This week’s challenge is to write 100 words (no more, no less) based on this prompt:
The light shone brightly…
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The light shone so brightly that people struggled to see. Then one day a person looked at it and he died in seconds. It may sound weird but it was that bright. People said that if you went under the shine you would get burnt and then would get killed by it and then in seconds you would be dead. This was a person called Benny. He was a kid, his dad was dead and his mum was called Lily and he had a really nice best friend called TOM Williams. He was a very, very brave boy.
Firestar walked forwards. A cat was in front of him. The cat said, ‘Do not worry, young one. You must go to the mountain and find the new prophecy.’ Firestar woke up. He walked all night and all day towards the edge of the forest, until he reached the top of the mountain. He began to feel drowsy, and fell into a deep sleep. He saw the cat from his dream. She said, ‘Your forest will be destroyed’, and began to fade. The stars shone brightly, and he rushed back home; but when he reached there, it was no more.
The beam from the from lighthouse shone brightly as we sailed past. We were due to stop at Brighton to go to my aunt’s, when suddenly there was a loud crunch and the ferry jerked forward. Alarm bells started ringing and a loud voice hollered “brace! brace!” It felt like time was slowing. I looked out the ships window… We were sinking. As the last of the light became consumed by the water the isles were filled with drowned people and liquid. I couldn’t hold my breath any longer, I let water fill my lungs my eyes closed and my heart stopped beating.
Jake woke up. His room was illuminated by the light. He got out of bed, and had breakfast. Jake went to school. In class he learnt about lights. The teacher said if you turn a light on and off repeatedly the light would break. When he got home he tried it out and the light broke. His mum made him fix the light. When dad came back Jake had just finished. “What are you doing?” asked Dad, “Fixing the light.” “Does it work” “Let’s see.” The light didn’t work. It flickered and went off. So never do what Jake did.
“Ding dong” the door swung open and more relations came bustling in. Connie was helping out in the kitchen but she could still hear Aunt Martha which brought back memories of the last Chanuka.
“Connie, come and say hello to Aunt Martha and Uncle Harold!” shouted Mum.
“I can hear you, I’m only in the kitchen.”
“Connie Wonnie my lovely little baby!” said Aunt Martha, running into the room with Pompom her dog at her heels.
“Hello Aunt Martha” mumbled Connie. Everyone gathered round. The lights went out and the Chanuka candles were lit. They shone brightly and everyone sang.
The light shone brightly, we were in a dark cavern. A giant centipede crawled away from us, a bird which can use echolocation fluttered away. We were alone in the cavern, or so we thought. Suddenly from behind a rock came a wild dog, or was it a wild cat? It rushed for the entrance of the cavern. We cooked in the cavern and saw some amazing cave paintings of hunting, swimming, climbing, fishing and animals. If it wasn’t for the light we would not be able to see anything but our light flickered and we headed back up to the surface.
Breaking news; a jewellers on Bond Street was smashed into and robbed late this evening. The robbers left with more than 3 million pounds worth of goods, including platinum bars and a 10 carat diamond ring, reportedly on order for Amy Willerton, Miss Great Britain, who is currently in the jungle in “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here”. Scotland Yard’s anti-robbery Flying Squad are currently circling the West End in two helicopters looking for the suspects. They are using high powered lights which shine brightly with infra-red and movement detection capabilities. Call 999 if you have information.
Daniel was in his classroom at school not listening to anything his teacher had said. Then the bell rang for recess and as he raced out about to play football, he noticed how bright and beautiful the sun shone. It was a mix of yellowy orangey red with wispy blue clouds surrounding it as if they were orbiting the center point of the universe. The sun had a grand glowing outline that shimmered as if it was bowing and worshiping its leader. Daniel had never realised how magnificent the sun could be. He wrote it all down in his notebook.
As I lay in bed unable to get to sleep I heard a noise. It was coming from next-door. There it was again. “Bloop darew fresdeoh”.”What was it? Where was it?” A million questions flew through my head. “Should I go? Should I stay? Is it dangerous? Stay”, I thought, “stay in bed. Just go back to sleep and pretend it was never there. You will have forgotten by the morning”. “fisfdj hfjorgenc htrjfbdz” the accent of whatever it was sounded like a mix of German,Bulgarian,Chinese and Australian all in one. BAM!!! A shock of white light hit my window. I knew no more…
The lights in her eyes had gone.
The warm light of her heart had gone with it.
She was my everything.
I feel my warm light has now gone too.
I think I knew she wouldn’t make it through.
But now it’s happened, its evil flight
to take out all our light.
As I watched her breathing slow,
I knew the clock was ticking.
The light would soon be out for night.
Except there would be no morning except for another reason.
The lights were out. For good.
I burst out of the house, zombies everywhere, as a light shone brightly a figure started to emerge. He was dressed in a black robe and he had a face with no eyes. He didn’t seem to be talking; he just stood there in the light. The zombies stopped, it was like time had gone. Suddenly we were in a fortress. This was the fortress of the haunted… With skull paintings everywhere and all of the armour was moving. He finally spoke, he said “I am Mister Sinister!” and as he pulled down his hood he had a bulging head.
It was a foggy, ferocious, stormy night and sitting right in the middle of the treacherous sea stood a light. A light that shone so brightly it put the stars to shame. Atop a tower it saves more lives than known to mankind. It watches every boat carefully like their own glowing guardian angel. It sits still and quiet, as the foaming waves crash around the rocky base slowly creeping higher and higher, trying to claim the tower for itself. Amongst the crashing waves a magnificent, majestic galleon appeared over the darkening horizon, the lighthouse has another ship to save.
“Joe, do you really think this is necessary?’
“Of course it is, Rachel. Now, did you or did you not do it?”
“Joe, please stop shining that light in my face. It’s blinding me!”
“Rachel, that’s the point. I will break you.”
“Oh, you think so, do you, Joe? Really?”
“Rachel, I’m determined to get to the bottom of this. I’ll just have to dangle you by your ankles.”
“Noooooo! Not the ankles AND the lights. I’ll admit it. I did steal the LAST segment of the Terry’s Chocolate Orange. For the record though, it wasn’t Terry’s, it was mine!”
The light shone so brightly that people struggled to see. Then one day a person looked at it and he died in seconds. It may sound weird but it was that bright. People said that if you went under the shine you would get burnt and then would get killed by it and then in seconds you would be dead. This was a person called Benny. He was a kid, his dad was dead and his mum was called Lily and he had a really nice best friend called TOM Williams. He was a very, very brave boy.
By Tom
Oooooh sounds like the start of a sci-fi story. Love it!
Firestar walked forwards. A cat was in front of him. The cat said, ‘Do not worry, young one. You must go to the mountain and find the new prophecy.’ Firestar woke up. He walked all night and all day towards the edge of the forest, until he reached the top of the mountain. He began to feel drowsy, and fell into a deep sleep. He saw the cat from his dream. She said, ‘Your forest will be destroyed’, and began to fade. The stars shone brightly, and he rushed back home; but when he reached there, it was no more.
I really must read some more books from this series…great stuff Joey! Your writing could be from the book it’s so good!
The beam from the from lighthouse shone brightly as we sailed past. We were due to stop at Brighton to go to my aunt’s, when suddenly there was a loud crunch and the ferry jerked forward. Alarm bells started ringing and a loud voice hollered “brace! brace!” It felt like time was slowing. I looked out the ships window… We were sinking. As the last of the light became consumed by the water the isles were filled with drowned people and liquid. I couldn’t hold my breath any longer, I let water fill my lungs my eyes closed and my heart stopped beating.
I love your use of ‘consumed’… Powerful stuff!
Jake woke up. His room was illuminated by the light. He got out of bed, and had breakfast. Jake went to school. In class he learnt about lights. The teacher said if you turn a light on and off repeatedly the light would break. When he got home he tried it out and the light broke. His mum made him fix the light. When dad came back Jake had just finished. “What are you doing?” asked Dad, “Fixing the light.” “Does it work” “Let’s see.” The light didn’t work. It flickered and went off. So never do what Jake did.
A nice moralistic piece of writing Danny!
“Ding dong” the door swung open and more relations came bustling in. Connie was helping out in the kitchen but she could still hear Aunt Martha which brought back memories of the last Chanuka.
“Connie, come and say hello to Aunt Martha and Uncle Harold!” shouted Mum.
“I can hear you, I’m only in the kitchen.”
“Connie Wonnie my lovely little baby!” said Aunt Martha, running into the room with Pompom her dog at her heels.
“Hello Aunt Martha” mumbled Connie. Everyone gathered round. The lights went out and the Chanuka candles were lit. They shone brightly and everyone sang.
Is this the beginning of a Hanukkah celebration? I love how you linked the prompt of ‘the light shone brightly’ to the festival of light!
The light shone brightly, we were in a dark cavern. A giant centipede crawled away from us, a bird which can use echolocation fluttered away. We were alone in the cavern, or so we thought. Suddenly from behind a rock came a wild dog, or was it a wild cat? It rushed for the entrance of the cavern. We cooked in the cavern and saw some amazing cave paintings of hunting, swimming, climbing, fishing and animals. If it wasn’t for the light we would not be able to see anything but our light flickered and we headed back up to the surface.
You always manage to include such detailed and interesting descriptions of different creatures in your writing, well done.
Breaking news; a jewellers on Bond Street was smashed into and robbed late this evening. The robbers left with more than 3 million pounds worth of goods, including platinum bars and a 10 carat diamond ring, reportedly on order for Amy Willerton, Miss Great Britain, who is currently in the jungle in “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here”. Scotland Yard’s anti-robbery Flying Squad are currently circling the West End in two helicopters looking for the suspects. They are using high powered lights which shine brightly with infra-red and movement detection capabilities. Call 999 if you have information.
An excellently unique spin on the prompt! I love it.
The Light Shone Brightly.
Daniel was in his classroom at school not listening to anything his teacher had said. Then the bell rang for recess and as he raced out about to play football, he noticed how bright and beautiful the sun shone. It was a mix of yellowy orangey red with wispy blue clouds surrounding it as if they were orbiting the center point of the universe. The sun had a grand glowing outline that shimmered as if it was bowing and worshiping its leader. Daniel had never realised how magnificent the sun could be. He wrote it all down in his notebook.
This is a beautiful piece of writing Gabriel! I love the description of the sun’s glowing outline.
As I lay in bed unable to get to sleep I heard a noise. It was coming from next-door. There it was again. “Bloop darew fresdeoh”.”What was it? Where was it?” A million questions flew through my head. “Should I go? Should I stay? Is it dangerous? Stay”, I thought, “stay in bed. Just go back to sleep and pretend it was never there. You will have forgotten by the morning”. “fisfdj hfjorgenc htrjfbdz” the accent of whatever it was sounded like a mix of German,Bulgarian,Chinese and Australian all in one. BAM!!! A shock of white light hit my window. I knew no more…
Lovely use of internal dialogue to show the reader your character’s feelings!
THE LIGHTS WERE OUT
BY LOUIS SAYERS
The lights in her eyes had gone.
The warm light of her heart had gone with it.
She was my everything.
I feel my warm light has now gone too.
I think I knew she wouldn’t make it through.
But now it’s happened, its evil flight
to take out all our light.
As I watched her breathing slow,
I knew the clock was ticking.
The light would soon be out for night.
Except there would be no morning except for another reason.
The lights were out. For good.
I love that you’ve chosen to write a poem, Louis, and you’ve showed the emotion of this moment beautifully.
I burst out of the house, zombies everywhere, as a light shone brightly a figure started to emerge. He was dressed in a black robe and he had a face with no eyes. He didn’t seem to be talking; he just stood there in the light. The zombies stopped, it was like time had gone. Suddenly we were in a fortress. This was the fortress of the haunted… With skull paintings everywhere and all of the armour was moving. He finally spoke, he said “I am Mister Sinister!” and as he pulled down his hood he had a bulging head.
Excellent scene-setting, Jimi, very creepy!
It was a foggy, ferocious, stormy night and sitting right in the middle of the treacherous sea stood a light. A light that shone so brightly it put the stars to shame. Atop a tower it saves more lives than known to mankind. It watches every boat carefully like their own glowing guardian angel. It sits still and quiet, as the foaming waves crash around the rocky base slowly creeping higher and higher, trying to claim the tower for itself. Amongst the crashing waves a magnificent, majestic galleon appeared over the darkening horizon, the lighthouse has another ship to save.
Some really powerful adjectives in here and wonderful use of alliteration, Freya,
“Joe, do you really think this is necessary?’
“Of course it is, Rachel. Now, did you or did you not do it?”
“Joe, please stop shining that light in my face. It’s blinding me!”
“Rachel, that’s the point. I will break you.”
“Oh, you think so, do you, Joe? Really?”
“Rachel, I’m determined to get to the bottom of this. I’ll just have to dangle you by your ankles.”
“Noooooo! Not the ankles AND the lights. I’ll admit it. I did steal the LAST segment of the Terry’s Chocolate Orange. For the record though, it wasn’t Terry’s, it was mine!”
This is a really clever interpretation of the prompt, Rachel, and a great, humorous ending!