Hey guys! I've been waiting for Wednesday all week because I am so excited to do another prompt with you all. I've come to love our beloved writing Wednesday. Nanowrimo is about a week away so to get ready, do some prompts. Here is today's....
Prompt Eleven- 26 Sentences
Create a short story in 26 sentences. Each sentence should start with a different letter of the alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'z'. As many words as you want but the alphabet has to go in order! Ready... Set... Go!
My Response...
A year and two months ago my life changed.
Before it, I was this happy go-lucky teen, ready to
take on the world.
Change happens so fast.
Don’t believe what everyone tells you; “Take your
time,” “You have a lifetime.”
Even though, I knew once I left high school my life
would be different, I didn’t expect it to be so drastic.
For years I told myself I wouldn’t fall into the traps
my classmates had.
Go figure.
Here I am turning 19 and I don’t even know what I like
anymore.
I used to be into horseback riding and slumber parties
and now it’s all parties, drinking and smoking.
Just yesterday, I could barely get through class
without the constant cravings.
Killing me slowly is the nicotine rush that swims
through my veins, begging for more.
Love is a distant memory since all I love now is my
next high and I just ditch that one for the next.
Maybe it was always supposed to be this way.
Not that I had a plan before, but I did have dreams.
Only my closest friends know that, though and they’re
all long gone.
People now see me as this party girl, looking for a
good time and a place to hang out.
Quitting is too far away for me to reach to.
Really, I don’t want to stop.
Stopping would mean feeling and I’m not ready for it.
Time is running out and in my last breaths all I can
think of my broken soul crumbling inside me.
Until now, it was a joke, an excuse to act my age and
live without responsibilities.
Veering off the road was a mistake.
Willing myself to just die here already and end my torment
was choice.
X marks the spot and it should be my grave that I lay
in now.
Yet as the ambulance lights flash in the distance I
know I’ll be saved and brought back into a black, heartless, dog eat dog world.
Zero hour.
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I've used this prompt before, it's a great way to challenge your mind and really get you in the mood for writing.
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DeleteI've never heard of this prompt, ever. You did a fantastic job. I don't like writing with really strict parameters like that, so I admire anyone who does it so well. Maybe I'll try it out!
ReplyDeleteI HATE writing where I have to do certain things. I thought I would struggle with this but it was actually kind of liberating. You should at least try :)
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