Writing Prompt

It was raining. The kind that hangs over a day and drowns it in mist, leaving everyone who dares interact sluggish. On a college campus, everyone trudges, everyone gets coated in drowsy affect, everyone longs to on the couch doing nothing.

Unlucky for me, I had a class. A lab, to be exact, some form of chemistry. And it should be mentioned, though free of judgement, that I was running late. Now,...

Late, again.

I was once again late to my first lecture of the day. It was at 8am sharp, and it was currently 8:15am.

So now I’m running to campus, faster than I think I’ve ever ran during my high school years, yet trying to be cautious since I don’t want to spill my latte. I can’t handle a lecture without caffeine, and I would be extra late if I had to run to get a new one.

I know I’m alread...

“WHOOOO, you go dude,” some random guy in the crowd called out. I was just about to pull my signature move when some girl dropped her books near me. Though me being a stupid little pig l didn’t stop, I just went for it, The Helicopter. I watched in horror as my legs whirled around, they were no longer in my control. I heard it before I saw it, a loud crack reverberated through the air. Blood spurt...

I sang that song I know rock me to sleep as u used too loved that you were my best friend now all I hear when I listen to music is static. Static from the missing notes that Aran’t sung playfully I wait around for your call just to find a empty voicemail no more trips to grandmas house that’s when my world came to an end………………………. Why didn’t u take me with you I feel so f...

“Black, no sugar, no milk, please.”

The barista nods as she jots down my order and I fish in my purse for my wallet.

Ugh, where is it?

My face reddens as it dawns on me that I left it at home, tucked in my fancy clutch I brought on last night’s date - the worst first date in history. What a joke. I should’ve left the damn wallet at home, at least then he would have paid for my dinner.

“I am ...

The instructors for class had finally told us it was break time, we had been sitting for four hours now listening to them teach. I get up to go to the restroom and walk right through the door that’s been behind us the whole class. My sister was walking right behind me. We were only 15 and 13 myself being the oldest so it was normal for us to do everything together, especially being in a room with ...

I was walking into town when suddenly an invisible force knocked me over, clean off my feet. I was nearby the Nags Head pub in my hometown. I looked around and no one was there. I got up, brushed myself down. Winced as my back now hurt me. I went to look in the pub yard, no one there either. I peered through the window. The usual punters, none were smirking or looking out the window. None of them ...

Tiana

“Are you kidding me?” I ask with a flat expression.

“Excuse me?” The waiter is tall and thin, almost wiry, with thick plastic rimmed glasses and messy hair. He was maybe 21 or 22.

“Are you joking?” I try again.

“I didn’t say anything, miss.” This is true.

“Because it’s not funny. Not even a little bit. So if you’re trying for funny, you should know - you’re failing.” Sheesh. When d...

On the 8th of September we were one of the chosen finalists to perform on a big stage for Tournament of Minds infront of all of Sydney! 10 teams, including us, were chosen out of the 200 teams! As we all arrived, we picked a spot and started rehearsing our performance. The feeling of anxiety flamed through our limbs, we had been practicing the performance for 6 weeks, every single day. We had the ...

Claire was having a good day.

She had her favorite playlist in, a new iced coffee in hand, and managed to snag the last empty double seat on the city bus—not next to a snorer, not sticky, and no mystery smells. A rare jackpot.

As the bus rolled along, she sipped her coffee and started daydreaming. It was that kind of warm, zoning-out-in-public moment where everything feels peaceful.

Until she f...