WRITING OBSTACLE
Write the climax of a murder mystery story without any reference to the victim or the crime itself.
The climax can be defined as the point in the story with the highest tension and stakes. How will you drive the story without mentioning the crime?
Rainfall
Time seemed to slow in that moment. The only noise was the rhythmic breaths of the family, everybody tensing at the occasional sounds of heavy rainfall. It had left a glistening sheen on everything. The son tugged on the mother’s sleeve, his eyes darting around the room then returning back to hers.
“Mum?”
“Not right now, we need to be quiet, alright?”
“But mum… I know everything. I was there.”
The silence that followed was deafening. Everybody turned to face him - their eyes piercing his skin. This changed…everything.
