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Pen to the Paper 5
Have you ever sat down and written something without planning it beforehand? Well, this is the challenge for you! Do exactly that, and enter it here! Any genre, any type (short story, poem, nonfiction...). Second, third, et cetera, drafts are allowed.
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CalebPinnow

Pen to the Paper 5

Sitting in my dressing room, fully dressed, I flexed in my mirror. “Yeah, Maya, I’ve been working out. Could you tell? Oh, yeah, just a thing I picked up for no reason,” I said with another flex. “Wanna maybe, y’know, eat food?”

Knock, knock, knock!

I stood up and ran to the door. “Hey, cute--I mean--Maya!”

“Hey, Caleb,” she said, blushing a little. “Still need me to do your bow tie?”

“Yeah,” I said.

“You look extra nice today,” she said as she finished tying my bow tie.

“Thank you,” I said, quickly turning as red as a tomato. “You--you look nice too.”

She smiled. “Sit down. Your hair’s a mess.”

I sat down without objection. She could tell me to jump off of a cliff and I… would not do it because then I would have no chance with her. Point is, I would do anything for her.

Her phone buzzed as she finished fixing my hair. “Ope, everyone’s here. Better get on out there,” she said.

“Yep,” I said as I stood up. KISS HER ALREADY!

I left the dressing room and walked onto stage. “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! IT’S BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER! PEN TO THE PAPER 5 HAS ARRIVED! Ooo, that rhymes…”

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