Plot

10/07 - 10/14 | 10 min Plot with drama:

Write a 10 min 'story' using the first line someone gives you. Or pick a first line from any book and begin another story. Make sure your piece involves drama.

500 words OR LESS.

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R O B B E D

The starting line given to me:

Out of the corner of her eye she could sense someone was lurking in the doorway. She knew there was a good chance she was going to get robbed tonight.

No, no, Not tonight. Please. Not after the kind of day, I mean, not the kind of night I had, she thought. Her feet automatically slowed down to a halt, wondering what her chances of safety were if she turned around and bolted. But then suddenly she felt reckless and angry. Anger that's been boiling for months. Ruth has never been a reckless person. But the anger, well, now it's name is Ruth.

Her stance defiant, her pace brisk, she marched straight into the path of the lurking shadow by the doorway, reaching it way before her mind could catch up. Bristling out, holding the messenger bag stuffed with library books with both hands like an improvised club, she was a woman possessed. The weight of the makeshift weapon came from her intention more than from the mass of books. She heard herself hiss, "you nigga, you don'wanna mess with me, no, not tonight, you aksd for it...". She abruptly stopped short in her step, as if she was struck by a bullet on the spot, almost falling forward from the force of her own propulsion. "DAD!!" she screamed, "what the HELL are YOU doing here??". "It's your mom, Ruthie..." she heard him mumble, barely audible, and his crumbling voice said the rest.