Week three of the 90-Day Novel

So, full disclosure, I am not attacking the prompts as hard this week. My brain space is already packing for the SCBWI conference in NY, worrying about weather related flight cancelations, where the best restaurants are and what Broadway show to see while we are there. It has become increasingly difficult to focus on poor Dara’s problems when mine seem so much more immediate. But, it’s Sunday and I need to share so I selected this prompt to share:

“I wouldn’t be surprised if one day I…” get everyone killed with my need to be right. I can see it now. Thayden says, ‘Let’s take the bridge across this huge, gaping hole.’ And I’ll argue, ‘Why not just jump it?’ I’ll insist until everyone gives in and jumps with me, even though the bridge was clearly the better option.

We’d all jump together—Thayden, Victoria, Tien, Alizah, Lucas, Willow, and me—only to miss the edge by a mile. We’d fall 200 feet, bones shattering on impact. Somehow, my jaw would still work, and I’d stubbornly insist, ‘It wasn’t the jump, it was the arguing that wore us out.’

I can almost hear Victoria’s voice, cutting through the pain like a knife: ‘Idiot.’ Just one last reminder of what she’s always thought of me.

That’s it! I promise I wrote more on the other prompts, but this one just felt so honest. And not sad. I’ll see you all next week with another prompt. Until then, enjoy your week!