Fictionista Workshop - WitFit December Prompts

December 1, 2009 (www(dot)fictionistaworkshop(dot)com/witfit/2009-12-01/)

Word Prompt: Lucky Break

Imagined Image: What are the first ten words you think of when you look at the following image? Write those words in any piece in third-person style.

Creative Original or Derivative:Derivative (Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer)

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Rating/Warning(s): K+ (dark atmosphere)

Genre: Dark/Mystery

He was an old man. At a century of living, he had gone through the world wars, depressions, conflicts, tragedies, torture and grief that the world had experienced.

But his shell was that of a striking seventeen-year-old boy.

He lived by his straightforward perception of life. There were things that were right and things that were wrong. He had a clear understanding of each and always structured everything and everyone into these groups. He never derived from this. His life was simple and fulfilled, black and white.

But he couldn't help but feel that something was missing.

Some would say, having never experienced his existence on this planet, that he was lucky. He had had, and would have, an unlimited time in this hell that people called living. His time would never be gone, and no one around to extinguish his ghost.

He knew his soul had already been taken. He had committed crimes of horror and misdeed. He knew he would never have a soul, he knew it from the second he was born.

His creator had encouraged him to strive and achieve his best. That's what he did. He existed on this earth because others loved him. Others who would care if he disappeared. He existed to make his creator proud.

He was frightened he could disappear at any moment; he didn't have a soul.

He had already lost his soul. He could very easily lose himself.

He thought back to his innocent years. They were filled with hope, destiny, and anticipation. Since then, he had lost his grip on reality. He had committed unspeakable crimes. He had done horrible things. He couldn't have possibly imagined doing these things years ago.

He was becoming a different person.

He didn't know who he was anymore.

But, after all, he was indestructible.

So how could he disappear?

He scanned the warf. A carnival was in occurrence, people all around in high spirits.

There was a woman, no, a girl. She looked to be in her late teens. Her pale face framed with a mahogany-brown curtain of hair. She was what many considered ordinary. He found her beautiful, mysterious. She was sitting alone, on a cold wooden bench, staring out into the foggy bay.

He didn't know what was going on in her head, what she was like, any facts about her life, anything at all about her.

Yet he felt he had known this youngster forever.

Whereas before his world was black and white, now his world suddenly turned to colour, as if somebody had switched the lights on.

He had found the piece of him that had been missing for so long.

He had found what he had been looking for.

He had found his only reason to stay alive.

Because that's what he was.

I highly recommend that you have a look at the Fictionista Workshop, the December prompts are great to use if you are a beginner writer (like me), or if you are experienced and have written many novels (like Stephanie Meyer ). They are a lot of fun and there are basically no rules. Link on my profile.

The reason I chose this story line is because the man in the picture that the prompt has (look on the site listed) is hazy, which could mean he is disappearing. He is also old and lonely, and this is what Edward feels like before meeting Bella.

If you hadn't read Twilight before reading this, you would have absolutely no idea what was going on (especially his age), but if you have read Twilight (which I'm sure you have), then you will know all the whys, buts and how's of this story, and the reasoning behind his thoughts and actions.

The reason I didn't mention the fact he is a vampire in this story is because it makes it all the more mysterious, and his thoughts are far more important than what he actually is. I didn't feel the need to state the obvious, as we already know all about his being a vampire, and there are several hints to his being a vampire scattered throughout the story.