The Ink Well Prompt #77: The Trip
The black Toyota Corolla moved slowly on the dark, wet highway, and all that could be heard from a mile away was the engine that sounded like it was a hundred years old, and splashes of rain hitting the car.
Now, even though there were two people sitting on the brown leather seats which was filled with scratches and stains, no one was saying a single word, and the atmosphere could have possibly been sliced with a knife.
Where were they heading, you ask? Well, Kiera and her husband, Adam, were going to a family reunion that neither wanted to attend for specific reasons; Kiera hated Adam’s family because they were controlling, and Adam wasn't looking forward to his mother nagging him for marrying Kiera.
They both would have done anything not to attend this event but, they had no choice due to fact that Adam’s trust fund was being threatened and they needed the money to survive.
While the car moved, the rain gradually stopped and the highway brightened, and when it was finally bright enough, you could see the faces and clothing of Kiera and Adam.
Kiera was a blonde-haired fair skinned girl with over five piercings and a few tattoos, and she was dressed in a shade of white which matched her husband and Adam was a black haired man with pale skin.
Looking at them, you would immediately sense that they were madly in love, even though Adam’s eyes were fixed on the road and Kiera spent the whole trip looking at the American beech and pine trees which drove past.
Finally, after a few hours of driving, a house appeared in the distance and they took deep breaths, taking a look at each other and saying “I love you” simultaneously.
Eventually after staying in the car for a few minutes, they stepped out to walk into the cream colored mansion which was towering over them, and when they did the sun hit them and fresh breeze surrounded them.
Even though they weren't ready for what was to come, they knew that they would be alright.
THE END
That's a really nice story. Someone might say, nothing much happened. But something did happen. They got through the rain and the dread of meeting an unfriendly family. They found strength to meet the challenge, in each other. The conflict of the story is the dread they feel and the need to go forward anyway.
Nice descriptions. Good use of the prompt. Thank you for sharing this story about a couple in love. We appreciate that you engage with other authors in the community.
Thank you so much
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Hi Khaleesii;
Just offering my observation - this week's skill challenge was about creating a setting, and I was so intrigued by your starting point. You started to describe the car and I was getting drawn in - I wanted to feel like I was sitting inside it - and then you stopped. As a wondering, did the couple need to get to the mother's house? Could it not just have been a moment in time, in the car, in the rain. Just a thought, would welcome your thoughts.
Well, I didn't just want to focus on the car, I said all I felt like I wanted to about it and it was a trip that had a destination, so I moved to an end.
No worries, will leave it there. I appreciate you have your own views, and if you don't want to engage in a conversation to improve your writing, that's fine.
I don't understand how I don't want to improve in my writing, you asked a question and I replied explaining my reasons
Oh well, it's fine.
The brightening of the sky could have well signified hope and that in my own opinion was the resolve they needed.
Exactly, thank you so much for reading
They know that at the end of everything, all that mattered was what they thought of each other and as far as they were in love, they'd get through anything and everything, even family drama
Exactly, they knew that their love would triumph over all.
Simple yet it says alot. I can't stop thinking about the last part, when they both said I love you. They knew they were walking into fire but at least they knew they were doing it together, I want that.
You got the nail on the head, exactly what I was passing.