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Ruby Pt. 3

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Prompt: Blindfolded

Fandom: Original Work

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Ruby’s memories started to come back in pieces.  Curled up in her small cell she began to remember the day she went missing.

The day had started out just fine. She was walking to school when she noticed a homeless guy following her down the road. She crossed the street, and the guy followed her. Feeling nervous she started to walk faster.

Only a block till she got to the college.

She glanced behind her, and at that moment the guy started to run towards her. Startled she started running down the street.

The guy caught up to her quickly and grabbed her arm, pulling her back.

Not knowing what to do she started screaming.

In response he tightened his grip on her arm, and covered her mouth with his hand, cutting off her screams. Using her free arm, Ruby pulled at his hand over her mouth.

“Stop struggling.” He snarled pulling her back down the road towards a black car.

The driver’s door opened, and a tall man got out of the car.

“Doctor Myers, I’ve watched her for a few days, and I think she will be the best for your experiment.”

Doctor Myers stayed silent staring at Ruby. Then he nodded and motioned to the car.

The homeless guy pushed her into the back seat. Ruby scrambled to the other door and tried the handle. It was locked. Looking around for the lock her heart dropped when the homeless guy got in the car and pulled her to the middle seat. Doctor Myers got in, started the car, and they took off down the road.

“Who are you guys?” Ruby asked with a shaky voice.

Neither one answered her as they continued down the road.

Breaking the silence Ruby tried again. “Who are you guys, and where are you taking me?”

Doctor Myers glanced in the rearview mirror, and the guy sitting next to her nodded.

He reached down by his feet and pulled out a black cloth. Letting go of her arm, he quickly tied the fabric around her head covering her eyes.

Panicking she tried to reach up and take the blindfold off, but he grabbed her wrists and pulled them behind her back. Something cold wrapped around her wrists, and her heart sank. She was now blindfolded and handcuffed in the back of a car going to a place she didn’t know.

She struggled until her wrists started to hurt. She choked back a sob and sank into the seat.

They rode in silence for a long time before the car slowed to a stop, and she could hear the front door open. The guy sitting next to her pulled her out of the car and pulled the blindfold off.

She blinked in the sunlight and found that she was standing in front of a large building. Doctor Myers nodded at the homeless man, and he let go of her arm and got into the car. The car started, and he drove away.

Doctor Myers stepped closer and grabbed her arm.

“Let’s go inside. I can show you your room.”

Ruby started walking with him towards the doors. “Who are you?” she asked again.

He started laughing. The laugh that would haunt her nightmares. “My name is Doctor Myers, and I am very excited for our experiment.”

Then nothing.

Ruby sat up in her cell trying to remember what happened next. She hugged her knees and hung her head. She couldn’t remember past that point.

All she knew was Doctor Myers gave her her powers.

And it was not a pleasant experience.

And being back in his custody scared her.

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Quick editing tip: Passing time

Hey all, here’s a quick tip about showing the passage of short amounts of time in a scene. I see a lot of beats like this:

She hesitated

He paused

A few seconds later

There was a long silence

He waited for her to answer

She didn’t respond

Instead of telling us there’s a brief moment of silence or pause in your scene, try showing us by creating the feeling that time has passed through action, description, or inner monologue. Here are a few examples.

Before:

“Are you coming or not?”

He waited for her to answer, but she didn’t respond.

“Clare? Did you hear me?”

“Huh?”

After:

“Are you coming or not?”

Clare scrolled through her phone, her face illuminating with a eerie blue glow.

“Clare? Did you hear me?”

“Huh?”

Before:

Jared lingered at the suspect’s front gate. If this guy didn’t answer Jared’s questions, he was screwed.

“Hey you!” a voice shouted. “Get off my property!”

Jared hesitated. Finally, he turned to face the man. “I’m afraid I can’t do that.”

After:

Jared lingered at the suspect’s front gate. If this guy didn’t answer Jared’s questions, he was screwed.

“Hey you!” a voice shouted. “Get off my property!”

Jared patted his holster. He had a gun, but he certainly didn’t want to use it. Taking a deep breath, he turned to face the man. “I’m afraid I can’t do that.”

Not only does creating a pause instead of describing a pause allow your reader to feel the moment more vividly, it gives you a chance to explain what exactly that pause is about. People hesitate, pause, don’t respond, etc. for all kinds of reasons. Give us as much insight as you can into your weird quiet moment.

Of course, you don’t need to do this every single time. Sometimes it’s fine to say “he paused” or “the room was quiet for a moment”—it could be the best choice for that scene. But look back through your draft and see if you’ve used those “telling” descriptions more often than you needed to. If so, try to create the feeling of a pause—perhaps one that gives the reader a bit more information—using these techniques.

Hope this helps!

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The Kids Pt. 2

Prompt: Don’t Let Them See You Cry

Fandom: Original Work

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Part 1

The past week had been hell.

Liv paced around her room massaging her sore shoulder.

The tests had been impossible. Yesterday Liv was told to climb the rock wall for hours. If she tried to stop she was met with an electric shock. So, she kept going. When they finally let her go back to her room, she was too exhausted to resist.

She was not looking forward to today’s test.

When the door slid open, she turned towards the people entering the room.

“Hands.” They said sharply.

Not having the energy she held out her arms.

They stepped forward and locked a pair of handcuffs around her arms. They pulled her forward, and she followed them down the hallway.

When they reached the gym, they unlocked her handcuffs and pushed her into the room.

The door slammed shut behind her.

Liv expecting to be the only one in the room was surprised when saw another figure standing in the corridor.

“Conner. What are you doing here?”

Conner turned to face her. His eyes were bloodshot. He probably hadn’t slept in the past few days. That was his teachers favorite “assignment.” With lights that stayed on and noises that would sound every hour, Conner could be kept awake for days.

“Liv, why are you here?”

“This is my class time. Why are you here?”

Conner’s eyes started darting around the room. “I-I don’t know.” He started walking back and forth. His hands running through his hair.

“Hey. Hey, it’s ok.” Liv stepped forward, motioning for Conner to come closer.

He glanced at her and took a few steps forward.

Suddenly a shock sent them both flying away from each other.

Conner hit the wall behind him and crumpled to the floor.

Liv slid across the floor until her head hit the wall.

Blinking back tears, she jumped to her feet and ran towards Conner. He hadn’t moved since he hit the wall. She knelt and shook his shoulders.

“Conner, you’ve got to wake up.”

He let out a small grunt, and his eyes fluttered open. “What happened?”

“Just the teachers being rude. Try and sleep.”

Conner didn’t argue and closed his eyes again.

Liv pushed his messy hair out of his face. Conner had been the strongest person she knew. The fact that they had reduced him to this mess made her angry.

Tears started to form in her eyes.

No. She would not let them see her cry. That’s what they wanted. They were trying to break her, and the others, and she was not going to let it happen.

She turned towards the camera in the corner of the room. “What do you want from us?” She yelled still holding back her tears.

There wasn’t a response. She grunted in frustration and started to pace the room again. After a few minutes, the door slid open. The Principal strolled in followed by a guard. The door slid shut behind them.

“What do you want with us?” Liv said through gritted teeth.

The Principal let out a soft laugh. “We want you to start trusting us.”

Liv couldn’t help but let out a sarcastic laugh. “And you think the best way to do that is to put us through hell?”

He shrugged, “If that is what it takes.”

The tears started to well up in her eyes again. Pushing them back she pointed at Conner. “Does that look like someone who trusts you?”

“Yes. The next time we ask him to do something, he will.”

“Because you’ve broken him,” Liv yelled. “That is not the same as trust.”

“Maybe not, but he will do what I want, without questions.”

Liv stood, stunned, staring at him.

The Principal stared back with a wide grin on his face. “Now you get it.”

He motioned to the guard, and he stepped forward and grabbed her arm.

Liv didn’t struggle as they walked back to her cell.

“Don’t worry. You will start to trust me just like Conner does.” The Principal’s words echoed down the hall, and Liv shuddered.

Thought #1

"I have to help them!" She yelled jumping from her chair.

"You can't. They want you." He said calmly.

She took off towards the door. He stepped in front of her grabbing her wrist.

"You are more important." He said softly pulling her closely wrapping his arms around her.

"You don't get to tell me what to do." She screamed pushing against his chest as tears streamed down her face.

"You're right, but I'll do everything I can to keep you safe." He said as he tightened his grip.

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