Here is the Prompt:
Write a seven sentence story (in any genre) by following the prompt below:
1. Write the first sentence, introducing one character.
2. Introduce second character and establish conflict.
3. The problem grows more complex with the third sentence.
4. The first character speaks.
5. The second character speaks.
6. The sixth sentence is the climax.
7. The seventh and final sentence is the resolution.
Here’s what ten minutes brings:
The first time he met the Colonel, Audrey was coming in off night shift from the far side of the fire support base after babysitting a team of Rangers gung-ho to cause some damage deep inside the Venezuelan firelines. The Colonel wasn’t the type of man he expected, and in fact wasn’t a man at all, which it turns out, was the problem. She was wobbling down the perimeter road wearing an oversized sweatshirt with an embroidered Michigan logo, which is why he failed to stop himself from whistling at her.
She tipped towards him, studying him up and down in his combat fatigues and full kit and said, “I hope that sound you just made was entirely out of respect for my person and or my station, because if it wasn’t you and I are going to have a serious problem.”
Audrey had an easy smile, and he found it often worked with the ladies, so he reached out a hand to steady her, made that magic smile, and said, “It was out of disappointment for your alma mater, young lady, but also out of an absolute respect and admiration for the beautiful woman it produced.”
A Jeep rumbled by, further down the road, splashing light on the two of them and allowing him to fully take in her hard features, red rimmed eyes, and the collar of the military shirt that had been tucked beneath the sweatshirt, hiding the silver eagle insignia that showed her far superior rank.
Now she smiled, pointed at his hand in a ‘pick it up’ gesture and directed him through a mock salute as she said, “Now, I think you might want to take that back.”