55 Words

For an assignment in my creative writing class in high school, we were instructed to write very short stories that were made up of exactly 55 words. Here are a few of mine.

Save

He sees her struggling. He stands up and blows his whistle as he points to her in the water. His legs push off the chair as he makes his flight into the air. He crashes into the water, a huge wave is created as he swims to save her. It turns out she was faking.

Race

The racers sped around the track, their colors combined into one orangish-red. We thought it would have been a little longer. The fanatics were there, cheering for their favorite like it was their own son. Oh no! One racer curves off towards the side. He’s out of the running, he cramped on the hurdles.

Flight

After sitting for twenty minutes, the plane finally took off down the runway. I felt us aim towards the sky, I was leaning back without reclining in my chair. My ears popped. I released my breath and pushed them back out. We finally leveled out. I glanced out the window as we hit the mountain.

Mirror

She saw everything behind her, the street lights made it all clear. There was something else coming up. She started to slow down. It was another thing she recognized. She thought back for a second about everything in her past. She stepped on the gas. Everything got smaller as she looked through her rearview mirror

Running

The bright lights and sounds made him realize he had to leave. He cut across the sidewalk, burst through some bushes, and tucked and rolled onto someone’s lawn. The footsteps were approaching, he could hear them getting louder and the shadows became larger. He couldn’t run away any more. He had lost in flashlight tag.

Andy

He makes his way out to the jeers of the crowd. He declares he is the real King of Memphis. He makes an open challenge to the audience for a match. The challenger steps through the ropes, but she’s quickly defeated. One. Two. Three. Andy Kaufman remains the Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion of the World.