WRITING OBSTACLE
Submitted by The Astonomer
Write a single scene about a chase.
It could be high speed, a car chase, someone on the run, anything you associate with a chase.
Drivers Ed
The car swirled out onto on coming traffic, he gripped the steering wheel tightly, as I sat in the passenger seat.
“Turn the car around Ryan!” I yelled.
“I can’t— I’ve been working so hard for this moment! You know, this is your fault for being a terrible driver!”
“Am not! And I needed that time with Mrs. Kristyn!” I crossed my arms. Then I heard it, sirens. Police sirens. “Pull over Ryan!”
“I’m in too deep! I can’t!”
_Wait_, I thought, _this is a Drivers Ed car! That means I can just hit the breaks!_ I slammed my foot on the passenger breaks, and it simply fell off. “Stupid cheap car!”
He was a good driver, part of me hoped he passed the test. But, the other part of me was seriously aggravated for taking off in the Drivers Ed car. Okay, yes, maybe I am a slow driver! And maybe I took up the time for his turn! Still, it doesn’t give him an excuse to simply take off!
“Your mother is on the phone, Ryan, she says she loves you deeply and wants you to come home!” the police man said through the speaker.
He gripped the steering wheel tighter, and sped up.
“Aren’t you going to stop? You aren’t going to get in trouble! Your mom said so!” I begged.
“That’s not my mom!” He persisted, shaking his head.
“Seriously? What would she say then?” I argued, rolling my eyes.
“You don’t know my mom, I would get in huge trouble.”
“Well, you better come up with something! Because no matter what your going to have to pull over soon!” I said, and then the fuel level went down.
Then, Ryan’s face changed. And before I knew it, we were going back to the Drivers Ed coarse. He went through the cones, and avoided the obstacles. He was doing great.
Then, the coarse came to an end. He paralleled parked, and I couldn’t believe it.
“Woah…” I said in disbelief, “your good.”
He winked at me, “See ya later Becky—“
The cops tackled him to the ground. “Woah…” I repeated, still in shock.
(Based off of the Malcolm in the Middle episode where Reese goes on a car chase. I just decided to write it from the girls point of view, and of course with different names)