STORY STARTER
Write a story about a world in which you have to be granted permission to feel an emotion. What happens when your main character disobeys this rule?
Til Death Do I Part
Escape.
Escape.
Escape.
_Escape_.
My heart is crawling out of my ribs’ firm grasp, trying its hardest to claw through every form of defense.
Don’t move.
Hold your breath.
Wait for permission.
W a i t
f o r
p e r m i s s i o n
“Please,” I beg, pushing my palms to my chest as if to hold myself together.
But the more I try, the more I fall apart, the more I erode into nothing.