Prompted Shorties

Shark Attack

Prompt: You're sailing in the ocean with friends when a shark attacks your boat, knocking off your friend who is driving the boat. There are two others on the vessel with you and you have to work with them to quickly save the driver from the water (and being eaten by the shark). Write this scene.

Story:

"Oh no! Bobby fell!"

"What should we do Jack? The shark will get Bobby!" Marissa spoke.

"CUT!" The director yells with much distempered passion.

"Marissa!" Everyone turns to Marissa. She was fiddling her fingers as she bowed her head in shame. She knew what she had done.

"18 times in a row Marissa. 18 TIMES!" Ashton, the director, was rubbing his temples in an attempt to calm himself down. He stomped the set and made his way to the four actors in this scene.

"How many times do we have to tell you that you need to stick to your line!" Ashton was trying to explain it as calmly as he can, but he was failing miserably at it.

"I-I'm sorry. W-what's my line again?" Marissa was terrified, even though she only needed to feel so during taping. She was afraid of being scolded as she was raised that way by her father.

Ashton groaned in dismay and rubbed his eyebrows, desperately looking for comfort.

"It's 'What should we do? The shark's gonna kill Bobby'. Comprende? And with more fear in your eyes." Ashton searched Marissa's eyes in hopes that she would finally remember to say her line correctly. She nods her head, crosses her fingers, and hoped that the 19th time is the charm.

Ashton went back to his seat behind the camera and signalled everyone for taping.

"Boat shark attack scene 1, take 19" Said the clapperboard guy.

"Aaaaand. ACTION!"

"Oh no! Bobby fell"

"What should we do? The shark's gonna kill Bobby!"

"Uhm. Uhh" Martin, the other actor in the boat with Jack and Marissa, was caught off guard.

"CUUUUUUUUT!" Yells Ashton.

"I-I'm sorry, I thought Marissa would mess up her line again. I wasn't prepared" Says Martin. Marissa was bowing her head in hopes that she will not be scolded again.

"Okay. Fine. Let's just cut to your line Martin. Okay?"

"Yeah, sure" He nods.

"Boat shark attack scene 2, take 2"

"And, ACTION!"

"We need to distract the shark while you two pull him in with the rope!" Martin beautifully delivered his line.

"Okay!" Jack exclaimed.

"Here she comes" It was Marissa's turn.

"CUUUUUUUUUT!" Ashton yelled again. He grabbed his megaphone and turned it on, and on cue, Marissa bows her head again.

"MARISSA. It's 'Here it comes' not 'Here she comes'. Got it?"

Marissa nods. "We'll start with you again Martin" Martin nods in agreement.

"Boat shark attack scene 2, take 3"

"Aaaaaand, ACTION!"

"We need to distract the shark while you two pull him in with the rope!" Martin spoke his line again.

"Okay!" Jack nods.

"Here it comes" Marissa points at the shark charging towards Bobby.

Jack gave Marissa the life buoy, and Marissa threw it at Bobby. She threw it at just the right angle that Bobby went inside without even trying. Martin grabs two harpoons that they were supposed to use for fishing later.

"Pull Bobby in, while I try to hit the Shark" Martin stood up on the boat seat to get a good vantage point for the shark.

Marissa and Jack pulled Bobby in, as the man in the shark costume ran closer to Bobby.

Martin threw the first harpoon, but it missed. Bobby was climbing up the boat ladder when the shark jumped up in an attempt to eat Bobby, but Martin finally made a hit on the shark's body. The shark was wounded, fake blood scattered around the water and made a trail going into the sea with the other end of the harpoon still visible above water.

"Good riddance!" Jack said.

"Thanks guys. I owe you my life" Said Bobby. They all got together in a group hug.

"Annnd, CUT! Alright people that's a wrap for today" Ashton gave a lengthy exhale of relief.

Everyone left the set and went their separate ways for the day.