Original Template: An Important Place

Running late for work but low on gas, the woman stopped at a gas station. She inserted her debit card into the card reader and chose unleaded gasoline. The morning sun leaked golden tinged light through the alleys of the skyscrapers around her, and the sight relaxed her for a brief moment. She heard a noise down the street that made her whip her head around. A red sports car had turned the corner sharply causing its tires to squeal in protest to the movement. The driver of the red car careened into the spot beside the woman. A young man jumped out and grabbed the nozzle to fill up his car dropping it in the process and cursed. "You're going to kill or hurt someone driving like that!" The woman scolded. The young man turned his face to her and narrowed his eyes in a scrunched up hateful expression and said, "I'm late to work lady. I've got important places to be. I'm an important man." The woman ignored his attitude and proceeded to go into the gas station to grab a dark roast coffee; if she was going to be late she might as well be super late. Ten minutes later, the woman was driving towards her workplace when the cars in front of her screeched to a halt. Ahead of the cars was an intersection with a mangled red sports car wrapped around the front wheel of a dump truck in the middle of it, smoke plumes rising from the wreckage. The woman thought, “I hope his important place was worth it.”

Ghost Story

On 34^th Street sits a gas station that serves excellent dark roast coffee. The gas station has five pumps and the second one is cursed, so they say. After using the second pump, various people have fallen ill, disappeared, or even died in horrible accidents. The most notable misgiving associated with the cursed second pump is the case of Jack Ash. The Dull Lull employee was running late to work when he had to stop for gas and chose pump two. Immediately, he had trouble handling the nozzle, which was an omen of the horror to come. After he filled up his red sports car, he sped off towards the intersection of 34^th Street and 2^nd Avenue. He ran the red light, so they say, and crashed into a dump truck where he died immediately. Some say his car developed a mind of its own after using gas pump number two at the gas station on 34^th Street. We may never know what happened in the moments before Jack Ash’s death, but it may be in your best interest to avoid pump number two at all costs.

Eulogy

We are gathered here today at Daysville Cemetery to celebrate the life of Jack Timothy Ash. Jack was a devoted husband and also an employee of Dull Lull Corp. He also loved driving his red 2017 Chevrolet Corvette. He loved to drive that red sports car everywhere, and he did like to go fast. Jack’s tenacity to be at work on time everyday was what made him an amazing employee. His boss, although he couldn’t join us today, sends his deepest condolences to the Ash family and friends. The day he died will forever be a gaping hole in every one of our hearts. Jack Ash leaves behind a beautiful wife, two dogs, and eleven cats. We draw comfort from knowing that Jack is in heaven with his parents and grandparents. Fly high Jack! We will miss you and forever love you.

Persuasive Essay

            Car accidents, due to drivers speeding to get to work on time, have tripled in number since 2000. Research shows that today’s drivers fail to wake in time because they stay up too late watching Netflix or scrolling through various social media platforms. Due to the progressive nature of living in the year 2016, workplaces should not require employees to arrive at a specific time. When people have to make an effort to arrive at a place at a prefixed time, they are ten times more likely to break speed limit laws. For example, a young man named Jack Ash died in a horrific car accident in November 2016 due to running a red light in an attempt to get to work on time. If his workplace, Dull Lull Corp, had not had a set time for workers to be at work, then Jack Ash would undoubtedly be alive today. Therefore, all employers should let their employees come to work at any time so that car accident deaths can decrease.

Script

NOVA LEE: You're going to kill or hurt someone driving like that!

JACK ASH: I'm late to work lady. I've got important places to be. I'm an important man.

(Jack Ash exits via red Chevrolet Corvette onto main road while Nova Lee goes into the gas station)

NOVA LEE: I’ll have a dark roast coffee please.

CASHIER: No cream or sugar for you pretty lady?

NOVA LEE: No thanks. I need it strong to make it through this day.

CASHIER: Yeah I seen that guy out there beside ya. Looked like a jerk.

NOVA LEE: He was! Thanks for the coffee, have a good day!

(Nova Lee drives down the street and comes upon a the Corvette and Freightliner accident)

NOVA LEE: I hope his important place was worth it.

Diary Entry

Monday, November 28, 2016

Dear Diary,

Today was a horrible day. First off, I was late getting ready for work because I couldn’t wake up. Then I had to go get gas because I always put it off to the last minute, and it bites me in the butt. It was a pretty morning, the sun was shining and there wasn’t a cloud in sight. But this jerk guy in a red sports car whips into the gas pump beside me, and this is where my not-so-good morning turned into a horrible day! The dude was driving like a maniac before he pulled in, and it made me so mad. I mean there is never a reason to drive like how he was driving. So I yelled at him! Idk I was just mad at him. Well he told me to pretty much shut up because he had somewhere important to be. So I then decided to let it go and go get some coffee and try to salvage my morning. When I got to drive down the street to work, I seen that guy’s car crashed into a big dump truck! I couldn’t believe it! He had run a red light and wrecked. It really rattled me too. I heard later that he died, and that he worked at Dull Lull Corp just like me. It’s a small world, and I can guarantee you that Dull Lull isn’t all that important of a place to rush to.

Love,

Nova