The prompt was to write a story as a camp counselor, attempting to scare 8-10 year olds. This is what I came up with:
Ok, kids, gather around. You've all heard of the incident of 2012,
haven't you? We don't like to talk about it because it's very scary.
Last kid we told ran away in tears, and was never heard from again.
You'll notice the good kids aren't here among you. You've been
warned.
It
was on a night not too different from tonight. About a dozen kids
were gathered around the camp fire. There was nothing special about
the night at all, we were just roasting marshmallows, telling
stories. Tina--she was just like any of you, it was her first summer
here and she was a little bored. Tina found an article on Google News
about an escaped convict. Authorities thought he'd be passing through
this area, and when we heard the police sirens, everyone knew he was
going to be too close for comfort.
Then
it happened. A rustling in a bush, and BAM! Out came the biggest
squirrel you've ever seen, and it charged right past us. Tina let out
the most blood curdling scream you could imagine, and she dropped her
phone. Right into the fire. That's some baked apples you don't ever
want to taste. And the scariest part? Her parents didn't get the insurance. Now she owns a flip phone and doesn't even have a data
package. No data package! She has since gone into hiding, and no one
knows what's become of her.
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