The Idea by DragonSkulls 200 Word Story writing prompt entry |
I raced home from work because I had a great idea for the two hundred word story contest and the deadline was closing in fast. I ran numerous red lights and had to crash two chasing cop cars getting home. Through the door, my four year old jumped up with outstretched arms. "Daddy!" In mid stride, like a quarterback, I stiff armed her, leaping over her tiny body as she crumbled. "No time!" At my computer, I started furiously typing. It had everything, action, drama, suspense, but I was lost for an ending. I yelled for my wife, knowing she could help. "She's next door!" My son shouted. "Nooooo!" I ran over and brutally kicked in their front door, then grabbed my wife. "Come! Now!" I explained the dire circumstance while charging back home. Ten feet from my chair, I dove into a cartwheel, into a reverse, double twisting backflip, making the landing butt first, my sneakers screeching on the tile floor to stop my momentum. She screamed, "Read me what you have...Hurry!" I looked at the screen and frantically read aloud, "I raced home from work because I had a great idea for the two hundred word story contest..."
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