So, in my short story class last week, we had to write about a character or two in direct characterization. I wasn't really sure what to do, so I kind of went off on a tangent and put them in a different setting. The exercise was to watch someone and write about them as a character. I sat in the student union. The characters sort of evolved from actual people, but each has their own unique twist. Thought blogging world would find it a bit interesting. We shall see if these characters end up in my story. :)
Characterization Exercise
Hunched over like an old woman, she worked the yarn. Her hands moved in a continuous stream never stopping except to pull yarn from her skein. Her dark brown eyes never left her work. Brown bangs fell across the side of her long, pale face. Clearly, she did not belong here. Near her large bag of yarn was a pair of purple high heels. What was she doing here? She was not bleeding and nothing looked broken. And why would anyone wear a sleeveless, short red dress to the Emergency Room. Yet, this was her life.
She wondered if he was staring. His wrist must be in great pain as his long fingers gripped an ice pack covered in blood. His cap nearly hid his black, shaggy hair. His wire-frame glasses did not provide much protection from the sight of a tear sliding down his acne-filled face. She wished everyone could see her pain like that. Then, perhaps, the doctors would take her for more than a drug-seeking addict. Perhaps her pain would finally be seen as real. It was definitely real to her.
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