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Adventure Friendship Fiction

โ€œHey, just relax. Itโ€™s okay. Youโ€™re doing great. Iโ€™ve got you.โ€

โ€œDonโ€™t let me fall- you canโ€™t let me fall!โ€

โ€œI wonโ€™t let you fall, all right? Ow, your fingers...Stop looking down! Everything's fine, just hold on to me.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s s-s-s-so f-f-far down.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s gonna be okay! Do you trust me not to let you fall?โ€

โ€œYes...Ah! Iโ€™m slipping! Lucas!โ€

โ€œYouโ€™re not slipping, itโ€™s alright. Weโ€™re alright.โ€

โ€œIt...itโ€™s pulling me, Lucas! I donโ€™t know if I can hold on without bringing you down too.โ€

โ€œIf we go down, we go down together. We will come back together, as well. Geez, Ry, stop gripping my fingers so hard, you're gonna break emโ€ฆโ€

โ€œIโ€™m sorry, okay? Iโ€™m scared. You canโ€™t hold on to me forever.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t have to. Iโ€™m gonna hold on until help comes.โ€

โ€œI...My foot! Lu, somethingโ€™s got my foot! Itโ€™s pulling! You have to let me go! Youโ€™re not gonna die because of me!โ€

โ€œI would have died many times over if not for you, Ry. If Iโ€™m going to die anytime soon, it will be for you. Iโ€™m not going to let you go, ever. I wonโ€™t give up on you.โ€

โ€œOkay, Lucas.โ€

โ€œWe go together, Ry.โ€

Four hours earlier

โ€œCome on, Lu, we donโ€™t have all day!โ€

โ€œYouโ€™re right, we have all week. Let me sleep, Ry.โ€

โ€œGet up get up get up!โ€

โ€œFine, fine, stop throwing pillows at me! I said fine!โ€

โ€œSorry.โ€

โ€œHmph.โ€

Twenty minutes later

โ€œTook you long enough, Lu.โ€

โ€œShut up, Ry.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t shut up, I grow up. And when I look at you, I throw up. Blegh!โ€

โ€œIf only you werenโ€™t such a Stand by Me fanatic.โ€

โ€œWhat? Itโ€™s a great movie, and you know it!โ€

โ€œAnyway, where to?โ€

โ€œUm, how about...do they have movie theatres here?โ€

โ€œOf course they do! Itโ€™s Great Britain, Ry, not a third world country.โ€

โ€œ...โ€

โ€œLetโ€™s just go.โ€

โ€œThe movie theatres are so nice here!โ€

โ€œDuh, Ry, I already told you, itโ€™s not a third world country.โ€

โ€œMega hush, itโ€™s starting.โ€

โ€œMega hush? What is that supposed to mean?โ€

โ€œIt means you need to do a mega hush. Shhhhhhhhhhh!โ€

โ€œYou are impossible.โ€

โ€œYouโ€™re even more impossible.โ€

โ€œWell, youโ€™re-โ€

โ€œSHHHHHHHHHHHH!โ€

โ€œOkay, okay.โ€

โ€œWhat next?โ€

โ€œAh, itโ€™s so bright out here.โ€

โ€œYeah. There's a thing right there. Itโ€™s called the sun.โ€

โ€œYeah, Lu, I know.โ€

โ€œSo, where to?โ€

โ€œHow about the ice cream shop over there? That looks good.โ€

โ€œAlright.โ€ย 

โ€œAh, this is so good. I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ve ever had anything that could top this.โ€

โ€œNot even my grandmaโ€™s homemade ice cream?โ€

โ€œUhโ€ฆโ€

โ€œThe pain. It hurts, so much.โ€

โ€œHa-โ€

โ€œWhy...the groundโ€ฆโ€

โ€œYouโ€™re right, those cracks...MOVE, LU!โ€

โ€œOw, why did you shove me?โ€

โ€œSink-โ€

โ€œRY! NO!โ€

โ€œSlippingโ€ฆโ€

โ€œOh no, you must have hit your head on the table...thatโ€™s a big sinkholeโ€ฆโ€

โ€œSlippingโ€ฆโ€

โ€œIโ€™ve got you...Iโ€™ve got your hands, I wonโ€™t let goโ€ฆโ€

โ€œSlipping.โ€

โ€œRy, donโ€™t look behind you! Look at me. Looking behind you wonโ€™t help anything.โ€

โ€œDonโ€™t let me go, Lu. Donโ€™t drop me.โ€

Present

โ€œHey, just relax. Itโ€™s okay. Youโ€™re doing great. Iโ€™ve got you.โ€

โ€œDonโ€™t let me fall- you canโ€™t let me fall!โ€

โ€œI wonโ€™t let you fall, all right? Ow, your fingers...Stop looking down! Everything's fine, just hold on to me.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s s-s-s-so f-f-far down.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s gonna be okay! Do you trust me not to let you fall?โ€

โ€œYes...Ah! Iโ€™m slipping! Lucas!โ€

โ€œYouโ€™re not slipping, itโ€™s alright. Weโ€™re alright.โ€

โ€œIt...itโ€™s pulling me, Lucas! I donโ€™t know if I can hold on without bringing you down too.โ€

โ€œIf we go down, we go down together. We will come back together, as well. Geez, Ry, stop gripping my fingers so hard, you're gonna break emโ€ฆโ€

โ€œIโ€™m sorry, okay? Iโ€™m scared. You canโ€™t hold on to me forever.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t have to. Iโ€™m gonna hold on until help comes.โ€

โ€œI...My foot! Lu, somethingโ€™s got my foot! Itโ€™s pulling! You have to let me go! Youโ€™re not gonna die because of me!โ€

โ€œI would have died many times over if not for you, Ry. If Iโ€™m going to die anytime soon, it will be for you. Iโ€™m not going to let you go, ever. I wonโ€™t give up on you.โ€

โ€œOkay, Lucas.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t know if I can hold on much longer.โ€

โ€œT-thatโ€™s alright.โ€

โ€œOof.โ€

โ€œAre you okay, Ry?โ€

โ€œYeah, Iโ€™m fine. That was just a hard fall. Are you okay?โ€

โ€œI landed on my arm and...itโ€™s killing me. I think it might be broken.โ€

โ€œWhy did you fall with me?โ€

โ€œBecause I love you, Ry. You know that.โ€

โ€œYou love me enough to die for me?โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

โ€œHardcore.โ€

โ€œAlrighty, now how do we get out of this sinkhole?โ€

โ€œThereโ€™s a path, over there.โ€

โ€œWe canโ€™t follow that. It may be unstable.โ€

โ€œWell, itโ€™s not like we can climb out, can we? This hole is a hundred feet deep!โ€

โ€œThen weโ€™ll just wait for help.โ€

News report: London, England, 11/25/19

โ€œAction.โ€

โ€œHello, this is Reyna Lewis with London News Three. Weโ€™re here at the scene where a large sinkhole has opened up, and swallowed two customers of the coffee shop. Rescue workers are working to secure the area to rescue them.ย 

โ€œEfforts will continue, so for now avoid the area. This has been Reyna Lewis for London News Three, London, England.โ€

โ€œCut!โ€

Twenty five minutes later

โ€œGah!โ€

โ€œLu, are you okay?โ€

โ€œItโ€™s just my arm.โ€

โ€œHey! Weโ€™re gonna get you guys out of there! Weโ€™ve finished making sure the area is secure! Grab onto the rope!โ€

โ€œSee you up there. Are you gonna be okay, climbing with your arm?โ€ย 

โ€œIโ€™ll manage.โ€

News report: London, England, 11/25/19

โ€œAction.โ€

โ€œThis is Reyna Lewis, London News Three, here to provide an update on the sinkhole situation. The two people who were in the sinkhole have been rescued. Only one sustained injuries, a broken arm, but they were otherwise unharmed. Reportedly, they were both Americans, and will be headed home early tomorrow. This has been Reyna Lewis for London News Three.โ€

โ€œCut!โ€

January 12, 2021 17:02

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17 comments

I apologize not only to all of you for reading this, but to the story itself, this is really terrible... I used "Write Now" story prompt cards to help me with this. Theyre really awesome!

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Nainika Gupta
20:12 Jan 12, 2021

awww, it was stilll awesome :D loved it a lot, Carolina!!

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Elisia Meehan
19:26 Jan 18, 2021

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David Murphy
15:51 Jan 23, 2021

Well, the plus point is that you achieved a tale using conversation only. The negative is that the story is a bit lame and forced.

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Maya -
21:22 Jan 12, 2021

Amazing story, Carolina!!! Great choice having the beginning be the climax of the story, it was super gripping. The plot was unique, and you definitely made the all dialogue prompt work well. Nice job!!! :D

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Maddy Writes
03:12 Mar 15, 2021

๐Ÿงƒ

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Dorsa S.
13:56 Jan 19, 2021

what a creative side to the prompt. i absolutely loved the plot twist laced into the middle! i should take some notes from you. :)

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