DRABBLE CHALLENGE ~ HALF

The timer was set. The prompt: glass.

“You have ten minutes. Give it your best shot! No half-hearted attempts, please.”

Heads down, pens to paper, they approached it with mixed attitudes.

Silence -and the occasional rustle of paper.

Minutes passed.

The class-clown sat upright.

“Finished already? Only half the time has passed. Checked your work?”

“Yep, I’m happy.”

A few more minutes elapsed.

“Pens down! Any volunteers want to read out their work?”

The class-clown began… “The pessimist regards the glass as half-empty. The optimist sees it as half-full. The thirsty man sees a glass of water waiting to be rescued…”

You can find out more about the weekly drabble challenge, hosted by Aheila on her blog: http://thewriteaholicblog.wordpress.