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Writing Prompt

STORY STARTER

You are stuck in a room with a psychopath who wants to kill you. You have five minutes to convince them otherwise.

Write a short speech to convince this desolate individual to spare your life.

What Makes Someone Worth Saving

“Give me one reason not to kill you” the gunman huffs, pointing the gun towards my chest.


I never thought it’d be me in this situation, begging for my life while held at gunpoint, but I guess no one ever expects it to be them.


I formed my shaky mouth into words,” Well I work at the vet clinic and I am a nurse in training…” I pause, thinking about what I add ti society. Nothing. I start to cry,”...

No Exit

God fucking damn it…

You know what?


I’m not playing your sick little game

I’m well aware that you are going to kill me no matter what I say


I’m not gonna give you the satisfaction, I’m not going to bargain and be damn sure I’m not going to beg


I suggest you do it quickly, cause if you try to have fun with it I swear to the all mighty I’ll do my best to take you down to hell....

Goodbye

He looks at me, and I see it in his eyes. I’m not much longer for this world, I suppose, so nothing I say can really make this any worse. Today was already going badly, but none of that matters now.


“Um, so, are you going to kill me?” What a stupid question! He’s holding a bloody knife, I just watched him stab my employer and the guy who shares a desk with me, and he just screamed that he was go...

Little Mouse

The ropes burned into my skin as I struggled to untie them. I had been sitting in a rickety old chair that wasn’t comfortable for the last five hours. I didn’t know where I was or who I was with. My head felt like it was going to explode ever since I woke up. Fear threatened to kill me before anyone ever did.


The room was large and lit by two barely working light bulbs and using the light, I coul...

I’m Gonna Die

For The Stranger


Love ya! ♥️


Okay, okay. He wants to kill me. 5 minutes to convince him not to. Oh god! I’m not a good convincer! Why me?????



“Clocks ticking.” He says inspecting his knife.


“Ummm, I’ll tell your mother!” I blurt out.


“Well, 1. You have no way of contacting her, 2 You have no idea who she is and 3 she’s dead.”


Top 10 of the stupidest things I’ve said.



“I’ll date ya...

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Your Still In There

The door slammed shut behind us with a final, echoing thud.


I spun around, breath shallow, hand already glowing with flame — but it wasn’t the locked stone door that made my chest tighten.


It was her.


Aria stood in the center of the room, head bowed, hands trembling at her sides. Shadow coiled around her fingers like smoke—dense, wrong, alive.


Then she lifted her head.


And it wasn’t her.


“St...

A dislocated thumb

I stare at the tall figure standing in front of me. White male, mid thirties, already balding, and a crazy look in his blue eyes. The veins in his neck are bulging, his fingers grip the hatchet so tightly they’re shaking.

I’m tied to a chair, hands shackled in my back, ankles bound to the feet. It’s easy to guess what drives him. Power. Too bad for him though, I happen to know the script for tha...

Mew

They stepped closer.





Oh, come on. I’ll give you anything else- you don’t need more of that.


They hissed. 4 minutes left, their eyes seemed to say.





Anything else? sure you don’t want to just chill out and leave me alone? Come on, just because I didn’t give it to you today doesn’t mean you have to kill me, right?


More hissing. 3 minutes.





I sigh. You can’t just wait a few m...

A Plea for Mercy

I know that in this moment, you see nothing but a frightened stranger standing before you. Yet I ask you to look deeper, to see a life shaped by hardship and resilience—a life that still holds so much to give. Spare me now, and I promise my story will not be one of wasted breath.

 

I was born the illegitimate child of a single mother who juggled two jobs and a complicated relationship, striving to...

The Speech

“I will do it! Don’t test me!” The man said holding a knife in his clenched fist. His chest was heaving, gasping for air. He was angered and confused, not in his right mind.

“Okay, okay. Look, I understand that you are angry, but you don’t want to kill me.” I said, trying to calm him enough to let me go.

“And why would I want to keep you alive?” He said, his voice sharp with rage.

“Becau...