Writing Prompt

I can’t believe you thought I wouldn’t notice! It seemed odd when you kept the compass so close… even when you were using the privy. Now what are we supposed to do?? We have to get home to Mom and Dad now! You heard them… it’s dangerous out here.

We have no idea what kinds of animals are watching us even right now. I can feel their beady eyes just waiting for us to let our guard down. Fledge, yo...

[LUCAS]

“That was probably the worst idea you’ve ever had, and yet…” Runne looks toward me, his eyes holding an appreciative expression I never would’ve guessed he was capable of, “it worked.”

_Maybe it shouldn’t have._

I bite back a grimace, thinking of Giselle cuddled into Runne’s side.

“Yeah,” I begin to brush it off, “no problem, bro.”

Runne looks back at me, his face bursting into a wi...

“That was probably the worst idea that you’ve ever had… And yet, it worked!” Leo said.

“Of course killing all those guards and soldiers was a good idea. Don’t sound so surprised.” Liannaa said.

He looked at her.

“You say it as though my plans never work.”

“That’s because they don’t.” He said, “especially the ones that include ‘killing a lot of people.’”

“Those ones just never work b...

Learn the knot, uncle Rob was a soldier.

Throw it up for someone to become trapped in.

Run around, be a good son.

Clean your room, finish up.

Tie it up, make it work.

Write it out, just for you.

Try it out, it’s tempting me.

That was probably the worst idea you’ve ever had….and yet it

worked....

A hand appeared on the edge of a rooftop, knuckles turning white as they strained to pull the teenager up. With a sudden movement, the head of a girl emerged over the edge. Upon reaching safety, the brunette immediately turned and grabbed the hand of her best friend.

“Come on, come on, hurry up.”

“I’m trying.” The short, grey eyed teenager heaved himself over the edge with a little hel...

“That was probably the worst idea you’ve ever had… and yet it worked.”

I tried not to revel in the praise too much as the adrenaline coursed through both of our veins, the relief in her voice more comforting than emboldening.

To say it was the worst idea did a disservice to all the stupid ideas I’d had up to that point that got us in to this situation. If you’d told me six months ago I’d be loo...

“That was probably the worst idea you’ve ever had… and yet it still worked.” I say

“I will take that as a compliment as I’m a genius. Oh and how was that a bad idea huh.” She says

“Uhh considering a trillion things can go wrong that that is a bad idea. Do you need me to list it?” I say.

“Let’s see it.” She says ready for the list

“Ok so step one of the plan was to get money and you said to gam...

That was probably the worst idea

You ever had

Are you mad

Glad or sad

That it

Worked

Marked

And hurt

All the while

It was a

Success!...

“I have an idea,” he stated.

“I have already crossed it off the list.”

“What?!?”

She rolled her eyes at him.

“You have never had a solid plan in your life. Let ask you this. Does it involve fire?”

He didn’t respond.

“I will take that as a yes.”

_Eight hours later…_

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“That was probably the worst idea you’ve ever had… and yet it worked.”

His grin was so big it almost consumed his eyes....

“Anything to declare?” The customs agent asked.

A middle aged man with dead eyes, the agent waited. A trickle of sweat escaped Kirby’s hairline and raced down his forehead. Crossing his arms, the agent nodded towards the suitcase.

“Only my genius,” Kirby joked.

A high pitched squeaky laugh erupted from Kirby. Fifi elbowed him in the ribs. She mouthed, “calm down, as she pretended to scratch he...