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Social Anxiety Speaks

For Paul and John's 47-Words Short Story Unofficial Challenge.

By Scott Christenson🌴Published about 11 hours ago Updated about 11 hours ago 1 min read
Social Anxiety Speaks
Photo by Beth Macdonald on Unsplash

I don’t belong here, I said to myself

I swallowed. They grinned.

I shifted my weight. They laughed.

I opened my mouth to speak. He interrupted.

I coughed. She shushed.

“Thanks for coming!" he said warmly. "See you next time?”

I blinked, surprised.

“Yeah, I’d like that.”

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Stream of Consciousness

About the Creator

Scott Christenson🌴

Born and raised in Milwaukee WI, living in Hong Kong. Hoping to share some of my experiences w short story & non-fiction writing. Have a few shortlisted on Reedsy:

https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/scott-christenson/

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  • Mother Combsabout 2 hours ago

    Well done with this short, Scott.

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout 11 hours ago

    If that was me, I'm never gonna come back for a next time, lol. Loved your story!

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