Writing Prompt
STORY STARTER
"I never thought I would have to PAY for this. How has it gotten to the point that people have to pay for this now?!"
Write a scene including this piece of speech - think about when your scene is occuring, and why it would be shocking to your character that they would have to pay for this item or service.
Writings
Fresh Breath
**_Citizen_**:
âI mean, seriously, OâHare?
I have to pay for air, thatâs not fair!
Itâs just not right!
Breathingâs free, or it was last night!â
**_OâHare_**:
âOh, dear friend, youâve got it wrong, the worlds been sold, itâs been so long!
The air you breathe, itâs now a few, a tiny charge for liberty!â
**_Citizen_**:
âBut thatâs absurd! How can this be?
Iâve always breathed, for free, you...
THE âAIRâ SCAM
âHun the tire light just came on.â Cindy announced as the newlywed couple drove their sedan down the road near their house.
âOh?â Ralph questioned, peering over from the passenger seat at the strange orange illuminated symbol. âThats okay, just pull into the gas station, they have an air pump in the back.â
The car rolled to a stop next to the air pump and Ralph got out. Attached to the pump wa...
May Contain Sponsored Content
Fall made Laren yearn for summer. Winter made him yearn for fall. Spring made him yearn for snowfall and Christmas. The leaves turned earlier than normal this year, he thought as he cruised his jet black sports car down the busy downtown 14th Street. The brilliant red and orange had already faded to a dead brown. He missed them again, he thought. He was always missing everything because of this da...
Coral Dove's Introduction
"I never thought I would have to pay for this!" Coral Dove tapped her foot impatiently, sighing and checking her nails. Waiting in line, her pet cat, Mia, rubbed her face up against her legs. "I guess it's okay. Got a cutie like you here." Coral Dove laughed and walked up in the line.
"Heya, Dreamer. What is it this time?" The bartender turned his attention to the blonde hair girl who made a mov...
Sh*t Show
After an hour walk to school, a panting Jimin stops at his schools water fountain for a sip of water but halts as he noticed a coin slot on the left side of the silver machine, âI never thought I would have to PAY for this. How has it gotten to the point that people have to pay for this now?!â
He backs away from the water fountain as he sighs, âIs this school that poor?â He continues his journey ...
Human World Problems
Old Margaret walked humbly by and into her local park. The birds were chirping happily as the year had brought them closer together. She smiled at the tune that they sung. No one could see her smile though as her protective mask covered her face. She saw the usual runners shuffling along the park paths. The dog walkers where the dogs were oblivious to the human world problems. Groups of youths hud...
Welcome, Brothers!
After the Walmart incident, Fender and Epi had exchanged numbers and began planning a family gathering with all the siblings, except for Rickenbacker, who was still loyal to Markov. Then came the dilemma of were to do the meeting. Epiâs house in the arctic was out of the question as it, ironically, burned down. Fender as a full time maid didnât really have a house, he stayed wherever he was workin...
Where Had It All Gone Wrong?
âI never thought I would have to PAY for this. How has it gotten to the point where a mother has to pay for visiting her OWN son?!â she says angrily.
âI may be your son, but I'm doing just fine without you interrupting.â He replies rather calmly.
âInterrupting??â she cries in disbelief. âYou call a mother worrying about her only son and missing him âinterruptingâ?â she spat.
âWell, yeah. All ...
Cable
âNo Way!â Said Gramma. âI refuse to believe this!â âYes Gramma! Cable is not free!â I said. âIn my day,there was one channel! And it was free!â My grandma had just moved in. We had just gotten an alert on out TV that we needed to renew our cable bill. Apparently âIn her dayâ you payed for the TV and watched one channel. âGramma! Give me my wallet! I need to pay!â âNo! We donât need all these fancy...
Faith.
The faithful sat down to pray one morning.
âDear lord, I wish for world peace.â
âThat will be ÂŁ1000,000,000 plus tip.â A voice boomed in his ear.
âGod?!â The faithful shouted in surprise.
âYou have a outstanding bill with âworld peaceâ in the basket. Cash or card?â
âI-I have to PAY for miracles!?â
âEveryone does.â
âI never thought I would have to PAY for this. How has it gotten to the point...