Situation: the driver of a hit and run accident.
The accident happened on a dreary Friday evening outside a local restaurant of a small town. Two women in their sixties were exiting the restaurant after sharing a delicious meal with their sister who was having surgery in a couple of days. A man in a hurry to make it to his son's music concert sped through a red light, and hit one of the women. Because of the conditions outside and his carelessness in paying attention to the road, he had not even seen the women crossing the street. In shock and because of his strong desire to still make it to his son's music concert the man fled the accident without even stopping. As the elderly lady lay in the middle of the road, uncouncious her sister franticly ran around screaming for help. The woman was taken to the hospital and was being treated for serious injuries to her body and head. She was stable, but in very critical condtion.
That night after the man returned from his son's music concert he was distraught and very upset. He sat on his couch watching the evening news with a reporter telling of the horrific accident. This man was now facing a moral dilema, a fight with his conscience. Should he turn himself in and risk being put in jail, separated from his children, or would he bear the emotional strain this was putting on his mind? In the days that followed the accident the man became very withdrawn. He missed work, let his responsibilities around the hosue slip, and was even yelling at his children. Could he live like this forever? What could he do to make this awful situation go away?
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1. an overweight kindergartener teased by his classmates
2. a mentally challenged man living alone
3. a mechanic whose wife is battling cancer
4. a man contemplating enrollment in the armed forces
5. a women whose fiance just broke off their engagement
6. a couple starting a new life in a different state
7. a father working two jobs to support his family
8. a daugther whose father is fighting the affects of alzheimer's disease
9. a full-time college student juggling a part time job and family obligations
10. a man obsessed with his appearence
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An intriguing scenario Kellie -- but it would be nice to see a bit of this as a story! Often times a writer can't tell if a story is going to work until actually giving it a try -- even a promising plot can fall flat once it's put to the test. I personally believe that some stories are more ours than others -- some stories will reflect our own experiences, ideas, insights than others. So a great scenario might still not be a story we can tell well!
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