Writing Prompt

I cut the red wire… Was I supposed to cut the red wire or the blue wire? I cannot remember what Chuck said. If he would stop talking in all these circles I would be able to finish this job any second now.

“CHUCK! SHUT UP AND TELL ME THE NEXT STEP!!” I spit out in a whisper yell into my headset. Chuck immediately stops his babbling about the difference between wire sizing. “Oh.. sorry Red. After ...

The white schnauzer hopped up on the couch, begging his owner to let him sit. The owner, Lizzy, moved and let him sit down next to her. She continued texting her friend like before, then thought something. Maybe this would be the moment when her dog would finally let her pet him. The dog growled ferociously and bared his teeth. Lizzy stuck her hand back to its original position and carried on, tex...

I searched the store for my team. Okay, there was Lily, there was Riley, there was Hugo at the exit and there was Jack, not far behind him. I scooped up the beautiful golden necklace and slipped it into my long white glove. I walked over to the paying and stood in line before Riley. I silently dropped the necklace into her bag. On cue, she said, “Look at that!” she pointed out the window, and as t...

The light flickered in the distance, casting a warm, golden glow over the parking lot. Moscon hovered in the shadow of a neon sign that flashed intermittently, reading "McBurgerFry," a beacon to the hungry and weary. But tonight, for Moscon and his newly enlisted companion Mosley, it was more than just a restaurant—it was a fortress, a high-security facility teeming with danger and opportunity.

M...

Every night at midnight it locks down and can't be opened unless you know the code to bypass it. But that would be too easy and it's not like the information is lying around.

It's a small window of opportunity every day

Yet it is getting more and more dangerous.

It's hard walking down the hallways feeling like they are catching on and not saying anything, maybe they are just biding their time o...

The lights switch on the spot light was on to him

He was caught

He stood still

Darkness silloutte against the light

Against the light

Sweat nerves poured down his brow

Heart raced

Andrealine pumped in his chest

Time slowed

Drones flew down to scan his features

He was screwed

Suddenly everything disappeared

He could not believe his luck

He stepped outside the gate to safety...

Lawyers, the world’s best paid professional liars, I’d need one if I was going to make it out of this one. Now I get why that blind superhero took to literally throwing the book at the bad guys after hours, only so much you can try to prosecute villains when they seem to have the best legal firms money could buy. These were the intrusive thoughts flooding through his mind as he stepped cautiously ...

Jewel slowly descended the wire that she'd thrown down from the skylight of the great domed roof and paused. Her eyes scanned the vast space, barely lit by the kiss of moonlight that shone from above, ears straining to catch any rustling, any footsteps, any sign of life.

Silence.

Okay then. *Show time.*

She nimbly descended the remainder of the rope, sliver knife clenched between her teeth befo...

As Jerald turned the corner he could hear the walkie-talkie voices that came from the guards behind him. He had to keep going. They had not been alerted yet but if he stopped going, the guards on patrol would catch him.

He had already dodged a few soldiers, almost being caught by them. He ran on his toes and keep wary of every sound. He heard nothing for now except for his silent footsteps.

Su...

I’m happy

But that will end

Because school will start again

Im happy

That’s what I thought…

I’m happy?

Because that’s what I’m taught....