How to Escape No. 3 High School is a short creative writing assignment I wrote not long ago.
The assignment had very loose requirements and no word cap. Personally, I hate loose requirements more than strict ones. I also hate writing. In a moment of either weakness or genius, I decided I'd just write one of the most basic plotlines for one of my favorite genres; unlimited flow.
It was meant to be an easy copy paste of all the same characters, tropes, and plot twists, you'd see in your typical unlimited flow. Unfortunately, I didn't actually want to write the most boring unlimited flow ever so I ended up having to put a bit of work in. Just a bit though.
Surprisingly, halfway into the assignment I was actually having a lot of fun. But I also felt it was such a pity that it was an assignment. I felt I was cutting corners trying to bring the word count down and simplify my storyline. (This was simply due to the fact that this assignment had a part two where I dub the thing and present it to the class)
I felt like I was wasting potential. Not mine of course, but the characters' potential. I had created some characters I really liked, but none of them got to have their stories explored on screen.
I had ended up writing pages of notes just filled with background for all of the characters, but things kept getting cut from the actual story. And so I thought, what if I gave myself room to come back to this? And after a couple tweaks here and there, I had filled my short story with more vague descriptions and bits of foreshadowing.
What I want to do with this story is come back to it eventually. No set dates. All I want is to give this story one fair chance, and if I grow tired of it later then that's that.
I still hate writing so do expect this to take a while. I also probably won't start rewriting for a while. And updates will only be about 2k each, slow as well.
The original assignment chapters will be marked as such, and there will be a chapter announcing when the rewrite has started.
With that said, I hope you enjoy this short teaser!