Question

Write a composition (350-400 words) on the following:
Write an original short story that begins with the words: “It was raining hard that night. In my hurry to get into the house, I didn’t notice the black car parked across the road. I realised something was wrong when….”

Answer 1

Hint:
The opening line implies a certain direction the story should go in. It should follow the format of a normal composition i.e. Introduction, Body, and Conclusion. First, plot the story out and then write it down completely.

Complete answer:
   It was raining hard that night. In my hurry to get into the house, I didn’t notice the black car parked across the road. I realized something was wrong when I looked at my doormat and it was crooked. I remember thinking that I never left the doormat of my house like that. I checked under the doormat, and to my horror, I saw that my key was missing. I started thinking of the million different scenarios of who it might be behind my door.
   I carefully opened the door silently. It was difficult to do so, purely based of the fact that the house was ancient and the door hinges were on their last legs, red and rusty. I got in. I was being careful to hide behind my furniture because I was not aware of what I was dealing with when suddenly, I took a blow to the head. I woke up extremely nauseous and with my forehead bleeding. I could see the silhouette of a well-built man. I was terrified, not that I was in danger, but that I didn’t know what was soon going to follow. When the man came out to talk to me, I did not recognize him. He said something along the lines of “This is a robbery, don’t even think of moving or we will kill you.” He said ‘we’, but it was clearly only him present. As I slowly regained consciousness, I remembered the phone I had in my back pocket. When the man went into the other room, I carefully pulled out my phone, which took about a few minutes. I could not see it. I tried to loosen the rope from my hands, and to my surprise, it was sloppily tied. I could now bring one hand in front of my face, but I was careful not to do so in front of him. I dialed the emergency number quickly. A phone operator picked up as soon as he came into the room again. I was wracking my brain for ideas. Finally, I asked the man, “Why did you choose to rob 1782 Maryland Drive, anyway? There’s nothing here.” The robber shushed me. I was praying that the emergency phone operator had heard me.
   Finally, I heard the sirens outside. The police had arrived in less than ten minutes, and I was saved. I learned that day to never leave my keys in a “secret” place ever again.

Note:
 Make sure to use the given opening lines only. Do not change the opening lines. First, plot the story out and then write it down completely. Make sure it is grammatically correct. The beginning of the story has to be consistent with the rest of the story. Write a concluding paragraph at the end.