Phrases & Script

5 phrases:

   1.)  “Collapse like a bunch of broccoli.” My professor used this during a lecture to my class referencing the fall of Rome in the 1600s.

   2.)  “Look, the colors are so vibrant tonight!” My boyfriend said this about our fish one night after he changed the aquarium lights.

   3.)  “I’ve been here, there, and everywhere today.” I said this to my mom after a very busy and stressful day.

   4.)  “I’m just out for some retail therapy today.” I had a customer express this to me at my retail store (maurice’s).

   5.)  “I’ve done absolutely terrible tonight.” My friend said this after they lost money gambling football and basketball games online.

Aurora

by

Bailey Miller

Location: An urban landscape stretching across Alaska.

Romantic Couple: They are taking a midnight hike and setting up camp for the night and stumble across a break in the forest that reveals an astonishing, and luminous scene across the night sky: the aurora borealis in full glow.

Man:

(Letting out a breath of amazement)

“Look, the colors are so vibrant tonight!”

As the emerald, indigo, ruby, and lilac colors swirl and dance in the sky above, an overwhelming peace blankets the landscape, as all wildlife seem to stop and  gaze.

Woman:

(Smiling)

“I am memorizing this moment so I am able to go back to it in my mind in times of sadness and it will bring me joy.”

Man:

(Turns to woman…)

“I am grateful I am able to spend this instance with you, right here, right now.”

           They embrace, & continue to witness the radiant show performing before them.