Challenge
August 2024 Drabble Challenge: First Day of School
Tell me a story in exactly 100 words using the prompt, "First Day of School." Take it in any direction you want, you don't have to use the exact phrase or keywords or anything, but do draw us in with a return to school as your theme. Please use standard punctuation, grammar, and spelling to spin a prose tale for a chance to score a whopper of a prize: TWO WHOLE DOLLARS! I'll pick the winner in early September, no need to tag me with your entry.
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Assassin’s Creed
I look forward to returning to the School of Assassins this semester. Last year I learned silent strangulation, laser marksmanship, and creative impaling. I also won the award for the Best Mortal Blow, for which I've already apologized to two families. (The guy was an excellent bigamist, for God's sake; now he's a dead Mormon.)
This year I need to repeat my Ninja Murder curriculum and Bleaching Forensics. I surely hope my lab partner will return. I say this because one of the most sobering things about coming back to school each Fall is seeing who doesn't make it back.