Writing Prompt

[Not the exact prompt. This was my first assignment for my Intro to Fiction class at PVA, so I ran with it. And, if you know who these characters really are(Tyson and Sergei are replacement names), you need to keep your mouth shut. I love you <3 have fun.]

“I’m not an _actor_, Sergei, and you goddamn know it,” I seethe, eyes wide in the darkness of the ballroom corner I had ducked into. “If you...

Stomach turned coughing and splattering.

Tangy taste in the mouth inbeween worlds

Queasy stomach

Sickness

Acidic breath

Pale eyes, red heart face flush

Trembling arms and legs

Blood in the eyes

Lack of appetite

shivering sensation

Deathly quiet

Something wet underneath

Suspicious

Feeling of dread

The stitch

The stench miasma...

I’m sitting at the table

Trying not to cry

Mom shoots me a look

So I drown the tears inside

I smile and say my “please” and “thank you”s

I laugh as Grandma talks about how big I’ve gotten

(she doesn’t know I’ve binged too often)

My uncle pats me on the back

The jolliest of this jolly pack

They all laugh and sing and shout

A family reunion brings joy about

I smile although I want to die

(they mus...

. Only half of me

is invited to

dinner

since I told them

my truth

We keep things polite

and fun

but when they ask

the dating life

questions

they

skip

...

I nervously take a bite of steak.

Glancing around, i want to cry. All I ever wanted to do was chart the woods that were in the corner of Australia! But then I got lost and fell down a waterfall, discovering… THIS place.

I nervously turn my attention to my food. A neat steak garnished with spices, roasted potatoes, and a salad on the side. It tasteas okay.

The Magi at the head of the table is m...

I look around, feeling like a mouse being stalked by a cat. One more move and I’ll be dead. If they realize I’m human… let’s just say the role of guest and snack will reverse.

How did I wind up at a dinner party with vampires? My stupid bestie who I love invited me to this party at the house of Vesonte, then dropped out because she was sick at the last minute! And then, she told me to f...

It’s been a week . . .

A week since I crashed my car. A week since I last sat with the girl. The girl who lost her Mom . . . Because of me.

I stare into the mirror, everything about me looks wrong. Everytime I see myself in the mirror I see a monster.

I staighten my tie on my neck, sighing as my eyes fall to the white granite counter.

“Dave!” my dad knocks on the bathroom door. “You ready?” ...

There was a heart of darkness, accentuated by the highlights of bright, deep snow drifts and the flickers of sporadic fires. The buran howled indiscriminately around the bodies, destruction and wreckage that had been laid to waste by human beings. One side defending, one side fiercely attacking, all in the name of patriotism. But nature would reclaim and re-balance.

Olga Tyshbir huddled over her...

Ruby was so excited to go to the dinner party she was invited to. She could already see it: the fun , the stories , the laughter. Ruby couldn’t wait.

Their car was finally parked.

“Have fun!” Ruby’s mum said.

Ruby finally went in, very excited, and with a smile.

When she was now inside, her smile faded.

She saw something she didn’t expect.

Everyone was paired up. Boys and girls together.

Her frie...

A sixteen-year-old Cove shifts uncomfortably in the stiff chair.

Her emerald eyes stare at the floral porcelain plates and elegant silver silverware. A nudge from her sister makes her look up.

Her siblings are in line with her on one side of the long table while the royal family from Tarvin are on the other side.

They are seated in order of age. Her father, King Redfal, is at the head of the...