(The entry is actually on the back of the prompt sheet and stapled to the notebook, fun fact. Basically we were to make a short story in which the first line is a line from a famous novel from a given list of examples. my choice was the Diary Of Anne Frank)
On Friday, 12th June, I woke up at six-o-clock and no wonder, it was my birthday. I got out of bed, expecting an amazing day ahead of me, and I quickly changed out of my pajamas to greet my family. In the kitchen, I found a small package and a letter. Eager and cautious, I opened the letter and read, "Happy birthday sweetie! Sorry, your father and I work today, but we might make it home for dinner! Hope you like your gift! Love, Mom." I read the note three times, hoping the words would change. They'd just leave me alone on my birthday? I glanced at the package and felt a little twinkle of hope. Maybe good will come! With new determination, I opened the present... to find an old watch. The watch ticked rhythmically but the time was off and I could tell it wouldn't be alive much longer. Not to mention the garage sale price tag. Thanks, mom. I spent the day watching t.v., with a happy amount of birthday wishes from friends to keep my spirit up. 8:00 PM hit and my parents still weren't home, so i took the liberty of cooking myself some birthday ramen noodles. 10:00 PM finally rolled around and my parents walked through the door. They cheerfully announced their greeting, and I angrily closed my door to go to bed. If they'd make me spend my birthday alone, that's how my day would end; without them.
(This is not a real life experience)
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My Creative Writing Journal
RandomThese are short stories and prompts from my Creative Writing class in high school, open for any reader to enjoy! If anyone has any suggestions for new short prompts they're curious to see me write about, leave a comment and I may write it in this jo...
