WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a fast-paced scene that takes place during a rush hour.
There doesn't need to be a dramatic plot, but think about how you can create and maintain a busy and rushed feeling in a short story.
The Chase
Everything went past in a blur. It all sped past in a flash of buildings and cars. My legs grew heavy and sweat dripped from my forehead as I ran. The fatigue had began to take over me like an infection. But I could not stop.
I could see the figure behind me, gradually coming nearer as it picked up speed and I lost it. Its features were unrecognisable, but you could see evil radiating off of its slender frame.
I avoided the people rushing across the roads and pavements in bustling crowds, but the figure continued its pursuit.
I could run no longer, I collapsed to the ground in exhaustion. All I hoped would that I would not be found…