Writing Prompt

It was peaceful, the comic shop across the street was blasting some random hippie music—as usual.

So yeah, it was peaceful.

Just then, he walked out of the store. Cigarette in hand like he knew it was his only escape from life.

He leaned back against the wall, one hand in his pocket as the other lighted the the cigarette.

He didn’t care about the rain, the rain cared about him.

It covered hi...

A nudge in the hip drives me from sleep and brings me to open my groggy eyes. Silvia, who sits on the sofa beside me, points her finger to the TV.

Oops. I fell asleep during the movie. Again. What was the last thing I saw… the intro?

I lift my eyes to the lit up screen, which now shows two people on a roof top…Stabbing? Are they-

Nope. Now they are kissing.

The knives are gone. The lips are 𝑜...

Adrian sat on a timeworn bench by the duck pond, scattering crumbs for the eager sparrows.

All around him, life moved at its gentle pace: elderly friends strolled arm in arm, dog-walkers called out to excited pups, and children dashed after a bright red kite or kicked a ball across the grass.

Under a sprawling sycamore, he noticed a couple huddled close, their hands entwined as if they shared a...

I watch as the couple argue in the rain.

They’re going to fall ill.

I cannot hear a word that they are saying but it seems very heated. She’s screaming at him and he’s just taking it in. I think he’s crying. I can’t really tell because of the rain.

He finally shouts something back.

The blonde pauses.

Then they kiss.

Huh. That definitely wasn’t the way I expected that to end but hey, a...

One person kissed another on their lips. So sweet,another person think,as they just happened to see the couple or the pair on the street.

But then one person started to cry.

The bystander frowns. Did not they just kissed the other? It was consensual,as they both looked happy while kissing. But then,the happy expressions became sad ones.

They frown more,but they just continue to walk....

Twenty more minutes and then I can finally close the store. I’ve been looking forward to going home and working on my painting. That and relax. It’s been a long day.

It’s the first busy day after a slow summer. We sell clothes, cute nicknacks, kitchen items, and more. It’s not a crazy large space, but it’s got room to move around.

Dolly Parton fills the speakers as I start to blow out some can...

We all pile into the uber, and it’s a small car, so I sit in the front. The driver smiles and says hi, but his gps instructions are all in Spanish. He doesn’t say another word. We’re all talking, trying to agree on dinner plans. The driver’s phone rings and I see on his nav screen the caller is “mi amorcita”. He gets a little smile but he doesn’t answer it. Then he drops us off at the hotel ...

I don’t really get their relationship at all.

Kurt say’s he can’t view Maddi “that way” because of his religious beliefs. Has he forgotten I’m a telepath?

He tells me not too read his mind, so I try my best not too. But his feelings for her are so strong.

And Maddi tells me all she wants is to protect him, yet the things she says when she’s drunk are different.

They constantly fight and yet i...

From the parking lot, I could tell that the restaurant was as busy as it would be on a Friday night that also happened to be Valentines Day. I clasped my jacket closed, pushed pass the bitterness of the wind, and made my way inside. The sounds of chatter and clinking dishes greeted me while the host smiled and welcomed me in.

“How many?” She asked with the eagerness that only someone who enjoyed ...

I’ve only ever seen proposals in movies. Maybe I’m too young of an adult to witness one in real life. I think that kind of stuff is supposed to come in my thirties, when my friends finally find loves that last long enough to commit to.

Unfortunately, I’m in my twenties, the age where everyone tries a dating app at least once. And if you’re not out clubbing to meet someone new, then you’re probabl...