cheaper than that, not to mention guaranteed to work. There's not even any proof that your so called spells will do anything!" The irate potential customer standing in my homely little shop stomped his foot to accentuate his complaints. I resisted the urge to fill ... | |
[WP] You hire a witch doctor to curse someone. However, the only curses you can afford are extremely petty. | "Who dares to summon me, Cha'Krwol, the tongue of vile, the fang bender, and father of misery?!"
"Uh, yeah hi. My name is Dave and I called after I saw one of your ads in the papers?"
"Aha! So you have been chosen by the gods and was lead towards Cha'Krwol! What do you desire, poor soul?"
"Um it says here that you c... | "Six gold bits! That's ridiculous. Good luck elixir is cheaper than that, not to mention guaranteed to work. There's not even any proof that your so called spells will do anything!" The irate potential customer standing in my homely little shop stomped his foot to accentuate his complaints. I resisted the urge to fill ... | |
[WP] You hire a witch doctor to curse someone. However, the only curses you can afford are extremely petty. | Witch doctor, Witch doctor
I've got a request
i've read the reviews
they said you're the best
***
Witch doctor, Witch doctor
i'm short on cash
but i still need to make
a good backstab
***
Damn, Freddy
it was ugly
what ya did to me
truly
***
i swear
i'd have you 86'd
if i had the money (ha!)
***
but W... | He took everything from me.
Fiddling the money, pulling funds into separate off shore accounts in only his name, in hindsight, I was a fool to trust him.
We'd been partners fresh from uni; him the rugby player with the business degree, me the computer science undergrad with ideas, we'd been like a two sides of a co... | |
[WP] You hire a witch doctor to curse someone. However, the only curses you can afford are extremely petty. | "So, let me get this straight," Steve blinked. "For ten dollars, you'll make it so that whenever he looks for something, it'll be in the last place he'll look?"
The witch doctor nodded, revealing his yellowed teeth in a wide, Joker-esque grin. "Yes, that's right."
"So, like... if he lost his car keys, they'd be-"
"Y... | He took everything from me.
Fiddling the money, pulling funds into separate off shore accounts in only his name, in hindsight, I was a fool to trust him.
We'd been partners fresh from uni; him the rugby player with the business degree, me the computer science undergrad with ideas, we'd been like a two sides of a co... | |
[WP] You hire a witch doctor to curse someone. However, the only curses you can afford are extremely petty. | "So, let me get this straight," Steve blinked. "For ten dollars, you'll make it so that whenever he looks for something, it'll be in the last place he'll look?"
The witch doctor nodded, revealing his yellowed teeth in a wide, Joker-esque grin. "Yes, that's right."
"So, like... if he lost his car keys, they'd be-"
"Y... | Witch doctor, Witch doctor
I've got a request
i've read the reviews
they said you're the best
***
Witch doctor, Witch doctor
i'm short on cash
but i still need to make
a good backstab
***
Damn, Freddy
it was ugly
what ya did to me
truly
***
i swear
i'd have you 86'd
if i had the money (ha!)
***
but W... | |
[WP] You wake up tomorrow and realize time only moves when you are physically moving. Describe how you use this ability to benefit yourself or the world. | He stood there in the hospital room. He stood motionless, his eyes fixed on the young girl lying on the cot. A tear rolled down his face and he started to cry. He wanted to reach out and hold her hand. He wanted to say goodbye. He couldn't. The young girl laid still, unmoving, but she was still alive.
The man, a fathe... | It may have been those expired sleep pills I found in my couch cushions. Maybe not. Anyways, time only moves when I do.
First day was great. I won a game of speed chess. Beat halo reach on legendary mode for the first time. Read a novel in a couple minutes of time.
Now I wish I had the guts to kill myself. I have to ... | |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | Ninja-Con 2015
A wretched den of scum and villainy, and many fat people who think they are Naruto.
The convention floor was packed, as it is every year, with peddlers and costumed enthusiasts, actors and authors, all celebrating the glory and spectacle of feudal Japan, and the famous martial artists, the Ninja.
A gr... | Black shadows on rooftops,
Tell the time by cats eyes,
Our ones are useless. |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | He crept through the opening in the old Chinese wall, silent as death. "Viva la France," he murmurs to himself. Starting to climb the wall, he thinks of the orders he was given.
*Find the target and kill him. You will be assigned a partner from japan to work with. Don't fuck this up.*
He reaches the top of the wall a... | Black shadows on rooftops,
Tell the time by cats eyes,
Our ones are useless. |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | Like the beaver in the quiet dam, he stalks his prey unseen. His jet-black carabiners clink softly against the stealth-plaid of his button-down shirt.
Twentieth floor, Ottawa Tower. Impossible for any other man--but not for one who has been scaling redwood trees since birth. His thick, meaty fingers find easy purchase... | Black shadows on rooftops,
Tell the time by cats eyes,
Our ones are useless. |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | The semi-quiet buzz of muted 80s rock and conversation in the the northern Canadian bar breaks as a voice floats to the surface, like an iceberg flipping over revealing its hidden depths. "Bullshit!"
"Hey, watch out, you'll spill your drink." replies the quiet man.
Quieter now, "Bullshit, Russia has never landed an ... | Black shadows on rooftops,
Tell the time by cats eyes,
Our ones are useless. |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | She crouched down, trying to see the sonar readings. The wind howled like a grieving mother. Barely any snow coming down -- small blessing. The sun was touching the horizon, painting the plain of ice in shades of red. There was no-one for miles.
Tokyo. Tokyo knew nothing. Trust the Emperor to send her here. Trust the ... | Black shadows on rooftops,
Tell the time by cats eyes,
Our ones are useless. |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | Ninja-Con 2015
A wretched den of scum and villainy, and many fat people who think they are Naruto.
The convention floor was packed, as it is every year, with peddlers and costumed enthusiasts, actors and authors, all celebrating the glory and spectacle of feudal Japan, and the famous martial artists, the Ninja.
A gr... | "And in local news, a reddit user was found dead of an apparent suicide. The writing prompt on his screen, mentioning something about non-japanese ninja, was not considered to be related to the case, according to the police. In other news..." |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | Ninja-Con 2015
A wretched den of scum and villainy, and many fat people who think they are Naruto.
The convention floor was packed, as it is every year, with peddlers and costumed enthusiasts, actors and authors, all celebrating the glory and spectacle of feudal Japan, and the famous martial artists, the Ninja.
A gr... | "You dont want to keep going on this trail", the voice was almost a whisper, I turned to see a figure leaning in the shade of a tree.
I eased the straps on my heavy travel pack and rested it against a tree to take some of the weight off. He was sitting there with a battered tin cup a little way off the trail, s... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | Ninja-Con 2015
A wretched den of scum and villainy, and many fat people who think they are Naruto.
The convention floor was packed, as it is every year, with peddlers and costumed enthusiasts, actors and authors, all celebrating the glory and spectacle of feudal Japan, and the famous martial artists, the Ninja.
A gr... | Bubba came crashing out of the the woods, skidding to a stop in front of the startled hikers. Grabbing his beatin' club and his pig sticker he leapt from the cab of his Ford.
'Aright, you gawdamn Yankees, you done fucked up", he yelled at the closest hipster, "'cause I'm a gawdamn ninja!"
|
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | He crept through the opening in the old Chinese wall, silent as death. "Viva la France," he murmurs to himself. Starting to climb the wall, he thinks of the orders he was given.
*Find the target and kill him. You will be assigned a partner from japan to work with. Don't fuck this up.*
He reaches the top of the wall a... | Long time lurker, first post. Thanks for the inspiration:
Patience… patience is the metric of a master. Forged from countless hours of sifting and sorting. Each ore finely ground, finely chosen. Metled, refined and melted again, the casting of a brass barrel is the first trial out of the academy. A test of patience,... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | Like the beaver in the quiet dam, he stalks his prey unseen. His jet-black carabiners clink softly against the stealth-plaid of his button-down shirt.
Twentieth floor, Ottawa Tower. Impossible for any other man--but not for one who has been scaling redwood trees since birth. His thick, meaty fingers find easy purchase... | Long time lurker, first post. Thanks for the inspiration:
Patience… patience is the metric of a master. Forged from countless hours of sifting and sorting. Each ore finely ground, finely chosen. Metled, refined and melted again, the casting of a brass barrel is the first trial out of the academy. A test of patience,... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | The semi-quiet buzz of muted 80s rock and conversation in the the northern Canadian bar breaks as a voice floats to the surface, like an iceberg flipping over revealing its hidden depths. "Bullshit!"
"Hey, watch out, you'll spill your drink." replies the quiet man.
Quieter now, "Bullshit, Russia has never landed an ... | Long time lurker, first post. Thanks for the inspiration:
Patience… patience is the metric of a master. Forged from countless hours of sifting and sorting. Each ore finely ground, finely chosen. Metled, refined and melted again, the casting of a brass barrel is the first trial out of the academy. A test of patience,... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | She crouched down, trying to see the sonar readings. The wind howled like a grieving mother. Barely any snow coming down -- small blessing. The sun was touching the horizon, painting the plain of ice in shades of red. There was no-one for miles.
Tokyo. Tokyo knew nothing. Trust the Emperor to send her here. Trust the ... | Long time lurker, first post. Thanks for the inspiration:
Patience… patience is the metric of a master. Forged from countless hours of sifting and sorting. Each ore finely ground, finely chosen. Metled, refined and melted again, the casting of a brass barrel is the first trial out of the academy. A test of patience,... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | Like the beaver in the quiet dam, he stalks his prey unseen. His jet-black carabiners clink softly against the stealth-plaid of his button-down shirt.
Twentieth floor, Ottawa Tower. Impossible for any other man--but not for one who has been scaling redwood trees since birth. His thick, meaty fingers find easy purchase... | Vietnam, the only country in the entire world able to fight off one of the strongest army in the world, from the Mongol, China's old Dynasty, Champa to French and of course, the freaking U.S.A. "How? how did such a small country, able to defeat such an opponent?" The Student asked the old buddhist monk. The monk have b... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | We watch things. It's our job.
We had to start calling them things a long time ago. I didn't understand why, but I do now. They weren't as far on as we are. They deserved to be called things. We're the next step, and we had to make sure they did not harm themselves in their less advanced state.
My friend's name was D... | Vietnam, the only country in the entire world able to fight off one of the strongest army in the world, from the Mongol, China's old Dynasty, Champa to French and of course, the freaking U.S.A. "How? how did such a small country, able to defeat such an opponent?" The Student asked the old buddhist monk. The monk have b... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | The semi-quiet buzz of muted 80s rock and conversation in the the northern Canadian bar breaks as a voice floats to the surface, like an iceberg flipping over revealing its hidden depths. "Bullshit!"
"Hey, watch out, you'll spill your drink." replies the quiet man.
Quieter now, "Bullshit, Russia has never landed an ... | Vietnam, the only country in the entire world able to fight off one of the strongest army in the world, from the Mongol, China's old Dynasty, Champa to French and of course, the freaking U.S.A. "How? how did such a small country, able to defeat such an opponent?" The Student asked the old buddhist monk. The monk have b... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | She crouched down, trying to see the sonar readings. The wind howled like a grieving mother. Barely any snow coming down -- small blessing. The sun was touching the horizon, painting the plain of ice in shades of red. There was no-one for miles.
Tokyo. Tokyo knew nothing. Trust the Emperor to send her here. Trust the ... | Vietnam, the only country in the entire world able to fight off one of the strongest army in the world, from the Mongol, China's old Dynasty, Champa to French and of course, the freaking U.S.A. "How? how did such a small country, able to defeat such an opponent?" The Student asked the old buddhist monk. The monk have b... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | The semi-quiet buzz of muted 80s rock and conversation in the the northern Canadian bar breaks as a voice floats to the surface, like an iceberg flipping over revealing its hidden depths. "Bullshit!"
"Hey, watch out, you'll spill your drink." replies the quiet man.
Quieter now, "Bullshit, Russia has never landed an ... | Like the beaver in the quiet dam, he stalks his prey unseen. His jet-black carabiners clink softly against the stealth-plaid of his button-down shirt.
Twentieth floor, Ottawa Tower. Impossible for any other man--but not for one who has been scaling redwood trees since birth. His thick, meaty fingers find easy purchase... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | She crouched down, trying to see the sonar readings. The wind howled like a grieving mother. Barely any snow coming down -- small blessing. The sun was touching the horizon, painting the plain of ice in shades of red. There was no-one for miles.
Tokyo. Tokyo knew nothing. Trust the Emperor to send her here. Trust the ... | Like the beaver in the quiet dam, he stalks his prey unseen. His jet-black carabiners clink softly against the stealth-plaid of his button-down shirt.
Twentieth floor, Ottawa Tower. Impossible for any other man--but not for one who has been scaling redwood trees since birth. His thick, meaty fingers find easy purchase... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | The semi-quiet buzz of muted 80s rock and conversation in the the northern Canadian bar breaks as a voice floats to the surface, like an iceberg flipping over revealing its hidden depths. "Bullshit!"
"Hey, watch out, you'll spill your drink." replies the quiet man.
Quieter now, "Bullshit, Russia has never landed an ... | We watch things. It's our job.
We had to start calling them things a long time ago. I didn't understand why, but I do now. They weren't as far on as we are. They deserved to be called things. We're the next step, and we had to make sure they did not harm themselves in their less advanced state.
My friend's name was D... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | She crouched down, trying to see the sonar readings. The wind howled like a grieving mother. Barely any snow coming down -- small blessing. The sun was touching the horizon, painting the plain of ice in shades of red. There was no-one for miles.
Tokyo. Tokyo knew nothing. Trust the Emperor to send her here. Trust the ... | We watch things. It's our job.
We had to start calling them things a long time ago. I didn't understand why, but I do now. They weren't as far on as we are. They deserved to be called things. We're the next step, and we had to make sure they did not harm themselves in their less advanced state.
My friend's name was D... |
(Inspired from a Showerthoughts post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/2ctoui/what_if_every_country_has_ninjas_but_we_only_know/) | [WP] Almost every other country in the world has their own form of ninjas. We only know about the Japanese ones because they're rubbish. | She crouched down, trying to see the sonar readings. The wind howled like a grieving mother. Barely any snow coming down -- small blessing. The sun was touching the horizon, painting the plain of ice in shades of red. There was no-one for miles.
Tokyo. Tokyo knew nothing. Trust the Emperor to send her here. Trust the ... | He was an assassin. Dressed like your everyday museum goer, he read off the GPS and glanced down the lines of display cases and settled his eyes on a particularly handsome young man taking the new tour route.
*Welcome to the Sengoku exhibit. The Sengoku, or 'warring states' period lasted from the fifteenth to the seve... |
Oh yeah, and write what it is/your reaction. | [WP] You know how two mirrors facing each other create that infinite reflection? Imagine that three or four layers back, you see something in the mirror that isn't in the other ones. | It had been twenty five years since he'd last stepped in to the men's dressing room in back of the theater. As a faculty brat he'd spent his formative years roaming the halls of the old prep school, both with friends and by himself. It felt strange to be back for a class reunion after his father's death. The old man's ... | And on the reflection of reflection-double-Jerry, just above his right ham-string, was a tiny blue spider standing protectively over a tiny blue egg sac. "That son of a bitch! I told him his stupid alien-first-contact-ponzi-scheme would come back and bite ME in the ass!" |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "I don't go to Starbucks."
"Why?"
"Starbucks is to Coffee what McDonalds is to Hamburgers."
"Come on dude, it's not that bad, stop being such a hipster coffee fuck. We're not at home and unless you want to actually go to a McDonalds I don't think we're going to get coffee anywhere around here."
"Fine, but I reserve... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "I really don't know what your problem is. This is probably the best thing that could have happened to you", Tom chirped happily and sipped his Frappucino.
I eyed him sceptically. "And what in God's name would make you think that?"
He put down his drink. "Just look at what this tells statement tells you! Now you kn... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I've had a lot of guys claim to be my soulmate. There's always a criminal or two trying to beat the system by introducing themselves to a girl with a generic phrase and then flipping out after the first thing she says. And to their credit, I guess it works often enough to make it worth their while... The girl thinks "w... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" |
However much I resented it, it was all I had to go on.
"Welcome to Starbucks, Can I take your order?"
Could you end up with something more generic and unhelpful?
I tried, I honestly did.
I spend the next few years going to almost every Starbucks I saw. At first I always ordered the same thing, but after frui... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | My life has always been boring. High school was even more so. Thank whatever diety is up there that that's over. I had a crush once, but he turned out to be a idiot and it didn't work out. Some days I'm still not over him.
Now it's my 18th birthday. Thankfully I'm done with highschool by now. I trudge reluctanly to t... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | It could have been anything. Literally anything in the whole world. “Do you come here often?” “Another round, sir?” “Do you know the way to Fourth Street?” I would have settled for even a simple “hello” and being left to play the guessing game. There was something strangely eerie about it being so specific. I wouldn't ... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | John trudged his way towards bus stop, this must be the worst birthday ever. He couldn't believe what he just saw. His 4 yr old relationship breaking apart. He always thought Sara was his soulmate and loved her more than anything else in the world. His plans of skipping college and spending the day with Sara was tragic... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | There was no string attached because all the strings were severed and burned away into ash. All that were left were frantic wants and needs and craving for that moment of release. When it came, and thankfully it did, it was just a gentle slope rolling into nothingness as she rolled off her… what?
One night stand. Stre... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Eric was next in line and was beginning to get a little nervous. A space opened and the man in front moved towards the cashier. Eric walked forward, casually stealing glances of the woman taking orders.
A little nametag sat pinned on the cashier's shirt that read Mary-Anne. Mary-Anne was not Eric's ideal vision of a s... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | **This story does not follow the prompt exactly, but the general scenario sparked this little idea. What would someone who was deaf do in this situation?**
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Usually I don’t mind being deaf. Sure, I feel like I’ve missed out on some things, but I get along just fine with sign language. That is until my 18th birthd... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I went to Starbucks all the time, even though I preferred local shops. But, it never felt right. Every time I'd see some dude making the coffee, and he'd say it, I'd feel- an inner flinch. He couldn't be my soul mate.
After a few years, I stopped going to Starbucks. But, my family always vacationed in a tiny town on ... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | His heart skipped a beat, and then he grinned broadly. Yes!
He'd met Maria in the Starbucks opposite the school where she worked part-time. The attraction had been instant, mutual and as passionate as any two teenagers in love. And yet everyone had told them to slow down, not to commit, to wait for their soulmate. ... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | *Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?*
"What, are you kidding me?"
"No sir. That's what it says right here. If you encounter your true love that will most assuredly be their first words."
Jim recalled the words of the conversation like it was yesterday. There was no doubt about it. His true love would be wo... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | On everyone’s 18th birthday they receive a card in the mail with the words their soul mate will one day speak to them. I don’t really know how or why, but I just accepted it as fact. On my 18th birthday I opened my card with the standard amount of excitement. It is exciting to receive the card, but it’s kind of silly t... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Just want to preface this by saying this is my first actual participation/contribution to /r/WritingPrompts and pretty much my first writing period. Sorry for the length and the ellipses; I am hoping that I can improve my writing by being as prolific as possible, but I still have trouble fleshing out certain details.
... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | The drive had taken far longer than she had anticipated. Upon leaving Oregon, she checked the weather repeatedly--clear all the way to California--but the last leg of the trip had been a pissing-rain slog. "Just my luck," Louisa thought as she approached the final 60 miles. The sun began to peak up over the horizon, pa... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | **So like, there's a ton of f-bombs in this, so pls be cautious when reading, thanks v.v**
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Welp.
I *can* say that the day went splendid, but that'd be bullshit, and I don't like to bullshit.
I turned eighteen about a week ago, and today I had decided to do something about the special phrase we are given via ... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | August had heard nothing since the day he was born. As he made his way to the store on his 18th birthday something happened, he heard a voice. "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" August expected this to happen but the sheer novelty of it almost caused him to fall over. He heard a noise, it must have his soul... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "Welcome to starbucks. Can I take your order?", she asked forcefully.
She looked like she never wanted to do this job. She looks tired and grumpy. I can't blame her though, this job is quite stressful as this shop is strategically situated at a high volume intersection.
" Grande Caramel Macchiato and an extra drizzl... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Evie mightn't have spoken the magic words that had appeared on my bedside table a few months ago, but from the moment our eyes met over the innards of an ancient computer, there was a spark. Within a few hours, we were firm friends, a week later, we were thick as thieves. I reckon that's what starting university in a s... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Ludwig waited in line with the other hopefuls. His 18th birthday, finally! Life was full of unanswered questions, but at least now he would be able to recognize his soul mate! That was something, he supposed. All he had to do was keep an ear out for that one fateful phrase.
The girl behind him seemed just as nervous a... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I traipsed into the last Starbucks that was on my map. Tired, and with a perpetually red face I approached the counter.
"Welcome to Starbucks. May i take your order?"
I braced myself. "Suck my dick".
Her eyes widened and and a sly grin formed. "Meet me in the disabled toilet in five minutes".
Finally, the one. | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | As the darkness began to cloud my vision, I smiled. I was going to break the system.
I've always been a lone wolf, despise authority, et cetera. My parents kept saying that it was a phase, but I never grew out of it. I started playing the corporate game at age 17 when I found a way to exploit the corporate system. I ... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I pushed open the door, stupid nervous as usual. For once I would like to get a coffee without panicking about ordering, you know?
The interior of the Starbucks was warm and aromatic after the clinical cold outside. I glanced at the counter, pretending I wasn't scanning the guys working there. But I was, just like al... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "Really? That's... That's the line?" I stared at the small business card style note in my hand. "That is the most... frustrating..."
"What's'it say?" My kid sister (okay, she's fourteen and totally into the romance and boys phase) pried.
"Gah!" I crumpled the envelope in my other hand and chucked it into the trash ... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "I want a coffee" she said grabbing my hand into her mitten and pulling me towards the Starbucks across the street. The green sign was almost lost in the flurry of snow that was making it impossible for me to dig in my heels forcing me to stumble as she slipped me off the curb and in between the park cars. My free hand... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I don't believe that when you turn 18 you learn the first words your soulmate would speak to you. Mine was "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?"
You see, I had already met my soulmate. My perfect. When I asked her, perplexed at the maze in the lobby of Union Station, "Have you ever taken the train to San Dieg... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Andrea Patton remembered vividly the day she read her letter. The Letter. The one that everyone gets on their 18th birthday, with the first words they would ever hear from their soul mate printed inside.
Her friends, Stephanie and Becca, begged her to bring it to school the next day. Stephanie got hers a few months b... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | It had been 7 years since I found out the words that my “true love” would say to me, and of course like everyone else I kept mine secret.
It was an unwritten rule about finding out our “lines” that we didn’t share them with one another, but I knew that the first words my true love would say to me would be “Welcome to... | *Note: I've never stepped foot into a Starbucks, so sorry if I get its appearance wrong. I'm also making up a type of coffee for the sake of the plot; if it actually exists, that would be awesome.
"Oh, great," I muttered.
As I stared at the slip of paper in my hand, I inwardly groaned. I hated the taste of coffee, a... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "I don't go to Starbucks."
"Why?"
"Starbucks is to Coffee what McDonalds is to Hamburgers."
"Come on dude, it's not that bad, stop being such a hipster coffee fuck. We're not at home and unless you want to actually go to a McDonalds I don't think we're going to get coffee anywhere around here."
"Fine, but I reserve... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "I really don't know what your problem is. This is probably the best thing that could have happened to you", Tom chirped happily and sipped his Frappucino.
I eyed him sceptically. "And what in God's name would make you think that?"
He put down his drink. "Just look at what this tells statement tells you! Now you kn... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I've had a lot of guys claim to be my soulmate. There's always a criminal or two trying to beat the system by introducing themselves to a girl with a generic phrase and then flipping out after the first thing she says. And to their credit, I guess it works often enough to make it worth their while... The girl thinks "w... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" |
However much I resented it, it was all I had to go on.
"Welcome to Starbucks, Can I take your order?"
Could you end up with something more generic and unhelpful?
I tried, I honestly did.
I spend the next few years going to almost every Starbucks I saw. At first I always ordered the same thing, but after frui... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | My life has always been boring. High school was even more so. Thank whatever diety is up there that that's over. I had a crush once, but he turned out to be a idiot and it didn't work out. Some days I'm still not over him.
Now it's my 18th birthday. Thankfully I'm done with highschool by now. I trudge reluctanly to t... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | It could have been anything. Literally anything in the whole world. “Do you come here often?” “Another round, sir?” “Do you know the way to Fourth Street?” I would have settled for even a simple “hello” and being left to play the guessing game. There was something strangely eerie about it being so specific. I wouldn't ... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | John trudged his way towards bus stop, this must be the worst birthday ever. He couldn't believe what he just saw. His 4 yr old relationship breaking apart. He always thought Sara was his soulmate and loved her more than anything else in the world. His plans of skipping college and spending the day with Sara was tragic... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | There was no string attached because all the strings were severed and burned away into ash. All that were left were frantic wants and needs and craving for that moment of release. When it came, and thankfully it did, it was just a gentle slope rolling into nothingness as she rolled off her… what?
One night stand. Stre... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Eric was next in line and was beginning to get a little nervous. A space opened and the man in front moved towards the cashier. Eric walked forward, casually stealing glances of the woman taking orders.
A little nametag sat pinned on the cashier's shirt that read Mary-Anne. Mary-Anne was not Eric's ideal vision of a s... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | **This story does not follow the prompt exactly, but the general scenario sparked this little idea. What would someone who was deaf do in this situation?**
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Usually I don’t mind being deaf. Sure, I feel like I’ve missed out on some things, but I get along just fine with sign language. That is until my 18th birthd... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I went to Starbucks all the time, even though I preferred local shops. But, it never felt right. Every time I'd see some dude making the coffee, and he'd say it, I'd feel- an inner flinch. He couldn't be my soul mate.
After a few years, I stopped going to Starbucks. But, my family always vacationed in a tiny town on ... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | His heart skipped a beat, and then he grinned broadly. Yes!
He'd met Maria in the Starbucks opposite the school where she worked part-time. The attraction had been instant, mutual and as passionate as any two teenagers in love. And yet everyone had told them to slow down, not to commit, to wait for their soulmate. ... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | *Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?*
"What, are you kidding me?"
"No sir. That's what it says right here. If you encounter your true love that will most assuredly be their first words."
Jim recalled the words of the conversation like it was yesterday. There was no doubt about it. His true love would be wo... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | On everyone’s 18th birthday they receive a card in the mail with the words their soul mate will one day speak to them. I don’t really know how or why, but I just accepted it as fact. On my 18th birthday I opened my card with the standard amount of excitement. It is exciting to receive the card, but it’s kind of silly t... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Just want to preface this by saying this is my first actual participation/contribution to /r/WritingPrompts and pretty much my first writing period. Sorry for the length and the ellipses; I am hoping that I can improve my writing by being as prolific as possible, but I still have trouble fleshing out certain details.
... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | The drive had taken far longer than she had anticipated. Upon leaving Oregon, she checked the weather repeatedly--clear all the way to California--but the last leg of the trip had been a pissing-rain slog. "Just my luck," Louisa thought as she approached the final 60 miles. The sun began to peak up over the horizon, pa... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | **So like, there's a ton of f-bombs in this, so pls be cautious when reading, thanks v.v**
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Welp.
I *can* say that the day went splendid, but that'd be bullshit, and I don't like to bullshit.
I turned eighteen about a week ago, and today I had decided to do something about the special phrase we are given via ... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | August had heard nothing since the day he was born. As he made his way to the store on his 18th birthday something happened, he heard a voice. "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" August expected this to happen but the sheer novelty of it almost caused him to fall over. He heard a noise, it must have his soul... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "Welcome to starbucks. Can I take your order?", she asked forcefully.
She looked like she never wanted to do this job. She looks tired and grumpy. I can't blame her though, this job is quite stressful as this shop is strategically situated at a high volume intersection.
" Grande Caramel Macchiato and an extra drizzl... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Evie mightn't have spoken the magic words that had appeared on my bedside table a few months ago, but from the moment our eyes met over the innards of an ancient computer, there was a spark. Within a few hours, we were firm friends, a week later, we were thick as thieves. I reckon that's what starting university in a s... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Ludwig waited in line with the other hopefuls. His 18th birthday, finally! Life was full of unanswered questions, but at least now he would be able to recognize his soul mate! That was something, he supposed. All he had to do was keep an ear out for that one fateful phrase.
The girl behind him seemed just as nervous a... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I traipsed into the last Starbucks that was on my map. Tired, and with a perpetually red face I approached the counter.
"Welcome to Starbucks. May i take your order?"
I braced myself. "Suck my dick".
Her eyes widened and and a sly grin formed. "Meet me in the disabled toilet in five minutes".
Finally, the one. | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | As the darkness began to cloud my vision, I smiled. I was going to break the system.
I've always been a lone wolf, despise authority, et cetera. My parents kept saying that it was a phase, but I never grew out of it. I started playing the corporate game at age 17 when I found a way to exploit the corporate system. I ... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I pushed open the door, stupid nervous as usual. For once I would like to get a coffee without panicking about ordering, you know?
The interior of the Starbucks was warm and aromatic after the clinical cold outside. I glanced at the counter, pretending I wasn't scanning the guys working there. But I was, just like al... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "Really? That's... That's the line?" I stared at the small business card style note in my hand. "That is the most... frustrating..."
"What's'it say?" My kid sister (okay, she's fourteen and totally into the romance and boys phase) pried.
"Gah!" I crumpled the envelope in my other hand and chucked it into the trash ... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "I want a coffee" she said grabbing my hand into her mitten and pulling me towards the Starbucks across the street. The green sign was almost lost in the flurry of snow that was making it impossible for me to dig in my heels forcing me to stumble as she slipped me off the curb and in between the park cars. My free hand... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I don't believe that when you turn 18 you learn the first words your soulmate would speak to you. Mine was "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?"
You see, I had already met my soulmate. My perfect. When I asked her, perplexed at the maze in the lobby of Union Station, "Have you ever taken the train to San Dieg... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Andrea Patton remembered vividly the day she read her letter. The Letter. The one that everyone gets on their 18th birthday, with the first words they would ever hear from their soul mate printed inside.
Her friends, Stephanie and Becca, begged her to bring it to school the next day. Stephanie got hers a few months b... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | It had been 7 years since I found out the words that my “true love” would say to me, and of course like everyone else I kept mine secret.
It was an unwritten rule about finding out our “lines” that we didn’t share them with one another, but I knew that the first words my true love would say to me would be “Welcome to... | I shuffled into the Facility waiting room, waiting for my number to appear on the dingy television screen above the receptionist's desk.
Thirty one.
Thirty two.
Thirty three.
Thirty four- Hey, that was me.
I hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if I really wanted to know who I would be 'destined' to spend the re... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "I don't go to Starbucks."
"Why?"
"Starbucks is to Coffee what McDonalds is to Hamburgers."
"Come on dude, it's not that bad, stop being such a hipster coffee fuck. We're not at home and unless you want to actually go to a McDonalds I don't think we're going to get coffee anywhere around here."
"Fine, but I reserve... | Triple caramel macchiato lattes across 14 countries. Cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso in 287 airports, all before my 40th birthday. Enough pumpkin spice lattes over the years to give me diabetes. Hypertension was congenital, I keep telling myself. Hands shaking, nights quaking in lonesome sleeplessness. T... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "I really don't know what your problem is. This is probably the best thing that could have happened to you", Tom chirped happily and sipped his Frappucino.
I eyed him sceptically. "And what in God's name would make you think that?"
He put down his drink. "Just look at what this tells statement tells you! Now you kn... | Triple caramel macchiato lattes across 14 countries. Cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso in 287 airports, all before my 40th birthday. Enough pumpkin spice lattes over the years to give me diabetes. Hypertension was congenital, I keep telling myself. Hands shaking, nights quaking in lonesome sleeplessness. T... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | I've had a lot of guys claim to be my soulmate. There's always a criminal or two trying to beat the system by introducing themselves to a girl with a generic phrase and then flipping out after the first thing she says. And to their credit, I guess it works often enough to make it worth their while... The girl thinks "w... | Triple caramel macchiato lattes across 14 countries. Cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso in 287 airports, all before my 40th birthday. Enough pumpkin spice lattes over the years to give me diabetes. Hypertension was congenital, I keep telling myself. Hands shaking, nights quaking in lonesome sleeplessness. T... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" |
However much I resented it, it was all I had to go on.
"Welcome to Starbucks, Can I take your order?"
Could you end up with something more generic and unhelpful?
I tried, I honestly did.
I spend the next few years going to almost every Starbucks I saw. At first I always ordered the same thing, but after frui... | Triple caramel macchiato lattes across 14 countries. Cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso in 287 airports, all before my 40th birthday. Enough pumpkin spice lattes over the years to give me diabetes. Hypertension was congenital, I keep telling myself. Hands shaking, nights quaking in lonesome sleeplessness. T... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | My life has always been boring. High school was even more so. Thank whatever diety is up there that that's over. I had a crush once, but he turned out to be a idiot and it didn't work out. Some days I'm still not over him.
Now it's my 18th birthday. Thankfully I'm done with highschool by now. I trudge reluctanly to t... | Triple caramel macchiato lattes across 14 countries. Cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso in 287 airports, all before my 40th birthday. Enough pumpkin spice lattes over the years to give me diabetes. Hypertension was congenital, I keep telling myself. Hands shaking, nights quaking in lonesome sleeplessness. T... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | It could have been anything. Literally anything in the whole world. “Do you come here often?” “Another round, sir?” “Do you know the way to Fourth Street?” I would have settled for even a simple “hello” and being left to play the guessing game. There was something strangely eerie about it being so specific. I wouldn't ... | Triple caramel macchiato lattes across 14 countries. Cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso in 287 airports, all before my 40th birthday. Enough pumpkin spice lattes over the years to give me diabetes. Hypertension was congenital, I keep telling myself. Hands shaking, nights quaking in lonesome sleeplessness. T... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | John trudged his way towards bus stop, this must be the worst birthday ever. He couldn't believe what he just saw. His 4 yr old relationship breaking apart. He always thought Sara was his soulmate and loved her more than anything else in the world. His plans of skipping college and spending the day with Sara was tragic... | Triple caramel macchiato lattes across 14 countries. Cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso in 287 airports, all before my 40th birthday. Enough pumpkin spice lattes over the years to give me diabetes. Hypertension was congenital, I keep telling myself. Hands shaking, nights quaking in lonesome sleeplessness. T... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | There was no string attached because all the strings were severed and burned away into ash. All that were left were frantic wants and needs and craving for that moment of release. When it came, and thankfully it did, it was just a gentle slope rolling into nothingness as she rolled off her… what?
One night stand. Stre... | Triple caramel macchiato lattes across 14 countries. Cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso in 287 airports, all before my 40th birthday. Enough pumpkin spice lattes over the years to give me diabetes. Hypertension was congenital, I keep telling myself. Hands shaking, nights quaking in lonesome sleeplessness. T... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | Eric was next in line and was beginning to get a little nervous. A space opened and the man in front moved towards the cashier. Eric walked forward, casually stealing glances of the woman taking orders.
A little nametag sat pinned on the cashier's shirt that read Mary-Anne. Mary-Anne was not Eric's ideal vision of a s... | Triple caramel macchiato lattes across 14 countries. Cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso in 287 airports, all before my 40th birthday. Enough pumpkin spice lattes over the years to give me diabetes. Hypertension was congenital, I keep telling myself. Hands shaking, nights quaking in lonesome sleeplessness. T... | |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | **This story does not follow the prompt exactly, but the general scenario sparked this little idea. What would someone who was deaf do in this situation?**
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Usually I don’t mind being deaf. Sure, I feel like I’ve missed out on some things, but I get along just fine with sign language. That is until my 18th birthd... | Triple caramel macchiato lattes across 14 countries. Cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso in 287 airports, all before my 40th birthday. Enough pumpkin spice lattes over the years to give me diabetes. Hypertension was congenital, I keep telling myself. Hands shaking, nights quaking in lonesome sleeplessness. T... |
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