Monday, June 3, 2013

IntShoWriMo 2013: DAY 3



Today’s Prompt:
After your workout at the gym, you open your locker to find a note with the word “HELP!” scribbled on it.
Courtesy: Writing.Com

Link for Day 3: DAY 3: Paper Chase Word Count: 2,232

Idara is the protagonist of this short story. The protagonist’s (whose name Idara interprets as joy) nature is in conflict with his name. Well, not really. Joy is a kind of obsession with the positive, sunny side of life. And Idara’s situation is eh… a little complicated.

Let me explain. When a guy finds a note in his locker and he’s the only one with the keys. The lock on the other hand, is intact. He’s bound to freak even if the note looks harmless.

After checking with a friend and the local law about any serial killer on the loose who might be out to implicate an unsuspecting gym enthusiast, Idara decides to keep the piece of paper. One night, on a return trip from the barber’s, Idara unlocks the mystery of the note in a pitch-dark alley where he helps a dying teen by giving him a second shot at life.

Idara discovers the note possesses superpowers to find and help people at the point of death; it has a life of its own, levitates and can guide its custodian (as its possessor is called) to the next port of call; it slows the aging process of its custodian; it’s of alien origin and cannot be destroyed…
                Nevertheless, there is a price or as the alien emissaries tell Idara… consequences.

Read the full story here, DAY 3: Paper Chase

Keep your pen bleeding.


Akpan



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