Story+Creation

=Story Creation - Round Robin Writing: = Add 2-3 sentences to the story below. Be sure to read carefully what has already been written and keep the story flowing for the next writer.

It was a typical hot summer day in Texas. The air was so thick it was hard to breathe, but they knew that the job was important and had to be done today. How did they get into this mess? Where did it all go wrong? If they were lucky they would make it out without anyone knowing the huge mistake they had made. They just needed to hatch a good enough plan to keep the whole thing from blowing up in their faces. First, they needed a place to meet and plan......check, they could use Cindy's beach house 'cause the rest of her family was gone on a long vacation and were not expected back anytime soon! Next, they needed fuel to think on....food, good food! Once again, the beach house close to the best pizza in town....perfect! Decisions must be made quickly. They can't forget the job must be done today. They know they always wait until the last minute. They truly knew how they got into this mess, but they didn't know they would lose the written directions. Over pizza and the methodical sounds of the beach, the group started collaborating.

"Hey, I don't know whether it's all the carbs or the summer break, but does anyone know what we were collaborating on?"

"Of course we do, Susan. Someone check her drink. The problem, you know the BIG problem and we've got the critical grmmnping smalped threm."

"Jeez you are worse than the kids, swallow already! Now, say again?"

"Ya know what? I don't think we've defined the problem correctly to begin with", said Janet. "I mean, we're letting others set the question for us instead of doing it ourselves. If someone sets the question, they limit the set of possible answers. We have to ask our own questions and define the problem in our own way."

Michele, always slightly confused as to what is going on, said "Please let's just focus on the problem and solution". " We are way in over our heads here."

Just then, a man in a long coat walked in. He was concealing something - that much they could tell. Luckily they were hidden at the back of the restaurant. The man hadn't seen them yet, but it wouldn't be long.

"Oh, no!" Vanessa said quietly to the group. "Should we sneak out the back before he sees us? He is not going to be happy."

He looked around with beady black eyes. His face showing no emotion as he scanned the room. He was there on a mission.

He slowly reached into his coat pocket and fiddled with something as he turned to look in their direction. A puzzled look came across his hard, stern face.