WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a non-linear story about a reunion.
Changing the chronology of events in a story can draw attention to different moments. Consider where to reorder the narrative, and where to keep it linear.
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I tried not to scream when Mom told us that Dad was getting off the plane. It had been two years⦠and he was coming back to us alive.
When I heard my little brother Michael squeal and yell βDaddy,β I widened my eyes and whipped around. There he was, his hair and beard gone but his twinkling green eyes still the same. He had a huge lopsided grin on his face.
βDad!!!β I ran to him, sobbing happily into his shoulder. βYouβre okay, youβre okayβ¦β
βHey, kiddos,β he whispered, and by the tone of his voice I could tell that he was crying, too.
Mom came running over once us kids had finished reuniting, and they kissed too many times for my liking and mumbled some inaudible words into each otherβs ears.
βDonβt leave again, please Daddy,β I said, using βDaddyβ so that he knew I meant it. I really, really did.
βIβll try not to, baby. I promise.β
***
A month had barely passed before he broke his promise. And this time, he never came back.
