Creative Writing Prompts
Prompt 139: The Halls Were Silent
Character: Dr. Priya Shasthri
MPAA Rating: G
Word Count: 273
Timeline: circa 1990
The hallway was silent. Any other time, she would have been thankful, but today, it was just odd. Though it was the day before Thanksgiving, Priya Shasthri was in her office, trying to finish grading the exam she gave her quantum chemistry students yesterday, it still threw her off to see no one in the entire building. Usually, students or other faculty members were milling in the halls or finishing up projects in the library, especially so close to final exams. The professor shook her head with a smile as she slipped her coat on over her clothes and turned off the lights in her office. Despite not having any family nearby, six o’clock on the evening before Thanksgiving was late enough to go home. As she locked the door to her office, she thought she heard a sound coming from the opposite end of the corridor.
That was odd. An anomaly... and anomalies were interesting to a scientist. One should have expected the building to be completely empty, but apparently it wasn’t and upon reaching the south end door, the thirty-six-year-old professor frowned slightly. So this was what the noise was. She arched an eyebrow slightly as she approached the student and simply stood in the hall for several moments, observing and not saying a thing. Quiet sniffles came from down below and she simply waited, standing there. She had nowhere to go and it was pretty obvious to her that she might be there for awhile. Perhaps she was thankful she’d stayed late tonight rather than going home to grade the exams. Despite what things appeared, the hallway was not silent.
tbc
Prompt 139: The Halls Were Silent
Character: Dr. Priya Shasthri
MPAA Rating: G
Word Count: 273
Timeline: circa 1990
The hallway was silent. Any other time, she would have been thankful, but today, it was just odd. Though it was the day before Thanksgiving, Priya Shasthri was in her office, trying to finish grading the exam she gave her quantum chemistry students yesterday, it still threw her off to see no one in the entire building. Usually, students or other faculty members were milling in the halls or finishing up projects in the library, especially so close to final exams. The professor shook her head with a smile as she slipped her coat on over her clothes and turned off the lights in her office. Despite not having any family nearby, six o’clock on the evening before Thanksgiving was late enough to go home. As she locked the door to her office, she thought she heard a sound coming from the opposite end of the corridor.
That was odd. An anomaly... and anomalies were interesting to a scientist. One should have expected the building to be completely empty, but apparently it wasn’t and upon reaching the south end door, the thirty-six-year-old professor frowned slightly. So this was what the noise was. She arched an eyebrow slightly as she approached the student and simply stood in the hall for several moments, observing and not saying a thing. Quiet sniffles came from down below and she simply waited, standing there. She had nowhere to go and it was pretty obvious to her that she might be there for awhile. Perhaps she was thankful she’d stayed late tonight rather than going home to grade the exams. Despite what things appeared, the hallway was not silent.
tbc
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